Entertainment
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Celebrate Oktoberfest in Bartlett Sept. 29-30Sep 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Join the fun at the Oktoberfest celebration in Bartlett's Leiseberg Park, 325 E. Devon Ave., from 4:30-10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 and noon to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday,...
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Northlight's 'Birthday Candles' a sweet reflection of an ordinary life, well-livedSep 25, 2023 5:00 pm - “Birthday Candles” — ★ ★ ★ We meet Ernestine Ashworth, the woman around whom Noah Haidle's “Birthday Candles” centers, on her 17th birthday as she declares herself...
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Streaming this week: Ed Sheeran, 'The Voice,' 'The Golden Bachelor' and more Wes Anderson
Sep 25, 2023 11:00 am - An Ed Sheeran album and a spinoff of "The Bachelor" starring a 72-year-old widower are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. A...
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NBC's 'The Irrational' takes an unexpected approach to investigating crimeSep 25, 2023 6:00 am - Some investigators just have the knack when it comes to seeing the missing piece in confounding investigations. In "The Irrational," a new crime procedural premiering at...
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World of Flavors food festival takes over Geneva Commons Sept. 30-Oct. 1Sep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Geneva Commons is launching a World of Flavors food festival, a two-day culinary extravaganza set to delight taste buds and bring the community together, on Saturday and...
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Free local writing workshops offered for National Novel Writing MonthSep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - National Novel Writing Month is a free, annual event each November to encourage people to write a 50,000-plus word first draft of their novel. Anyone age 13 or older can...
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60 local vendors expected at Harmony Fest and Taste of Arlington HeightsSep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Harmony Fest returns to Harmony Park and downtown Arlington Heights from 5-11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 and 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Harmony Fest includes the Tas...
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Maine East to Stage 'Lookingglass Alice'Sep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Maine East will become just the second high school in the country to stage "Lookingglass Alice" when the play will be performed six times beginning Sept. 28 through Oct....
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Film, TV veteran Joey Slotnick returns to the stage in TimeLine/Broadway in Chicago's 'The Lehman Trilogy'Sep 24, 2023 6:00 am - Joey Slotnick has his Chicago-area friends to thank, in part at least, for his role in TimeLine Theatre and Broadway in Chicago's much-anticipated regional premiere of "...
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12 for fall: During challenging times, suburban and Chicago theaters persevereSep 24, 2023 6:00 am - Closures, canceled seasons, shortened runs and staff reductions have impacted theaters locally and nationwide. First Folio Theatre closed earlier this year after 26 year...