Entertainment
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John Lithgow takes on the role of the new kid in school for a PBS special celebrating arts education
Apr 24, 2024 11:02 am - At 78, John Lithgow is not slowing down. Recently, the actor learned dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble with high school students for “Art Happens Here,” airing Friday, April 26, on PBS with the goal of promoting arts education.
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Two bruised, lonely people find love in poignant ‘Brooklyn Laundry’Apr 24, 2024 10:27 am - Two lonely people with a lifetime of baggage take the first tentative steps toward love in “Brooklyn Laundry,” a new play by Pulitzer Prize-winner John Patrick Shanley in a rolling premiere at Northlight Theatre.
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‘We flipped the whole script’: 15 Lakes builds on popular food truck, butcher shop with new steakhouseApr 24, 2024 9:58 am - By design, there are no TVs at 15 Lakes Prime Steakhouse, opening Friday in downtown Antioch. But a butcher’s bread and butter edible candle is another matter. “We’re supplying quality. That’s what we’re focusing on,” Executive Chef Duane Boslet said.
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Plan now for Mother’s Day: Here are over 100 restaurant ideasApr 24, 2024 9:39 am - Mother’s Day is Sunday! If you don’t have plans yet, you still might be able to make reservations or order carryout from some suburban restaurants. Don’t delay as the clock is ticking.
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Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is ‘tickled pink’ to inspire a Barbie dollApr 24, 2024 6:59 am - Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it's surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself.
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Sinfonietta Bel Canto to feature French opéra-comique at May concertsApr 23, 2024 11:12 pm - Join the Sinfonietta Bel Canto in its celebration of the elegant 19th-century French music, presenting Daniel François Auber’s “Le Concert à la cour ou La Débutante,” an ...
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Water Street Studios to host ‘Portraits and Memories’ exhibit by Algonquin artistApr 23, 2024 9:56 pm - On Friday, May 10, Water Street Studios in Batavia will host an opening reception for the solo exhibition, “Portraits and Memories: Legacies of Service” by Algonquin a...
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Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter blurs lines between reality, performance during two Chicago shows
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Things to do April 26-May 2: Tulip fests, Long Grove Craft Beer Fest, Natasha Leggero, Arbor Day events and moreApr 23, 2024 3:02 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Craft Beer Festival, performances by Natasha Leggero and Victor Manuelle, Arbor Day events in Arlington Heights and Lisle and more happening this week.
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Music review: Neil Young delivers appropriately ragged, raw live version of 1990’s ‘Ragged Glory’