Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Living the actor's life -- plus babyDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Jon Cunningham is living the American dream. He is married to his high school sweetheart, the girl he met and fell in love with at James B. Conant High School in Hoffman...
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Aretha Franklin to sing at Obama inaugurationDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Aretha Franklin will sing, the Rev. Rick Warren will pray and more than 11,000 U.S. troops will be watching over inauguration ceremonies in case of an att...
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2008's suburban theater highlightsDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - 2008 turned out to be a banner year for Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook, the west suburban mainstay that until recently had ceded its place among top Chicago-area musical t...
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Santa Claus is comin' ... to Long GroveDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Mr. Claus goes to Long Grove Santa Claus will leave the elves in charge of his workshop as ...
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Great albums of 2008Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Financial trouble hit record companies before it hit many other industries. However, thanks to avenues like satellite radio, peer networking sites, hipster TV commercial...
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George Winston tugs a few (heart) strings at MetropolisDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - George Winston, the multiplatinum recording artist, held a low-key workshop for a small group of senior citizens on Tuesday, in between shows at the Metropolis Performin...
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Akon admits throwing fan off stageDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - FISHKILL, New York --Hip-hop star Akon pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment for tossing a fan off stage at an upstate New York concert last year. He will serve no jail...
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Lil Wayne accused of copyright infringementDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Lawyers for rapper Lil Wayne are seeking more time to turn over documents in response to a lawsuit that accuses the award-winning recording artist of c...
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Mannish Boys lead nominees for blues awardsDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The group Mannish Boys leads all nominees for the upcoming Blues Music Awards in Memphis with six nominations, including album and band of the year. ...
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Powerful cast drives Lyric's latest version of 'Madama Butterfly'Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's always welcome to see an old friend again, in this case Lyric Opera of Chicago's Harold Prince/Clarke Dunham production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Thi...