Entertainment
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Carnival emphasizes character counts in Elk GroveFeb 07, 2019 10:00 pm - The Community Character Coalition of Elk Grove is excited to celebrate the exceptional character found in the community by presenting a Carnival of Exceptional Character...
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Northshore Concert Band hosts talented student musicians at Northwestern UniversityFeb 07, 2019 10:00 pm - On February 10, 2019, forty-nine Chicago-area student musicians will perform with the Northshore Concert Band as part of their annual Lifetime of Music program. This cel...
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Elmhurst rolls out red carpet for Environmental Film Fest March 3Feb 07, 2019 10:00 pm - Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition and Elmhurst College will host a screening of the documentary "Paris to Pittsburgh" as part of the 2019 One Earth Film Festival at 1 p.m. ...
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Theater review: Northlight's 'Nina Simone: Four Women' examines what turned an artist into an activistFeb 07, 2019 6:30 am - “Nina Simone: Four Women” - ★ ★ ★ In “Nina Simone: Four Women,” currently running at Northlight Theatre in Skokie, playwright Christina Ham chronicles the singer/songwri...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago hires three new reportersFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Three new full-time reporters have been hired at Block Club Chicago, the nonprofit subscription-based digital news site founded by former editors of DNAinfo Chicago, Rob...
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Gaslight Players Present "Annie Get Your Gun"Feb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - Annie Oakley is a backwoods gal and a great sharpshooter, who's discovered by Buffalo Bill Cody and persuaded to join his Wild West Show. There she meets her match in Fr...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble delivers a strong and timely take on 'Defiance'Feb 06, 2019 9:30 am - “Defiance” - ★ ★ ★ ½ A military leadership crisis is at the crux of “Defiance,” now on stage in Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's timely and riveting production of John Patrick...
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Best bets: Chicago Auto Show, Angie Thomas in Naperville & moreFeb 06, 2019 5:00 am - Car collective See the auto industry's latest models and special concept cars at the 111th Chicago Auto Show starting this weekend at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore...
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Photography exhibit in Woodstock features work of MCC studentsFeb 05, 2019 10:00 pm - The McHenry County College art exhibition, "Portrait Mode," features the work of current MCC photography students at the MCC Satellite Gallery, located in the Old Courth...
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See February Artist of the Month at Batavia libraryFeb 05, 2019 10:00 pm - The Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., is hosting Ed Wheeler as the artist of the month for February. Wheeler is a self-taught artist; whose exhibit includes b...