Performing Arts
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Metropolis leader says finances are looking upAug 20, 2013 5:30 am - Although the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre ended its last fiscal year with a deficit and a need for increased village funding, Executive Director Charlie Beck said t...
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St. Charles’ Arcada Theatre stays alive where others failAug 20, 2013 5:30 am - Eight years ago, the Arcada Theatre was an unkempt piece of history — a 1920s vaudeville hall that hosted George Burns and Gracie Allen in its heyday, but ended up showi...
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Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent winner not just a pretty voiceAug 19, 2013 4:00 pm - Gabriela Francesca won Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent this summer by singing pop and R&B tunes made famous by the likes of Whitney Houston, Bruno Mars and Shirley Bassey....
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Pretty melodies, not much more from MayerAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - John Mayer, “Paradise Valley” (Columbia Records) Even those of us who have yet to date and break up with John Mayer may find “Paradise Valley” unlikeable. Kids are ...
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Singer Fergie officially changes her nameAug 17, 2013 5:11 pm - NEW YORK — She’s the F to the E, R, G, the I, the E. Fergie has officially changed her name: The singer born Stacy Ann Ferguson is now Fergie Duhamel. The Grammy winner’...
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Rock bands' plane makes emergency landing near MolineAug 17, 2013 5:00 pm - MOLINE, Ill. — A private jet carrying rock bands Ratt and Dokken had to make an emergency landing in northwestern Illinois after smoke was detected in the cabin Saturday...
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Best betsAug 17, 2013 9:00 am - Top pick Speaks after Talent Before the band Maggie Speaks performs this Wednesday, five top 10 finalists from Suburban Chicago's Got Talent will perform, including the ...
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Theater events: Mike Toomey examines 'TV & Me'Aug 16, 2013 6:00 am - TV generation Comedian Mike Toomey brings his one-man show “TV & Me,” an examination of how television shaped his life and the lives of other members of his generat...
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Local bands go big-time for Riot FestAug 16, 2013 5:43 am - The summer festival season continues crashing through the walls of boredom. The next biggie, Riot Fest, brings nearly 80 bands to Chicago’s Humboldt Park Sept. 13-15. An...
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Suburban performers make an impression on Chicago stagesAug 16, 2013 4:00 am - An undergraduate who juggles classes and a burgeoning career. An actor/choreographer who teaches kids in his spare time. And a middle school student who, at 12, is alrea...