Entertainment
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Authenticity, heart key to Metropolis' ambitious 'A Chorus Line'Oct 04, 2018 11:00 am - “A Chorus Line” - ★ ★ ★ In 2015, after several artistically uneven and financially uncertain seasons, the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre made some bold choices. Buoy...
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Steppenwolf's provoking 'Downstate' offers an unflinching look at predatorsOct 04, 2018 10:00 am - “Downstate” - ★ ★ ★ ★ “Downstate,” the new play by accomplished provocateur Bruce Norris in its premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, is a talker. In hard news parlance, a ta...
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Feder: Chuck Schaden returns for 'Those Were the Days' milestoneOct 04, 2018 1:00 am - Radio Hall of Famer Chuck Schaden, the pre-eminent broadcast historian who launched "Those Were the Days" in 1970, returns to the old-time radio showcase this weekend to...
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Styx, REO Speedwagon, other homegrown talent confirmed for bicentennial bashOct 04, 2018 1:00 am - Expect plenty of homegrown talent and sporting stars for the state of Illinois' Bicentennial Birthday Bash. It's set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Chicago's United Ce...
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"A Night at the Costume Ball" Comes to Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center from October 8-9Oct 03, 2018 11:00 pm - Wacky witches and mischievous elves will soon be descending upon Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center as Family Friendly Theatre presents "A Night at the Costume Ball" on...
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The 18th Annual VHHS Band Festival with the Hawthorn Middle SchoolsOct 03, 2018 11:00 pm - The 18th Annual VHHS Band Festival with the Hawthorn Middle Schools is on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the VHHS main gym. This year's festival features guest direct...
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Nemmers Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon to visit Bienen School Oct. 15 to 20Oct 03, 2018 11:00 pm - EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University's Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music welcomes Jennifer Higdon, winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composi...
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Best bets: 'Game of Thrones Live' in Rosemont; Joel McHale at Schaumburg's ImprovOct 03, 2018 6:00 am - Symphonic succession The "Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience" allows fans of the Emmy Award-winning fantasy series to relive key melodic moments via a symphonic sta...
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Dining out: Restaurants go pink for breast cancer awarenessOct 03, 2018 6:00 am - In Good Taste October is breast cancer awareness month, and this is the 11th year for The Lynn Sage Foundation's In Good Taste campaign. To honor it, more than 175 Chica...
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Time For A ScaringOct 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Remember Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy and other creatures? They terrorize our dreams, steal our breath and now they rise up again. Time to run! The Boy Sco...