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Things to Do
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Lincolnwood native Todd Sucherman’s first time playing the drums for Styx at what is now Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre was more than 29 years ago, in June 1996. On Saturday, Aug. 23, Styx returns to the Tinley Park venue for the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour.
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“Star Wars,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and other Hollywood stars converge on Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for Fan Expo Chicago while the Air and Water Show zooms over Chicago’s lakefront this weekend.
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Pianist/writer/actor and Jeff Award-winner Hershey Felder returns to Writers Theatre with his two-hander, “Rachmaninoff and the Tsar.”
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Mark your calendar for Little Bear Ribfest, Naper Nights, Moose Cruise Nights, Grayslake SummerFest, Elburn Days, Bloody Mary Fest and more happening this week.
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It’s peak lobster season and Shaw’s Crab House in Schaumburg has some limited-time menu offerings starting Friday. And Niche in Geneva is holding a nose-to-tail dinner celebrating the pig.
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Upcoming concerts this week include Cynthia Erivo, Blue Öyster Cult, Chevelle, Tate McRae, Nine Inch Nails, Aaron Lewis and The Stateliners, Rob Thomas, Manuel Turizo, The Offspring and more.
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Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” takes some time to find its groove. But once it does, when the film leaves the high rises and puts its feet on the New York pavement, it really sings.
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Janus Theatre stages a contemporary take on Moliere’s 17th-century satire “School for Lies” and Paramount Theatre presents the regional premiere of the musical “Come From Away.”
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Naperville native Bob Odenkirk makes another awkward stab as an assassin-turned-nice-guy in the sequel “Nobody 2,” which still isn’t funny or stylish enough to be anything but “John Wick Lite.” Is it a send-up? A riff? A new lane? None of the above?
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