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Being numb to it all no longer big shock
Sometime in the next few weeks, if you're walking down Fullerton Avenue around DePaul University and have 15 minutes to spare, duck into the tidy brick building alongside the CTA station. Here you will find the DePaul Art Museum, an institution so...
Tags: Goodman Theatre, Fine Artists, Ethics, Museums, Entertainment Events
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Duke Ellington rarity to launch Chicago Opera Theater season
With one opera (Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco”) wrapping up its 2013 season in September, Chicago Opera Theater has announced its schedule for 2014. Once again, general director Andreas Mitisek is venturing off the beaten track to...
Tags: James Conlon, Culture, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Pies and Tarts, Music Industry
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Tobin recalled for his vision
While Cal Tobin was an architect by trade, he also became the figurative architect for Highland Park's downtown — helping reinvent and reimagine the city's most crucial business district. Tobin, who spent 15 years on the City Council until 1991,...
Tags: Kohl's, Judaism, Architecture, Entertainment Events, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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Gary Sinise returns to hometown Highland Park in June
For a man who has traveled the world, actor and musician Gary Sinise hasn't forgotten his Highland Park roots. His efforts to honor our nation's troops and veterans have taken him from Singapore to Italy. And yet, Sinise gets a big kick whenever he...
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Ravinia festival adds Cheap Trick, OneRepublic, more
RedEyeContinuing its long-standing tradition of bringing wine-cooler-friendly acts to its patrons, Ravinia Festival has announced four more acts to its concert series this summer. Cheap Trick, Mayer Hawthorne, OneRepublic and Churchill will also entertain the...Tags: Festive Events, Adele (music artist), Entertainment Events
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James Conlon extends L.A. Opera tenure
Ravinia Festival music director James Conlon has extended his contract as music director of the Los Angeles Opera through the 2017-18 season, the company has announced. By that time the conductor will have been with the company for 11 seasons, a period...
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Ravinia Festival puts 'Passion' into summer classical lineup
The Ravinia Festival has announced the remainder of its programming for the 2013 summer season. The schedule comprises more than 120 classical, popular, jazz and dance events, presented almost nightly from June 6 to Sept. 15 at Ravinia Park in Highland...
Tags: Vladimir Feltsman, Lang Lang, Concerts, Ceremonies, Entertainment Events
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Ravinia pop performers: Josh Groban, David Byrne and '90s galore
Josh Groban, the multimillion-selling pop-classical artist, will make his Ravinia debut Aug. 10 with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra. Also making their first appearances at the venue will be David Byrne and St. Vincent, playing songs from their 2012...
Tags: Joan Osborne, Josh Groban, Anita Baker, Los Lobos (music group), Entertainment Events
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Ravinia jazz highlights include Tony Bennett, Ramsey Lewis
A tribute to Benny Goodman, a double-bill featuring pianist Ramsey Lewis and singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, and a return by singer Tony Bennett will highlight the Ravinia Festival's summer jazz offerings. The jazz season will begin with musicians from...
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James Conlon plans to stay at the Los Angeles Opera through 2018
James Conlon is a born and bred New Yorker but sunny Los Angeles apparently agrees with him. The 62-year-old conductor has renewed his contract with the Los Angeles Opera for five more years, and will remain music director at least through the end of the...
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Ravinia's warmth in winter
You know an interesting evening is brewing when it starts in Billy Corgan's Highland Park tea shop, with the rock singer/businessman holding forth with a hopeful conversation about bringing new cultural offerings to the north suburbs. The conversation...
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Adela Cepeda carved her own path to success
Adela Cepeda stepped adroitly along her path to become one of the city's most prominent Latina businesswomen. But she walked it on her own, rather than as part of the power couple she and her husband were once well on their way to becoming. Cepeda, an...
Tags: Barney's New York Incorporated, Employment Opportunities, University of Chicago, Local Government, Manhattan (New York City)
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