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Fall jazz preview: From Esperanza Spalding to Ravi Coltrane, a lively lineup
The fall seasons looks so rich for jazz and related genres that these must be considered the highlights of the highlights: Victor Garcia The rising Chicago trumpeter leads a septet for the 2012 Hyde Park Jazz Festival Gala. 6 to 9 p.m. Friday (with...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Bill Morrison, Michigan Avenue, Hyde Park
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How to awaken a sleeping jazz festival
Two months ago, the Chicago Gospel Music Festival made a bold move, presenting performances for the first time on the South Side of Chicago, in Ellis Park. Throngs turned out. Next month, the World Music Festival will take a bold step, for the first time...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Entertainment, Music, Economy, Business and Finance, Festive Events
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'World-class park' to honor Maggie Daley, 'a world-class lady'
Tribune reporterA nearly 20-acre park at the north end of Grant Park that is being redesigned and rebuilt will be named after Maggie Daley, Chicago's late first lady, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today. The redesign was approved earlier this month after several...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Maggie Daley, Chicago Park District, Grant Park
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Nonstop week of music surrounds Chicago Jazz Festival
Though the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival surely has its flaws, it generates tremendous energy and interest for America's greatest gift to the arts: jazz. The festival proper features major shows at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 31 at Pritzker...
Tags: Fred Anderson, Music, Entertainment, Jazz (genre), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Draft of Cultural Plan lays out ambitious campaign
The draft for the Chicago Cultural Plan 2012 cites 10 priorities "for Chicago to realize its potential as a cultural leader" and identifies 36 recommendations for achieving them. Released Monday, the 64-page draft and 38-page supplemental materials...
Tags: Culture, Artists, Arts and Culture, South Shore, Fine Artists
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Chicago sitcom TV pilots square off this weekend
The 2012 Chicago Comedy TV Pilot Competition, now in its sixth year, gets under way this weekend. Of the finalists to be screened Friday, the strongest entry may also have the toughest time gaining traction with the jury panel, which includes talent...
Tags: Entertainment, Workaholics (tv program), Vice (movie), MTV (tv network), Comedy (genre)
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Chicagoans respond to draft Chicago Cultural Plan
How do Chicagoans feel about the draft Chicago Cultural Plan 2012, which was released July 16? That's precisely what cultural planners sought to learn when they launched the latest round of Town Hall meetings Tuesday evening at Malcolm X College, on West...
Tags: Conservation, Elections, Politics, Environmental Issues, South Shore
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July 19: Focus on Family - Family Adventures
WGN NewsFamily Adventures Through August 27 Pilsen: Friday, July 22 and Friday, August 26 Hyde Park: Saturday, July 23 and Friday, August 5 Jackson Park: Friday, July 29 and Saturday, August 27 Lincoln Park: Saturday, August 6 Lincoln Square: Friday, August 12...Tags: Lincoln Square (Chicago, Illinois), WGN, Garfield Park, Chinatown (Chicago, Illinois), Hyde Park
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March 7: Style Files - Chicago Fashion Foundation
WGN NewsChicago Fashion Foundation Chicago Fashion Foundation 5th Annual Future of Chicago Event Street Style: Chicago Fashion through Chicago Communities Wednesday, March 7 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington Street Chicago www....Tags: Fashion Trends
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February 20: Music Lounge - Fifth House Ensemble
WGN NewsFifth House Ensemble Appearing: February 21 6:30 p.m. South Shore Cultural Center 7059 S. South Shore Drive Chicago February 23 7:00 p.m. Chicago Cultural Center - Preston Bradley Hall 78 E. Washington Street Chicago www.fifth-house.comTags: South Shore
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Obama will get to sleep in own bed after all
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who recently lamented that he couldn't sleep in his own bed during the NATO summit in Chicago, will have the chance Friday when he returns for three fundraisers.
The first event is a 5 p.m. reception at the...Tags: Joe Biden, White House, River North, NATO Summit, Elections
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Who says you can't go home again?
President Barack Obama delighted in the prospect of sleeping in his own bed Friday night, after his Kenwood neighborhood was securely tucked in by the police and Secret Service.
Obama arrived in Chicago about 4:30 p.m. for three campaign fundraisers,...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Gold Coast, Valerie Jarrett, NATO Summit
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