Entertainment
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Father-son team opening family-friendly Quentin Tap in PalatineFeb 18, 2025 3:39 pm - The proposed Quentin Tap in Palatine is billed by co-owners George Tselos and Konstantinos Tselos as a family-friendly sports bar that offers a welcoming space for the Palatine community.
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‘Saturday Night Live’ will next feature Lady Gaga, Shane Gillis and Tate McRaeFeb 18, 2025 3:34 pm - “Saturday Night Live” will follow up its 50th anniversary celebrations with new shows and some familiar faces — Lady Gaga doing double duty as musical guest and host, and an episode hosted by Shane Gillis with Tate McRae performing.
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Dining out: National Margarita Day and suburban restaurant weeksFeb 18, 2025 3:06 pm - The snow outside may suggest otherwise, but Saturday is National Margarita Day and we’ve got specials. There are also restaurant weeks starting in Glen Ellyn and Woodridge.
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Wheaton restaurateur nears opening of Dough and The BackyardFeb 18, 2025 1:50 pm - Eric Schlickman, owner of several Wheaton restaurants, is renovating the old Carlson’s Art Supply Store into a pizzeria called Dough and an entertainment spot called The Backyard, with March-April opening dates planned.
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Marriott Theatre sews up inclusive, diverse ‘Dreamcoat’Feb 18, 2025 1:41 pm - Director and choreographer Amber Mak creatively brings “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” to life at the Marriott Theatre with a dazzlingly diverse and inclusive production that fills the entire theater with rainbow color, energy and joy.
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Book Review: Sweet Grant’s young adult debut ‘I Am the Cage’ gives resounding voice to the voiceless
Feb 18, 2025 12:43 pm - We’re taught from earliest childhood that doctors are trustworthy healers, so there’s a special sense of betrayal when they inflict pain. Young adult debut novel “I Am th...
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Book Review: ‘Disposable’ a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Feb 18, 2025 12:37 pm - Five years after COVID-19 first emerged, the United States is still grappling with the aftereffects of the pandemic that killed millions of people worldwide. They include...
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Concerts Feb. 21-27: Air Supply, Parmalee, LoCash and moreFeb 18, 2025 12:15 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Air Supply, Parmalee, Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press, Tab Benoit, LoCash, Mellencougar and more.
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Things to do Feb. 21-27: Drumline Live, Bonsai Silhouette Show, Lake County Craft Beer Fest and moreFeb 18, 2025 9:34 am - Mark your calendar for Drumline Live at the Genesee Theatre, the Bonsai Silhouette Show at the Morton Arboretum, the Lake County Craft Beer Festival, Unicorn World at Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center and more happening this week.
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‘Hello, Eric, it’s Oprah.’ Author Eric Puchner is latest member of Winfrey book club.
Feb 18, 2025 9:12 am - Eric Puchner is a well-regarded fiction writer whose new novel, “Dream State,” tells a story about life’s unexpected and improbable twists. Weeks before the book’s release, he received surprising news: Oprah had chosen his book for her book club.