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Second City adds names to anniversary bash

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From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  23 Nov 2009

Chicago-born Jose Garces wins Iron Chef title

It's being hailed by most as a victory for Philadelphia (and it is), but let's not forget where Jose Garces, named Sunday as the newest member of the Food Network's "Iron Chef" team, came from.  Garces was born in Chicago. He's one of ours.  Yes, ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  23 Nov 2009

Swell Season's Glen Hansard: On life after the Oscars and dinner with Barbra Streisand

Glen Hansard never imagined he’d one day be having dinner at Barbra Streisand’s place in Malibu, Calif., but there he was at Babs’ mansion with his songwriting partner in the Swell Season, Marketa Irglova.     It was during the run-up to the 2007 ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Glen Hansard,  Barbra Streisand,  Academy Awards,  Marketa Irglova,  Kris Kristofferson

Turkey fryers? Cooking fires? Keep your cool

Keep your cool in the kitchen this holiday, steering clear of minidramas and focusing on cooking. "Unattended cooking is the main cause of cooking fires, and cooking fires are the leading cause of home fires," says John Drengenberg, consumer safety ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Underwriters Laboratories

'Christmas Schooner' cruises to Indiana, where the dock is anything but dry

With book by John Reeger and music and lyrics by Julie Shannon, this is the same “Schooner” that weighed anchor at the Bailiwick Arts Center in Chicago for more than a decade. It was a beloved attraction on Belmont Avenue, where “Schooner” receipts ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  20 Nov 2009

Sublime 'South Pacific' goes travel sized, headed to Rosemont Theatre

“Everybody had that question,” said Ken Gentry, the man who took up the gauntlet of turning Sher’s massively acclaimed “South Pacific” into a tour, arriving at the Rosemont Theatre on Tuesday for a one-week run. “We know we have to deliver an ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Mary Martin,  Paulo Szot

Concert review: Pixies play 'Doolittle' at the Aragon

The Pixies, an ahead-of-its-time band two decades ago, got its due on a wildly received 2004 reunion tour. Since then, the quartet hasn’t bothered to put out any new music and remains more popular than ever.      On Thursday in the first of three ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Pixies,  Kim Deal,  Nirvana (musician),  Charles Thompson,  Kurt Cobain

Album review: Rihanna, 'Rated R'

Rating: 3.5 stars (out of 4) “To those of you who think you can take it, we say welcome to the Mad House.” The opening monologue, intoned by a sinister sounding voice, sounds a little ridiculous, the introduction to a low-rent slasher movie. But the ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Rihanna,  Chris Brown,  Grace Jones,  Ne-Yo,  Justin Timberlake

Top weekend show: John Fogerty at the Auditorium

John Fogerty: The long-ago Creedence Clearwater Revival singer remains a vital force; his guitar playing has never been better and he continues to record and release credible solo albums. His latest, “The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again” (Verve), is ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: John Fogerty,  John Prine

Holiday Guide 2009: Laughter, heart and little feuds

“The Christmas Schooner” is docking this season at the Theatre at the Center in Munster, Ind.  With dueling radio-style productions of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and the Goodman’s Theatre’s long-lived production of “A Christmas Carol” now fighting with ...

From LEISUREBLOGS, Chicago Tribune,  19 Nov 2009

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