Entertainment
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Music ensemble Danú from Ireland comes to the MAC on March 8Feb 22, 2024 5:39 pm - “May your day be touched by a bit of Irish luck, brightened by a song in your heart and warmed by the smiles of the people you love,” reads one Irish saying. In anticipa...
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The Hideout of Schaumburg to celebrate reopening Friday after weekslong move next doorFeb 22, 2024 5:26 pm - The Hideout of Schaumburg bar and restaurant will mark its grand reopening at a new location next door to the old with a ribbon-cutting at 3 p.m. Friday, less than fo...
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Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the Oscars
Feb 22, 2024 1:06 pm - Sean Wang’s two grandmothers live together. They read the newspaper together. They dance together. They sleep in the same bed and complain about each other’s farts. The o...
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‘Like a candy store’ for tea: Elgin’s Steep N’ Clay sells everything for the perfect cup, down to the potFeb 22, 2024 11:45 am - The shelves at Steep N’ Clay in downtown Elgin present an astounding array of teas with labels on the jars that excite curiosity about their contents — Eternity, Garden Gold, and Black Beauty. This only scratches the surface of the inventory though.
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Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to claim top spot on Billboard’s country music chart
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Movie review: Hilary Swank gives inspirational ‘Ordinary Angels’ both the heart and heft it needsFeb 22, 2024 5:45 am - Despite the compelling source material, “Ordinary Angels” is one of those movies where you can predict developments with certainty. Hilary Swank gives this weepie its heart and its heft.
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Q&A: Nearly a year after their buzzy hit single, The Last Dinner Party releases debut albumFeb 21, 2024 8:16 pm - In the last several decades, rock music has been declared dead countless times. But the flame that animates the spirit of the genre always seems to reignite — even if it ...
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The Venue hosts St. Patrick’s Day celebration and benefit March 16Feb 21, 2024 7:21 pm - The Venue in Aurora will host a St. Patrick’s Day celebration and benefit featuring The Irish Mystics on Saturday, March 16. Dave Glynn, a veteran Irish singer songwriter...
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Finalists to perform at Sinfonietta Bel Canto’s 11th annual Voice CompetitionFeb 21, 2024 6:22 pm - The Sinfonietta Bel Canto, a Downers Grove-based orchestra, recently announced the Finalists Concert of its 11th annual SBC Voice Competition on Sunday, March 17. It wil...
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Richonne rises in ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’