Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Music review: An expanded soundtrack marks 50th anniversary of 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'Oct 28, 2023 6:00 am - An expanded soundtrack for the Thanksgiving season filled with childlike charm is reason to do the Snoopy dance. "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" was recently released in ...
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Batavia High School to put on 'Mean Girls' Nov. 9-12Oct 27, 2023 11:00 pm - Batavia High School's fall musical production will be "Mean Girls: High School Version." This musical gives more than a great opportunity for students to show off their ...
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Sound check: Monster Mosh fest, High Seas Halloween, The 1975, Emo Orchestra and moreOct 27, 2023 6:00 am - Welcome to the black charade Stock up on hair dye and pull out the scenester duds: Emo Orchestra, joined by special guest Hawthorne Heights, celebrates the magic of...
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Pete Ellman Big Band brings jazz and holiday tunes to St. Charles Dec. 16Oct 26, 2023 11:00 pm - The Pete Ellman Big Band will perform a concert of big band, jazz and holiday tunes on Saturday, Dec. 16. The performance will conclude the fall season of the "Saturday ...
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Norris Gallery Series presents pianist Jeffrey LaDeur and Mezzo Kindra Scharich Nov. 26Oct 26, 2023 11:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center's "Music & More in the Gallery" continues on Sunday, Nov. 26, with an afternoon recital of piano classics and art songs performed by San ...
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Goodman Theatre's acclaimed 'The Who's Tommy' opens on Broadway next MarchOct 26, 2023 8:00 am - In an announcement that surprised no one who experienced the incandescent revival last summer, Goodman Theatre's re-imagined production of "The Who's Tommy" will open on...
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Funny business: 'We're just trying to get people to laugh' say 312 Comedy Fest headlinersOct 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Actress/comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub has a few words for fans attending the inaugural 312 Comedy Festival. “I have high expectations for Chicago,” said Rajskub (“24,” “It'...
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Festivals Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Happy haunting at suburban Halloween eventsOct 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Starts before Friday Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Animals, a straw pyramid and thousand...
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Best bets: Lee DeWyze, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Peppa Pig, Enrique IglesiasOct 25, 2023 6:00 am - Fun for grown-ups Rosemont's Parkway Bank Park entertainment district, 5501 Park Place, hosts its adults-only Crawl-O-Ween Halloween Bar Crawl featuring specialty f...
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Barrington theater company seeks donors for 'Stage the Build' campaignOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - For Barrington's Parker Players Theater Company, essentially a traveling troupe since early 2020, the show will go on permanently at 540 W. Northwest Hwy., within an exp...