Entertainment
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The 100-Year-Old Cigar cocktail is an unexpected modern classic
Apr 01, 2025 7:24 am - The aromatics of the 100-Year-Old Cigar cocktail stirred an intense recollection: fruity and vegetal, spicy, a slightly leathery funk that I wanted to keep breathing in.
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Book Review: Claire Anderson-Wheeler pays homage to Fitzgerald with mystery ‘The Gatsby Gambit’
Apr 01, 2025 6:45 am - It takes more than a little verve to write a story based on the iconic characters created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in perhaps the 20th century’s most famous American novel,...
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Buffalo Grove teen on way to becoming next American IdolMar 31, 2025 4:23 pm - Nikki Rodrigues had two reasons to celebrate Sunday night. It was not only the Stevenson High School senior’s 18th birthday. It was also the night her successful audition for “American Idol” aired.
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Alley Art Fest hosting free workshops as part of 15th anniversary celebrationMar 31, 2025 2:17 pm - To celebrate 15 years, Aurora's Alley Art Festival is expanding outreach this spring with free World Art Day and World Collage Day workshops open to all ages and abilities.
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Spotlight: ‘Da Vinci Code’ thriller at Drury Lane, ‘Titanic’ tuner at MarriottMar 31, 2025 2:08 pm - Drury Lane Theatre stages a theatrical adaptation of Dan Brown’s bestselling “The Da Vinci Code,” Marriott Theatre revives the rarely produced musical “Titanic,” and Victory Gardens co-produces the Chicago premiere of David Mamet’s latest, “Henry Johnson.”
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Explore local history and culture during Museum Week in McHenry and Lake countiesMar 31, 2025 12:27 pm - McHenry and Lake counties launch inaugural Museum Week featuring scavenger hunt across multiple museums. Participants get stamp for each museum visited and prize for 8+ stamps.
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Liza Minnelli documentary sheds light on those who helped shape a superstar
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Tracks Bar & Grill owner plans new restaurant in downtown Cary
Mar 31, 2025 11:42 am - The owner of Cary’s Tracks Bar and Grill is opening another restaurant in downtown Cary that will serve specialty cocktails, paninis, sandwiches and flatbreads.
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Fine Line to host Stone-a-Palooza April 5Mar 31, 2025 11:23 am - One-day sale of unique jewelry supplies at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles on April 5 featuring gems, mammoth ivory, meteorite, amber, antler, cabochons, beads, findings, and rough rocks like tiger's eye, jasper, jade, and rhodonite
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Steph Curry scores a 3-book deal, starting with a ‘personal reflection’ on his life and career