Entertainment
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Fine Line and AfterImage Film Fest host showing of documentary on the ‘Painter of Light’Apr 07, 2025 9:41 pm - St. Charles’ Fine Line is partnering with local film festival to screen acclaimed documentary on famed artist Thomas Kinkade.
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All-you-can-eat Asian barbecue to open this month in former Rack House in Arlington HeightsApr 07, 2025 8:55 pm - A highly anticipated Asian restaurant is set to open in Arlington Heights later this month, offering an all-you-can-eat tableside barbecue and hot pot experience.
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‘The Outsiders,’ Alicia Keys bio-tuner ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ slated for upcoming Broadway in Chicago seasonApr 07, 2025 4:20 pm - Broadway in Chicago announced its 2025/2026 season Monday. It includes “The Outsiders,” the Alicia Keys bio-musical “Hell’s Kitchen” and the Tony Award-winning play-with-music, “Stereophonic.”
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’
Apr 07, 2025 2:12 pm - For 11 seasons, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree. On Tuesday, it’s his turn.
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Ben & Jerry’s in Schaumburg, Naperville offer Free Cone Day TuesdayApr 07, 2025 1:59 pm - The Ben & Jerry’s locations at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg and downtown Naperville will be offering a Free Cone Day from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, along with some celebrity guests at the mall.
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CoCo & Blu owners expanding reach into downtown Mount ProspectApr 07, 2025 1:15 pm - The owners of CoCo and Blu in Arlington Heights are expanding their horizons with a new venture in downtown Mount Prospect.
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Book Review: ‘John & Paul’ explores complex ties between the two Beatles
Apr 07, 2025 1:09 pm - Ian Leslie's “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” takes a detailed look — 426 pages — at how John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked together from their meeting as teenagers until John’s death.
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Spotlight: Northlight, Theater Wit team up for ‘Prayer for the French Republic’Apr 07, 2025 12:56 pm - Five generations of a French-Jewish family confront tides of antisemitism in Northlight Theatre and Theater Wit’s production of “Prayer for the French Republic,” Improv Playhouse stages its annual production of the “Last Supper Chronicles,” and Steel Beam Theatre premieres a new family drama.
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Praise be, loyal ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ fans: Propulsive final season promises a satisfying catharsis
Apr 07, 2025 12:54 pm - Not long ago Yvonne Strahovski, who plays beautiful, ruthless, deeply complicated Serena on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” was forced to watch early scenes of her character’s cruelty. “It was horrible,” Strahovski said, as the sixth season of the show streams Tuesday.
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Music Review: On Bon Iver’s ‘SABLE, fABLE,’ love inspires a chilly, robotic R&B patchwork
Apr 07, 2025 11:51 am - On Bon Iver’s “SABLE, fABLE,” Justin Vernon sings about his fear of change. And then he strives to embrace it.