Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Bechdel Fest goes virtual to showcase underrepresented theater artistsJan 30, 2021 6:30 am - The theater artists participating in Broken Nose Theatre's 2021 Bechdel Fest are a committed group. To comply with COVID-19 pandemic-mandated shutdowns, they initially a...
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Mastering engineer makes history with three album of the year Grammy nodsJan 30, 2021 6:12 am - Chris Martin admits that Coldplay's latest album could have sounded terrible if it wasn't for one person - mastering engineer Emily Lazar. Like the musical magician she ...
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Spotlight: Local favorites appear in Northlight's livestreamed readingJan 29, 2021 5:00 am - Bechdel Fest 8 Broken Nose Theatre presents Bechdel Fest 8: Realign, a festival of short plays featuring femme, female-identifying, nonbinary, transgender and queer acto...
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On 'Heaux Tales,' Jazmine Sullivan lets the stories unfoldJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At dinner with a friend, Jazmine Sullivan broke down with tears flowing from her eyes. She had been dealing with a severe case of writer's block and uns...
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Review: Arlo Parks goes deep on gentle retro-soul albumJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - Arlo Parks, 'œCollapsed in Sunbeams" (Transgressive) The first full-length album by Arlo Parks delivers on the promise of the intriguing pieces that have led some to tag...
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Suburban barbershop chorus is keeping Valentine's Day tradition aliveJan 28, 2021 5:00 am - A barbershop chorus known for its performances throughout the Northwest suburbs will serenade lovers during a drive-through Valentine's Day concert in Palatine. A quarte...
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Constable: As pandemic giveth new skills, will it taketh away old ones?Jan 28, 2021 4:30 am - Staying in place during the pandemic has led some of us to discover new skills. Who doesn't know people who proudly posted photographs of freshly made loaves of bread th...
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Schaumburg library offers teen music programJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Young people ages 12 to 19 years are welcome to participate in "Creating a Teen Record Label" from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 4-25, online with the Schaumburg Townsh...
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Feder: Rock critic Greg Kot to bring 'great music writing' to The Coda CollectionJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - One year after stepping down as the nationally renowned music critic at the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot is about to help launch an ambitious new multimedia startup billed ...
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Visual effects make Metropolis' Sherlock Holmes-inspired streaming comedy possibleJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Audiences tuning in to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's virtual production of "Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" might be curious about how the...