Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Plenty of Fox Valley venues offer high-quality theater, concerts and moreJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - As much fun as it is to head into Chicago for a concert or a play, we've established long ago that it's probably not necessary, except for an exceptional Broadway-level ...
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Weekend Run Club's debut LP 'Zoo' a menagerie of members' truthsJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - There's something to be said for letting an album sit on simmer, giving the musical flavors a chance to blend. The Weekend Run Club's 12-track debut LP “Zoo,” out for st...
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Stevenson students to perform Potter-inspired play 'Puffs'Jan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Stevenson High School will stage the play "Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic" Friday and Saturday. Peformances are set ...
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Former Schaumburg mayor's donation expands arts opportunities for youthJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Nine months after ending his three-decade-long run as Schaumburg mayor, Al Larson will be recognized Feb. 8 at the village's performing arts venue that bears his name fo...
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Stevenson wins IHSA dance title; Lake Park, Geneva, Lake Zurich placeJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - The Stevenson High School competitive dancers were frozen in silence, waiting to hear which team won their division at the Illinois High School Association finals Saturd...
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Suburban dance teams advance to state finalsJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - High school dance teams from across the suburbs have advanced to the final round at the state meet. The top 12 squads in each of three divisions after Friday's prelimina...
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Banjo duo Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn play the ECC Arts Center Feb. 6Jan 30, 2020 10:00 pm - On Thursday, Feb. 6, acclaimed banjo duo Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, called "the king and queen of the banjo" by Paste Magazine, will perform on centerstage the ECC...
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Heartland Marimba Quartet to perform an all-American program Feb. 24 in ElginJan 30, 2020 10:00 pm - On Monday, Feb. 24, Chamber Music on the Fox will present the Iowa-based Heartland Marimba Quartet. Performing a program of contemporary American works composed for fou...
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David Alan Grier is getting lots of kicks on BroadwayJan 30, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When David Alan Grier was offered a chance to revisit one of his favorite plays on Broadway, he quickly agreed. He just forgot about all the beatings. In...
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Review: Ben Watt's 'Storm Damage' is a career cornerstoneJan 30, 2020 6:00 am - Ben Watt, 'œStorm Damage'ť (Unmade Road/Caroline) Ben Watt's 'œStorm Damage'ť surveys the distance, both physical and emotional, and its connection to personal histories...