Entertainment
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Apply for Fine Line scholarship by May 1Apr 21, 2023 11:00 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles has offered adult classes in various arts and crafts for over 40 years. It's a beautiful place to try something new or ...
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Drury Lane rocks and bops down memory lane with its revival of 'Grease'Apr 21, 2023 1:00 pm - “Grease” - ★ ★ ½ Walking to my car Thursday after the opening of “Grease” at Drury Lane Theatre, I overheard a young man discussing the musical with a companion. “She ...
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A visit to the 'Last Stop Motel' highlights mental health in new Take the Reins videoApr 21, 2023 9:00 am - The greatest gift Take the Reins gives listeners is the band's ability to turn anything - even the darker sides of relationship issues, isolation and mental health strug...
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Two Chicago festivals bring you the past, present and future of filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Over the next few weeks, two Chicago film festivals will showcase the past, present and future of the medium with local flavor and global reach. CineYouth Festival ...
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Rachel Weisz plays 'Dead Ringers' in new Prime Video seriesApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Seeing double can be unsettling, and in a new series version of a celebrated movie thriller, that's just what it's meant to be. A revision of "Dead Ringers" starts its P...
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Spotlight: Thriller 'D.O.A.' opens at Steel Beam while 'Big River' musical takes stage at Mercury TheaterApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Theater noir Steel Beam Theatre presents "D.O.A.," a thriller adapted by Elizabeth Lovelady from the screenplay of the 1949 film about an accountant named Frank Bigelow ...
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Arty movie 'Showing Up' about artists fails to spark
Apr 21, 2023 6:00 am - “Showing Up” - ★ Michelle Williams plays a sculptor whose hot water heater has irritatingly busted in the languid “Showing Up.” That's about it, plot-wise. Talk about n...
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What's new at Six Flags Great America in 2023 (rides no; food and drinks, yes)Apr 21, 2023 5:30 am - Visitors to Six Flags Great America will see improvements in comfort and fan experience at the Gurnee amusement park when it opens for the 2023 season Saturday, official...
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WT Productions to host interactive 'Murder's Day' dinner theater fundraiserApr 20, 2023 11:00 pm - It would be the typical Mother's Day dinner, but this family is anything but typical. Mom has to celebrate a week early because her five offbeat children can never agree...
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'Wake Up, Brother Bear!' entertains children 5 and under at Northbrook TheatreApr 20, 2023 11:00 pm - April showers bring May flowers, and the weather around Northbrook lately has kept many couped up indoors. Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences (NTYA), a professional ...