Entertainment
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Best bets: Plain White T's play Rivers Casino, Joffrey Ballet stages 'Frankenstein'Oct 12, 2023 5:00 am - Chicago premiere The Joffrey Ballet opens its 68th season with the Chicago premiere of “Frankenstein,” choreographer Liam Scarlett's ballet inspired by Mary Shelley...
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Des Plaines launches citywide art exhibition featuring pieces made from recycled plasticOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Dozens of sculptures created this summer as a Des Plaines Art Guild project now are on display throughout the city. The "Late Blooms Des Plaines" effort turned used plas...
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Ron Onesti: Where would country music be … without Chicago?Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - So I am in Nashville attending some talent buyer meetings and decided to enjoy the beautiful day with a walk around the downtown entertainment district. I proceeded down...
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Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam 'bullying tactics'
Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime so...
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Restaurant and lounge open inside The Matrix Club in NapervilleOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The restaurant and lounge inside The Matrix Club, a sprawling entertainment venue that opened in late summer in south Naperville, are now open. The Matrix Room res...
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The U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America marches into ECC on Nov. 4Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The Elgin Community College Arts Center presents the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America for Veteran's Day concert on Saturday, Nov. 4. The concert will be at 7:...
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'A Chicago institution': Tom Skilling announces plans to retire in '24Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Tom Skilling, who for 45 years has brought television viewers the ups and downs of Chicago weather with an infectious charm and unbridled passion for meteorology, will r...
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Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra presents 'The Ukrainian Symphony' Nov. 12Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The Elmhurst Symphony Association announces "The Ukrainian Symphony," its second concert of the season on Sunday, Nov. 12. The concert, with conductor Stephen Alltop, wi...
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Sunday walk will help three Libertyville nonprofits provide shelter, food, mental health servicesOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Three Libertyville nonprofits are collaborating for the inaugural Neighbor to Neighbor 5K run and 3K fun walk Sunday to help those struggling with shelter, food or menta...
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Norris Gallery concert series presents EYSO Honors Chamber Music EnsemblesOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center's "Music & More in the Gallery" series continues on Sunday, Oct. 29, with a concert featuring the Hanson String Quartet and Earl Clemens ...