Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Gin Blossoms to headline New Year's Eve Rock 'n' Roll BallDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The Gin Blossoms, who produced a string of huge hits in the 1990s, will headline the annual New Year's Eve Rock 'n' Roll Ball in Rosemont. In addition to the Gin Blossom...
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Best bets: Viennese NYE, Hard Rock Christmas, last NutcrackerDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Viennese NYE Conductor Kirk Muspratt and the New Philharmonic usher in the New Year with traditional American and Austrian waltzes, polkas and more music in the concert ...
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Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre ends year with $10,000 grantDec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The year concludes on a high note for Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre, which recently received a $10,000 grant from the DuPage Community Foundation to expand its educati...
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Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles files for divorceDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles, has filed for divorce from the pop diva's father and manager, Mathew Knowles. Tina Knowles began legal proceedings Nov. 11, a...
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Boxed set rescues Yiddish obscuritiesDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Moishe Oysher! Is there another name as redolent of Jewish life of an age past? And yet, the man himself - seventh-generation cantor, star of film and record and concert...
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Something to 'Smile' aboutDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Jimmy Wayne has been waiting for years to record the Hall & Oates song "Sara Smile." So when the country singer finally did it, it was only fitting that he made it the t...
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Local auditionsDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - • The Annual Prairie Crossing Cookie Walk and Craft Market seeks vendors and volunteers for its "A Safe Place" benefit event from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at Byro...
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Keys' newest flows well, but still averageDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - On Alicia Keys' previous CDs, the gifted singer-songwriter-pianist presented songs that were epic and impeccable - moreso than her actual albums. Tunes like "Fallin'," "...
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Modern 'In the Heights' revels in old-fashioned heartDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Temperatures may be dipping into single digits around Chicago, but things are definitely hot, hot, hot on the stage of the Cadillac Palace Theatre - all because the Broa...
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Christmas 500 Clown style, Second City in St. CharlesDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Christmas 500 Clown style 500 Clown serves up some cheer when it brings its sly, holiday sendup "500 Clown Christmas" to North Central College. The show is suitable for ...