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Found in a basket, but she can't stay there
Long itinerant but a survivor, the Congo Square Theatre Company has landed in the old Black Ensemble space at 4520 N. Beacon St. It feels like the right home, partly for matters of history (Black Ensemble Theatre and the Organic Theatre both thrived...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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It's the sound of angels singing
This year, women are very much in charge of the Congo Square Theatre's annual production of "The Nativity." Starting with the new director, Ilesa Duncan, and extending all the way up to Gabriel. That archangel is played this year by Alexis J. Rogers,...Tags: Theater, Entertainment, Goodman Theatre, Arts and Culture, Music
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Human Rights fest docs convey hard truths
Sometimes a number is shocking enough to stop you cold. In filmmaker Dawn Porter's documentary "Gideon's Army," which takes an in-depth look at the professional grind experienced by public defenders (playing at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Siskel Film...
Tags: 60 Minutes (tv program), Entertainment, Human Rights, Arts and Culture, David Byrne
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Holiday Guide 2012: Chris Jones' Top 10 shows for the season
Chicago has a plethora of holiday shows each and every year — and I’ll be reviewing enough of them over the next couple of weeks to put Rudolph in rehab. But based on many years of seasonal theater-going, here are 10 of our potential favorites...
Tags: Entertainment, Wicker Park, Radio, Entertainment Events, Religious Festivals
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Akin's ignorance hardly unique
Leonard PittsRep. Todd Akin's fame -- more accurately, his infamy -- now reaches all the way to the Congo. There, Eve Ensler, the award-winning American author of "The Vagina Monologues" and herself a survivor of rape, wrote an open letter castigating last week's...Tags: The Miami Herald, John Ashcroft , Entertainment, Rush Limbaugh, Crime, Law and Justice
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Hollywood goes global to help a continent in need: Showbiz Philanthropy Leader Report 2012
VarietyThe Hollywood/Africa axis has never been greater. A-listers are not only using their influence, they're rolling up their sleeves and lending a hand to help solve the continent's devastating problems. The good news: Charlize Theron, Alicia Keys, Ben...Tags: George Clooney, Alicia Keys, Brad Pitt, Entertainment Events, Africa
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Congo Square makes a move
Chicago's Congo Square Theatre Company is moving to Stage 773. The African-American theater company, known for the quality of its work and its administrative struggles, was formerly working at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, now leased to a...Tags: Goodman Theatre, Arts and Culture, Minority Groups, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, African Americans
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From the desk of: Some favorite summer treats
I have been going to the San Diego Zoo since I was a little girl. I love going there. I just don’t remember getting so worn out even when my husband and I used to have five young children in tow.
When we recently visited the zoo my...Tags: Entertainment, Diesel Fuel, Fishing, Health, Arts and Culture
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French missions abroad on alert after cartoons mock Muslims
World NowFrench embassies and schools abroad were on alert after a magazine published cartoons mocking Muslims and the prophet Muhammad in the wake of protests around the globe over a controversial anti-Islam film.... -
Chinese to Panetta: focus on diplomacy, not military might
World NowDefense Secretary Leon E. Panetta came here hoping to allay Chinese concerns that U.S. is pursuing a new military containment strategy aimed at Asia’s biggest power, but he failed to fully convince the leaders in Beijing.... -
Ebola outbreak coming to an end in Uganda, continues in Congo
World NowWhile Ebola continues to kill in the Congo, an outbreak of the virus in neighboring Uganda appears to be coming to an end, the World Health Organization said Monday, reporting that no new cases of the deadly fever had been confirmed in Uganda for a month.... -
Beijing car crash opens door to another scandal in China
World NowBefore dawn on March 18, a black Ferrari slammed into a concrete barrier in Beijing, killing the young male driver, badly injuring two young women and setting off yet another episode in the soap opera that has become Chinese politics. Chinese-language...
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