Entertainment
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA to play Chicago’s Soldier Field June 6
Dec 03, 2024 11:29 am - “Not Like Us,” it’s like them — Kendrick Lamar and SZA will hit the road together in 2025, including a 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, stop at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
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Spotlight: Metropolis presents ‘Nat King Cole Christmas’Dec 03, 2024 10:41 am - On local stages this week, singer/storyteller John-Mark McGaha celebrates Nat King Cole at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and Steel Beam Theatre stages a modern “Christmas Carol.”
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Things to do Dec. 6-12: Dickens in Dundee, Breakfasts with Santa, Elf Invasion and moreDec 03, 2024 10:34 am - Mark your calendar for Dickens in Dundee, tree lightings, parades and festivals throughout the suburbs, Breakfast with Santa, Highwood’s Elf Invasion Pub Crawl, “Nutcrackers” and more happening this week.
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Algonquin Portillo’s celebrating its first birthday Tuesday with $1 cake slicesDec 03, 2024 10:05 am - The Portillo’s restaurant in Algonquin is celebrating one year at their location at 1801 S. Randall Road Tuesday with $1 cake for guests.
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Book Review: Robin Cook sets his latest thriller in the iconic Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital
Dec 03, 2024 9:21 am - The building on New York’s East Side that used to house Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital has inspired tales of horror. For novelist Robin Cook, who interned there in the 1960s, it’s the perfect setting for his latest medical thriller, “Bellevue.”
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Concerts Dec. 6-12: Mavis Staples, Pentatonix, Andrea Bocelli, Smashing PumpkinsDec 03, 2024 8:41 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Mavis Staples’ 85th Hometown Birthday Celebration, Pentatonix’s “Hallelujah! It’s A Christmas Tour,” Twisted Xmas with The Smashing Pumpkins, Andrea Bocelli and more.
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Winfrey announces new book club pick and launches ‘The Oprah Podcast’
Dec 03, 2024 8:00 am - Oprah Winfrey has a new book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day.
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Kendrick Lamar tops Apple Music’s 2024 song chart and women make history
Dec 03, 2024 7:57 am - “Not Like Us,” but people sure like him: Kendrick Lamar’s smash topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2024 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.
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Dark comedy ‘A Different Man’ surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards
Dec 03, 2024 7:02 am - In a surprise that stunned the audience of Hollywood’s first big awards-season bash, “A Different Man,” a dark comedy about doppelgängers, deformity and authenticity in acting, won best feature film at the 34th Gotham Awards on Monday night.
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Santa to greet visitors at McHenry Outdoor Theater Dec. 6-7, 13-14Dec 02, 2024 8:56 pm - Fortunately for area theater buffs, and before things grow altogether too hectic for him, Santa plans to check out the McHenry Outdoor Theater in Lakemoor Dec. 6-7 and 13-14.