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A grand American tradition: The smear
The Swamp(A perspective piece in the Chicago Tribune) By Charles M. Madigan We now have a new thing in presidential campaigning, the anticipatory smear defuser. It's a simple thought: Before your enemies get any traction, embrace the slander, spread it around........Tags: Murder, Political Candidates, History, Andrew Jackson, Arts and Culture
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Chicago Jazz Festival 2013 lineup announced
Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29...
Tags: Music, Fred Anderson, Chicago Jazz Fest, Entertainment Events, Concerts
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For pianist Osorio, passion drives a life in music
Jorge Federico Osorio knows firsthand the power of classical music to move young minds and hearts. "Many years ago I was playing a concert in a church in the Mexican city of Leon," the Mexican-born, Highland Park-based pianist recalls. "When I began...
Tags: Music, Michigan Avenue, Jorge Federico Osorio, Concerts, Arts and Culture
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A woman's fantasies and fears take wing in 'Amelia'
It's heartening to see area college and university music programs taking up the slack with respect to significant recent American operas Chicago's professional opera companies have ignored. A little more than a week ago, student singers and orchestra...Tags: Music, Human Interest, Vietnam War (1955-1975), University of Houston, Arts and Culture
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From hip-hop to Mozart, Sinfonietta readies eclectic fare for 2013-14 season
The Chicago Sinfonietta, an orchestra long committed to promoting diversity and inclusiveness on both sides of the footlights, is taking its venturesome programming up a notch beginning next season. The move, as explained by executive director Jim...
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Music, Dance, Joffrey Ballet, Entertainment Events
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'Maria de Buenos Aires' at Chicago Opera Theater: Tango opera spills blood instead of cliches
Andreas Mitisek is only half-kidding when he says he's lost count as to exactly how many hats he will be sporting for the production of "Maria de Buenos Aires" his Chicago Opera Theater will open Saturday night at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance....
Tags: Dance, Music, Michigan Avenue, Entertainment Events, Concerts
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'Priscilla' is hot stuff on a cold night
With their Equity cards tucked inside their girdles, thank God, and all of Tim Chappel and Lizzie Gardiner's Tony Award-winning costumes — cheerleaders, ostrich heads, Marie Antoinettes — loaded on to the truck, the travelin' Aussie drag...
Tags: Music, Times Square, Gloria Gaynor, Same-Sex Marriage, Entertainment Events
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Taking science to the masses
Neil Shubin has the wide, happy eyes of a Muppet and the casual, ingratiating prattle of a car salesman. His thick, graying hair lends gravitas. He has written a new book, and on a bitter afternoon in Hyde Park he is explaining to me how he writes....
Tags: Authors, Stephen Hawking, Museum of Natural History, Biology, Arts and Culture
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Loyola Academy alum Aylin Bayramoglu has 'Glee'-ful hopes for her career
The list of reality shows Aylin Bayramoglu has auditioned for unsuccessfully is a long one: “American Idol,” “The X Factor,” “American Juniors,” “America's Got Talent,” “The Sing-Off” and “...
Tags: Television Industry, McCormick Place, America's Got Talent (tv program), Glee (tv program), American Idol (tv program)
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New artistic chief charts daring new directions for Chicago Opera Theater
In contrast with the greatest hits programming Lyric Opera has announced for next season, the alternative opera schedule with which Chicago Opera Theater is inaugurating the Andreas Mitisek era, beginning this weekend, promises to be anything but safe and...
Tags: Philip Glass, Music, Edgar Allan Poe, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Coldplay bowls at 10pin, Robin Thicke headlines Glamorama, 'Mob Doctor' films at Abruzzo's
Following their show at the United Center Thursday, Coldplay band members Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion hit 10pin Bowling Lounge for food, drinks and, of course, bowling. I'm told the band members requested anonymity...
Tags: Music, Festive Events, Entertainment Events, Concerts, Arts and Culture
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Dale Clevenger to leave Chicago Symphony Orchestra after 47 years
One of the world’s legendary brass players is leaving the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Dale Clevenger announced through the orchestra on Tuesday that he will be stepping down on June 30 from his position as principal French horn, a post he will...
Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music, Culture, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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