Entertainment
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10 takeaways from Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’
Mar 29, 2024 9:04 am - Turns out country music isn’t the only sound you’ll hear at the Beyoncé rodeo. The singer’s new album, “Cowboy Carter,” dropped Friday at midnight, and it’s a big one: 27 tracks, more than 79 minutes, tons of guest stars and even Beatles and Dolly Parton covers.
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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Mar 29, 2024 8:50 am - LOS ANGELES — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He wa...
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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music
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Elgin Master Chorale’s spring concert will feature Rossini’s ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’Mar 28, 2024 11:13 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale will perform Gioachino Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle” on Sunday, April 14. This mass, arranged for choir and four soloists, is accompanied b...
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Alyssa Allgood Quintet to perform April 6 at WaubonseeMar 28, 2024 10:09 pm - Waubonsee Community College will host a free community concert featuring Chicago-based jazz vocalist and composer Alyssa Allgood. It will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Apri...
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Eclipse featured at Local Author Showcase April 3 at Anderson’s Bookshop-NapervilleMar 28, 2024 6:25 pm - Did you know eclipses have a season? “Eclipse seasons” happen less than six months apart when the lunar orbit is perfect for Sun, Earth, and Moon eclipse alignments to ...
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Hail not farewell for longtime Buffalo Theatre Ensemble artistic directorMar 28, 2024 4:15 pm - Longtime Buffalo Theatre Ensemble artistic director Connie Canaday Howard will step down from her leadership position in June but will not step away from the theater.
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Flowers coming into bloom in late April for Midwest Tulip FestMar 28, 2024 3:21 pm - The Midwest Tulip Fest is set to open April 27 at Kuipers Family Farm on Watson Road in Maple Park. Over the past few years, they have planted nearly 500,000 tulip bulbs ...
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The AfterImage Film Festival announces its 2024 lineupMar 28, 2024 1:27 pm - The fourth edition of the festival includes the Illinois premiere of Ethan Hawke’s film “Wildcat” The AfterImage Film Festival recently announced the first seven sel...
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Interactive children’s theater ‘Across the Sand’ coming back in AprilMar 28, 2024 1:11 pm - After rave reviews from the community last year, “Across the Sand: A Passover Theatrical Experience” by Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences will be back next month.