Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Festivals July 12-18: Itasca Fest, Vernon Hills Days, the Kane County Fair and moreJul 09, 2024 12:28 pm - Mark your calendars for Itasca Fest, Vernon Hills Days, the Kane County Fair, Taste of Westmont, Windy City Smokeout, Bristol Renaissance Faire and more happening this week.
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Best bets: Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago headline Allstate ArenaJul 09, 2024 8:50 am - Two beloved Chicago bands — Earth, Wind and Fire and Chicago — headline Rosemont’s Allstate Arena Friday. Plus, Glen Ellyn’s McAninch Arts Center begins its Lakeside Pavilion Concert Series and Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl celebrates 41 years at Paramount Theatre.
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Spotlight: Family-friendly ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus’ opens at MarriottJul 08, 2024 5:25 pm - A pigeon gets the chance of a lifetime in Marriott Theatre’s young audiences production of “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus;” while Winnie-the-Pooh and friends converge at the Morton Arboretum for a production of “House at Pooh Corner.”
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A recipe for success: Writers’ ‘The Hot Wing King’ a tasty slice of lifeJul 05, 2024 1:31 pm - Writers Theatre delivers a hearty serving of Black love in all its incarnations in its Chicago-area premiere of “The Hot Wing King.”
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Ron Onesti: The grand old flagJul 04, 2024 8:51 pm - An old flag on a metal microphone stand helped Ron Onesti create a preshow tradition that honors our country and its hard-fought freedoms.
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Where to watch fireworks in the suburbs this weekJul 04, 2024 7:00 am - With the Fourth of July upon us, communities are readying their fireworks displays. Here’s where you can see them.
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Concerts July 5-11: Daryl Hall and Elvis Costello, The Beach Boys, Mud Morganfield, Niall HoranJul 03, 2024 3:13 pm - Upcoming concerts include Daryl Hall with Elvis Costello and The Imposters, The Beach Boys with John Stamos, Niall Horan, Mud Morganfield and more.
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Joyful ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’ a fitting tribute to jazz masterJul 03, 2024 10:38 am - All hail Fats Waller. Drury Lane Theatre’s jubilant, beautifully sung revival of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” is a fitting tribute to the pioneering jazz pianist.
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Best Bets: Buddy Guy, Lauren Alaina, Keith Urban at NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race WeekendJul 02, 2024 12:13 pm - Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy plays NASCAR weekend in Chicago along with The Chainsmokers and Keith Urban, Pepe Aguilar headlines Allstate Arena, and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder performs at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
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Spotlight: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ revivals open at Stolp Island Theatre, MetropolisJul 02, 2024 11:43 am - Paramount Theatre inaugurates its new Stolp Island Theatre in Aurora with a revival of the rollicking jukebox tuner “Million Dollar Quartet” at the same time the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre stages its revival in Arlington Heights.