Entertainment
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Universal canceling Halloween Horror Nights because of virus
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - It's hard to scare the bejesus out of someone in a haunted house while socially distancing, which may explain the decision by Universal to cancel it...
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Virus-shadowed Emmy nods could bring surprises, diversity
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Milk, bread and music: Capital Soiree plays Mount Prospect grocery store showJul 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Public health concerns have limited performance spaces in the area recently, but pop-rock band Capital Soiree — James Kourafas of Chicago, Steven Rejdukowski and Max Rom...
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Elmhurst Art Museum reopens with a trio of new fall exhibitionsJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - The Elmhurst Art Museum recently announced a trio of new fall exhibitions, including “Art in the Post,” and “Wright Before the 'Lloyd',” both opening Sept. 8, and an ins...
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Elgin council OKs support for arts operations during COVID-19Jul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Elgin is relaxing its funding criteria to provide money for operations, rather than specific programming, for local arts organizations that are struggling during the COV...
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ESO cancels fall season due to COVID-19Jul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra has canceled its previously announced concerts through December because of ongoing health and safety concerns tied to COVID-19. “This is dif...
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One State Together in the Arts announces call for artistsJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Arts Alliance Illinois and the Illinois Arts Council Agency announce that the 2020 One State Together in the Arts conference will take place online Sept. 28 to Oct. 2. T...
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Ron Onesti: Take me out to the ballgame … and concert hallJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Baseball is back … kind of! Who would have thought we would be going through all of this AND a 60-game season with no fans in the seats? This MUST be some sort of bad dr...
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Nine innings, nine great baseball movies to streamJul 23, 2020 6:00 am - At last, baseball is back. It's only 60 games — let's hope our viral nemesis doesn't make the season even shorter — but we'll take as many innings of Yoan Moncada, Eloy ...
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Feder: Mary Mitchell returns to Sun-Times as full-time columnistJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - One year after Mary Mitchell semiretired, the Chicago Journalism Hall of Famer is returning to the Sun-Times as a full-time columnist, Robert Feder writes. Starting in ...