Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Lyric Opera names Enrique Mazzola as new music directorSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola will be the next music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago starting with the 2021-22 season. The Lyric announced Thursday that Mazzo...
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'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' comes to ECC Arts Center this fallSep 11, 2019 11:00 pm - For 31 years, Children's Theatre of Elgin/Fox Valley Theatre Company has presented dynamic and affordable family-oriented entertainment. The two troupes' productions ar...
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Catch a ride in 'Becky's New Car' at Village Theatre Guild this fallSep 11, 2019 11:00 pm - The Village Theatre Guild starts the engine on their 57th season with "Becky's New Car" by Steven Dietz. The play ponders this question: when you don't know where you're...
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American Football talks Riot Fest, popularity and the band's Wheeling connectionSep 11, 2019 2:30 pm - Riot Fest's claim to fame on Chicago's summer fest landscape is its variety. Despite its punk-rock roots, year after year the three-day music festival promises an e...
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With "Eve," Rapsody gains traction in the best rapper debateSep 11, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The debate over who reigns supreme as the greatest rapper of the moment is never-ending and never settled. From LL Cool J vs Kool Moe Dee, Tupac vs. Bigg...
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Des Plaines Fall Fest aims to bring community togetherSep 11, 2019 6:00 am - For three days this autumn, the Des Plaines Fall Fest makes history fun. From Friday, Sept. 13, through Sunday, Sept. 15, visitors can enjoy live bands, a carnival, a Ki...
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'Out-of-body experience': Woman sings with Jon Bon Jovi after joining Schaumburg client on cruiseSep 11, 2019 5:28 am - When rock legend Jon Bon Jovi asked for an audience volunteer to join him on stage for his signature song "Livin' On a Prayer" during his Runaway to Paradise cruise in S...
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Fresh but vintage look planned for theater in downtown AntiochSep 11, 2019 5:00 am - A facelift is planned for the exterior of the PM&L Theatre, a longtime entertainment venue in downtown Antioch. "We are a beautiful icon in town and we need to look it,"...
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'Storm Area 51' creator pulls out of his own event, calling it Fyre Festival 2.0Sep 11, 2019 1:00 am - When the college student behind the online sensation "Storm Area 51" announced plans for an alien festival out in the Nevada desert, organizers tried to fend off worries...
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Fox Valley Jazz Big Band launches its first season Sept. 15 at The VenueSep 10, 2019 11:00 pm - The Venue, 21 S. Broadway Ave. in Aurora, will present the Fox Valley Jazz Big Band at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. Doors open at 1 p.m. Featuring the Fox Valley's finest ja...