Entertainment
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Concerts Nov. 29 to Dec. 5: Cyndi Lauper, Deacon Blues, Lou Gramm and moreNov 25, 2024 4:51 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Cyndi Lauper, Deacon Blues, Lou Gramm, Destroy Lonely and more.
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Things to do Nov. 29-Dec. 5: Jurassic Quest, tree lightings, ‘The Nutcracker,’ Itasca Winter Wonderland and moreNov 25, 2024 4:47 pm - Mark your calendar for Jurassic Quest in Rosemont, tree lightings, productions of “The Nutcracker,” Itasca Winter Wonderland and more happening this week.
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Best Bets: Light Up the Lake at Navy Pier, ESO brass in SchaumburgNov 25, 2024 3:51 pm - Light Up the Lake opens Friday at Chicago’s Navy Pier, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s brass and percussion sections perform a holiday concert and the Driehaus Museum presents an adaptation of Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity.”
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Gregorys Coffee opens first Illinois location at WoodfieldNov 25, 2024 2:49 pm - Gregorys Coffee, specializing in quality coffee, baked goods and breakfast sandwiches, opened its first Illinois location and 50th nationwide at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg this week.
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Naperville Parade of Lights to honor Special OlympiansNov 25, 2024 12:28 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville will be honoring local Special Olympians from the Naperville area as the grand marshals for this year’s Parade of Lights on Friday, Nov. 29.
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Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection
Nov 25, 2024 12:12 pm - Naomi Wood, an English author not yet well known in the U.S., has written three historical novels, including the well-regarded “Mrs. Hemingway,” about the four wives of E...
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‘So excited’: Long days, big dreams go into ballerina’s ‘Nutcracker’ debutNov 25, 2024 10:53 am - When she was 8, Sia Erter played a guest at the magnificent party Clara’s parents throw in Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” This week, the Glen Ellyn dancer will be at the center of the action as Princess Clara in several Salt Creek Ballet productions.
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Where to see ‘The Nutcracker’ in the city and suburbsNov 25, 2024 9:36 am - There are many opportunities to see “The Nutcracker” over the holiday season. Here are a few of them.
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What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan
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‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts