Entertainment
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Where you can catch a St. Patrick’s Day parade this weekendMar 13, 2025 8:23 am - With St. Patrick’s Day on Monday, March 17, it’s time to celebrate all things Irish, which you can do at suburban parades and events this weekend.
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‘Black Bag’ is a spy story with a marital twist
Mar 13, 2025 5:30 am - That three-star rating for the new Steven Soderbergh movie “Black Bag” is a matter of personal preference. Kick it up by half a star if your tastes run to John le Carré espionage thrillers crossed with marital cage matches. Dock it the same amount if you don’t like talky, complex, fiendishly intelligent head games.
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An unhinged John Malkovich can’t help the cult-horror misfire ‘Opus’
Mar 13, 2025 5:30 am - In the new horror movie “Opus,” we’re introduced to Alfred Moretti, the biggest pop star of the ’90s. If the name Alfred Moretti sounds more like a personal injury attorney from New Jersey, that’s the first sign “Opus” is going to stumble.
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Jazz ensemble to pay tribute to Art Blakey’s legacy at Elgin concertMar 13, 2025 12:53 am - First Congregational Church in Elgin hosts a jazz tribute concert on March 23, featuring The Guest List ensemble playing classics by the iconic drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers.
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Finding a ‘Safe Landing’: Playwright shares his ‘path to healing’ in play on mental healthMar 12, 2025 6:44 pm - After struggling with major anxiety and depression for several years, Tim Kough hopes to inspire other to find professional help with his semi-autobiographical play “Safe Landing: How the Owls Saved Me.”
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Steppenwolf veterans reunite for 50th season of classics, new worksMar 12, 2025 5:48 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre Company celebrates five decades of gutsy, ambitious productions and its distinctively visceral style of acting with a 50th anniversary season composed of classics as well as new and new-to-Chicago works.
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Music Review: The Lady Gaga you loved and missed returns with pop ‘Mayhem’
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Fox Valley Music Consortium features classical, jazz, and brass band concerts in MarchMar 12, 2025 2:46 pm - The Fox Valley Music Consortium is hosting three musical performances in March including classical, jazz, and brass concerts by community and professional musicians.
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Geneva church to host program on preserving Potawatomi heritageMar 12, 2025 12:18 pm - Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva is hosting award-winning photographer Sharon Hoogstraten on her book "Dancing for Our Tribe" featuring portraits of contemporary Potawatomi people in tribal regalia.
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DuPage Community Concert Band to perform Irish tunes for St. Patrick’s DayMar 12, 2025 11:46 am - Enjoy an evening of Irish music by the DuPage Community Band on March 17. Flutist Morgan Hutchers and student conductor Ana Bazant will be featured.