Entertainment
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Aurora's Copley Theatre debuts Bold SeriesFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Paramount Theatre's announcement Thursday of its new Bold Series at the 165-seat Copley Theatre raises the curtain on what Paramount representatives have described as an...
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Highland Avenue Church to host Feb. 29 play about stolen indigenous landsFeb 19, 2020 10:00 pm - Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren in Elgin is staging "We Own This Now," a play that will look at love of land, loss of land, and what it means to "own" something. ...
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Sandra Bland's death inspires haunting 'graveyard shift' at Goodman TheatreFeb 19, 2020 2:00 pm - Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it. The thought persisted as I watched a character in the achingly poetic play “graveyard shift” come to a devastating decision. I kn...
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Best Bets: Catch The Lumineers at Allstate, Lake County Craft Beer Fest in GrayslakeFeb 19, 2020 5:00 am - Ho hey Catch The Lumineers as the band performs music from its latest album as part of "III: The World Tour" with guest Mt. Joy and J.S. Ondara this weekend at the ...
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Spotlight: Friendships falter in Steel Beam's '20th Century Blues'Feb 19, 2020 5:00 am - Friends remembered Four female friends meet annually for a photo shoot that chronicles their changing selves in "20th Century Blues." However, longtime friendships are t...
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Elmhurst College Jazz Festival hits a high note Feb. 20-23Feb 19, 2020 5:00 am - Andrew Eklund is modest about his recent contribution to Super Bowl history as the guy who wrote the music for the Planter's Baby Peanut commercial. "Yeah, it was fun. ...
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Feder: ABC 7's Bob Petty recalled as trailblazing journalistFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Colleagues are remembering Bob Petty as a pioneering African-American news anchor, reporter and public-affairs host at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 for more than three decade...
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Jim Carrey bringing new book to Downers GroveFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Actor, comedian and artist Jim Carrey will be in Downers Grove this spring to promote the release of his semi-autobiographical novel, "Memoirs and Misinformation." His a...
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Grant launches series celebrating immigrant experiencesFeb 18, 2020 10:00 pm - How immigrants change America and how America changes immigrants are the questions behind a new program series at Vernon Area Public Library. The library has been award...
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Dundee-Crown High School to put on 'The Addams Family' March 5-8Feb 18, 2020 10:00 pm - Dundee-Crown High School presents the musical comedy "The Addams Family, A New Musical." Show dates are 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 5-6; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Mar...