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Camerata Chicago a small orchestra with big dreams
Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of. But pay heed: The group is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season, is about to release a new recording and is preparing for its first European tour next month....
Tags: Music, England, Entertainment, Radio, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Dennis Quaid: 'At Any Price' star puts experiences to use
There was a time, in the late 1980s, when each new film starring Dennis Quaid was The One. The one destined to make him not just an actor, not just an actor with guts and a wily, toothy joker's grin, but a huge box-office-reliable star. In the summer of...
Tags: Movies, Zac Efron, Goodbye Solo (movie), Jerry Lee Lewis, Entertainment
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Problem Solver: Dorm dispute at Northern Illinois University could put student in financial hole
Chris Lewandowski wasn't sure he wanted to live in student housing next school year, so the Northern Illinois University freshman did some due diligence. In December, the Naperville native called the school's housing department in DeKalb, he said. His...
Tags: Students, Naperville, Colleges and Universities, Jon Yates, Teaching and Learning
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'At Any Price': Seeds of woe down on the farm ★★ 1/2
"At Any Price," a roughly mixed but interestingly plotted offshoot of "Death of a Salesman" and other hardy father/son perennials, is the fourth feature from writer-director Ramin Bahrani, whose career has been remarkable for his consistency of theme as...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), At Any Price (movie), Zac Efron, Goodbye Solo (movie), Genetic Engineering
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A rich holiday weekend for jazz in Chicago
Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights: Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: The nearly ubiquitous Chicago trumpeter leads his...
Tags: Melba Liston, Chicago Loop, Dwayne Johnson, Near South Side, Holidays
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A great jazz soiree takes root in Elmhurst
As everyone knows, America's jazz hotspots are Chicago, New York, New Orleans and … Elmhurst? Well, as of tomorrow evening, at least, the western suburb will indeed be pulsing with the music, as jazz stars and student ensembles from across the...
Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Radio Industry, Students, Education, Music
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Transportation in a disaster zone
If catastrophe struck the Chicago area, many thousands of evacuees would require transportation out of the disaster zone and a place to receive medical care, food and temporary shelter. Regional reception centers would be needed to pop into action...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Purdue University, Health and Safety at School, Valparaiso University
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Hazing should not be condoned
Hazing is stupid. Hazing is ignorant. Hazing is just plain dumb. We often hear about hazing in the context of Greek letter organizations, fraternites and sororites. But a college band? And not just any college band. It is the 400-strong, world famous...Tags: Orlando, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, College Sports, FAMU, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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Hazing death inquiry at Florida A&M: New incident, new investigation
Nation NowFlorida A&M: As law enforcement officials continue to investigate the possible hazing death of a Florida A&M student, they've uncovered possible financial misconduct at the school. Meanwhile, a Georgia school district is banning all band activities... -
Prom dreams come true one dress at a time
TribLocal - Grayslake » NewsThe dresses have been coming in daily to Zengeler Cleaners – hundreds upon hundreds of prom dresses—long and blue with spaghetti straps, short and made …... -
Spring Birding Trips with DuPage Birding Club
TribLocal - ElmhurstCourting Displays of the Woodcock, Migrating Waterfowl, and Returning Species Highlight March-April Birding Trips from DuPage Birding Club March 3, 2012, Glen Ellyn, IL—The public …... -
Update: New D58 superintendent described as a ‘visionary’
TribLocal - Downers Grove » NewsKari Cremascoli, an assistant superintendent for a DeKalb school district, has been selected to replace Paul Zaander to lead Downers Grove Elementary District 58, the …...
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