Articles filed under Performing Arts
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COD's theater holding auditions for two showsJul 29, 2018 11:00 pm - General auditions for College of DuPage College Theater's fall productions of "Curse of the Starving Class" and "A Christmas Carol" will be 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Brooks Wheelan plays Schaumburg ImprovJul 29, 2018 7:23 am - Streams of laughter Catch up with comedian Brooks Wheelan ("Saturday Night Live") when he continues a series of standup shows this weekend at the Improv Comedy Show...
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Evanston rapper Femdot embraces opportunity playing LollapaloozaJul 29, 2018 7:00 am - Lollapalooza has long been home to an array of diverse artists with suburban ties. Recently, the Chicago festival has also become a launchpad for socially aware local r...
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Weekend picks: Dragon boats roar into Busse WoodsJul 28, 2018 7:23 am - Racing dragons The Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival roars into a new racing location on Saturday at Busse Woods (Ned Brown Preserve) in Elk Grove Village/...
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Charlie Puth charts his own pop course with new album, Chicago-bound tourJul 28, 2018 7:15 am - Charlie Puth is done playing by the rules. “I've wanted to make music like this for a very, very long time, but I almost wasn't, dare I say, allowed?” Puth said of his r...
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Once untouchable, 'I Admit' shows that R. Kelly is hurtingJul 28, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Although Oronike Odeleye is the co-founder of the #MuteRKelly campaign, she is still excited about the embattled R&B superstar's new song, "I Admit." Not...
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Concerts: Mavis Staples, Marc Broussard play in EvanstonJul 27, 2018 11:00 am - Mavis Staples with Marc Broussard: 6 p.m. Friday, July 27, at Canal Shores Golf Course, 1030 Central Street, Evanston. $45. spacepresents.com. Mendelssohn Scottish Symph...
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Review: Kevin Gordon delivers earthy, literary brillianceJul 27, 2018 7:00 am - Kevin Gordon, "Tilt & Shine" (Crowville Media) It's no longer necessary to think of Kevin Gordon as an undiscovered gem now that he's been written up in the New York Tim...
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Apple CEO, Imagine Dragons headed to festival for LGBT youthJul 27, 2018 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Apple CEO Tim Cook is among those heading to Salt Lake City for a Saturday music festival organized by Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds to sup...
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Theater events: 'Defacing Michael Jackson,' 'Hurricane Damage' make premieres this weekJul 27, 2018 7:00 am - • The Story Theatre, a Chicago newcomer, presents its inaugural production, “Leave Me Alone!” It's a “contemporary, queer adaptation of Anton Chekhov's ‘Ivanov' that exa...