Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'American Idol' registration, auditions start this weekendJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - • Pre-registration to audition for FOX's ninth season of "American Idol" begins at 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.,...
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College radio stations are holding their own as world turns digitalJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Deep inside the studios of WONC 89.1 FM, the radio station of Naperville's North Central College, sits a device that might seem like a relic from the Jurassic Period: a ...
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Batavia native brings Brecht to the stage in a whole new wayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Those who argue that the suburbs breed conformity should meet Paul Kalina. Kalina, founding member of the brilliant and insane physical comedy troupe 500 Clown, proves ...
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Morello, Riley rage in 'Street Sweeper'Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Street Sweeper Social Club, "Street Sweeper Social Club" (Warner Bros./ILG) Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and Boots Riley of hip-hop set The Coup...
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Eclectic Los Lobos to play Blues on the FoxJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I remember seeing Los Lobos while on vacation on the Delaware shore in what must have been the early '90s. It was the last show of a long tour, played in an overgrown ro...
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Jonas Brothers back in 'Lines'Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Jonas Brothers, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" (Hollywood Records) Yes, millions of teenage girls helped the Jonas Brothers rise to fame, but they're also the reason wh...
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Cheap stuff: Cantigny fest, trolley rides, blues in Mt. ProspectJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Cantigny festival More than 150 juried artists from across the United States display and sell their work at the Cantigny Fine Art Festival. Youngsters can play an i...
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ESO to close season with romantic repertoireJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - This weekend's concluding concerts of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 59th season are the fruit of typically creative programming by music director Robert Hanson. Include...
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'Fiddler' - and Topol - still offer a bittersweet ode to traditionJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - "Tradition!" Topol gruffly rumbles out that all-important song title and catchphrase at the top of "Fiddler on the Roof," the beloved 1964 musical now back in Chicago co...
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Mt. Prospect band to open concert seriesJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Community Band kicks off its 2009 summer concert season tonight (Monday) with that noted musicologist SpongeBob Square Pants, but before the season is...