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Arizona State dean, pianist to take helm at Columbia College
The dean of Arizona State University’s design and arts school has been named as the 10th president of Columbia College Chicago, the school announced today. Kwang-Wu Kim, a professor of music at Arizona State, was voted in as president by Columbia&...
Tags: Arizona State University, Music, Johns Hopkins University, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment
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MacFarlane relaxed, confident as Oscars host
Any uncertainty that surrounded Seth MacFarlane's ability to host the biggest night in movies was put to rest quickly when he took the stage Sunday at the 85th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Showing considerable poise, MacFarlane, a man best known as...
Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Brave (movie), Michelle Obama, There Will Be Blood (movie), Skyfall (movie)
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Album review: Mister Lies, 'Mowgli'
RedEye special contributor**1/2 (out of four) Chicago's dance music scene, whether in its original house setting or more recent electro incarnations, has always been distinctly urban: boisterous, cluttered but regimented, social. But Columbia College student Nick Zanca, aka...Tags: Radiohead (music group), Music, Chicago Transit Authority, Entertainment
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'Louder Than a Bomb' still crackles with young poets' ideas
Last week, in a valiant effort and one that deserves to be applauded, the mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas took the point in an effort to raise money to expand the at-risk youth basketball program known as Windy City Hoops. “For me, as a...
Tags: Isiah Thomas, Victory Gardens Theatre, North Lawndale, National Basketball Association, Detroit Pistons
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NU students lead charge for university to divest from coal
For RedEyeNorthwestern University's Associated Student Government passed a resolution at the end of January urging the school's administration to divest from the coal industry. Since passing the resolution, the student government and Northwestern's Responsible...Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Roosevelt University, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago
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Dana Hall re-emerges with a new band and a fresh approach
Last year was a volatile one for the inimitable Chicago drummer-bandleader-composer Dana Hall. With the considerable help of ace arts administrator Kate Dumbleton, Hall had rejuvenated the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, which William Russo had created at...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Tony Williams, Music, Colleges and Universities, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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A bleak 'Crack' haunts Dance Center
The Seattle-based troupe named zoe | juniper is lead by the husband-and-wife team of choreographer Zoe Scofield and sculptor Juniper Shuey. Not surprisingly, "A Crack in Everything," now at the Dance Center of Columbia College, is interdisciplinary, its...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Dance, Mardi Gras
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It took a trio to come up with Wonder Woman
If comic book characters are a driving force in Hollywood, it's worth noting that Wonder Woman, one of the most iconic characters of the last 70 years, has yet to star in her own live-action movie. She hasn't been completely ignored. Two years ago,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Superman (fictional character), Doubt (movie), Movies
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6 hopefuls vie for Maercker school board
Six individuals, including three incumbents, are running for four open school board seats in Maercker School District 60. The newcomers seeking to serve on the board include Hinsdale resident Art Andersen, Westmont resident Pradeep Tekkey and Darien...Tags: PTA, Dominican University, Colleges and Universities, Iowa State University
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SAIC spearheads citywide performance festival
For RedEyeThe School of the Art Institute is partnering with the city of Chicago to host a three-month performance art festival that is shaping up to be one of the biggest citywide, multivenue performance festivals of its kind. The IN>TIME fest, which kicked...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Roosevelt University, Festive Events, Education, Arts and Culture
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Midwest native looks east in 'Somewhere Between'
"I am a child stuck between two countries," says 15-year-old Fang "Jenni" Lee in the insightful new documentary "Somewhere Between." Adopted at age 5 and raised in Berkeley, Calif., she is one of roughly 80,000 girls who have come to the U.S. since...
Tags: Promised Land (movie), University of Chicago, China, Movies, Cheese Corn
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Winter dance preview: Special engagements liven scene
Special projects by hometown favorites and some intriguing visitors distinguish themselves in a busy calendar in dance as this season continues. Here are 10 engagements worth anticipating: Mummenschanz: The one-of-a-kind troupe, nominally based in...
Tags: Music, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Dance
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