Entertainment
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As reopening nears, Des Plaines council OKs nearly $1 million in the theater improvementsMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - The Des Plaines city council on Monday unanimously approved nearly $1 million in upgrades for the Des Plaines Theatre, the shuttered 1925 Art Deco-style building at the ...
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Feder: Ratings deliver 'gratifying' victory to Univision Chicago's WOJOMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - A closer look at the latest Nielsen Audio survey shows Univision Chicago's flagship WOJO 105.1-FM with a big win in two key adult demographics, Robert Feder writes. The...
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Steppenwolf to open new theater space with 'Seagull' as part of 2020-21 seasonMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago will inaugurate a new theater as part of a six-play 2020-21 season, which was announced on Wednesday. A 400-seat in-the-round the...
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ACFW-Chicago Invites Writers to "Scene" WorkshopMar 03, 2020 10:00 pm - Writers of all skill levels are invited to participate in the "Creating a Scene" writing workshop from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, March 13, in the Rasmussen Room of the Sch...
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Dining out: Specials on tap for Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week March 6-15Mar 03, 2020 10:00 pm - Restaurant Weeks continue If you're tired of dining at the same local eateries, check out what these restaurant weeks have to offer. There are deals sure to please almo...
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5 for $5 (or less): Aurora celebrates women with 'Woman Up!' music and art eventsMar 03, 2020 5:00 am - Ladies night Aurora Downtown centers its First Fridays event for March around Women's History Month and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting U.S. women t...
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In the spotlight: 'Steel Magnolias,' 'School Girls' and a teenage Richard III take the stageMar 03, 2020 5:00 am - Friendship bonds BrightSide Theatre revives Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias," the sentimental drama about a group of Louisiana women who gather at Truvy's beauty salo...
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Feder: A new Score House opens for fun and gamesMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - The Score House is back. In a reprise of last year's radio reality show in the desert, Entercom sports/talk WSCR 670-AM is renting another sprawling fun house to acc...
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Maestro Blomstedt returns to Chicago to conduct Brahms and MozartMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - If you were born to be a conductor, you will stay with your profession forever. It doesn't matter what country you live in, where your fate eventually brings you, or how...
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Plan ahead: Liz Callaway sings 'Broadway and Beyond' at the MetropolisMar 02, 2020 5:00 am - Broadway vet Broadway and Hollywood veteran Liz Callaway ("Baby," "Anastasia") returns to her Chicago-area roots with the concert "Broadway and Beyond" on Thursday,...