Articles filed under Performing Arts
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For Lee DeWyze: 'Right now, it's all about music'Aug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze wants everyone back home to know he hasn't changed. "Let's see, right now I'm wearing a hoodie, blue jeans and a beanie," the Mount Prospect native said, spea...
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Mamet-speak: Eggs, coffee, the talking walrusAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Early this summer, David Mamet turned on the telecast of the Tony Awards, for which his play "Race" had received a nomination for best featured actor. After ...
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Best bets: Fast horses, little cars, tall shipsAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Full gallop Jockeys and horse owners from around the world vie for the Arlington Million this Saturday at Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. This si...
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Teacher puts experience to the test in new showAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Composer David Reiser taught high school for 34 years, from 1960 to 1994. Now he has written a show about his experiences, called "The Second Oldest Profession," a music...
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Trace Adkins plays up humor on new CDAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Trace Adkins changed more than record labels while preparing his new album, "Cowboy's Back In Town." The one-time finalist on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" cranks up the ...
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Cheap stuff: Violinist at Ravinia, flea market, Storm TroopersAug 16, 2010 11:00 pm - $10 or less Tianwa Yang Violinist Tianwa Yang presents a classical program at Ravinia Festival's Bennett Gordon Hall. 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, in Bennett Gordon Hall at ...
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A long time comin': Crosby, Stills, and Nash make Ravinia debutAug 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Crosby, Stills & Nash will bring their trademark harmonies and iconic music to the Ravinia Festival for a 7 p.m. show Sunday. What makes it a unique event is that CSN, d...
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Australian Sarah Blasko unguarded on third albumAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Sarah Blasko's smoky vocals have garnered her praise from her native Australia, and she's using them to enchant U.S. audiences with her third album, "As Day Follows Nigh...
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Robert Wilson, bassist for the Gap Band, deadAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Robert Wilson, the bassist for the funk and R&B group the Gap Band, has died. He was 53. His death was confirmed by Karen Lee, publicist for his brother and ...
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Fans fill Graceland for vigil marking Elvis' deathAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Shadows danced on the faces of Elvis Presley fans as they carried candles and walked silently by his grave during a Sunday night vigil at Graceland, ma...