Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Boom Boom Pow,' Kings of Leon top iTunesDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Kings of Leon are the kings of the iTunes album charts for 2009. The Nashville, Tenn., rock group have the top-selling CD with "Only by the Night." They ...
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Best bets: Flaming Lips, 'A Creole Christmas'Dec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Jazzy bells Before you see Disney's "The Princess and the Frog," get a genuine taste of New Orleans musical culture when the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band perfor...
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Weezer singer hurt when bus skids off roadDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - GLEN, N.Y. -- The lead singer of the alternative rock band Weezer suffered minor injuries when the group's tour bus hit some ice, skidded across the New York State Thruw...
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Billboard names Powter one-hit wonder of decadeDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- As far as one-hit wonders go, Daniel Powter is king of them all -- for this decade, at least. Powter, whose hit "Bad Day" reigned on top of the Billboard pop...
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A few slips, trip in Cirque's 'Banana Shpeel'Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Cirque du Soleil's "Banana Shpeel" earns praise for taking the more intimate circus arts and placing them center stage at the Chicago Theatre. In stadiums like Hoffman E...
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Long Grove Confectionery Factory sets open houseDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Bring your sweet tooth The Long Grove Confectionery Factory opens its doors for a Christmas Open House. Visitors can tour the factory to see how many o...
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Local auditions & tryoutsDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - • Elgin Community College has auditions for its upcoming production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in Room 284D at th...
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'Wonderful Life' adaptation at HemmensDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - NC Stage Company and Immediate Theatre Project present "It's a Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio Theatre," a radio play adaptation of Frank Capra's classic 1946 film a...
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Birdman talks Lil Wayne's jail time, his new albumDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Lil Wayne is facing a year behind bars in February, but don't expect either the rapper or his label, Cash Money, to fall off the radar in his absence. Birdman...
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Footlighters see 'Scrooge' as happy tale of rebirth, redemptionDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - If you haven't felt the holiday spark yet, "Scrooge, the Musical," is the perfect diversion, guaranteed to raise your Christmas spirits. Directed by Michael Ehlers, "Scr...