Entertainment
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‘It appeals to and activates all five of the senses’: Elmhurst art exhibit explores sustenance, relationship with landJan 21, 2025 3:05 pm - A collection of works from different artists employs the five senses to convey human connection to — and destruction of — the environment in a new exhibit at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
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‘Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Jan 21, 2025 1:41 pm - Cynthia Erivo, who is starring in the hit musical “Wicked,” on Tuesday was named as the 2025 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
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Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist and last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87
Jan 21, 2025 12:01 pm - Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to rock standards, has died at age 87.
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Book Review: A tour de force of a novel about a celebrated actor in the throes of a midlife crisis
Jan 21, 2025 11:28 am - Have you ever woken up on Thanksgiving morning to a house full of company and just wanted to flee? In Mischa Berlinski’s extravagantly brilliant and darkly funny new novel, “Mona Acts Out,” the eponymous heroine does just that.
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A family is torn apart under Brazil’s dictatorship in ‘I’m Still Here’
Jan 21, 2025 11:15 am - It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.” He drops the audience into the warm everyday of the beautiful home of Eunice (Fernanda Torres) and Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, where their five kids run freely between the beach and their living room.
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Concerts Jan. 24-30: Little River Band, Poi Dog Pondering, Meshell Ndegeocello and moreJan 21, 2025 11:14 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Little River Band, Ralph Covert, Poi Dog Pondering, Meshell Ndegeocello and more.
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Things to do Jan. 24-30: Norge Winter Ski Jump Tournament, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks and moreJan 21, 2025 10:39 am - Mark your calendar for the Norge Annual Winter Ski Jump Tournament, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire, Marlon Wayans’ “Wild Child Tour” and more happening this week.
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Trevor Noah is tapped to once again host the Grammy Awards
Jan 21, 2025 10:28 am - The Grammy Awards are sticking with their man: Trevor Noah will host the show for the fifth consecutive time, the Grammys announced Tuesday.
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Spotlight: Good news for Carole King fans, ‘Beautiful’ is back in the ‘burbsJan 21, 2025 9:37 am - Drury Lane Theatre revives the Carole King tuner “Beautiful,” Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages the culture-clash comedy “Native Gardens,” Shattered Globe examines morality in “Lobby Hero,” and Steppenwolf revives a Sam Shepard classic.
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Elgin Fringe Festival captures creative spirit with one-day winter celebrationJan 21, 2025 12:42 am - Elgin's Winter Mini Fringe returns for a one-day celebration of art, performance, and community. Enjoy an art exhibition, potluck, future insights panel, provocative immersive theater, and a hilarious mythical adventure comedy.