Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Exhibit explores country music's outlaws, poets and pickersJun 04, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - If the term "outlaw country" evokes images of Willie Nelson's hippie braids or Waylon Jennings' "Honky Tonk Heroes," then you'll want to see a ne...
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Tony Award-winner Len Cariou brings 'Broadway and the Bard' to ChicagoJun 03, 2018 7:30 am - Hardly a day goes by when actor Len Cariou isn't stopped on the streets by fans wanting autographs or selfies with him. That's because the 78-year-old actor gets recogni...
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Sunday picks: Frontier Kite Fly Festival soars into NapervilleJun 03, 2018 7:29 am - Flying fabrics The Naperville Park District invites amateurs and professionals to participate in the 12th annual Frontier Kite Fly Festival. The highflying fun is today ...
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Hoffman Estates summer concerts return June 7Jun 03, 2018 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission and the Hoffman Estates Park District will present the 22nd season of "Summer Sounds on the Green" at the Virginia Mary Hayter Villag...
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Weekend picks: Kevin Bozeman keeps the laughs coming at Zanies in RosemontJun 02, 2018 7:29 am - Something fishy See if you can catch the biggest fish, the smallest fish or the most fish at the fourth annual George Weinert Fishing Derby. Bring your own rod, reel, ca...
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Muddy Waters wrote the songs of Chicago's blues legacyJun 02, 2018 1:00 am - Since June 2017, Muddy Waters' image has beamed down from a 10-story mural at 17 N. State St. in Chicago. But the king bee of Chicago blues looms even larger over the ci...
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Theater events: 'The Opportunities of Extinction' opens at The DenJun 01, 2018 8:12 am - • Waltzing Mechanics inaugurates its Documentary Play Festival showcasing nine original docudramas. The festival takes place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, and 4 p.m. Satu...
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Concerts: Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys play RaviniaJun 01, 2018 7:59 am - Gina Gonzalez and Bryan Sansom: 6 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse, 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard. Free, on the patio. (630) 953-3400 or h...
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Metropolis' R-rated puppet musical 'Avenue Q' is a charming place to visitJun 01, 2018 7:00 am - “Avenue Q” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Avenue Q” imparts personal, professional and financial lessons to young adults the way “Sesame Street” communicates cognitive and educational funda...
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes StoreJun 01, 2018 7:00 am - iTunes charts for week ending May 31, 2018 Top Songs 1Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)Post Malone 2In My BloodShawn Mendes 3I'm UpsetDrake 4Whatever It TakesImagine Dragons ...