Foxfire Fest ( August 1-2 )
Mary Poppins, played by Lauren Besinger Colby of Elgin, interacts with children and adults at the Fox Fire Fest in Elgin on Saturday, August first.
Submitted by Lauren Colby
Ann Calverley, an art teacher from Coleman Elementary, shows Elgin residents Charlisa Mao, from the left, 4, Charlie Mao, 3, and their mom Pilai Mao how to make an origami fox during Elgin's FoxFireFest in Festival Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Arden Malak, 9, from Elgin gets her face painted by Gene Diaz of South Elgin during Elgin's FoxFireFest in Festival Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Lauren Colby plays Mary Poppins at Fox Fire Fest in Elgin. You might have also seen her in July as Sandy in Hemmen's summer production of Grease!
Submitted by Lauren Colby
Matt Zapf, right, and Fidel Arias participate in a demonstration put on by the Midwest Academy of Taekwon-Do during Elgin's FoxFireFest in Festival Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Michael Marky, a Chemistry teacher at South Elgin High School, demonstrates how to separate Iron and Oxide from rust to form pure Iron during Elgin's FoxFireFest in Festival Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Mitchell King, 8, of Elgin participates in the Kidz Zone Activities during Elgin's FoxFireFest in Festival Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Erin Haerr, 9, from Elgin gets her face painted by Joanne Buell of Chicago during Elgin's FoxFireFest in Festival Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Marry Poppins, played by Lauren Besinger Colby of Elgin, at the Fox Fire Fest Saturday morning singing Supercalifragilisticexpialidoscious!
Submitted by Lauren Colby
Separating Iron from Iron Oxide (rust) causes a large burst of flames that reach over 5000F to form pure Iron for a demonstration by U-46 Chemistry teachers during Elgin's FoxFireFest in Festival Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Rain threatened to put a damper on Elgin's FoxFireFest activities, but residents still came out for the activities and food on Saturday afternoon.
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Shea Witz, 2, from Elgin spins around with streamers during the Kidz Zone Activities during Elgin's FoxFireFest in Festival Park on Saturday afternoon.
Kevin Sherman | Staff Photographer
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