Performing Arts
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Best Bets: Blippi in Rosemont, Chi-Soul Fest, Jim Breuer, Umphrey's McGee rock docJun 07, 2023 6:00 am - Live @ Lighthouse Lighthouse ArtSpace Chicago, 108 W. Germania Place, Chicago, initiated its summer concert series this week. Classical and jazz musicians will perform a...
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Improv artist learns you don't need to be the greatest dad to be a good oneJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - When someone says laughter is the best medicine, that also applies to the one delivering the punch line. Improv guru Jimmy Carrane is a perfect example. Like most people...
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Aurora's Paramount Theatre receives state grant for infrastructure upgradesJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - Aurora's Paramount Theatre will undergo refurbishing thanks to a $400,000 state grant, one of several awarded to Aurora area civic organizations announced by state Rep. ...
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Spotlight: Naperville's BrightSide Theatre stages Broadway fave 'Gypsy'Jun 02, 2023 6:00 am - Everything's comin' up Rose Amy Arbizzani of Naperville stars as Mama Rose, the ferociously ambitious stage mother determined to make her daughters vaudeville stars, in ...
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4-H hosts low-cost Theatre 101 workshop series in JuneMay 31, 2023 11:00 pm - 4-H is offering a low-cost workshop to help build new skills, meet new people, and just have fun! In the six-part "Theatre Arts 101" program, youth, ages 8 to 12, will ...
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Tribute to love: Oil Lamp delivers affectionate, intimate 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change'May 31, 2023 2:00 pm - “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change” - ★ ★ ★ Oil Lamp Theater chose well in selecting as its first musical “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,” the breezy, gent...
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Bartlett's Global Arts Festival celebrates diversityMay 30, 2023 11:00 pm - A community event celebrating cultural diversity and values to broaden knowledge, encourage acceptance and grow unity - the seventh annual Global Arts Festival - will be...
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Going Dutch Festival in Elgin aims to be a platform for underrepresented artistsMay 30, 2023 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin will be host to the 13th annual Going Dutch Festival, a celebration of female and nonbinary voices in the arts, with a focus this year o...
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Best bets: Taylor Swift, Beach Boys, Warhol exhibit, 'West Side Story' and moreMay 30, 2023 11:00 pm - Taylor Swift in town With an added show Sunday to accommodate the throngs of fans clamoring for tickets, Taylor Swift aims to bring Chicago along with her on a retrospe...
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Mundelein theater group to hold auditions for new showMay 30, 2023 1:00 am - The Kirk Players theater group and the Mundelein Arts Commission will hold auditions June 20-21 for an upcoming Shakespearean production. Auditions are set to run from 7...