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Things to Do
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Make it a long weekend of corned beef, Irish dancing and green beer at restaurants throughout the suburbs as they pregame for St. Patrick’s Day events on Tuesday.
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Make plans for St. Patrick’s Day events across the suburbs, the Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont, Carlos Mencia at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre and more.
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Actor/composer/lyricist Michael Mahler channels Paul Simon at the Marriott Theatre, the Raue Center hosts tributes to Carole King and Van Morrison, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago stages “Madama Butterfly.”
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Clara’s in Woodridge is offering throwback pricing from 1987, Giordano’s and Buona have teamed up again on the Italian beef pizza, and Fat Rosie’s is serving up specials for spring.
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The Oscars just got more interesting. With a few late-game curveballs, courtesy of the Actor Awards, the broadcast of the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15, may have more drama and heartbreak than expected.
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The hunky, sweet hero in the new romantic drama “Reminders of Him” at one point turns to the movie’s heroine and tells her: “I’m starting to wonder if you’re the saddest girl I’ve ever met.” It’s hard to argue.
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Award-winning composer Howard Shore discusses creating the score for “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” which will be performed by a full symphony along with a screening of the film during three shows March 13-14 at The Auditorium in Chicago.
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Upcoming concerts include Michael McDermott at Hey Nonny, Sebastian Bach at the Des Plaines Theatre, Three Dog Night at the Genesee Theatre, Zara Larsson at the Riviera Theatre and more.
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Janus Theatre marks its first production in its new Elgin home with an updated version of the 17th-century satire “The Alchemist,” and Mike Newquist plays 40 characters in the solo show “Fully Committed” at The Den Theatre, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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