Performing Arts
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Kirk Players community theater founder John Lynn diesAug 28, 2013 9:26 am - Longtime Mundelein resident and local theater founder John Lynn was remembered as a kind, family man who believed in giving back to the community. He died Tuesday at Adv...
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Best bets: Smooth grooves at Chicago Jazz FestAug 27, 2013 6:00 am - Top Pick All that jazz The 35th Chicago Jazz Festival features acts like Jason Moran, The Julie Wood Trio, The Robert Glasper Trio and more at Millennium Park'...
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Glendale Heights native designs alternative careerAug 23, 2013 8:45 am - Costume design is part of Raquel Adorno's DNA. The Glendale Heights native hails from a family of seamstresses, including her mother and both grandmothers. Adorno has s...
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JC Brooks, Kings of Class hot draws to North CoastAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - My first glance at the North Coast Music Festival lineup left me unimpressed. There were bands I recognized the names of, but only a few I really knew well enough to go ...
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Theater events: Second City brings laughs to MetropolisAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Comic relief The Second City serves up the last laughs of summer courtesy of “Happily Ever Laughter,” a sketch comedy revue that skewers reality TV stars and Washin...
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Music notes: Happy Together Tour reunites Turtles, Three Dog NightAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Rock nostalgia Members of bands from the 1960s have, well, banded together for a concert tour that will bring rock’s past back to life. The Happy Together Tour includes ...
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Marriott's hard-working ensemble makes '9 to 5' palatableAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Watching "9 to 5: The Musical" at Lincolnshire's Marriott Theatre is like eating chicken-fried steak from a fine china plate. The presentation is fine, propelled by Da...
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10 things to do before summer slips awayAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Summer may not officially end until Sept. 22, but kids going back to school and the approach of Labor Day make it seem like fall is closing in. So before summer fully s...
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Prairie Center announces season scheduleAug 22, 2013 5:00 pm - The Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg has announced its 2013-14 season of family-friendly performances in music, dance, theater and more. Among the highlights: ...
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Glen Ellyn preparing for Festival of the ArtsAug 22, 2013 11:30 am - As the oldest service organization in DuPage County, the 90-year-old Glen Ellyn Lions Club long has been involved in charity work for those with visual and hearing disab...