Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Elgin Area Leadership Academy puts on play about 'Dr. Kelsey' March 13Feb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - The Elgin Area Leadership Academy, in collaboration with Elgin Community College, will present a staged reading of "Dr. Kelsey," a one-act play written by retired 16th C...
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Independent Players to stage Noel Coward's 'sublime comedy of manners' in ElginFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Matinee stars, affairs both amorous and numerous — what is a man to do? Find out when Independent Players presents Noel Coward's comedy “Present Laughter” at the Elgin A...
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Join 'Bach Around the Clock' benefit concert March 9Feb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Help celebrate J.S. Bach's 334th birthday with a community concert featuring musicians of all ages playing the music of J.S. Bach for 12 straight hours. First United Met...
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Functional, unique guitars from unusual materials serve as a creative outlet for Fox Lake manFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - What began as an artistic challenge about five years ago has turned into a pretty good side business for Fox Lake resident Bill Turner. For the past five years, Turner, ...
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Concordia University wind ensemble to perform at local churches in early MarchFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - The Concordia University-Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 40-member concert band, will be touring March 1-10, with stops in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas. It is led by di...
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Review: Way Down Wanderers bend genres in soaring setFeb 25, 2019 6:00 am - The Way Down Wanderers, "Illusions" Somewhere on the spectrum between Old Crow Medicine Show and Mumford and Sons lies the spirited bluegrass-based artistry of the Way D...
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Review: Surprising return for Britain's SpecialsFeb 25, 2019 6:00 am - The Specials, "Encore" (Island) Given that it's been 20 years since there's been new music from the Specials, who led a ska revival in Britain at the dawn of the 1980s t...
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Best bets this week: Maddie & Tae to play Joe's Live in RosemontFeb 25, 2019 5:00 am - Redemptive rock The Neal Morse Band performs Christian rock tunes at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $29-$69. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 7:30 p....
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'Beauty and the Beast' to take the stage at Woodstock Opera HouseFeb 24, 2019 10:00 pm - TownSquare Players will present "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" at the historic Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St. in Woodstock. Performances will be 8 p.m. Friday...
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Top Celtic musicians to perform at St. Patrick's Day service at Christ Church Downers GroveFeb 24, 2019 10:00 pm - Bagpipes aside, on St. Patrick's Day it may be normal to hear live musicians playing a fiddle, banjo or beating a bodhran. But hearing all of these instruments performin...