Entertainment
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12 theater productions worth seeing this fallAug 31, 2018 6:00 am - After a leisurely summer, Chicago-area theater companies come roaring back in September with revivals of well-loved musicals alongside new plays including several local ...
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Widescreen: 'Clear and Present Danger' is the best appetizer for Amazon's 'Jack Ryan'Aug 31, 2018 6:00 am - Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy's popular CIA analyst who has starred in 21 novels and five movies, comes to the small screen Friday, Aug. 31, in Amazon Prime's aptly named "Tom C...
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Weekend picks: SKYD, friends take over BaseCamp PubAug 31, 2018 6:00 am - Skyline with SKYD and friends SKYD, the Lisle duo of Skyler Nicole and Derek Boyke, are far more than just their taut collection of edgy, mesmerizing, fuzz-rock...
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Ron Onesti: My friend FrankieAug 31, 2018 6:00 am - With the monstrous success of the Broadway musical "Jersey Boys," Frankie Valli cemented his name into pop culture forever. However, another Italian-American "Frankie" h...
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Theater events: Marriott hosts 'Katie Deal Sings Patsy Cline' SundayAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - • "You & Me," the two-person improv show established by The Gift Theatre co-founder Michael Patrick Thornton and featuring him and a guest artist, continues at Filament ...
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24-hour boil order for Ravinia FestivalAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - Boil order for Ravinia: Headed to Ravinia Festival this weekend? You might want to pack a few extra bottles of water. Festival officials Friday said Ravina is under...
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Ice cream social Sept. 9 to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up MonthAug 30, 2018 11:00 pm - To kick off Library Card Signup Month, the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., will host an ice cream social and open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. Vis...
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Prairie Center Welcomes Harmonic Brass of MunichAug 30, 2018 11:00 pm - The Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts welcomes Harmonic Brass on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Since 1991, Harmonic Brass has been renowned for a big ele...
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Six Flags Great America adding Maxx Force to roller coaster rosterAug 30, 2018 4:00 am - Si> Flags Great America will add another roller coaster next year, and this one will launch riders faster than any other in North America. Using a unique air-powered la...
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Hot tickets: Yuri and Pandora in Rosemont, Gladys Knight in St. Charles and moreAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - Eve 6, Party Nails, Somme: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago: 20th anniversary of the self-titled album; rock. $26-$28; $100 meet and gr...