Articles filed under Music
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Festivals June 7-13: Chicago Blues Fest, PrideFests, Libertyville Days and moreJun 04, 2024 12:42 pm - Mark your calendars for a special performance from blues legend Buddy Guy at Chicago Blues Fest, plus PrideFests in Woodstock and Round Lake Beach, Libertyville Days and more happening this week.
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Ron Onesti: ‘American Bandstand,’ a sock hop in the skyJun 03, 2024 9:22 pm - It’s hard to believe that rock ’n’ roll icon Dick Clark would have been 95 this year. When I think of him, a few questions come to mind: How many lives has American rock ’n’ roll touched? How many careers did Dick Clark launch or foster?
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‘Simply the best’: The MAC announces upcoming season, starting with Tina Turner tributeMay 28, 2024 3:00 pm - McAninch Arts Center’s just-announced 2024-2025 season includes music, dance, theater, laughs and more.
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Festivals May 31 to June 6: Gilberts Community Days, Cream of Wheaton, Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Pride parades and moreMay 28, 2024 12:00 pm - Mark your calendars for Gilberts Community Days, Cream of Wheaton, Pride parades in Elgin, Waukegan and Buffalo Grove, Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival and more happening this week.
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Concerts May 31 to June 6: Turnpike Troubadours, Tim McGraw, Anitta and moreMay 28, 2024 11:19 am - Check out concerts by Turnpike Troubadours, Tim McGraw, Anitta, Liquid Soul, Tomorrow x Together and more this week in the Chicago area.
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Memorial Day parades, services, fundraisers in the suburbsMay 26, 2024 11:18 pm - Memorial Day parades, services and observances throughout the suburbs will pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Hi Infidelity singer Dave Mikulskis rolls with the changes to fight Parkinson’sMay 26, 2024 9:26 am - Dave Mikulskis and Sammy Hagar both will tell you there’s only one way to rock. Since Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.
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‘Never stop learning’: 91-year-old violin teacher behind Arlington Heights’ Betty Haag music academy prepares to retireMay 24, 2024 11:32 am - “Never stop learning.” Acclaimed violin teacher Betty Haag-Kuhnke, 91, founder of The Betty Haag Academy of Music, gives that advice to students and teachers alike as she prepares to retire after a career that spans more than 70 years.
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Ron Onesti: The black hole of televisionMay 23, 2024 7:33 pm - Ron Onesti misses the TV of yesteryear, especially the talk shows that introduced him to the stars before his time.
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Suburban music educators earn awardsMay 23, 2024 6:18 am - Several local educators have received Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Awards by the Quinlan & Fabish Music Company, which supports Chicago-area school music progra...