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SAT, 6/3/2023

Saturday, June 3, 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Peggy Newman (Patricia Arquette), an ex-addict and dealer scraping by in the Southern California desert, pick up some P.I. work on the side in “High Desert” on Apple TV+.

Jay Roach goes into the desert with Patricia Arquette for quirky, noirish Apple series 'High Desert'

For filmmaker Jay Roach's latest endeavor, "High Desert," his first foray into episodic television, he didn't have his normal panic and doubt. Currently five episodes into its eight-episode run on Apple TV+, the show stars Patricia Arquette as a hustler working as a saloon girl in an Old West themed park and a P.I. on the side in the Southern California desert.
“But Here We Are” by Foo Fighters is the first album since the death of the band’s drummer, Taylor Hawkins.

Music review: Foo Fighters' new album 'But Here We Are' grapples with loss

There's hardly a greater purpose for music than expression of feelings, and the Foo Fighters have brought quite a collection of them to their latest album.
Erykah Badu arrives at the Valentino ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2023 fashion collection presented in Paris on Oct. 2, 2022. The four-time Grammy winner released a 42-piece capsule collection with Italian fashion house Marni last month.

Erykah Badu basks in her new era of reinvention and expansion

Erykah Badu has unintentionally occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for 20-plus years, well before it became a trendy, social media descriptor. Her impact has vibrated throughout music and fashion, and the "Green Eyes" songstress sees it clearly. That cultural cache may be why her collaboration with Italian fashion house Marni has been so anticipated.
Taylor Swift will perform Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Soldier Field.

Heading to Chicago to see Taylor Swift? Consider public transit

Swifties don't have to languish in traffic gridlock en route to the big show with Metra and CTA options.
Cream of Wheaton runs June 1-4 at Memorial Park and other locations in Wheaton, with music, rides, food, a 5K/10K and more.
Festivals June 2-8: Cream of Wheaton, Rose Fest, Fox River Arts Ramble and more
From Gilberts Community Days to Bitter Jester in Highland Park to the Lake in the Hills Skate, Bike & Roll to Concerts in the Park in Mundelein to the Naperville Kite Fly, there are a plethora of fairs and festivals to choose from this weekend. Let the fun begin!
Taylor Swift takes fans on a journey through her music on “The Eras Tour,” coming to Soldier Field Friday through Sunday, June 2-4.
Best bets: Taylor Swift, Beach Boys, Warhol exhibit and more
Taylor Swift brings "The Eras Tour" to Soldier Field for three nights, the Beach Boys play the Genesee, Andy Warhol's "Portfolios" exhibit opens at the College of DuPage and more.
Saint Aubyn, center, plays the titular character in “Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical,” beginning with previews June 2 at the Studebaker Theatre. The cast also includes Donnie Hammond, left, Charlotte McKinley, Lizzie Mason and Desiree Murphy.
Spotlight: Naperville's BrightSide Theatre stages Broadway fave 'Gypsy'
BrightSide Theatre revives "Gypsy" in Naperville and the new tuner "Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical" opens at Chicago's Studebaker Theater, this week in local theater.
John Hampson is an Antioch Pizza franchisee with his wife, Chandra. They are opening the business in the former Gino’s East restaurant space at 820 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville.
Shuttered Gino's East in Libertyville becoming Antioch Pizza Shop franchise
Pizza will be on the menu again at the former Gino's East in Libertyville, the first venture in a new career for a longtime cybersecurity professional with cooking in his DNA.
Country star Easton Corbin plays Joe's Live in Rosemont Friday, June 2.
Sound check: Easton Corbin at Joe's, Gospel Music Festival
Celebrate joyous music at Chicago's Gospel Music Festival in Millennium Park; Darien native Andrew Salgado returns to play Joe's with country star Easton Corbin; Charlie Otto headlines a free show at Hey Nonny and more.
Kelly O’Brien, right, and her sister Kaitlin attended Taylor Swift’s Soldier Field shows in 2015. Because of sky-high ticket prices, they’re not sure they’ll be able to go to this weekend’s shows.
$2,000 tickets at Soldier Field? Even the biggest Taylor Swift fans have their limits
But that doesn't mean they've given up on going to the concerts this weekend.
Miles Morales as Spider-Man (voiced by Shameik Moore) makes a splash once again in the sequel “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
The giddy splendor of 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" was the best comic-book film of the last decade. "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is the rare sequel that dazzles as much as the original.
Actor and singer Kevin Costner, left, with Ron Onesti, owner of the Arcada and Des Plaines theatres.
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