Entertainment
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American Wind Band presents ‘Adventure Awaits’ concert April 13Apr 03, 2025 11:45 pm - American Wind Band hosts "Adventure Awaits" spring concert on April 13, awarding scholarships to four young musicians.
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Student art brings ‘A Sense of Belonging’ to downtown Glen EllynApr 03, 2025 11:32 pm - Glenbard West students showcase artwork reflecting diverse identities and experiences in downtown Glen Ellyn during April. Viewers can participate in a treasure hunt to find the 21 pieces on display.
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Stealing the show: Star of ‘The Friend’ is a very good boy
Apr 03, 2025 3:56 pm - The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre. He has those classic Hollywood features — instantly accessible, forever unknowable — and when he walks down the street with his co-stars, Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, people’s heads turn. He’s Bing the Great Dane.
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Pop culture-palooza: Entertainment enthusiasts unite at C2E2 in Chicago this weekendApr 03, 2025 2:06 pm - “Pop culture extends to all corners of the world, and we’d like to bring it to you under one roof,” said Chris D’Lando, events manager at ReedPop, which is producing this year’s C2E2 April 11-13 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
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Kids can collect eggs, take photos at Long Grove Bunny HopApr 03, 2025 1:27 pm - The Long Grove Bunny Hop will return April 19 to the village’s historic downtown. Families can take photos with the Easter Bunny, collect eggs at different booths and stops throughout the village and explore fire trucks.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for February 2025Apr 03, 2025 10:09 am - The winners of February’s Daily Herald amateur photo contest have a good eye for winter landscapes ... and people having fun. Kelley Dorner of Grayslake took first place with her photo of an ice formation that resembled a salt shaker.
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‘Freaky Tales’ a nostalgic, very gory ode to ’80s Oakland
Apr 03, 2025 8:21 am - Remember what it was like growing up in the East Bay in the ’80s? Ryan Fleck sure does, and vividly. The writer-director, together with partner Anna Boden, has produced a self-described “very weird” love letter to his former home in “Freaky Tales.”
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Naomi Watts, Great Dane share solace after loss in ‘The Friend’
Apr 03, 2025 8:06 am - Having it all means different things to everyone, but a rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan is probably pretty close to a universal dream. It’s easy enough, then, to understand the conundrum facing Iris (Naomi Watts), a writer, who suddenly finds herself with a 150-pound Great Dane ward after an unexpected death in “The Friend.”
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Naper Settlement partners with local record stores for Naper Nights ticket giveawayApr 02, 2025 11:08 pm - Naper Settlement partners with local record stores for a Naper Nights concert ticket giveaway on Record Store Day. Hints about the 2025 lineup will be posted on social media.
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Learn about ‘Manhunt,’ the search for Lincoln’s killer, at Batavia Books Between BitesApr 02, 2025 10:36 pm - Batavia's Books Between Bites wraps up its 36th season with two more free public programs in April and May on Lincoln's assassination and childhood mental illness.