Entertainment
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Dining out: Chocolate beer, local breweries recognized, Cajun wine dinner and moreNov 20, 2024 8:44 am - Enjoy two great tastes that taste great together as Penrose Brewing releases a chocolate ale just in time for the holidays. Also, a couple of other local breweries were recognized in a leading craft beer publication and there are two new Italian eateries in the suburbs.
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Viola Davis to receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille AwardNov 20, 2024 8:43 am - Viola Davis became one of Hollywood’s most revered actors through an array of powerful roles, from “Fences” to “The Woman King,” and now her decorated career has earned her one of the Golden Globes’ highest honors: the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
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Where you can eat, drink and be merry before, during and after ThanksgivingNov 20, 2024 8:23 am - We’ve got dining and entertainment options for Thanksgiving Eve and Black Friday, as well as a few more restaurants to consider for the big day.
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Morgan Wallen and Post Malone headline a very collaborative Country Music Association Awards
Nov 20, 2024 6:54 am - Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s collaboration “I Had Some Help” could make both men big winners at Wednesday’s night's Country Music Association Awards.
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Enjoy Holiday Chamber Music Festival Dec. 15 in historic Mayslake HallNov 19, 2024 8:56 pm - Enjoy music of the holiday season in one of the area’s finest cultural halls with the Holiday Chamber Music Festival on Sunday, Dec. 15, at the historic and picturesque Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.
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Creating a destination: Rosemont inks deal to bring immersive art experiences to townNov 19, 2024 6:34 pm - Rosemont has inked a deal with a Montreal-based studio to operate an exhibit space for immersive art experiences set to open in a 25,000-square-foot building next year.
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Winterfest in Hoffman Estates to include sleigh rides, games, sled dog adoptionsNov 19, 2024 5:34 pm - The Hoffman Estates Park District invites families and community members to experience Winterfest, a celebration of the winter season, on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club, 1400 Poplar Creek Drive.
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Montell-Holmes Duo performs holiday, opera favorites Dec. 15 in St. CharlesNov 19, 2024 5:12 pm - Vocalists Diva Montell and Jeorge Holmes will perform inspiring holiday season classics, as well as a tribute to opera composer Giacomo Puccini on the centennial of his passing in 1924.
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Wizard of awes: Magnificent movie musical ‘Wicked’ exceeds its hype as cinematic work of ingenuity, thrills and funNov 19, 2024 5:10 pm - The most popular song from the Broadway musical “Wicked” may very well be “Popular,” but the cinematic piece de resistance in Jon M. Chu’s magnificently mounted movie version turns out to be a jaw-dropping, retina-ripping, ear-drum-thumping number “Dancing Through Life.”
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Concerts Nov. 22-28: Mariah Carey, Marc Anthony, Frankie Avalon, Berlin Philharmonic and moreNov 19, 2024 4:42 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Mariah Carey’s “Christmas Time,” Marc Anthony, Frankie Avalon, Coco Montoya, the Berlin Philharmonic and more.