Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Sound check: Heatwave Music Festival, Simplistic Urge reunionJun 07, 2023 6:00 am - Heatwave Music Festival With its focus on dynamic dance music and an immersive pop-art-inspired experience for guests, the Heatwave Music Festival returns to blast Chica...
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Improv artist learns you don't need to be the greatest dad to be a good oneJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - When someone says laughter is the best medicine, that also applies to the one delivering the punch line. Improv guru Jimmy Carrane is a perfect example. Like most people...
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Artist Series presents 'What's More American Than Broadway' with Mark OlenJun 06, 2023 11:00 pm - On Sunday, July 2, the talented Mark Olen and his Stars and Stripes Orchestra will present a festive evening of "What's More American Than Broadway" during a free concer...
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2023 ATG Accordion Festival features internationally acclaimed guest artists and events for all agesJun 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Musicians and artists from around the world will gather in the Chicago western suburbs on July 19-22 to celebrate the international talent of the Accordionists & Teacher...
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Student piano accompanists advocate for equality in music educationJun 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Research shows that music training boosts IQ, resilience, and focus. Richelle Shi, a rising senior at Stevenson High School, established a nonprofit organization called...
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Benton Street Summer Concert Series brings music, food and drinks to downtown WoodstockJun 06, 2023 11:00 pm - This summer, the streets of Woodstock will be filled with music thanks to the Benton Street Summer Concert Series. The music festivities will keep Benton Street alive wi...
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Jason Isbell believes opening your life to fans builds a stronger bondJun 06, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - If Jason Isbell is keeping many more secrets, it's hard to imagine what they might be. The singer-songwriter and his wife, fellow musician Amanda Shires, open...
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Festivals June 9-15: Chicago Blues Fest, Rails to Victory, Mundelein Craft Beer Fest and moreJun 06, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Kickoff to Summer Carnival: 5-10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 8-9; 1-10 p.m. Saturday, June 10; and 1-9 p.m. Sunday, June 11, in the Highwood...
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New to streaming: Janelle Monáe, 'Avatar,' Diablo IV and a Cheetos origin storyJun 06, 2023 6:00 am - Albums from Janelle Monáe and Niall Horan, as well as a TV movie about a Frito-Lay janitor who claims to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos are among the new television, ...
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Aurora's Paramount Theatre receives state grant for infrastructure upgradesJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - Aurora's Paramount Theatre will undergo refurbishing thanks to a $400,000 state grant, one of several awarded to Aurora area civic organizations announced by state Rep. ...