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Music guide
Please submit listings by going online to metromix.com/listings. CRITICS' PICKS Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan: The spirit of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt resonates in the work of Alfonso Ponticelli and his band.—Howard Reich. 10 p.m....Tags: Folk Music, Popular Music, John Adams, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois), Festive Event
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Chrysler Financial short of funding goal
Bloomberg NewsChrysler Financial's failure to get all of the $30 billion in renewed funding it sought may further restrict the lending unit's ability to support auto sales to Chrysler LLC customers and its dealers. Chrysler Financial said Sunday it obtained $24...Tags: Ford Motor Co., Retirement, General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC, Automotive Equipment
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Take a look, then swing your partner
Wouldn't it be lovely to dance with the grace and agility of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire? Even those fortunate enough to not possess two left feet can marvel at the ease in which the duo glides along the dance floor. Not everyone can match the skill...Tags: Benny Goodman, Evanston, Count Basie, Ginger Rogers, Dance
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Taking it step by step
Who are the Sweet Spotters? Four couples who are helping you scope out romantic, unusual rendezvous in Chicago. This week's mission: dance lessons. Spotlight couple: Pam and Steve Mission: Dance lessons, followed by dinner and dancing at Green Dolphin...Tags: Michael Bolton, Television, Dancing, Family, Dance
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Undeterred by slamming doors
Times Staff WriterActor William H. Macy and his co-writer and director, Steven Schachter, brought a hotel front-desk-style bell onto the stage Sunday night to accept the best screenplay award for the TNT movie "Door to Door." They had a point they wanted to make about a...Tags: Television, Emmy Awards, William H Macy, Film Festivals, Vermont
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Emmy campaigns steal a page from Oscars' script
Times Staff WriterWhen television professionals learn today who among them has been nominated for TV's highest honor, they'll also come to know a thing or two about the marketing effectiveness of specially packaged doorbells and rubber snakes jumping out of cans. Taking a...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Elections, William H Macy, Radio Industry, Oregon
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Rail renegades
Special to The TimesThe long-abandoned railroad through Carrizo Gorge in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park attracts every sort of jury-rigged contraption, from bikes modified to ride rails to dune buggies and VW chassis tricked out to run on tracks — even a rail-...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Endangered Species, Earthquakes, San Diego (San Diego, California), Wildlife
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It's back to old school at the 55th Emmy Awards
Times Staff WritersOverpowering a night that was intended as a showcase for young, hip and edgy comedy, an old-fashioned network sitcom, CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond," a much-honored network drama, NBC's "The West Wing," and a heartwarming made-for-TV movie, TNT's "Door to...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Elections, Jon Stewart, William H Macy, John Ritter
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SummerDance gets feet moving
Four days a week through Sept. 2, Chicago's SummerDance offers an hour of free dance lessons, followed by two hours of free music in Grant Park's Spirit of Music Garden, 601 S. Michigan Ave., between Harrison Street and Balbo Drive. Dance lessons are...Tags: Popular Music, Grant Park, Music, Dancing, Dance
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Plenty of parties
These bars and clubs are getting a head start on seasonal festivities with pub crawls, benefit beer bashes, salsa celebrations and more. - Head to one (or all) of five destinations at a Turkey Trolley Trot Pub Crawl. - Rednofiveand Fifth Floor...Tags: Folk Music, Festive Event, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Music, Public Holidays
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