Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Zanies launches yearlong 40th anniversary celebrationJan 14, 2018 6:00 am - Local comedy clubs come and go. And then there's Zanies. The Wells Street Zanies turns 40 this year, making it Chicago's longest-running comedy club. Zanies' St. Charles...
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Oakton event to discuss Martin Luther King Jr. and hip-hop musicJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - The public is invited to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by attending an event at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, in Room 1610, at Oakton Community College's Des...
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Filmmaker revisits David Bowie to document final yearsJan 13, 2018 6:24 am - NEW YORK - After British filmmaker Francis Whately captured David Bowie in his 2013 film, "David Bowie: Five Years," he thought documenting the life of his musical hero ...
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Weekend picks: See Jim Belushi at Waukegan's Genesee TheatreJan 13, 2018 6:21 am - Improv masters Wheaton's Jim Belushi and the Chicago Board of Comedy make up funny material on the spot for an improvisation-filled show on Saturday at the Genesee Theat...
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Carrie Underwood, Ludacris write song for Super BowlJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Carrie Underwood teamed up with Ludacris to co-write a new song, "The Champion," which will open the Super Bowl on Feb. 4 airing on ...
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes StoreJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - iTunes Official Music Charts for the week ending January 11, 2018: Top Songs 1. Finesse (Remix) (feat. Cardi B), Bruno Mars 2. Filthy, Justin Timberlake 3. Perfect, Ed S...
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Overlooked albums of 2017: Tinariwen, Lydia LovelessJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - A look at some overlooked albums of 2017 by The Associated Press. _____ Tinariwen, "Elwan" (Anti/Epitaph) Tinariwen is a band on the run, forced into exile by political ...
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Weekend picks: 'Insomniac' comedian Dave Attell plays Woodfield's ImprovJan 12, 2018 5:00 am - He's an 'Insomniac' Find out what's keeping famed “Insomniac” comedian Dave Attell up at night when he returns to do a series of standup shows this weekend at the Improv...
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Hot tickets: Discounted Chicago Theatre Week tickets on sale nowJan 12, 2018 5:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Marriot Theatre in Lincolnshire is not participating. Some of the hottest tickets in local theater went o...
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West Aurora High School to stage 'The Outsiders'Jan 11, 2018 10:00 pm - West Aurora High School to stage 'The Outsiders'