Entertainment
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The Venue celebrates women in music this monthMar 01, 2024 9:52 pm - The Venue, a live music performance room in downtown Aurora, will celebrate women in music throughout March as part of Women’s History Month. The Venue’s free Songwriter ...
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Celebrate National Meatball Day Swedish styleMar 01, 2024 8:36 pm - Celebrate National Meatball Day Swedish style with a benefit dinner for the Swedish American Children’s Choir on Saturday, March 9, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Batavia...
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Black Film Summit returns to NIU Naperville March 20-23Mar 01, 2024 6:51 pm - The Black Film Summit returns to the Northern Illinois University-Naperville Conference Center March 20-23. It is a celebration of Pan African achievement in the cinema...
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Harper College welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright to campusMar 01, 2024 3:10 pm - It’s not every day that a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright comes to Harper College, but Beth Henley will be in the audience when the Harper Ensemble Theatre Company presents her award-winning play, “Crimes of the Heart.”
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St. Pat’s Shindig at Buffalo Creek BrewingMar 01, 2024 12:25 pm - Buffalo Creek Brewing goes green all weekend for its annual St. Pat’s Shindig. Guests each day are invited to sport their favorite Irish threads and celebrate in the taproom or outside in the biergarten alongside the roaring firepits
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We may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year’s Oscars are evidence
Mar 01, 2024 10:25 am - Filmmaking, a rough-and-tumble business that requires an army of collaborators and millions in financing, can be a grueling endeavor. It’s not historically been the providence of octogenarians. But we may be living in the golden age of the aged filmmaker.
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Kate Winslet’s ‘Regime’ is not a dictatorship — behind the scenes, at least
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Once doomed to cult status, the animated satire ‘Clone High’ finds a new life on MaxMar 01, 2024 8:16 am - In one of the weirdest high schools in history, Cleopatra is dating class president Frida Kahlo and John F. Kennedy's best friend is Abraham Lincoln. This is “Clone High,...
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The Luck of the Irish is coming to the St. Charles St. Patrick’s ParadeFeb 29, 2024 11:16 pm - The St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade, presented by St. Charles Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, is taking place on Saturday, March 9, along with an array of family-friendly St...
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Sound check: Richard Marx, Tony Orlando and the indie Winter PromFeb 29, 2024 9:46 am - Crooner Richard Marx returns to Chicago; Tommy Kessler and Damager head up Beat Kitchen’s Winter Prom; and Tony Orlando brings his “Farewell Tour” to the suburbs this weekend.