Entertainment
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ArtReach Educational Theatre presents 'The SpongeBob Musical'Sep 30, 2021 11:00 pm - ArtReach Educational Theatre in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company is staging "The SpongeBob Musical," conceived by Tina Landau, with songs by various...
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With humor, 'Venom 2' leans into relationships
Sep 30, 2021 11:00 am - “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” - ★ ★ ½ “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is best when it's not trying to be a comic book movie. That fact may not bode especially well f...
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Widescreen: One treat for fraidy cats, one treat for horror hounds as Spooky Season beginsSep 30, 2021 6:00 am - Hear ye, hear ye! Being that it is October the First, his royal highness Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, declares that Spooky Season has officially begun. Time for T...
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Free, indoor Northwest Celtic Fest returns to Hoffman EstatesSep 30, 2021 6:00 am - Irish music, dancers and more will take the stage at the ninth annual Northwest Celtic Fest in Hoffman Estates. The ninth annual Northwest Celtic Fest returns to the NOW...
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Spotlight: Metropolis goes 'Blonde,' 'Rent' returns, Steppenwolf goes virtualSep 30, 2021 6:00 am - 'Blonde' ambition A revival of the musical "Legally Blonde" marks Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's resumption of indoor performances. The stage adaptation of the hit ...
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Feder: Chicago Public Media to acquire Sun-Times under merger plan with WBEZSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - The Chicago Sun-Times would become a subsidiary of Chicago Public Media, nonprofit parent company of WBEZ 91.5-FM, under an "historic partnership" being pursued by the t...
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College of DuPage College Theater presents 'The Living' Oct. 7-24Sep 29, 2021 11:00 pm - College of DuPage College Theater presents "The Living," Anthony Clarvoe's tale of the power of courage and compassions, starting Thursday, Oct. 7. The production, which...
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New Philharmonic starts its season with Halloween SpooktakularSep 29, 2021 11:00 pm - It almost seems like we don't need to celebrate Halloween this year, considering the amount of scary information that we encounter almost on a daily basis. However, ther...
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Healing power of music: Family, female empowerment at the heart of Goodman's 'American Mariachi'Sep 29, 2021 4:00 pm - “American Mariachi” - ★ ★ ★ “American Mariachi” begins auspiciously. The pandemic-delayed collaboration between Goodman Theatre and the Dallas Theater Center starts wit...
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Best Bets: Elgin's Ballet Folklorico Huehuecoyotl celebrates 25th anniversarySep 29, 2021 1:00 pm - Dancing anniversary Elgin's own Ballet Folklórico Huehuecoyotl celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend. See performances of traditional Mexican folk dances at ...