Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Metropolis stages classic 'Carol' that won't make you say 'Bah Humbug'Nov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Staging "A Christmas Carol" is a Metropolis Performing Arts Centre tradition. Every December, the downtown Arlington Heights theater presents this feel-good Charles Dick...
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Record exec who discovered Ritchie Valens diesNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Del-Fi Records founder Bob Keane, who discovered rocker Ritchie Valens, has died in Los Angeles at age 87. Keane's son, Tom, tells the Los Angeles Times t...
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Cheap stuff: Lots o' LEGOS, chocolate factory tours, DIY balletNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - $10 and under Double the music at Durty Nellie's Stop by Durty Nellie's for an evening of rock 'n' roll with the groups 7th heaven and Hi Fi Superstar. The concerts are ...
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Music fest benefits Make-A-WishNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - The first Pickwick Music Festival will feature four area bands performing in Park Ridge at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Tickets for the ...
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Tom Petty releases 'Live Anthology' multi-disc setNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Tom Petty has grown up, but not too much. The 59-year-old spent a year going through thousands of hours of live concert recordings covering Tom Petty & th...
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Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble celebrates 20th with 'The Nutcracker'Nov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble will present its 15th annual production of "The Nutcracker" Dec. 4, 5 and 6 at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., Barrington. This ...
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Learn how hard holiday candy is made at Winfield's Klline Creek FarmNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie 'Candy for the Holidays' Learn how bright, colorful hard candies are made from scratch at Kline Creek Farm's "Candy for the Holidays" program. See the ...
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Wheeling band program to perform holiday concertNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheeling High School's band program will set a festive holiday mood for the community as it proudly presents its annual Holiday Extravaganza on Thursday and Friday, Dec....
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Prospect High School Winter Concert is Dec. 6Nov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Prospect High School's Music Department will feature its annual Winter Concert on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. in the school's field house, featuring the school's award-win...
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'Christmas Carol' falls flat at Steel BeamNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The premiere of "Wild Goat" earlier this year demonstrated that the folks at Steel Beam Theatre know how to stage a musical in a small space. That intimate, appealing ch...