Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Elmhurst University alumna donates $500,000 for jazz seriesAug 25, 2021 5:30 am - Elmhurst University has received a $500,000 gift to establish an international visiting artists series for the school's jazz studies program. The gift commitment comes f...
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Writers Theatre celebrates its 30th anniversary season with two world premieresAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Writers Theatre announced it will resume live, in-person performances in December, which marks the start of the company's four-show, 30th anniversary season. The se...
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Downtown Block Party, Celebration of Cultures return to Mount Prospect Aug. 27-29Aug 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Downtown Block Party, Celebration of Cultures return to Mount Prospect Aug. 27-29
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Kanye West asks court to legally change his name to YeAug 24, 2021 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Kanye just wants to be Ye. Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday to legally change his name. The Los Angeles Superior Court filing says the 44-year-old ...
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Elk Grove concert series partnership could boost Rotary Fest attendanceAug 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Rotary Fest, traditionally held over Father's Day weekend, has been the unofficial kickoff to summer festival season in the Northwest suburbs. But timing of th...
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Doobie Brothers try to keep long train running, 50 years onAug 24, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Doobie Brothers are celebrating their 50th anniversary in their 51st year, heading out tenuously on a delayed tour and hoping they can keep taking...
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Best Bets: Lyric's 'Sunday in the Park' plays Jay Pritzker PavilionAug 24, 2021 6:00 am - Opera outdoors & online Experience the Lyric Opera of Chicago either live or online this weekend. New music director Enrique Mazzola conducts singers from the Ryan Opera...
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New to streaming this week: Kanye West unveils 10th studio album Thursday at Chicago's Soldier FieldAug 24, 2021 6:00 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. Music • H...
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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80Aug 24, 2021 1:00 am - LONDON - Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock's greatest rhythm sections and used his "day job" to suppo...
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Kanye West re-creating his childhood Chicago home inside Soldier Field for Thursday showAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - Kanye West isn't bringing just his "Donda" listening event to Soldier Field in Chicago this Thursday. Photographs inside the stadium reveal the hip-hop star is also re-c...