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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Alejandro Gómez Guillén replaces Naomi Woo, who withdrew her candidacy to focus on other professional opportunities.
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The title track to Olustee is inspired by cross-generational wildfires near JJ Grey's northeast Florida home.
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Gamma Phi Circus presents The Magic of Musicals, and the spring edition of Record Store Day includes a Coffeehound pop-up at Waiting Room Records in Uptown Normal.
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India Nicole Burton's Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation was praised in Chicago, where Myesha-Tiara directed the immersive play in a converted office space. Now, Tiara sets the play in a church rec room with local actors.
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Music director candidate Tania Miller leads the Illinois Symphony for her second of two engagements. And Eureka College tackles a Pulitzer-nominated Sarah DeLappe play done recently by Illinois Wesleyan.
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Sweet is working on his 16th studio album, but doesn't mind that people love hearing the old stuff.
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Matthew Sweet makes his first appearance in Bloomington since 2019, stopping for a one-night-only full band show at the Castle Theatre.
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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.