Entertainment
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Best bets: Metropolitan Jazz Octet re-imagines David Bowie; Starlight City; Colin Mochrie & Brad SherwoodJan 04, 2024 10:06 am - Page’s birthday: Salute Led Zeppelin’s hits as tribute act Kashmir marks the birthday of the band’s iconic founder for the Jimmy Page Birthday Bash at the Arcada Theatre,...
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Des Plaines actor’s ‘full circle moment’ comes with lead role in Porchlight’s ‘Anything Goes’Jan 04, 2024 10:05 am - “Anything Goes,” Cole Porter’s 1934 tuner about the romantic shenanigans unfolding on an ocean liner bound from New York to London, has a special place in Luke Nowakowski...
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Things to do Jan. 5-11: Concerts, shows and winter celebrationsJan 04, 2024 9:52 am - This is one of the last weekends to experience a winter light show for the season. Or, get out and catch a concert or stage production, go ice skating or visit Frosty Fes...
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Coco Jones talks earning Grammy nods, overcoming obstacles after Disney fame, Hollywood’s pay equityJan 04, 2024 9:35 am - LOS ANGELES — Coco Jones was so obsessed with fine-tuning her skills as a singer that she tried to mimic Beyoncé’s Olympic-style training of singing while running on a tr...
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Flute virtuoso Brandon Patrick George to perform with Elgin Symphony Orchestra Jan. 13-14Jan 03, 2024 10:58 pm - Leading flute soloist Brandon Patrick George will perform Jacques Ibert’s Flute Concerto with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra on Jan. 13-14. The program will be conducted b...
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Ron Onesti: The future of ‘our’ musicJan 03, 2024 10:33 pm - Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti
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Ron Onesti: My rock ’n roll rootsJan 03, 2024 10:12 pm - Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti
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Sinfonietta Bel Canto to hold concerto competitionJan 03, 2024 10:08 pm - The Sinfonietta Bel Canto is hosting its first concerto competition for young musicians on Sunday, Jan. 28. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. at the St. Paul United Chu...
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Addison Center for the Arts to host ‘There and Back (and Back Again),’ a solo exhibition by Joseph HladikJan 03, 2024 7:47 pm - On Wednesday, Jan. 10, the Addison Center for the Arts is opening “There and Back (and Back Again),” a solo exhibition featuring the mixed media works of Joseph Hladik. ...
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First Pooh, now Mickey. In public domain, early Mickey Mouse version will star in horror movies
Jan 03, 2024 5:01 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, just a few days in the public domain. Slashed free of Disney's copyright as of Monday, the icon...