Entertainment
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Glass Animals return this summer with a new album, tour to Northerly Island Aug. 28
Apr 11, 2024 6:29 am - Glass Animals' latest album was born thanks to a massive storm, a house on a cliff and an existential crisis. And now the English indie-pop band is going on tour, which stops at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago Wednesday, Aug. 28.
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Civil bore: Political ambiguity muddles hollow, violent cautionary dramaApr 10, 2024 4:48 pm - Armed with a timely premise, a high-caliber cast and forceful visuals, Alex Garland’s dystopian horror war road movie “Civil War” blunts its potential impact by posing unanswered questions and by disregarding pesky, relevant details.
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'Flowers Songs' bloom at Northwest Choral’s May 5 concertApr 10, 2024 3:02 pm - Northwest Choral Society (NWCS) will celebrate the wonders of the spring season with a concert on Sunday, May 5, filled entirely with, and entitled, “Flower Songs.” The c...
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When are the 2025 Oscars? The Academy Awards announce date, sticking to early start
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‘It feels amazing to be recognized’: Oakton students featured in Skyway Juried Art ExhibitionApr 10, 2024 2:35 pm - Oakton student Megan Africk, Wilmette, recognized with the Excellence Award Experience local artistic talent at the Skyway Juried Art Exhibition at Oakton College. R...
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Giancarlo Esposito always had leading-man credentials. ‘Parish’ just makes it official
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Elsinore closing out its second season with ‘Mary Stuart’Apr 10, 2024 11:22 am - With a cast 10-strong, Elsinore wraps up its second season with Friedrich Schiller’s “Mary Stuart,” in a new version by Peter Oswald, opening April 12, at The Theater at ...
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Star of Netflix’s ‘Drink Masters’ opening a cocktail bar in ItascaApr 10, 2024 11:11 am - Internationally renowned mixologist Tao Zrafi, who was a Season 1 finalist on Netflix’s “Drink Masters,” is opening the new high-concept, one-of-a-kind cocktail bar No School Tomorrow on Thursday, April 18, on the campus of the Itasca Country Club.
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Best Bets: Hail and farewell to Schaumburg’s Laugh Out LoudApr 10, 2024 11:04 am - Laugh it up while you can as Schaumburg’s Laugh Out Loud Theater closes this weekend. Plus, pianist Wael Farouk returns to the MAC and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago.
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Bonding over ‘Baby’: At Citadel Theatre, actors feel like familyApr 10, 2024 11:00 am - Suburban actors say working with Citadel Theatre on a revival of the rom-com tuner “Baby” has been a delight. “Every theater to me is about creating community,” actor Joe Lehman said. “Citadel has done a great job fostering that environment.”