Steve Johnson
'Idol' tour puts Haley Reinhart, others in best light - August 8, 2011 - Harry Reinhart was not invited onstage to play with daughter Haley as the American Idols Live tour made its surprisingly successful way to Rosemont Saturday night.
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Julia Keller
At summer's end, adventure - August 12, 2011 - Nothing in life is certain anymore — not even death and taxes, thanks to cryonics and a Republican Congress. Thus I can't give you an absolute, ironclad, airtight guarantee that if you hold "The Magician King" (Viking) at just the right angle at just the right time of day and intone a...
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Rick Kogan's Sidewalks
Exotic birds steal the show in Delavan - August 12, 2011 - Of the many pleasures available at The Dancing Horse/Animal Gardens complex in Delavan, Wis., two kids were most thrilled to see a bird.
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Nina Metz
The latest documentary from the maker of 'Hoop Dreams' - August 11, 2011 - While working on a 2008 cover story for the New York Times Magazine about Chicago's CeaseFire program, Oak Park-based author and reporter Alex Kotlowitz found himself talking to old friend and "Hoop Dreams" filmmaker Steve James.
Howard Reich
Rare Piazzolla revival sounds better than it looks - August 13, 2011 - By now, anyone even vaguely familiar with tango music must know the name of Astor Piazzolla. The Argentine composer and bandoneon master, who died in 1992 at age 71, proved definitively that tango music can flourish not only as accompaniment to dance but as a concert art form unto itself.
John von Rhein
Union threatens Lyric Opera with strike - August 13, 2011 - The union representing the principal singers, chorus members, dancers, actors and production staff at Lyric Opera of Chicago has sent a letter to its members warning them to "be prepared for an opening night strike" on Oct. 1, when the company is scheduled to open its season with a gala...
Phil Vettel
Fine dining stakes claim in Berwyn - August 11, 2011 - To corrupt an old saying, the good Lord never closes a condo without opening a bungalow.
Dean Richards
Stone expresses admiration for 'Help' star Viola Davis - August 12, 2011 - You are about to experience one of the best movies of 2011 so far. "The Help" is an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Miss., circa 1962.
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