Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: ESO presents 'Soundscapes'Oct 11, 2014 8:00 am - Classical nature Cellist Matthew Agnew and conductor Stephen Squires team for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra “Nature's Soundscape” concerts this weekend at the Hemmen...
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Theater eventsOct 10, 2014 10:00 am - • ColorBox Theatre, co-founded by Naperville residents Kurt and Michelle Konow, makes its Chicago debut with “Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe,” in which the writer attemp...
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Theater events: Body image at play in Clockwise's 'Impenetrable'Oct 10, 2014 9:00 am - Body image A spa billboard showing a gorgeous, bikini-clad woman with arrows pointing to her imperfections and how they could be improved provokes outrage in a Chicago s...
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First Folio's 'Gravedigger' poses provocative questionsOct 10, 2014 5:45 am - Can a terrible act be forgiven? Can a despicable creature redeem himself? Those are the questions Joseph Zettelmaier raises in "The Gravedigger," his "Frankenstein"-ins...
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Flamenco group performing Oct. 11 in Arlington HeightsOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - "Art and Flamenco" will take place beginning 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Dance Xpress Dance Studio, 924 S. Arthur, Arlington Heights. The event is sponsored by the...
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Belushi to headline Raue comedy showOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - Wheaton native Jim Belushi returns to his improvisation and sketch comedy roots for a touring show called "Jim Belushi and The Board of Comedy," which plays 8 p.m. Satur...
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Porchlight revists Sondheim classic for delectable 'Sweeney Todd'Oct 09, 2014 1:01 am - For Porchlight Music Theatre, reviving "Sweeney Todd" meant filling some pretty big shoes. Its own. Ten years ago, the company's laudable production of Stephen Sondheim...
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Metropolis in Arlington Hts. seeks new directorOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - After Arlington Heights officials earlier this week agreed to continue funding the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre through the end of the fiscal year while looking for...
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'Sesame Street' coming to Sears CentreOct 08, 2014 1:00 am - Tickets for the Sesame Street Live "Let's Dance" production, running Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April 19, at the Sears Centre Arena, go on sale to the general pub...
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Taylor 2 Dance Company to peform at FermilabOct 07, 2014 11:00 pm - The Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series will present Paul Taylor's Taylor 2 Dance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in Ramsey Auditorium. The show is dedicated to longtime audit...