Performing Arts
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Sunday picks: Get the kids stoked for ThomasAug 17, 2014 6:00 am - Animated train: If your little ones love all things associated with “Thomas the Tank Engine,” then you shouldn't miss the Day Out with Thomas events starting this we...
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Weekend picks: Rod Stewart, Santana bring the tunesAug 16, 2014 6:00 am - Rockin' Rod: Get ready to swoon at the romantic song stylings of Rod Stewart and Santana in concert on Saturday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemon...
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On stage: Strawdog presents 'Arsonist'; Ronald Funches plays ZaniesAug 15, 2014 6:00 am - Comic comes home Chicago native Ronald Funches headlines Zanies in Rosemont this weekend. A regular on the NBC sitcom “Undateable,” about guys having trouble findin...
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Northlight Theatre has been a beacon in the 'burbs for 40 yearsAug 15, 2014 5:30 am - John Mahoney has advice for actors working at Northlight Theatre for the first time. "Don't try any shortcuts. Don't try to fool anybody. Be as honest as you possibly c...
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You'd be 'crazy' to miss this showAug 15, 2014 5:01 am - There's no need to fly to NYC to enjoy a Broadway-caliber show. Just head to Cutting Hall in Palatine and enjoy the Fremont Street Theater Company's current performance ...
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Pole dancers strip away stereotypes in championshipAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - This is not your pervy uncle's pole dancing - with leering men stuffing dollar bills into g-strings of topless women grinding on a stage to Def Leppard's "Pour Some Suga...
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Santa Claus and Rockettes stop traffic in New YorkAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The calendar says August, but that didn't stop Santa Claus from visiting midtown Manhattan and snarling a section of Sixth Avenue, much to the bafflement of t...
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Auditions and art showsAug 13, 2014 12:00 pm - • neXt gallery, a Pop Up Art Gallery program presented by the St. Charles Arts Council's Charlie's Center for the Arts, seeks artists to submit pieces in graphic art, co...
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Daily Herald subscribers treated to special visit from 'Othello' villainAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Daily Herald readers attending the Gift Theatre's modern take on "Othello" last weekend as part of a special subscriber event in Chicago were treated to a surprise when ...
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Weekend picks: Jim Breuer brings stand-up to SchaumburgAug 12, 2014 12:00 pm - Baked Breuer: Comedian Jim Breuer (“Saturday Night Live,” “Half Baked”) returns to town to perform standup comedy this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodf...