Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Spotlight: A sorcerer, a queen, an AIDS activist and visionaries take center stage this weekAug 20, 2024 10:57 am - On Chicago stages this week, a world premiere about a sorcerer in “A Shadow Bright and Burning,” plus revivals of the seminal drama “The Normal Heart” about the early days of the AIDS epidemic and a portrait of the woman behind England’s crown in “The Audience.”
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Festivals Aug. 23-29: Geneva Concours d’Elegance, Palatine Street Fest, Buffalo Grove Days and moreAug 20, 2024 6:24 am - Mark your calendars for Palatine Street Fest, Buffalo Grove Days, Geneva Concours d’Elegance, West Chicago Food Festival, Port Clinton Arts Festival in Highland Park and more happening this week.
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Downtown Palatine Street Fest returns with music, food, gamesAug 19, 2024 12:36 pm - Live music, food and drink are at the heart of Downtown Palatine Street Fest, which takes place this weekend.
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Special effects power ‘Back to the Future’ tunerAug 16, 2024 12:42 pm - “Back to the Future: The Musical” is a faithful, albeit unremarkable, stage adaption of the hit 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox as a time-traveling teen and Christopher Lloyd as the eccentric scientist who helps get him home.
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Ron Onesti: M&Ms USED to be my favorite candy!Aug 15, 2024 7:00 am - It’s been a whirlwind!!! We have had soooo many shows recently, even more than normal! And coming up in October we have one stretch of 15 shows in 11 straight days! Live music is back … and people are loving it!
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Riot Fest returning to Douglass Park, scrapping plans for Bridgeview locationAug 14, 2024 5:01 pm - Just two months after news broke that Riot Fest was moving out of Douglass Park and heading to southwest suburban SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview for its 2024 edition, fe...
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Wall Street lawyer-turned-comedian gives audience members ‘Permission to Speak’ during Schaumburg showAug 14, 2024 4:11 pm - “It’s a crowd-work show with a twist,” says comedian Paul Mecurio of his one-man, interactive show that he’s bringing to the Al Larson Center for the Performing Arts in Schaumburg on Friday, Aug. 23.
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Concerts Aug. 16-22: Imagine Dragons, Poi Dog Pondering, Missy Elliott, Ciara and moreAug 14, 2024 12:29 pm - Upcoming concerts include Poi Dog Pondering, Imagine Dragons, Missy Elliott, Ciara, Lynne Jordan and more.
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Festivals Aug. 16-22: Taste of Glen Ellyn, Little Bear Ribfest, ZooBrew and moreAug 13, 2024 3:03 pm - Mark your calendars for Naper Nights, Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival, ZooBrew, Little Bear Ribfest, Elburn Days, Grayslake Summer Days and more happening this week.
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Rosemont bans public camping, but vows not to disturb K-pop fans sleeping outside arenaAug 12, 2024 7:04 pm - On the heels of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on homelessness, Rosemont officials Monday formally implemented a ban on public camping, but vowed not to disturb K-pop fans who have been pitching tents outside the Allstate Arena in recent months.