Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Charlie Wilson's CD is a good listenFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - After one listen to Charlie Wilson's "Uncle Charlie," you'll want to include him in your family of favorite albums. The cool set of 12 tracks is fine listening and Wilso...
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Cheap stuff to do: Go boat crazy; get shell-shockedFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Crazy for boats! See new 2009 boats, motors and trailers and get information on travel at the 38th ...
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'Twins' are simply grand at Lyric Opera of ChicagoFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The "twins" are back, and it makes for a grand evening at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" ("Rustic Chivalry") and Ruggero Leoncavallo's ...
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Heavenly harmonies shine in nostalgic musical 'Taffetas'Feb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - "The Taffetas" is perky and squeaky-clean. So much so that it feels like it was created specifically to satisfy curmudgeons who complain about the low morals and crass l...
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Hanging out with Abe and Mary for 200th birthday celebrationFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie! Hanging out with Abe and Mary In honor of the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, the Mount Prospect Public Library hosts "An Afternoon w...
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CSO wins pair of GrammysFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Recordings on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's CSO Resound label won two Grammy Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences at last weekend's 51st an...
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Poi Dog Pondering touring on new albumFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - The eclectic Chicago-based rock band Poi Dog Pondering makes a trip out into the suburbs this weekend. Frank Orrall's catchall collective is touring behind its latest al...
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Performers add life to 'Dying City'Feb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Christopher Shinn's confounding "Dying City" left me conflicted. Set against the backdrop of the attacks of Sept. 11 and the war in Iraq, this 2008 Pulitzer Prize final...
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First Folio founder chooses Noel Coward comedyFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Alison Vesely, director of Noel Coward's 1932 comedy "Design for Living" at the First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook, has had her own design for living for the past decade a...
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Bobby Valentino reinvents himselfFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - R&B singer Bobby Valentino knows all too well how to revive a career. The Atlanta-based crooner has done it once before: After his group Mista had short-lived stint in t...