Articles filed under Performing Arts
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McHenry County College to offer salsa, swing dance classesMay 30, 2018 11:00 pm - Have fun learning high-energy dance moves with two new dance classes this summer offered by the McHenry County College Continuing Education Department. Salsa dance class...
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Beck, Blink-182 to headline 2018 Riot Fest in ChicagoMay 30, 2018 11:00 pm - With Beck and Blink-182 leading off the roster for the recently announced Riot Fest lineup, the big question is who is going to be the third big mystery act. Until music...
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Review: American Aquarium singer BJ Barham gets personalMay 30, 2018 7:00 am - American Aquarium, "Things Change" (New West) American Aquarium is a most appropriate name for the band that made "Things Change," because frontman BJ Barham presents hi...
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Review: Roger Daltrey aces set of soulful covers, originalsMay 30, 2018 7:00 am - Roger Daltrey, "As Long As I Have You" (Republic Records) It may seem paradoxical to begin a review of a Roger Daltrey album by mentioning Pete Townshend, but The Who vo...
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Weekend picks: Chicago native Deon Cole laughs it up at Schaumburg's ImprovMay 30, 2018 6:00 am - Chicago's own Get a whole lot of laughs when Chicago native and actor Deon Cole ("Black-ish," "Barbershop") performs a series of standup comedy shows starting Thursday a...
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Sound check: Depeche Mode brings dark dance rock to ChicagoMay 30, 2018 6:00 am - Words like violence ... The English rockers of Depeche Mode brought their new-wave dance rock to the States in the mid-'80s, giving American teens a new way to chan...
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How puppetry class helps District 54 English language learnersMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - An unusual partnership played out last week when students in the Playful Puppeteers Club from Churchill School in Schaumburg set up their stage and puppets in front of O...
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Gilberts Community Days opens June 1 with music and funMay 29, 2018 11:00 pm - The annual Gilberts Community Days will open from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Towne Centre Park, Route 72 and Center Drive. New this year is the Community Days Busi...
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Fine Line Arts Festival to feature art demos, music and more June 2May 29, 2018 11:00 pm - Stop by the Fine Line Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 37W570 Bolcum Road in St. Charles. Admission and park...
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Elgin Theatre Company show explores how technology connects us and divides usMay 29, 2018 11:00 pm - The Elgin Theatre Company's newest production, “Dead Man's Cell Phone,” aims to raise questions about the pros and cons of digital technology in the modern age. Those qu...