Performing Arts
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Kids activities kick off Swedish DaysJun 14, 2014 8:00 am - Kids enjoy festivals any day, but Tuesday's Swedish Days kickoff explodes with activity for young visitors. Imagination is all you need at Creation Station opening at 10...
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Plenty of options for dining at Swedish DaysJun 14, 2014 8:00 am - Whether you love authentic Swedish fare, savor American favorites or have a taste for an original creation, you are bound to find something to tempt you from the many ou...
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Dance through the decades at Swedish DaysJun 14, 2014 8:00 am - Do you like to twist and shout or do the hustle? Celebrating 65 years of Swedish Days, each night on Third Street will feature a decade in music, starting Tuesday with t...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Erin Jackson plays Zanies RosemontJun 14, 2014 6:00 am - Comic lady: Comedian Erin Jackson returns to town for another engagement at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $22 plus a two menu-item purchase...
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Theater events: BrightSide takes on 'Cabaret'Jun 13, 2014 5:00 am - Kander-Ebb classic BrightSide Theatre concludes its third season with John Kander and Fred Ebb's classic, “Cabaret.” Inspired by Christopher Isherwood's stories and...
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Shakespeare, outdoor theater a good fit for summerJun 13, 2014 5:00 am - The centuries-old works of William Shakespeare still have actors and audiences thinking outside the box - and outside the theater. Shakespeare's plays have lent themsel...
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Dancers perform in Des PlainesJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - More than 500 dancers, ages 3 to adult, from the Des Plaines School of Dance will perform original pieces in the culminating event of their yearlong study, "Red Carpet R...
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Church to perform 'Jericho: The Musical'Jun 13, 2014 1:01 am - The biblical story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho will be retold in a compelling format, "Jericho: The Musical," to be performed Sunday, June 15, by the Chancel Cho...
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'Driving Miss Daisy' playwright to speak at HarperJun 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Submitted by Harper College Playwright Alfred Uhry clutched the iconic gold statuette during his acceptance speech at the 1990 Academy Awards and quipped, "I guess I'm l...
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Lifeline's comic fantasy a 'Monstrous' delightJun 12, 2014 5:30 am - I have never read a novel from fantasy writer Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. But after seeing Lifeline Theatre's zealous, laugh-out-loud world premiere adaptation o...