Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Naper Settlement concert series wrapping up this weekendAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - Naper Settlement's Naper Nights community concert series will wrap up this weekend with tributes to Neil Young, John Prine, The Chicks and Taylor Swift. Johnny V's Hear...
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Clarence Avant, 'Black Godfather' of entertainment and beyond, dies at 92Aug 14, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many oth...
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Taste of Glen Ellyn returns Aug. 16-20 at new locationAug 13, 2023 11:00 pm - The Taste of Glen Ellyn returns Aug. 16-20 with the same mix of family-friendly music, food and fun but at new location. Due to streetscape activity downtown, the free, ...
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Wego Drama kicks off season with laughs, opening with 'The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon'Aug 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School kicks off the 2023-24 theatrical season with their "New Directors Showcase: The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" by Don Zo...
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Westlife set to embark on first North American tour with stop at Chicago Theatre March 18Aug 13, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Irish boy band Westlife are set to perform in North America for the first time in their 20-plus year history. Westlife has sold more than 55 million record...
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Goodman dominates Jeff Award nominations, including 9 for 'The Who's Tommy' revivalAug 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Goodman Theatre dominated the Joseph Jefferson Award equity nominations for excellence in Chicago-area theater, with 32 nominations - nearly twice the number of Paramoun...
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Good News Sunday: Lifelong fan of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' chosen to play Calpurnia in national tourAug 13, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: During the initial Broadway run of "To K...
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Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the wayAug 13, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Hip-hop was born in the break - that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. At the hands of the DJs, that ...
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Hanover Park's Corks & Crafts to sport Warhol themeAug 13, 2023 1:00 am - Hanover Park's 2023 Corks & Crafts "Warhol Style" is set for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Ontarioville Park. The event will capture the energy of the ongoing Andy Warhol ...
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St. Charles Singers' 40th season to feature new community-outreach initiativeAug 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Singers, led by founder Jeffrey Hunt, has announced its 2023-24 season featuring world premieres of newly commissioned works from Andrew Wainwright and J...