Entertainment
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Local artists and poets showcase works at Addison Center for the ArtsMar 25, 2025 2:11 pm - The Addison Center for the Arts is hosting its fifth collaboration between visual artists and the Illinois State Poetry Society. Participating poets will read poems inspired by the work of local artists.
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Shop artisan and handmade products at Spring Fling Art Market at Itasca breweryMar 25, 2025 12:30 pm - Shake off the winter blues and dive headfirst into creativity at the Spring Fling Art Market, returning to Church Street Brewing Company in Itasca from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 29.
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Explore works of Doomsday Clock artist Martyl Langsdorf at the Schaumburg LibraryMar 25, 2025 10:44 am - Visitors to the Schaumburg Township District Library can view several pieces of art by Martyl Langsdorf, best known for being the artist who designed the image of the Doomsday Clock in 1947.
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Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’
Mar 25, 2025 10:00 am - Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised and reputation in a free fall. But instead of retreating, he turned inward for self-reflection. He will release his fifth studio album, “Based on a True Story,” on Friday.
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Best Bets: TikTok sensation Drew Wiegman brings improvisational cello home to Lake CountyMar 25, 2025 9:59 am - Self-taught cellist and Lake County native Drew Wiegman headlines the James Lumber Center in Grayslake, Elmhurst History Museum examines DuPage County’s farming legacy, and the Lyric Opera stages the Chicago premiere of the new adults-only “The Listeners.”
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Concerts March 28 to April 3: Kylie Minogue, Frankie Valli, Kraftwerk, Daryl Hall and moreMar 25, 2025 9:09 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Kylie Minogue, Freddy Jones Band, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Kraftwerk, Daryl Hall, Snow Patrol and more.
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Things to do March 28 to April 3: Marc Maron, Peabo Bryson, SnkrFest and moreMar 25, 2025 9:09 am - Mark your calendar for Marc Maron, Paramount Theatre’s “Waitress,” TAIKOPROJECT, Peabo Bryson, SnkrFest, Nick Swardson and more happening this week.
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Actor Gérard Depardieu acknowledges boorish behavior but denies sexual assault
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Book Review: ‘Lollapalooza’ is an entertaining history of festival’s role in alternative rock rise
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Spotlight: Edge of the Wood Theatre opens with Theresa Rebeck’s ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’Mar 24, 2025 3:22 pm - An actress becomes “Hamlet” in Edge of the Wood’s “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” a woman answers a stranger’s cellphone in MadKap Productions’ “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” and a grandmother and granddaughter jump into action in Filament Theatre’s “Hannah and Halmoni Save the World.”