Performing Arts
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Best bets: ESO in concert, Bluey on stageApr 30, 2024 2:23 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s masterful 9th Symphony in Elgin, while preschool favorite Bluey and her pals romp onstage at the Auditorium Theatre.
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Bringing music to the community: DuPage Symphony celebrates 70 yearsApr 25, 2024 4:44 pm - In its 70th year, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra is still finding ways to go “above and beyond” to share its love for music with the community. For its season finale on Ma...
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Best Bets: Hail and farewell to Schaumburg’s Laugh Out LoudApr 10, 2024 11:05 am - Laugh it up while you can as Schaumburg’s Laugh Out Loud Theater closes this weekend. Plus, pianist Wael Farouk returns to the MAC and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago.
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Executive director leaving Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras after 8 yearsApr 09, 2024 6:59 pm - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras will soon be seeking new leadership. After almost eight years as executive director of EYSO, K. Eric Larson announced he is stepping d...
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Former Dick Cavett Show bandleader and drummer Bobby Rosengarden to be honored posthumously at Fox Valley Arts Hall of FameApr 05, 2024 12:27 pm - Former Dick Cavett Show bandleader and drummer Bobby Rosengarden is one of four 2024 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame inductees who will be honored at the April 19 Fox Valley...
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Best Bets: Waukegan blues woman Ivy Ford at Aurora’s Venue, Herbie Hancock in ChicagoMar 26, 2024 5:37 pm - Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.
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Best Bets: St. Patrick’s Day concerts, magician Bill Blagg, ‘HYPROV,’ Shen Yun and moreMar 05, 2024 3:25 pm - While the McAninch Arts Center and Hey Nonny celebrate St. Paddy’s Day early, hypnotist Asad Mecci and improvisor Jonathan Mangum bring “HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis” to Naperville and Shen Yun dances onto the Rosemont Theatre stage.
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Young performers shine at annual Multicultural Event in SchaumburgMar 02, 2024 6:18 pm - ...
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Talented teens take center stage in U-46 TalentFest at The Hemmens in ElginFeb 28, 2024 1:13 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will get to showcase their skills at the 13th annual TalentFest at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, on the main stage at The Hemmens, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin.
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15 Elgin-area arts groups awarded grantsFeb 20, 2024 8:03 pm - Fifteen Elgin-area not-for-profit arts organizations have received grants to help produce programs, including adult and children’s theater, visual art and musical concert...