Performing Arts
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Midsummer Theatre Troupe brings 'As You Like It' to Geneva July 15Jun 25, 2017 11:00 pm - A night of culture and comedy returns to Geneva's Island Park when the Midsummer Theatre Troupe takes the stage for a free outdoor Shakespeare performance at 6 p.m. Satu...
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Sunday picks: Take in Gauguin exhibit at Art Institute of ChicagoJun 25, 2017 7:23 am - Postimpressionist master See some 240 works including paintings, sculptures, prints and more created by post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin in the major special ...
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Cover songs with twists dominate Suburban Chicago's Got Talent Top 20Jun 25, 2017 1:00 am - The sixth year of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent launched Sunday with a rocking laugh at Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts. Four middle-aged guys from the Inglesid...
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Midwest travel: It's a midsummer night's dream at Wisconsin's American Players TheatreJun 24, 2017 7:31 am - Chicago At the movies If the glut of popcorn movies is keeping you out of the theater this summer, get to the Windy City Film Festival to see feature films, sci-fi, fant...
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Weekend picks: Derulo, Zedd and more play B96 bash at Allstate ArenaJun 24, 2017 7:23 am - Seasonal pop Niall Horan, Zedd, Kygo, Camila Cabello and Jason Derulo are just a few of the stars on the lineup for the B96 Pepsi Summer Bash on Saturday at the Allstate...
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Weekend picks: Country rock takes over Northerly Island for LakeShake FestivalJun 23, 2017 6:00 am - Country fest See stars Miranda Lambert, Gary Allan, Randy Houser, Caitlyn Smith and more as part of the massive Country LakeShake music festival this weekend at the Hunt...
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5 ideas for this weekend in the suburbsJun 23, 2017 1:00 am - Geneva celebrates Swedish Days, water fights rage in Fox Lake and longtime theater pros (and spouses) perform together in Oakbrook Terrace. Here are five ideas for the w...
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Rugged grandeur, superior storytelling define Lookingglass' 'Moby Dick'Jun 22, 2017 6:00 am - Two years after its celebrated premiere and four months after the conclusion of its national tour, Lookingglass Theatre's “Moby Dick” has returned triumphantly home. Ada...
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College of Lake County presents 'Jekyll and Hyde'Jun 22, 2017 1:00 am - "Jekyll and Hyde," the sweeping gothic musical based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, will be presented in July by the College of Lake County. In the tale, murde...
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Metropolis chair repairs too costly, trustee saysJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - Attendance at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre shows is so good, officials say, that the theater's chairs are getting a real workout. And while the original 309 seats a...