Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Drury Lane's 'An American in Paris' dances away with a leading 12 Jeff Award nominationsSep 15, 2020 9:00 am - In the wake of a 2019-2020 theater season cut short by nearly five months as a result of COVID-19 shutdowns, Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace emerged with a leadin...
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Glenbrook North teacher makes choir less remoteSep 15, 2020 6:00 am - This isn't the first time Glenbrook North choir director Kelsey Nichols made the news. But it is the best time. The story of Nichols' YouTube video that debuted Aug. 18,...
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Check out Riverwalk Fine Art Fair this weekend online or at open houseSep 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Thirty-five years ago, Naperville Art League introduced its first Riverwalk Fine Art Fair by re-enacting the famous painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Gran...
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Godsmack, Staind singers add second acoustic drive-in show in McHenrySep 14, 2020 3:00 pm - Longtime friends Sully Erna and Aaron Lewis, the frontmen for multiplatinum rock bands Godsmack and Staind respectively, are putting their acts together for a drive-in t...
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ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemicSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - At the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, there won't be fake fans, canned applause or pre-taped acceptance speeches. After a five-mon...
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More of Ace Frehley's favorite covers on 'Origins Vol. 2'Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - Ace Frehley 'œOrigins Vol. 2'ť (eOne) He's back, back in the classic rock cover groove! Ace Frehley, the founding Kiss guitarist and amateur extraterrestrial, offers up ...
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PBS docuseries 'Now Hear This' finds appetite for classical musicSep 14, 2020 6:00 am - The bad news is that the entire classical music world (well, the American part, anyway) is canceled due to technical difficulties. The good news is that the entire class...
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Rosemont piano bar has likely played its last song, officials saySep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Only open for a couple months before the pandemic struck, Pete's Dueling Piano Bar in Rosemont's entertainment district likely won't reopen as a piano bar if or when thi...
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In place of Last Fling, Naperville Jaycees to host virtual fundraisersSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - After canceling the annual Last Fling event due to the coronavirus, the Naperville Jaycees organization is hosting two virtual fundraiser performances to raise money for...
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At 70, Billy Ocean returns with an album to 'lift you up'Sep 13, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Billy Ocean is angry. But you won't hear it in his music. Now 70, he's frustrated by structural racism and by Black people being shot by police. He's fed...