Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Coolio pleads not guilty in drug caseApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Rapper Coolio has pleaded not guilty to drug possession and battery charges. The 45-year-old rapper, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey, entered his plea ...
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Sung directs ESO in bright, varied spring Mozart programApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - What better way to celebrate spring than with Mozart, classical music's genius of geniuses? The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is offering an all-Mozart program for its April ...
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Actor trades in ownership role for chance to get back on stageApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - F. Scott Fitzgerald once famously said there are no second acts in American lives. He was wrong - and Wood Dale-based actor Peter Verdico's life proves it. Raised on Ch...
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PB&J album is curiously downbeatApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It's hard to figure out Peter Bjorn and John. The Swedish band set the music world aflame with their 2007 album "Writer's Block," a fantastic blend of poppy hooks and me...
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Cast, creative team almost make up for script weaknesses in 'Magnolia'Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Regina Taylor might have substituted magnolias for cherries and relocated the action from mid-19th century Russia to mid-20th century Atlanta, but the actress/playwright...
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Rock inductions a bit of glitz for weary ClevelandApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- The city that bills itself as the birthplace of rock 'n' roll is going through some rocky times of its own. Cleveland's foreclosure rates are alarmingly hi...
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Final UGK CD eerie and entertainingApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The sixth studio album from the Texas veteran rap group UGK is a sometimes eerie, explicitly funky final installment from the Southern hip-hop heavyweight duo. The late ...
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Arts agendaApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - • The Lincoln Park Conservancy seeks volunteers to become tour docents to the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool and North Pond Sanctuary. The six-week docent training begins Sat...
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Martina McBride returns to No. 1 on country chartsApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - WEST HOLLYWOOD, California -- Martina McBride's latest release has returned her to a familiar place -- the top of the charts. "Shine" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard's...
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The Dead auctions front-row tickets for charityApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It was time, says The Dead's Bob Weir, to give charitable causes a boost while directing a kick to the hindquarters of ticket scalpers. So he and his bandmates have held...