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One-woman orchestra coming to SPACE
Zoe Keating was the tallest kid in her grade at age 8 in England, so music teachers stuck her with the cello. The pairing is an event Keating and fans of avant garde orchestra music have been grateful for ever since. Employing a do-it-yourself ethic, …
New this week on video
Shakespeare turns out to have been a bit of a poser in the historical drama “Anonymous” and Santa Claus turns out to be a bit of a stoner in “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.”
Initiative celebrates new realities for dance
FAR LEFT: Mordine & Company Dance | Photo by William Friederking …
Dan Chaon’s stories help you Stay Awake
Before publishing his critically acclaimed novels You Remind Me of Me and Await Your Reply, Dan Chaon (a 1986 Northwestern grad) made his literary reputation as a writer of dark, mysterious and disturbing short stories that packed a powerful metaphysical punch, not unlike the pulp …
Chicago Chamber Musicians play in Evanston
Chicago Chamber Musicians will showcase the talents of two of its founding members — hornist Gail Williams and violinist Joseph Genualdi — in “Twilight Music,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. The program includes Franz Schubert’s Rondo in B minor, D. 895, Op. 70; John Harbison’s …
Jazz vespers in Winnetka
Singer Tammy McCann joins the Victor Goines Quartet for Jazz Vespers at 4 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine St., Winnetka. $10. Call (847) 441-3400.
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Evanston actor sees rare opportunity in ‘Meeting’
Most people think of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson as the ever-smiling African American who tap danced with Shirley Temple in her 1930s films. But the man behind those smooth moves was more serious, reported Evanston native Ernest Perry Jr., who plays the dancer in “Mr. Rickey …
Songs for the broken-hearted on V Day
Valentine’s Day means love, and that’s rotten for single folk who’d rather spend the day with someone special. Even if they don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day because it’s cheesy and sappy and triggers the gag reflex, it’s nice to have the option. Nobody likes feeling left …
Places in the heart: dining spots for Valentine’s Day
A loaf of bread and jug of wine may have sufficed in the Middle Ages but these days impassioned foodies prefer something a bit more substantial, especially for Valentine’s Day. Try these.
Benjamin, 1849 Second St., Highland Park. (847) 748-8737; benjaminrestaurant.com
This Soho-chic jewel bedazzled …
Sean Flannery at Wilmette Theatre
Sean Flannery headlines Comedy at the Mette, in association with Chicago Underground Comedy, at 9 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Ave., Wilmette. $12 cover. Over 21 event; beer and wine available. (847) 251-7424. www.wilmettetheatre.com.
…Actors add extra zest to comedy’s debut
In “Sirens,” Deborah Zoe Laufer’s romantic comedy making its Midwest premiere at Citadel Theatre, a couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary bumps head-on into a midlife crisis as they take stock on the state of their marriage. The 90-minute play, directed by Will Casey, is …
BFF ‘Divas’ in concert at Northlight
The best of friends off stage, “The 3 Divas” have finally found a way to put their chemistry to work for an audience. Don’t let the name fool you, though. “The diva thing is tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek,” said Susie McMonagle, who will share the stage with her …
Burning dialogue doesn’t warm up ‘Hesperia’s’ plot
Do a quick Google on “born again porn stars” and you’ll find there’s a surprising number of Evangelicals who gave up so-called sins of the flesh upon finding Jesus. Yet despite its grounding in an apparently not uncommon phenomenon, Randall Colburn’s “Hesperia” strains credulity. The …
Chicago a cappella sings spirituals in Evanston
“Wade in the Water” is the name of one of the more well-known African-American spirituals, and it is also the title of the latest concert from Chicago a cappella. Chicago a cappella performs at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., …
Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 9
Stage
“Black Pearl Sings!”, through Feb. 19 at Northlight Theatre, located at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie. Featuring a cappella renditions of rare American folk songs, the play tells the Depression-era story of two women dependent on one …
