Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Rep. Maxine Waters to be honored at BET's Black Girls RockAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters has been added to the list of honorees at BET's 2017 Black Girls Rock Awards. BET said the congresswoman will earn the...
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Music festival opens in Poland amid government pressureAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Young people and opposition politicians on Thursday attended a major annual music festival in Poland that celebrates diversity and tolerance - and ...
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Play creator weighs in on future of Naperville's old Nichols LibraryAug 03, 2017 5:30 am - Before there was a real proposal to replace the old Nichols Library in downtown Naperville with shops, restaurants, offices and condos, there was an imaginary pitch to t...
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Images: Thursday at LollapaloozaAug 03, 2017 1:00 am - See moments from day one at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Thursday in Chicago. ...
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Lollapalooza's first day ends early when storms move inAug 03, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago's largest music fest, Lollapalooza, got going Thursday in Grant Park before having to shut down early due to thunderstorms. On Thursday's lineup were Lorde, Wiz ...
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Wayne Messmer to perform 'Damien,' a one-man play by Aldyth MorrisAug 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago actor Wayne Messmer assumes his critically acclaimed role of Father Damien, "the Leper Priest of Molokai," in the award-winning one-man play "Damien" by Aldyth M...
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Two ESO musicians to perform with Midwest Mozart Festival Aug. 6 and 13Aug 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Julia Richter, flute and Collin Anderson, bassoon, long-standing ESO musicians, will join the ESO's Carol Dylan, violin and Nazar Dzhuryn, cello, to perform at the Midwe...
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Review: Dan Wilson revisits his hits for Adele, John LegendAug 02, 2017 7:00 am - Dan Wilson, "Re-Covered" (Big Deal Media) Dan Wilson helped write that tune? And that one, too? If you still read album credits or liner notes, you may find Wilson's nam...
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Weekly picks: Shawn Mendes' 'Illuminate' tour heads to Allstate ArenaAug 02, 2017 6:00 am - 'Handwritten' heartthrob Tickets are scarce to see Shawn Mendes and his "Illuminate World Tour" with guest Charlie Puth at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Ro...
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Theater events: Magician Brett Schneider brings interactive show to The Den TheatreAug 02, 2017 6:00 am - Magic to do Actor and illusionist Brett Schneider, star of Goodman Theatre's "The Magic Play," brings his one-man interactive show "Communion" to The Den Theatre in the ...