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Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist and last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 21, 2025 12:01 pm - Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to rock standards, has died at age 87.
Book Review: A tour de force of a novel about a celebrated actor in the throes of a midlife crisis

By ANN LEVIN
Jan 21, 2025 11:28 am - Have you ever woken up on Thanksgiving morning to a house full of company and just wanted to flee? In Mischa Berlinski’s extravagantly brilliant and darkly funny new novel, “Mona Acts Out,” the eponymous heroine does just that.
A family is torn apart under Brazil’s dictatorship in ‘I’m Still Here’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jan 21, 2025 11:15 am - It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.” He drops the audience into the warm everyday of the beautiful home of Eunice (Fernanda Torres) and Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, where their five kids run freely between the beach and their living room.
Concerts Jan. 24-30: Little River Band, Poi Dog Pondering, Meshell Ndegeocello and more

By Luke Zurawski
Jan 21, 2025 11:14 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Little River Band, Ralph Covert, Poi Dog Pondering, Meshell Ndegeocello and more.
Things to do Jan. 24-30: Norge Winter Ski Jump Tournament, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks and more

By Luke Zurawski
Jan 21, 2025 10:39 am - Mark your calendar for the Norge Annual Winter Ski Jump Tournament, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire, Marlon Wayans’ “Wild Child Tour” and more happening this week.
Trevor Noah is tapped to once again host the Grammy Awards

By MARK KENNEDY
Jan 21, 2025 10:28 am - The Grammy Awards are sticking with their man: Trevor Noah will host the show for the fifth consecutive time, the Grammys announced Tuesday.
Spotlight: Good news for Carole King fans, ‘Beautiful’ is back in the ‘burbs

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 21, 2025 9:37 am - Drury Lane Theatre revives the Carole King tuner “Beautiful,” Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages the culture-clash comedy “Native Gardens,” Shattered Globe examines morality in “Lobby Hero,” and Steppenwolf revives a Sam Shepard classic.
Elgin Fringe Festival captures creative spirit with one-day winter celebration

Submitted by Elgin Fringe Festival
Jan 21, 2025 12:42 am - Elgin's Winter Mini Fringe returns for a one-day celebration of art, performance, and community. Enjoy an art exhibition, potluck, future insights panel, provocative immersive theater, and a hilarious mythical adventure comedy.
All-Canada Show returns to St. Charles for fishing and hunting adventures

Submitted by All-Canada Show
Jan 20, 2025 11:11 pm - Hundreds of Canadian fishing, hunting, and wilderness lodges and outfitters will gather at the All-Canada Show in Chicago Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Discounts for veterans and youth under 17.
York Drama explores growing up in ‘We Aren’t Kids Anymore’ song cycle

By Matt Bourke, York Drama
Jan 20, 2025 9:32 pm - “We Aren’t Kids Anymore,” a song cycle by Drew Gasparini, offers a musical meditation on what it means to mature and evolve, whether you’re 18 or 80. York Drama students worked with Gasparini, gaining insights into the show's creation and collaborating on its direction.

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