Entertainment
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Greater Elgin Sing-Along Messiah debuts Dec. 2Nov 20, 2022 10:00 pm - There's one holiday tradition that without fail Elgin resident Mally Miceli never misses: participating in a sing-along Messiah. "For years, my family and I would trek t...
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It's (holiday) show time: Suburban, city theaters rebound from the pandemic with a plethora of seasonal offeringsNov 20, 2022 6:30 am - If Christmas 2021 saw Chicago-area theaters beginning to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, Christmas 2022 suggests it's about complete, with many companies producing a...
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Disney shocker: Iger to return as CEO after Chapek steps down
Nov 20, 2022 12:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. - The Walt Disney Company announced late Sunday that former CEO Bob Iger will return to head the company for two years in a move that stunned the enterta...
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade launches the holiday season againNov 19, 2022 10:00 pm - It's time again to talk turkey ... and floats, character balloons and marching bands. The arrival of the holiday season means the return of one of its top traditions, an...
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For Lake County Model Railroad Club's 50th anniversary, a treat for children and adults alikeNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - Children and adults were fascinated by the realism of model trains rolling past scenes during the Lake County Model Railroad Club's 50th anniversary open house. In scene...
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Q&A: Tony Kushner on playing therapist to Steven Spielberg
Nov 18, 2022 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - “The Fabelmans” is Steven Spielberg's most autobiographical movie, but the introspection it required wasn't done in isolation. The film, rather, grew out of c...
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Hey Nonny to Host Womens Jazz Festival in JanuaryNov 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Not all the good gifts will be given during the Holiday season. Hey Nonny, the vibrant music venue and bistro in downtown Arlington Heights, has a special gift for jazz ...
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Laugh Out Loud bring out the holiday humorNov 18, 2022 5:00 am - Holiday farce Buffalo Theatre Ensemble revives Alan Ayckbourn's farcical "Season's Greetings" about a dysfunctional family's disastrous holiday reunion. Mayhem ensues a...
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Ron Onesti: Accordions, watermelons and comedy iconsNov 18, 2022 5:00 am - For the most part, my place in the entertainment biz is surrounded by music. From jazz age, Prohibition-era tunes to the big bands of the 1940s, doo wop of the 1950s, ps...
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'Slumberland' aims for enchantment, but gets lost
Nov 18, 2022 5:00 am - “Slumberland” - ★ ★ An early 20th-century weekly comic strip created by Winsor McCay about Little Nemo's dream world and adventures provides the very loose inspiration ...