Datebook
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Datebook features interviews and behind-the-scenes reports about new art exhibits, music releases and live performances, theater productions, and other community and charity events taking place throughout the listening area.
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Latest Datebook stories
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Running April 4-20 at Heartland Theatre in Normal, Clyde’s is the story of four sandwich shop workers and their insufferable boss, Clyde.
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Here are our picks for fun things to do around Bloomington-Normal.
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Steely Dan tombonist Jim Pugh is the 'trom' in TromBari, alongside baritone saxophonist Glenn Wilson. They've both played Jazz UpFront before—but never together.
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A celebration of women's rights, Easter egg hunts and two stellar soul bands at Jazz UpFront are this weekend's highlights.
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Artists have 48 hours to build an original painting that will be auctioned off this Sunday. Half the proceeds of all sales benefit Illinois Art Station.
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Area Irish pubs are bringing out all the stops for St. Patrick's Day, with beer and whiskey flights, Irish music and dance, corned beef and cabbage and bagpipers galore.
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The band's hits like Mr. Bojangles and Fishin' in the Dark defined a new era for Americana music—before it was even called that.
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Lauded in D.C.'s indie folk scene for her rich musicality and poignant lyrics, Crys Matthews moved to Nashville to return to her southern roots. The Highway 309 LIVE headliner is gearing up for a new album that's fully—and unapologetically—country.
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Bloomington library celebrates Muslims' holiest month with a family-friendly event the day before Ramadan begins.
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Headliner Crys Matthews and opening act Sarah & the Underground have a shared mission, using their music to shed a light on underrepresented stories. Sarah Marie Dillard sits down with WGLT ahead of a Women's History Month live concert at the Normal Theater.