Entertainment
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‘Captain America’ dives in second weekend, ‘The Monkey’ adds to Neon’s successes
Feb 23, 2025 12:46 pm - “Captain America: Brave New World” soared on opening weekend, but crash-landed in its second go-around with audiences.d
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‘Mary Poppins’ flying into Metropolis Performing Arts Centre featuring suburban child actorsFeb 22, 2025 8:14 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is reimagining one of Disney’s most beloved children’s characters with “Mary Poppins — A Staged Concert,” a musical showcasing cross-gender castings, developing community and proving how many possibilities can fit in a certain nanny’s famous bag.
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Handmade tortillas and spit-grilled meats at new Arlington Heights taqueriaFeb 21, 2025 6:48 pm - Tijuana-style street tacos are the featured item at Thlaco Taco Tijuanense #2, opening soon in Arlington Heights.
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Jerry 'Ice Man' Butler, soul singer whose hits included 'Only the Strong Survive,' dies at 85
Feb 21, 2025 12:57 pm - Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died at age 85.
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District 62 art show coming to Des Plaines Public LibraryFeb 21, 2025 12:54 pm - Enjoy the creations of young artists in March at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St.
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‘Universal Language’ needs to be seen to be believed
Feb 21, 2025 8:20 am - Matthew Rankin’s “Universal Language” takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but the culture is entirely Iranian. Farsi is the spoken tongue. It’s as if we’ve been knocked over the head and woken up in some snowy, Canadian version of an Abbas Kiarostami film.
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Ron Onesti: ‘The Wanderers’ have found their placeFeb 21, 2025 7:00 am - Just about 20 years ago, a dad and his two sons embarked upon a journey that began in the Bronx and who ultimately became some of the brightest stars on the Las Vegas strip.
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Music Review: Tate McRae’s ‘So Close to What’ entices with post-Britney Spears, dirty, breathy pop
Feb 21, 2025 6:38 am - She can sing. She can dance. She’s mastered a sultry gaze. She can write a smutty phrase. Is Tate McRae the new princess of dirty, breathy pop? At 21 she’s released her third studio album, “So Close to What,” and is gearing up for a world tour.
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Stewards of local history: Preservation Partners seeks creative solutions to save historic structuresFeb 21, 2025 5:00 am - Education and creative solutions are needed when faced with the challenge of preserving historic structures, according to Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, weighing in on the 1843 Judge Barry House in St. Charles and the blacksmith shop in Geneva.
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‘We’re not going anywhere’: Chicago Culinary Kitchen owners to remain after saleFeb 20, 2025 6:19 pm - Chicago Culinary Kitchen in Palatine has new owners. But Greg and Kristina Gaardbo remain involved in the business at 2391 N. Hicks Road and will reinvest the proceeds of the sale to franchise the business.