Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Best bets: Pop culture fans meet up for Wizard World Chicago Comic ConAug 22, 2018 6:00 am - Pop! Culture! Thousands of fans of comics, sci-fi, video games and more meet up this weekend (many in costume) for the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. Meet stars li...
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10 hot tickets: Smokey Robinson, Travis Scott and moreAug 22, 2018 1:00 am - Here are 10 suburban and city concerts going on sale this weekend: Smokey Robinson: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan: R&B, pop. $...
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Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights announces opening weekend lineupAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - New venue to debut in late October
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'THE Ed Asner' to perform with local actors in NapervilleAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Appearing in a play in Naperville portraying the voice of God will be Ed Asner. “THE Ed Asner?” friends have asked Naperville kindergarten teacher and hobbyist actor St...
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8 not-to-miss September festivalsAug 21, 2018 6:00 am - September is a weird time of year, when summer is kind of over, but not quite, and fall is kind of here, but not really. Usually, though, it's a time when the weather is...
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Theater spotlight: Ed Asner plays God at Naperville's Center Stage TheaterAug 21, 2018 6:00 am - Ed Asner as the Almighty Seven-time Emmy Award-winner Edward Asner ("Mary Tyler Moore," "Roots," the animated film "Up") plays the Almighty in Center Stage Theater's pro...
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Downtown Palatine Street Fest features more food, music, activities for all agesAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - According to Michael Jacobs, Palatine's deputy village manager, the purpose of Downtown Palatine Street Fest, which began in 2000, is to serve as a community party, allo...
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MTV VMAs: 10 things to know, from the Madonna incident to the Ariana Grande-Pete Davidson lovefestAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - The MTV Video Music Awards show is known for drama - but aside from one seriously weird Aretha Franklin tribute from Madonna, this year's ceremony was actually pretty ta...
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Theater events: Den Theatre hosts 'Hindrance and Hysteria'Aug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - • iO Chicago celebrates prolific alumni with its first Bentwood Comedy Festival. Named for the familiar bentwood stage chair, the festival showcases improv, stand-up, sk...
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MTV VMAs was a shocking event, for the wrong reasonsAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - With most of music industry's top acts absent - from Beyoncé to Bruno Mars - the MTV Video Music Awards lacked star power and felt flat, and some of the winne...