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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Plays For Patriot Kids - Center Stage Education Performing Arts

Center Stage Education will be putting on "There's No Business Like Show Business" on May 10 at 7:00 pm.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Artists from Little City Featured at Intuit—Exclusive Outsider Art Museum

Over 50 drawings, paintings and computer-generated images will be featured in the Beyond Influence: The Art of Little City exhibit at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Local Movie Times for Palatine

Are you hoping to catch a movie this weekend? Check times here.

If you're looking for a night out this weekend, the movie theater is always a good option. Check out the Moviefone tool above to find local times of showings. Here is a list of local theaters:   What movie are you planning to see this weekend? 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Ravinia Tickets Go on Sale This Week

See who's performing this summer at the North Shore's biggest music festival. Tickets go on sale at 5 a.m. April 25.

Tickets will go on sale this Thursday for all summer shows at Ravinia in Highland Park.  Below is a list of bands playing at Ravinia Festival during the 2013 season. Tickets will be available for purchase on April 25 on the Ravinia Festival website.  June  Thursday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall $10 BGH Series  Ruth Page Festival of Dance  Concert Dance, Inc.  Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.  Thursday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion  Judy Collins and Don McLean  Tickets: $55-$45/Lawn $22**/Park opens at 5 p.m.  Friday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall  $10 BGH Series  Ruth Page Festival of Dance  Concert Dance, Inc.  Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.  Friday, June 7, 8 p.m.—Pavilion  Sting  Season …

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Family Friendly Theater - The World of Pooh

A family friendly musical production of World of Pooh will be performed on Saturday, April 13 at 10:30am at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood Street, Palatine.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Palatine High School Choir Program Performs in Hawaii Over Spring Break

Sixty choir students spent five days in Oahu, Hawaii to perform at various locations and to sightsee during their downtime. Additionally, they set a high standard for behavior and positivity while they represented District 211 many miles from home.

Students in Palatine High School’s choir program had a chance to escape chilly Chicago weather during spring break and have the time of their lives performing and exploring culture in Hawaii’s tropical climate. Sixty choir students spent five days in Oahu, Hawaii to perform at various locations and sightsee parts of the island during their downtime. Additionally, they set a high standard for behavior and positivity while they represented District 211 many miles away from home. “I was so proud,” said Steven Sivak, choir director at Palatine High School. “For many of the students, it was a huge first experience. Some of them have never been on a plane before. Not only were they perfectly behaved, but they also sang their hearts out on a …

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Ebert Remembered for Pioneering Televised Film Reviews

A film studies author and professor at Oakton Community College shares his thoughts on the passing of the popular film critic Roger Ebert.

Roger Ebert will be remembered as a film critic that expanded the appreciation of film through television, his commitment to his roots in journalism and his calm, warm demeanor. That’s what Larry Knapp, a film studies teacher at Oakton Community College said when he received news of Ebert’s passing on Thursday. Ebert and Gene Siskel pioneered film reviewing on television in the 1970’s with their show Sneak Previews, Knapp said, something that didn’t exist before then. “They made film appreciation something anyone could appreciate,” Knapp said. Before television, film criticism fell into primarily two areas, Knapp said, either journalism or academia, much like literary criticism. Ebert was the first film critic to receive a Pulitzer Prize, …

Friday, March 29, 2013

On Campus: Harper Marks Autism Awareness Month with Visit from Bestselling Author

David Finch, a McHenry man who chronicled his ongoing journey with Asperger Syndrome in a 2012 bestselling memoir, will visit Harper College to share his story with the public. His talk, at 7 p.m. Monday, April 1 in the College’s Building J Theatre, is fr

Friday, March 15, 2013

Yelp!: Top Restaurants in Palatine

Check out the top 10 rated restaurants in Palatine based on Yelp! reviews.

Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. Ever wondered if a restaurant is good or bad? Yelp.com can be a good indicator of whether that restaurant is worth your time and money.  Based on Yelp!'s highest-rated star ranking, here are the top 10 restaurants in Palatine.  Do you agree or disagree with the Yelp! top 10 list? Let us know in the comments' section. Amie Schaenzer contributed to this article. 

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1:32 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sushi ashi should be at top of list. Gianni's is another and do not leave out Artistic Cuisine and the old stand by Heng Wengs and last but not least Agio.Most of the ones on original list are not really restaurants.   more ›

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Paint the Town Green This Weekend in Palatine!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Saturday and Sunday with a parade, Irish Market and a variety of entertainment right in downtown Palatine!

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