Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Uncurated slate of artists at Elgin Fringe Festival allows audiences 'to take a chance'Sep 01, 2021 1:00 am - The Elgin Fringe Festival is back for its eighth year, and Executive Director Erin Rehberg hopes people who don't consider themselves “fringy” will give it a shot. “The...
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Feder: WFMT music director Andi Lamoreaux bowing out after 52 yearsSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Culminating a monumental 52-year run at Chicago's classical music station, Andi Lamoreaux is calling it a career, Robert Feder reports. Revered by colleagues as a “walki...
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Best Bets: John Legend, Lady A and The Roots play Ravinia this weekendAug 31, 2021 10:00 am - Legend for love & more The Ravinia Festival brings in plenty of big-name music acts over Labor Day weekend. Lady A brings their "What a Song Can Do Tour" with supporting...
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Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancelAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Heavy rains from Hurricane Ida have forced Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee to cancel as organizers say the waterlogged festival groun...
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Jam & Lewis are back for the first time with 'Volume One'Aug 31, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If anyone questions being too old to try something new, look no further than iconic music producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. 'œAs you get older in life...
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New to streaming this week: 'Worth,' 'Cinderella,' Imagine Dragons' latest and 'Only Murders in the Building'Aug 31, 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. Movies • Micha...
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Mosaic Players set to kick off Fall Tour with comedyAug 30, 2021 11:00 pm - "On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning," a comedy by playwright and television producer/writer Eric Overmyer, will kick off Mosaic Players' Fall Tour Saturday and Su...
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Amdur Productions adds Art on the Fox Sept. 11-12 to its 2021 festival lineupAug 30, 2021 11:00 pm - Bringing nearly 100 artists together to engage with the community, Amdur Productions is the producer of the inaugural Art on the Fox, which will take place on Saturday a...
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Celebrate Roots Aurora during First Fridays Sept. 3Aug 30, 2021 11:00 pm - First Fridays will feature more than two dozen venues open with art, music, and more this Friday. Several locations will feature decorated storefronts celebrating the re...
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New Sun-Riser single both a pep talk and a reflection on scene's ups and downsAug 30, 2021 6:00 am - Kevin Conroy, lead singer of the Chicago rock band Sun-Riser, said he is hesitant to outwardly call Friday's new single release "We'll Figure It Out" what he knows it is...