Entertainment
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‘Here’ isn’t there: Conceptually daring visuals blunt empathy, emotions in tiresome gimmick movieOct 31, 2024 5:30 am - “Here” is a conceptually daring, but tiresome gimmick movie, a virtually plotless, visually busy anthology of nonintersecting stories spanning zillions of years, and we feel as if we’ve seen most of them already.
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Celebrate Día de los Muertos during Aurora Downtown’s First Friday Nov. 1Oct 30, 2024 11:43 pm - Aurora Downtown is inviting the community to a special Día de los Muertos celebration on Friday, Nov. 1, as part of its popular First Fridays event series.
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Fox Valley Credit Union partners with The Venue on free music concertsOct 30, 2024 11:36 pm - Fox Valley Credit Union will sponsor free First Fridays open house concerts at The Venue in Aurora this fall and beyond.
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Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra explores music through the lens of art in 2024-25 seasonOct 30, 2024 4:39 pm - How do you paint a symphony? That is the question the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra explores in its 2024-25 season. The theme for the 49th season is “Soundscapes.”
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‘Dad Man Walking’: Seth Meyers is trading politics for parenting in new standup special
Oct 30, 2024 3:52 pm - Seth Meyers admits there are times when he’s in a disagreement with his wife or absurd situation with his kids and he can’t help immediately thinking about making it into a bit. He’s morphed several of those into his HBO/Max standup special “Dad Man Walking.”
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Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged. He faked a dinner invite with Anna Wintour to propose.
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Rosary High School to present ‘Mamma Mia! The Musical’Oct 30, 2024 11:44 am - Take a musical adventure to the isles of Greece with the songs of Abba in “Mamma Mia! The Musical” at Rosary High School in Aurora.
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Beer cocktails are fun. Don’t overthink them.
Oct 30, 2024 10:40 am - I thought about Tequiza recently when I was contemplating the overall poor reputation of beer cocktails. Don’t knock them, though. From Spaghett to Piña-chelada to Lime Shandy, these drinks can be low fuss and high reward.
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Buffalo Grove resident’s ‘Spook-Tacular’ display brings Halloween to lifeOct 30, 2024 10:01 am - While most everything in Rick Tadelman's front yard appears dead, the mere passage of visitors can bring his “Spook-Tacular” Halloween display outside his Buffalo Grove home to life.
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Dining out: National Sandwich Day, Taylor Swift Eras dinner and moreOct 30, 2024 8:41 am - We’ve got National Sandwich Day offers and details on a Taylor Swift-themed dinner in Wauconda.