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Things to do July 11-17: Dog Days of Summer, McHenry Fiesta Days, Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days and more

Things to do July 11-17: Dog Days of Summer, McHenry Fiesta Days, Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days and more

Mark your calendar for Glendale Heights Fest, Libertyville Dog Days of Summer, Itasca Fest, McHenry Fiesta Days, Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days and more happening this week.

 
Best Bets: Gary Sinise, Lt. Dan Band headline veterans benefit at Wheaton’s Cantigny

Best Bets: Gary Sinise, Lt. Dan Band headline veterans benefit at Wheaton’s Cantigny

Actor/activist Gary Sinise performs a benefit for disabled veterans at Cantigny in Wheaton, comedian Pat McGann headlines the Raue Center, and bluesman Ronnie Baker Brooks plays Ravinia’s Carousel Stage.

 
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Pleasantly imperfect: A weird ‘Superman’ is better than a boring one

Pleasantly imperfect: A weird ‘Superman’ is better than a boring one

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … a purple and orange shape-shifting chemical compound? Writer-director James Gunn’s “Superman” was always going to be a strange chemistry of filmmaker and material.

 
Dining out: Capital Grille’s Generous Pour returns, Barrington Bourbon & Brew Crawl, The Woobles visit Giordano’s

Dining out: Capital Grille’s Generous Pour returns, Barrington Bourbon & Brew Crawl, The Woobles visit Giordano’s

Taste six curated wines at The Capital Grille, sip bourbon and craft beer in Barrington Saturday, and get $5 burritos in Des Plaines next week at a new Guzman Y Gomez.

 
Taste the difference: Local flavor blooms at farm-to-table restaurants

Taste the difference: Local flavor blooms at farm-to-table restaurants

The farm-to-table movement continues to gain traction, with suburban restaurants partnering with local vendors to supply their ingredients, whether it’s produce for a salad or the craft beer to go with it. Grab a fork and taste the farm-to-table difference.

 
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Family struggles to keep restaurant afloat in touching, Chicago-set ‘Dhaba on Devon Avenue’

Family struggles to keep restaurant afloat in touching, Chicago-set ‘Dhaba on Devon Avenue’

Writers Theatre and TimeLine Theatre’s premiere of “Dhaba on Devon Avenue,” set in Chicago’s “Little India,” is a solidly acted examination of identity, tradition and assimilation among members of Chicago’s South Asian community.

 
Concerts July 11-17: Kesha and Scissor Sisters, Alabama Shakes, Primus, Juanes and more

Concerts July 11-17: Kesha and Scissor Sisters, Alabama Shakes, Primus, Juanes and more

Upcoming concerts this week include Primus, Kesha and Scissor Sisters, Todd Rundgren and more.

 
Spotlight: Marriott hosts ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ vet in concert

Spotlight: Marriott hosts ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ vet in concert

Nat Zegree brings his “Greatest Hits Rockin’ Request Show” to Marriott Theatre for two shows, Griffin stages a solo dramedy, walking plays return to the Morton Arboretum and Paramount revives the classic “True West.”

 
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In ‘Sorry, Baby,’ Eva Victor makes a disarming debut

In ‘Sorry, Baby,’ Eva Victor makes a disarming debut

The first thing to love about writer-director-star Eva Victor’s extraordinary debut “Sorry, Baby” is how she, as the young professor Agnes, tries, and fails, to hide a tryst with her neighbor.

 

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