Entertainment
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Monarch Butterfly Festival celebrating Mexican culture Aug. 2-3Jul 30, 2024 9:59 pm - The Monarch Butterfly Festival, a two-day immersive and transportive sensory experience, will be presented by Immigrant Solidarity DuPage on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2-3, at Camera Park in Glendale Heights.
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Batavia Art League to hold inaugural meeting Sept. 4Jul 30, 2024 9:14 pm - The Batavia Art League, co-founded by Julia Kim, Sarah Reeves and Ann Alexander, will hold its first meeting Sept. 4.
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AfterImage Film Fest, Fine Line to host ‘Best of Fest 2024’ Aug. 10Jul 30, 2024 9:03 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles has partnered with AfterImage Film Festival to create “Best of Fest 2024,” an outdoor evening featuring a selection of the best short films from the 2024 edition of the AfterImage Film Festival.
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Dining out: Dave’s Hot Chicken opens Friday in BataviaJul 30, 2024 4:41 pm - Have a taste for something spicy? Dave’s Hot Chicken is opening its newest location in Batavia on Friday, Aug. 2.
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What is that? Olympic Phryge confounds some, but is very FrenchJul 30, 2024 2:38 pm - PARIS — “Is it the Eiffel Tower?” asks a puzzled American tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore. To international visitors, the triangular Olympic Phryge ma...
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Francine Pascal, creator of beloved ‘Sweet Valley High’ books, dies at 92Jul 30, 2024 2:24 pm - Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivat...
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Party on the Green with music, games and movie Aug. 17 in NorthbrookJul 30, 2024 2:22 pm - Summer is in full swing, and there is no better way to enjoy it than by attending Party on the Green, a free, all-ages outdoor event presented by the Northbrook Park District.
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Concerts Aug. 2-8: Bush, Jake Shimabukuro, John Primer, Melody Angel and moreJul 30, 2024 1:42 pm - Upcoming concerts include Lollapalooza, Bush with Jerry Cantrell and Candlebox, Laurie Berkner, Jake Shimabukuro, Angelique Kidjo and Meshell Ndegeocello, Melody Angel and more.
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Bibibop Asian Grill opens in Des PlainesJul 30, 2024 1:35 pm - A growing chain of Asian fast-casual restaurants has landed in Des Plaines. Bibibop Asian Grill held a grand opening celebration last week at 1680 W. Higgins Road. It’s occupying 2,240 square feet of previously unused space in the Orchards at O’Hare shopping center.
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Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the funJul 30, 2024 11:47 am - It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it. On his third album, “Stampede,” his nonconformist spirit has led to collaborations with everyone from Willie Nelson and Elton John to Mickey Guyton and Kylie Minogue.