Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse drummer, dead from cancer at 45Jan 01, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Jeremiah Green, the founding drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, has died just days after the band announced he had been diagnosed with cancer. He was 45....
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Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74Jan 01, 2023 12:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, he...
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The Year of the Slap: Pop-culture moments in 2022Dec 31, 2022 10:00 pm - Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, and in. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too - oops, scratch that. But the s...
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IMAGES: Notable deaths in the entertainment world in 2022Dec 30, 2022 4:00 am - Sidney Poitier, Loretta Lynn and Angela Lansbury were among the giants in the entertainment industry who died in 2022. ...
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A charitable effort with strings attached: How ukuleles are helping kids in children's hospitalsDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - A musical instrument popular in the 1920s will be helping out patients in children's hospitals thanks to Buffalo Grove groups and an international charity. The BG Singer...
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Knighthood brings Brian May 'a little bit more clout'Dec 30, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - Queen guitarist Brian May is now a "Sir." May, who also has a doctorate in astrophysics and is an animal welfare advocate, received a knighthood Friday as part ...
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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 ...