Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Sweet relief from summer heat: Leading ladies the reason to see Drury Lane’s ‘Always … Patsy Cline’Jun 25, 2025 10:15 am - Drury Lane Theatre’s revival of the country western jukebox tuner “Always ... Patsy Cline” is a timely treat thanks to fine performances by top-notch singer/actors Aja Alcazar and Bri Sudia.
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Marquee Youth Stage teams up with Blackberry Polo Club for 1950s-style benefitJun 24, 2025 9:05 pm - Blackberry Polo Club is hosting a 1950s-themed polo fundraiser called "A Wop Bop A Loo Bop!" on July 27 to support Marquee Youth Stage in Batavia. There’s a pledge to match all donations raised up to $25,000.
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Best Bets: ‘Heroes and Villians’ exhibit inaugurates new gallery at Lake County’s Dunn MuseumJun 24, 2025 9:47 am - The Bess Bower Dunn Museum inaugurates its new gallery with “Alex Ross: Heroes and Villains,” actor/comedian Billy Gardell headlines Waukegan’s American Place Casino and illusionist Chris Funk performs at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights.
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Things to do June 27 to July 3: Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Frontier Days, Fourth of July events and moreJun 23, 2025 5:45 pm - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Wood Dale Prairie Fest, Wauconda Fest, Arlington Heights’ Frontier Days, Stars ‘N Stripes Fest, Fourth of July events and more happening this week.
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Everclear expected to draw big crowds to Wood Dale Prairie FestJun 23, 2025 4:07 pm - Wood Dale’s Prairie Fest offers four days of free live music, food vendors, carnival rides and more from June 26-29.
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre opens ‘outsiders’ season with ‘The Ibsen Project: Hedda’Jun 23, 2025 2:47 pm - Janus Theatre begins its 27th season with a scripts-in-hand production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler.”
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A ‘peace language’: Festival within Make Music Wheaton to celebrate Middle Eastern cultureJun 19, 2025 6:57 pm - There will be more than 70 free performances at multiple venues in Wheaton during Make Music Wheaton, which kicks off on Friday night and continues Saturday.
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Top of their game: Steppenwolf veterans triumph in Chicago premiere of ‘You Will Get Sick’Jun 19, 2025 10:12 am - Amy Morton returns to Steppenwolf Theatre to star alongside tireless fellow ensemble member Namir Smallwood in the Chicago premiere of “You Will Get Sick,” Noah Diaz’s surreal, poignant meditation on illness and death.
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Paramount School of the Arts brings ‘The Lightning Thief’ to the stageJun 18, 2025 3:49 pm - Over 50 students from Paramount School of the Arts perform the musical "The Lightning Thief" based on the Percy Jackson books at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora on June 27-28.
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Summer Fun Guide: June 16-30Jun 18, 2025 2:39 pm - Monday, June 16 Hinsdale Farmers Market: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, June 16 through Oct. 13, along Chicago Avenue, between Garfield and Washington, Hinsdale. Fres...