Articles filed under Performing Arts
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West Chicago Food Festival returns with 23 vendors and three live bands Aug. 27Aug 22, 2022 11:00 pm - West Chicago's Food Festival returns on Saturday, Aug. 27, to the historic downtown area with 23 food and beverage vendors, along with live music and fun activities for ...
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Paramount's 'Kinky Boots' earns 8 Jeff Award nomsAug 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Oakbrook Terrace-based Drury Lane leads all theaters with 21 nominations
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Festivals Aug. 26-Sept. 1: Coon Creek Country Days, Rockin' in the Park, Port Clinton Art Festival & moreAug 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Starts before Friday Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25; 6-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27; and 1-5 p.m. Sund...
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Music review: Watkins Family Hour captures spirit of variety showsAug 22, 2022 1:00 am - "Vol. II," Watkins Family Hour (Family Hour Records) Tom Petty's pianist plays "Tennessee Waltz," an Ernest Tubb classic rides a Bo Diddley beat, and a deep cut by ...
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R. Kelly accuser's mom says she feared for lifeAug 22, 2022 1:00 am - A mother whose daughter prosecutors say R. Kelly sexually abused starting when she was 14 told jurors Monday at the singer's federal trial that she lied to a state grand...
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Tom Dreesen's one-man show 'The Man Who Made Sinatra Laugh' comes to The MAC Sept. 10Aug 21, 2022 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 10, Tom Dreesen will perform his one-man show, "The Man Who Made Sinatra Laugh" for one night only at the 800-seat Belushi Performance Hall. "We are e...
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Lombard's Cruise Nights & Summer Concerts ends season with 7th HeavenAug 21, 2022 11:00 pm - The village of Lombard will host a concert featuring 7th Heaven, a popular pop/rock band, at the final 2022 Cruise Nights and Summer Concert Series event in downtown Lom...
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Local band in final stretch of winning contest for a major LA gigAug 21, 2022 11:00 pm - Chicago's own Pino Farina Band is in the final stretch to secure a major opening gig at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California and win $10,000. Audacity's We Can...
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ESO, musicians agree to two-year contract, helping secure fiscal sustainability while enhancing community engagementAug 21, 2022 1:00 am - ELGIN - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra (ESO) and its musicians have agreed on a mutually beneficial two-year contract that lays the groundwork for sustainability and growt...
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Neil Simon's 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' opens 94th season at the Theatre of Western SpringsAug 20, 2022 11:00 pm - For its first Mainstage production for the 2022-23 season, the Theatre of Western Springs will be putting on Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" directed by Karen Holb...