Entertainment
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Movie review: A village in Bhutan learns about democracy and teaches us, too, in ‘Monk and the Gun’Feb 08, 2024 5:45 am - For a piercing refresher lesson on democracy, one wouldn’t necessarily think of rural Bhutan as the first place to look. Writer-director Pawo Choyning Dorji centers his delightful, moving and clever new satire on a moment in 2006 when officials first fan out into the countryside to introduce this concept called “election.”
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Bittersweet farewell: Buffalo Theatre delivers exquisite revival of ‘Outgoing Tide’Feb 07, 2024 4:53 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s revival of Bruce Graham’s “The Outgoing Tide” is a richly emotional, beautifully acted meditation on love, life and death.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ is heading to Disney+ with 5 new songs added
Feb 07, 2024 4:31 pm - Taylor Swift's blockbuster concert film “The Eras Tour” will make its streaming debut on Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday. The film, now titled “Taylor S...
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Round1 Bowling & Arcade to open this summer in former Sears Grand space at Gurnee MillsFeb 07, 2024 2:39 pm - California-based subsidiary of company founded in Japan looking to expand in U.S. An aggressively expanding arcade/entertainment business will be filling a long vac...
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Music at Bethel welcomes Edgewater Ensemble Wind Quintet March 2Feb 07, 2024 12:52 pm - The Music at Bethel series presents the Edgewater Ensemble Woodwind Quintet, a Chicago-based wind quintet comprised of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn, in ...
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Free ‘Music Through the Decades’ concert at MCCFeb 07, 2024 12:19 pm - Singer Maureen Christine and woodwind artist Michael Bazan will perform “Music Through the Decades,” featuring popular hits from the 1940s through the 1980s, as part of the McHenry County College Concert Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11.
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Downers Grove church to host benefit concert for Bridge CommunitiesFeb 07, 2024 12:12 pm - On Sunday, March 3, the Bridge Board of the First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove invites the community to join the Encore 2024 Benefit Concert for Bridge Commun...
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Kick up your heels at 'Wine Women & Shoes' fundraiser for Bridge CommunitiesFeb 07, 2024 11:46 am - Sip, strut and sparkle at the most glamorous soiree of the season! Bridge Communities will host its fourth annual “Wine Women & Shoes” event on Saturday, Feb. 24, from ...
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Sound check: Celebrate the classics with the Rat Pack, Jim PeterikFeb 07, 2024 11:22 am - Ocean’s Rat Pack plays two Valentine’s Day shows, and rocker Jim Peterik brings the hits to Hey Nonny this week.
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Good restaurant vs. great restaurant: How to tell the differenceFeb 07, 2024 9:53 am - Columnist Izzy Kharasch offers his take on the difference between a good restaurant and a great one.