Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World' come to Gail Borden Public Library starting Sept. 9Aug 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Twenty fantastical, colorful animals will feel right at home in the home of imaginary stories at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. Previously at Cantigny Park, t...
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Broadway, TV star Mandy Patinkin headlines McAninch Arts Center this fallAug 23, 2023 12:00 pm - Tony and Emmy Award-winner Mandy Patinkin ("Evita," "Chicago Hope") is coming to the suburbs. The "Homeland" and "Sunday in the Park with George" star performs his solo...
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Best Bets: Comedian Jay Pharoah, rocker Rick Springfield, LatiNxt at Navy Pier and moreAug 23, 2023 6:00 am - Forge Art Fest The Forge: Lemont Quarries adventure park, at 227 Heritage Quarries Drive, Lemont, expands its programming this weekend to include an art festival featuri...
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Sound check: The Pixies, Bands in the Sand, Wilmette, Jonas Brothers and moreAug 23, 2023 6:00 am - Cultivate Roll up for some rock, hip-hop, reggae and punk as the Cultivate Festival hits Chicago this weekend with three days of music, food and culture and featuring s...
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On stage: 'Little Shop of Horrors' takes over Paramount stage while Drury Lane celebrates Johnny CashAug 23, 2023 6:00 am - BET salutes soul music Black Ensemble Theater pays tribute to soul music and such seminal artists as Al Green, Gladys Knight, Barry White, and Ashford and Simpson, among...
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Eat, drink and rock out at Palatine Street FestAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Live music, food and drink are at the heart of Palatine Street Fest, which takes place from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 25; 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 26; an...
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Millie Bobby Brown, Tiffani Thiessen, Idina Menzel making Anderson's Bookshop appearancesAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Millie Bobby Brown and Tiffani Thiessen might be best known for roles on popular television shows, but both are working to expand their fan bases. In support of new book...
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Wheaton's Shakespeare in the Park Aug. 24 show canceled due to heatAug 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Due to the excessive heat warning, Wheaton College's Arena Theater is canceling the Thursday, Aug. 24, performance of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." The Shakespeare in t...
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Theodore Roosevelt to take the stage for Oct. 21 fundraiser at Raue Center for the ArtsAug 22, 2023 11:00 pm - See history come alive when scholar, writer and historical interpreter Clay Jenkinson steps into the shoes of the 28th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt...
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Two programs to commemorate the 'Violins of Hope' on exhibit at Gail Borden LibraryAug 22, 2023 11:00 pm - One violin was played by a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp, one by a former gifted child violinist and another by a world-renowned ballerina and actress. Th...