Saint Charles
Hundreds attend emotionally charged meeting on firing of church's gay music …
Colin Collette says he was fired from his job as music director for Holy Family Catholic Church in Inverness after the pastor learned that he was engaged to marry his same-sex partner. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune). Colin Collette says he was fired …
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Ravinia music director James Conlon extends contract through 2015
The 64-year-old American conductor has offered to extend his present contract with the festival for another year, which will keep him in his post through the 2015 summer season, for a total of 11 years as its fourth music director, Ravinia was …
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BJ The Chicago Kid & Kobe “Go Girl” (NEW MUSIC)
R&B singer/songwriter BJ the Chicago Kid releases a brand new cut titled “Go Girl.” Just weeks after dropping a thought-provoking video for his single “Perfect,” BJ teams up with Kobe and producers Mike & Keys and Dammo for a seductive banger. “I swear …
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A new day for Romanian cimbalom master in Chicago
Nicolae Feraru & His Gypsy Band appear on a double-bill with Calypso Rose with Kobo Town at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, near Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue, as part of World Music Festival Chicago. He'll also play at …
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