Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Cheers to good tunes: A look at some Chicago, suburban discoveries fans should keep an eye on in 2023Dec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As the year wraps up, it's customary to take stock of what has passed and look at what's ahead. Of the hundreds of new songs released in 2022, here are some of the Chica...
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Spotlight: Laugh it up this weekend at Zanies RosemontDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - NYE at Zanies Stand-up comedian and sketch comedy veteran Steph Tolev (Comedy Central's "The Ringers" and the web series "Steph & Deb") headlines Zanies Rosemont ov...
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Guest violinist, conductor to join ESO concerts Jan. 7-8Dec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - Acclaimed American violinist Stella Chen will be joining the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for two concerts Jan. 7-8. The concert will feature works from Beethoven, Brahms, a...
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Theater year in review: Marriott, Goodman, Metropolis add new leadership while Copley Theatre debuts in AuroraDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - The only constant is change. That's certainly true of Chicago-area theater, which continues to grapple with the lingering effects of the COVID-19-related shutdown along ...
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Music, movies and more at Wheaton Public LibraryDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., offers a variety of programs in January, including a program on "The Chicago Freedom Movement" exhibit; a Living Room Conversat...
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Things to do Dec. 30-Jan. 5: New Year's Eve celebrations, light shows and moreDec 27, 2022 10:00 pm - Before Friday Festival of Lights and Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Friday, Dec. 30, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Thousands of twinkling lights,...
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Geneva church performs Christmas cantata with handbells and choirDec 27, 2022 10:00 pm - With a 40-voice choir, 10 handbell ringers and six instrumentalists, Geneva United Methodist Church performed the Christmas cantata "On Christmas Night" at 9 and 10 a.m....
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Best Bets: Send off 2022 with Blue Man Group, Preacher Lawson, American English, Local HDec 27, 2022 1:00 pm - Preacher comedy Comedian Preacher Lawson, who gained national notoriety on NBC's “America's Got Talent,” starts a five-show run at the Chicago Improv, 5 Woodfield Mall, ...
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New to streaming this week: 'White Noise,' 21 Savage and Kennedy HonorsDec 27, 2022 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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First Folio's adaptation of 'Little Women' an endearing testament to sisterhood, artistic spiritDec 22, 2022 10:00 am - “Little Women” - ★ ★ ★/h3> “Little Women,” which commences around Christmas, is not a yuletide tale per se, but it is a gift that keeps on giving. Louisa May Alcott's se...