Performing Arts
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'Tomato Lady' Aggie Nehmzow to talk at Gurnee libraryApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie Meet 'The Tomato Lady' Local vegetable gardeners are invited to meet tomato expert Aggie Nehmzow, known as "The Tomato Lady." Nehmzow grows 75 varieties of heirl...
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One-man First Folio show celebrates the life of Will RogersApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Younger generations don't know much about Will Rogers, the part-Cherokee cowboy celebrity from Oklahoma who rose to mega-fame in the early 20th century. And often people...
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Steel Beam Theatre to present 'Blithe Spirit'Apr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre founder Donna Steele plays eccentric medium Madame Arcati in the company's production of "Blithe Spirit," Noel Coward's comedy about how a writer's at...
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Local tryoutsApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - • Space is rapidly filling up for artist participation in the juried art and fine craft show "Art & Soul on the Fox" to be held on Saturday, July 31, and Sunday, Aug. 1,...
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First Folio's Kevin McKillip loves a challengeApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Look up "versatile" in the dictionary and you ought to find a photograph of Kevin McKillip. A classically trained actor and lontime artistic associate with Oak Brook's ...
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Intimate theater suits quick-witted 'Blithe Spirit'Apr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles is an intimate venue with room for only 80 people. This makes it an interesting prospect for actors, according to Terry Domschke of...
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Drury Lane Theatre Chicago to get makeoverApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Crystal chandeliers and faux-marble Corinthian columns are out while sleek black carpeting and modern lighting fixtures will be in now that Broadway in Chicago is taking...
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'Remembering Marshall Field & Company' talk in Mount ProspectApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie 'Remembering Marshall Field & Company' Actress, historian and teacher Leslie Goddard presents "Remembering Marshall Field & Company," a program looking at the h...
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Drury Lane's 'Ragtime' a resounding success that sets the bar highApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - You don't often hear, at the beginning of a show, the kind of effusive applause that greeted the opening number of Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook's bravura revival of "Ragt...
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Barrington actress holds down roles in 2 shows at Drury Lane Oak BrookApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Barrington-based actress Caitlainne Gurreri is currently living a life many actors covet: She is in two shows, both being performed in the same theater, Drury Lane Oakbr...