Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Improv Playhouse launches IP Act 3 program for adults seeking creative outletSep 02, 2025 11:24 pm - Improv Playhouse has announced the launch of IP Act 3, a new performance showcase workshop designed specifically for adults ready to rediscover their creative spark, step into the spotlight, and experience the joy of theater in a supportive, workshop and community-driven environment.
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Appeals court upholds dismissal of defamation complaint against MetropolisSep 02, 2025 2:40 pm - The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a former artistic director’s complaint that Metropolis Performing Arts Centre representatives made defamatory statements about him and damaged his reputation.
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Concerts Sept. 5-11: Dua Lipa, The Who, Ringo Starr, Bonnie Raitt and moreSep 02, 2025 11:36 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Dua Lipa, The Who, Mike Love and The Beach Boys, Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, Molly Tuttle, Bonnie Raitt and more.
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Things to do Sept. 5-11: Platzkonzert Germanfest, Taste of Chicago, Bloomingdale Septemberfest and moreSep 02, 2025 9:50 am - Mark your calendar for Platzkonzert Germanfest in Hoffman Estates, Taste of Chicago, Winfield Good Old Days, Bloomingdale Septemberfest, South Elgin Scandinavian Day Festival and more happening this week.
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‘Living in the moment’: One of the world’s best guitarists comes to ChicagoSep 02, 2025 8:43 am - “It (Gov’t Mule) kind of caught fire on its own and turned into a real band, which we weren’t expecting. So here we are 30 years later,” said guitarist Warren Haynes, who, with the band, will play Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion in a co-headlining appearance with the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
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Best Bets: Elmhurst Art Museum showcases Chicago-based artists in new exhibitionSep 02, 2025 8:28 am - Elmhurst Art Museum opens “Shakkei: Work by Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust,” Lyric Opera artists perform a free concert in Millennium Park, and The Byrds co-founder Roger McGuinn headlines the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
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Jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon to open Barrington’s White House’s fall seasonAug 29, 2025 9:59 am - Barrington’s White House will open its fall season with internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon on Sept. 7.
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Things to do Aug. 29 to Sept. 4: Buffalo Grove Days, Last Fling, Septemberfest and moreAug 28, 2025 11:10 am - Mark your calendar for Buffalo Grove Days, Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling, Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Schaumburg Septemberfest, Long Grove Irish Days and more happening this week.
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Concerts Aug. 29 to Sept. 4: My Chemical Romance, Little River Band, Winger, The Lumineers and moreAug 27, 2025 11:46 am - Upcoming concerts this week include My Chemical Romance, The Lumineers, System of A Down and Avenged Sevenfold, Little River Band, Winger, Finn Wolfhard with The Slaps, The Black Keys and more.
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Musicals and dramas add up to a well-rounded career for St. Charles actor/musician making Drury Lane debutAug 27, 2025 10:47 am - St. Charles native and musical theater veteran Ian Paul Custer makes his Drury Lane Theatre debut as the sketchy Captain Lesgate in the Oakbrook Terrace theater’s revival of the suspense thriller “Dial M for Murder.”