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No peace on earth: Holiday films go to battle

BY CINDY PEARLMAN — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Holiday movie preview: Viggo Mortensen isn't roasting chestnuts but trying to keep from getting roasted in the cannibal-crazy "The Road." Earthlings aren't exactly welcome when they visit Smurf-colored aliens in James Cameron's "Avatar." Even Daniel Day-Lewis can't find any peace in "Nine." Hopefully for Hollywood all this strife will result in what they really want under their collective Christmas trees: A big box of envelopes that say: "And the nominees are ..."

Sounds of the season

From Staff Reports — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Wheaton College has announced three upcoming concerts to celebrate the Christmas season.

Things to do

From Submitted Reports — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Last chance: The Neil Simon play "Plaza Suite" will be staged at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage through Nov. 22. Performances Friday and Saturday are at 8 p.m. while the Sunday show is at 2 p.m.

Glen Ellyn program to offer a look at Christmas past

From Submitted Reports — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

From 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 27, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society will work to provide an old-fashioned Christmas experience.

New Classic Singers plan holiday concert

From Submitted Reports — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

New Classic Singers will perform a special holiday concert at 4 p.m. Dec. 13 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

Night life

From Submitted Reports — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

COMEDY

Tivoli Theatre hosts holiday film fest

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

The Tivoli Theatre, located at 5021 Highland in downtown Downers Grove, will present a diverse Holiday Film Festival Dec. 11 to Dec. 17. The annual fest offers movie lovers a rare opportunity to see five of their all-time holiday favorites on a big screen with great sound in a beautifully restored 1928 movie palace.

Country meets opera in 'Divabilly' fundraiser

By ANNIE ALLEMAN For Sun-Times Media — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Country musician Suzy Bogguss is happy to help out for a good cause, and expose Fox Valley residents to a unique style of music she's dubbed "Divabilly." For the second year, she and her niece, opera singer Rebecca Davis, will perform at Hope For the Holidays, a concert benefiting the National Alliance for Mental Illness (at Naperville's North Central College.

Getting satire right: Site is a daily show of humor

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

From Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck to Bill Maher's targets in the 2008 comedic documentary "Religulous," those on the right of the spectrum often wind up as subjects of late-night zingers and scorching sendups. They are less often the originators of those sendups -- standouts such as Dennis Miller and his less comedically accomplished conservative compatriot Rush Limbaugh notwithstanding -- especially when it comes to taking conservative comrades to task.

Streamwood clown joins 'the greatest show'

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Earlier this month, 27-year-old Kyle Barker started to live out his dream in earnest, joining the cast of clowns in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Circus at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.