Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'They realize that we're not so different': Elgin Symphony Orchestra CEO teaches violin in IraqSep 04, 2023 5:30 am - After watching and listening to the young violinist practice, Elgin Symphony Orchestra CEO Marc Thayer gave him some encouragement and a few suggestions before wishing h...
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'No greater healer than music': Buffalo Grove singers putting ukuleles in hands of sick childrenSep 04, 2023 1:00 am - A new public art display at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Community Arts Center will feature a wall of painted ukuleles. The instruments are not there only to be adm...
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Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell, known for the pop-rock hit 'All Star,' dies at 56Sep 04, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth that was behind the megahit “All Star” has died. He was 56. The band...
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The Rolling Stones will release their first studio album in 18 years, 'Hackney Diamonds'Sep 04, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The wait is over: The Rolling Stones will soon release new music. On Monday, the band announced they are preparing to release their first album of original...
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Americans have long wanted the perfect endless summer. Jimmy Buffett offered them oneSep 04, 2023 1:00 am - It seemed wistfully appropriate, somehow, that news of Jimmy Buffett's death emerged at the beginning of the Labor Day weekend, the demarcation point of every American s...
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Elgin coffeehouse welcomes back renowned autoharpist Sept. 10Sep 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Gifted singer-songwriter and autoharpist Bryan Bowers will delight folk music lovers at the Highland Avenue Coffeehouse on Sunday, Sept. 10. It will begin at 3 p.m. at H...
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St. Charles Jazz Weekend returns for 12th yearSep 03, 2023 11:00 pm - The 12th annual St. Charles Jazz Weekend on Sept. 7-10 will feature over 30 different jazz performances at 21 St. Charles venues. Some notable performances during Jazz W...
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'I found my place': Chicago embraced Jimmy Buffett long before 'Margaritaville'Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - Years before "Margaritaville" established Jimmy Buffett as a bard of the tropical beaches, the singer-songwriter was a folk club regular in a city lapped by the waves of...
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'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song "Margaritaville" and turned that celebrati...
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What a homecoming: Broadway vet Lucia Spina dazzles in Marriott's outstanding 'Gypsy'Aug 31, 2023 12:00 pm - “Gypsy” - ★ ★ ★ ★ A formidable role requires a prodigious talent. And Marriott Theatre's outstanding revival of “Gypsy” has such a powerhouse in Lucia Spina. Eighteen y...