Entertainment
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‘An institution’: Mount Prospect bakery is paczki central on Fat TuesdayFeb 13, 2024 4:38 pm - Eating the Polish pastries known as paczkis — commonly pronounced poonch-keys or ponch-keys — is a Fat Tuesday tradition before the fasting of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
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After Hours Film Society to show Oscar-nominated short films Feb. 26Feb 13, 2024 3:13 pm - After Hours Film Society will present the 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove. ShortsTV...
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Pearl Jam to play Wrigley Field Aug. 29 and 31
Feb 13, 2024 1:35 pm - Pearl Jam’s forthcoming album is called “Dark Matter,” its first single of the same title has been released, and the band will start a world tour in May, including two nights playing Chicago’s Wrigley Field on Thursday, Aug. 29, and Saturday, Aug. 31.
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Naperville North show choirs to host ‘Clash of the Sequins’ Feb. 17Feb 13, 2024 1:28 pm - The show choirs of Naperville North High School will host “The Clash of the Sequins 2024,” a show choir competition, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in the hig...
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Things to do Feb. 16-22: Chicago Auto Show, RV and Camping Show, The Drifters and moreFeb 13, 2024 12:55 pm - The Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, the Chicago RV and Camping Show in Rosemont, The Drifters performing at North Central College and Brick Fest Live in Grayslake are just a few entertaining events happening this weekend.
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Jon Stewart’s return to ‘The Daily Show’ felt familiar to those who missed him while he was awayFeb 13, 2024 12:47 pm - No, Jon Stewart really wasn't sitting at his desk at Comedy Central for the last nine years, waiting for someone to turn the lights back on. Yet it almost felt that way during Stewart's return to “The Daily Show” Monday night.
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‘Madame’ a Marvel mess, but it looks prettyFeb 13, 2024 12:36 pm - Toss together some inadvertently ludicrous situations, a sophomoric, overwritten screenplay and eye-rolling chase scenes and you get a curiously sedate Dakota Johnson starring in 50 shades of nay in “Madame Web.”
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Spotlight: American Blues Theater’s ‘Reclamation’ examines history, identityFeb 13, 2024 12:27 pm - American Blues Theater stages the Chicago premiere of “The Reclamation of Madison Hemings,” while Marriott Theatre presents the family-friendly turner “James and the Giant Peach.”
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Sound check: SNÜZFEST, Johnny Cash (sort of) and new Nora MarksFeb 13, 2024 12:25 pm - Grab your jammies for the SNÜZFEST pop-punk pajama party in the city or catch “Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience” at the Genesee Theatre this weekend.
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‘Something Rotten!’ comes to Maine East High SchoolFeb 13, 2024 10:10 am - Maine East High School is proud to present the outrageously entertaining musical farce, “Something Rotten!” This hilarious production, featuring a talented company of ov...