Performing Arts
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Headin' out: Anne Frank exhibit opensJan 30, 2011 12:00 am - ‘Anne Frank: A History for Today' The Elmhurst Historical Museum takes a closer look at the life of young Holocaust victim and author Anne Frank through the traveli...
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Black History Family Festival at Gail Borden libraryJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - “African-American Visual and Performing Arts: A Unifying Experience” will be presented from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove ...
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English folk dance at Elgin libraryJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, Jan. 30, English country dancing will be performed and taught to music by Old Fezziwig’s Band at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. Fermila...
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Olympia Dukakis catches a milk train off-BroadwayJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — No one can fault Olympia Dukakis with a lack of commitment to her roles. The 79-year-old Academy Award-winner has a tendency to return again and again to the...
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Application deadline near for Minn. Fringe FestJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Time is running out for producers who want to enter shows in the 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Applications must be received at the Fringe office in Min...
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‘Trinity River Plays’ too long and windingJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - When a play passes the three-hour mark, you expect it to be monumental in artistic scope or to make a truly profound statement about personal relationships or society at...
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Unflinching 'Frozen' confronts dark questionsJan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Bryony Lavery's “Frozen” isn't for those who like their theater light. The drama delves into dark and disturbing waters. It poses provocative, not-easily-answered questi...
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Northlight delivers a potent examination of survivalJan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Of all the skills an African woman possesses, the most crucial may be her ability to survive. Danai Gurira articulates that in painful detail in “Eclipsed,” a convincin...
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English folk dance at Elgin libraryJan 26, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, Jan. 30, English country dancing will be performed and taught to music by Old Fezziwig’s Band at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. Fermila...
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Theater events: 'Guys and Dolls' comes to MarriottJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - Damon Runyon's high-rollers, showgirls and do-gooders converge on the Marriott Theatre stage in Frank Loesser's memorable musical, “Guys and Dolls,” about a gambler who ...