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- Music, Concert Preview Jul 18, 2019
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“Weird Al” unleashes his inner conductor for the symphonic Strings Attached tour
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 2, 2019
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Guitarist and soul singer Isaiah Sharkey drops a kaleidoscopic new record
Plus: Black metal takes on the Fantastic Four, and the Nick Mazzarella Trio releases a transatlantic live album.
- Music, Concert Preview May 31, 2019
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Lionel Richie can’t slow down
- Music, Music Feature Mar 14, 2019
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Ravinia announces its 2019 season
This summer's Highland Park highlights include Queen Latifah, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Michael McDonald and Chaka Khan, Kesha, T.I., Buddy Guy, Jennifer Hudson, and Lyle Lovett.
- Music, Music Feature May 23, 2018
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Mariachi Herencia de Mexico turns Chicago schoolkids into chart-busting stars
The Mariachi Heritage Foundation has partnered with CPS to create a student band that’s already played Kennedy Center, toured internationally, and opened for the likes of Lila Downs and Los Lobos.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 31, 2017
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Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby, Megan Stielstra’s book launch party, and more of the best things to do this week
Leftist comedy in Monkey Wrench, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf: The Good Parts, and more happenings 7/31-8/3
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 22, 2016
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Chicago Dancing Festival, Purple Rain, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Unelectable You, Chicago Dancing Festival, and more happenings from August 22-25.
- Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 20, 2016
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The best things to do in Chicago for June 2016
June's top events include Ferris Bueller's Day Off in Millennium Park, Bob Dylan, the Pride Parade, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2015
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Go get yourself some cheap sunglasses for ZZ Top on Thursday night
Today's 12 O'Clock Track comes with a shot of tequila and a pair of pumps.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2015
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J.J. Abrams's Star Trek gets the CSO treatment at Ravinia on Sunday
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays Michael Giacchino's Star Trek score as the 2009 film unspools at Ravinia.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 7, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Thu 8/7: The Bowie Ball, LOTR Live, and Shapers
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, August 7
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 21, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Sat 6/21: Make Music Chicago, L.A.T.E. Ride, and A Prairie Home Companion
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, June 21
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 15, 2013
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The global aesthetic of the string quartet Brooklyn Rider
The quartet, whose members also play in Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensembles, debuts at Ravinia on Tuesday.
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 19, 2013
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Best Forward-Looking New-Music Group
Ensemble dal Niente
- Music, Soundboard Jun 23, 2011
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Soundboard: June 23-June 30
Loose Dudes, LL Cool J, Hall & Oates, and other notable shows
- Blogs, Bleader May 5, 2011
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week's Early Warnings include Braid, Chicago, Bela Fleck, Great Lake Swimmers, Kaki King, Matisyahu, People Under the Stairs, Steely Dan, Yob, and ZZ Top.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 21, 2010
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A Good Man
Bob Hercules and Gordon Quinn screen an excerpt from their forthcoming Bill T. Jones dance documentary "A Good Man," in a retrospective of films by Hercules and his Media Process Group tonight at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 24, 2010
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Ballad Master Omara Portuondo and the Buena Vista Social Club Return to Chicago
Omara Portuondo and the Buena Vista Social Club make a belated return to the city on Saturday night.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 30, 2009
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The return of juju titan King Sunny Ade
Juju master King Sunny Ade plays Ravinia with Femi Kuti on Wednesday evening.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2008
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Lawn passes to Ravinia
Lawn passes to Ravinia
- Arts & Culture, Lit Critic's Choice Aug 26, 1999
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Alberto Mizrahi and Chorale Mystique
- Music, Critic's Choice Aug 24, 1995
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Akikazu Nakamura
