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‘Diarra from Detroit’ offers a fresh take on the detective genre

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Mar 26, 2024 11:39 am - A date, and what happens after, is at the center of a new comedic mystery series Diarra Kilpatrick created, executive produces and stars in for BET+ called “Diarra From Detroit.”
Spotlight: David Payne channels ‘Churchill’ at Broadway Playhouse

By Barbara Vitello
Mar 26, 2024 11:13 am - While British actor David Payne channels Sir Winston Churchill in “Churchill,” Curious Theatre Branch co-founder Jenny Magnus examines the nature of goodness, this week in Chicago-area theater.
Best Bets: Waukegan blues woman Ivy Ford at Aurora’s Venue, Herbie Hancock in Chicago

By Barbara Vitello
Mar 26, 2024 11:11 am - Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.
New Buffalo Wild Wings ‘GO’ in St. Charles to give away free wings Wednesday

Shaw Local News Network
Mar 26, 2024 10:55 am - In celebration of the first Buffalo Wild Wings GO location opening in St. Charles, the carry-out and delivery-focused restaurant will give away free wings for a year to t...
Swing into the sounds of Count Basie

Submitted by Andrew Ledet
Mar 26, 2024 9:36 am - The Arlington Jazz Exchange may not be able to physically transport you to celebrate April in Paris, but they aim to get you there musically via a tribute concert honoring the legendary Count Basie. The concert is scheduled for 3 p.m. on April 14, at Forest View Education Center, 2121 S Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights.
How Shakira turned pain into art on her first album in seven years, ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’

By MARIA SHERMAN
Mar 26, 2024 6:29 am - Shakira, the boundary-breaking Colombian performer, has been remarkably consistent since beginning her career in the early ’90s. In reality, the last few years haven’t been kind to her. On “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” her first new album in seven years, she transforms her pain into art.
Contemporary folk duo Kallet and Larsen to perform April 14 for Norris ‘Music in Gallery’ Series

By Mark Smith, Norris Cultural Arts Center
Mar 26, 2024 12:41 am - The Norris Cultural Arts Center’s “Music & More in the Gallery” event series concludes its spring season with a performance by renowned contemporary folk music artists C...
Golden Globes land 5-year deal to air on CBS, stream on Paramount+

By JAKE COYLE
Mar 25, 2024 12:38 pm - The Golden Globes and CBS have reached a five-year deal to broadcast the annual award show and stream it live on Paramount+, it was announced Monday.
Book Review: ‘Glorious Exploits’ turns classical history into an endearing comedy about tragedy

By DONNA EDWARDS
Mar 25, 2024 9:59 am - If the googly eyes on the cover didn’t make it apparent, Ferdia Lennon’s knockout debut novel “Glorious Exploits” is hilarious. In fact, it’s loaded with dark humor literally from page one. Never before has history been such a riot, and so indelibly endearing.
Comedian Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

By ASHRAF KHALIL
Mar 25, 2024 6:52 am - “I didn't start doing what I was doing to get awards,” Kevin Hart said at the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy Sunday night. “I just fell in love with the idea of comedy.”

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