Cheap stuff: 'Faces of War', Holiday lights fest, Pow Wow
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Final day for 'Faces of War'
Friday, Nov. 13, is the final day to see the Geneva History Center's "Faces of War" exhibit examining the stories of Geneva veterans. See original photographs, correspondence and artifacts from Geneva's men and women who served in the military from the Black Hawk War to the modern age.
Info: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva. Free admission, but donations are appreciated. (630) 232-4951.
Let there be lights!
Get into the spirit of the holidays at Bolingbrook's Festival in Lights Holiday Extravaganza and Symphony in Lights Show. Festival in Lights highlights include horse and carriage rides, ice sculpting, holiday crafts, live reindeer, storytelling, visits with Santa Claus and the first Symphony in Lights Show of the season. The Symphony in Lights Show features more than 250,000 lights, embedded in thousands of feet of holiday foliage, along with the recorded music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Festival events at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Promenade Bolingbrook, 631 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. The Symphony in Lights Show continues on the hour from 6 to 9 p.m. nightly through Thursday, Dec. 31. Free. Visit thepromenadebolingbrook.com.
Talented faculty
The artwork of 26 full-time and adjunct College of Lake County art faculty members is featured in the new Faculty Art Exhibit. Exhibit is on display through Sunday, Dec. 13.
Info: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, through Thursday, Nov. 19, at the College of Lake County's Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Free and open to public. (847) 543-2240 or gallery.clcillinois.edu.
Native American Pow Wow
Experience the pageantry of a mini Pow Wow at Native American Pow Wow event. See six different dancing and costume styles - then learn to dance to the beat of a Native American drum.
Info: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Round Lake Area Public Library, 906 Hart Road, Round Lake. Free. (847) 546-7060.
Cheap
Calling all craft lovers!
More than 200 indoor booths of handcrafted items from exhibitors from seven states are featured at the Harper College Festival of Arts and Crafts Show. Crafting fans can stock up on everything from personalized holiday ornaments to blown glass figures and mosaic birdbaths.
Info: Runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. $3. Youth under age 12 are free. (847) 301-8543 or stepbystepcraftshows.com.
Plenty of postcards
The Lake County Discovery Museum's Postcard Art Competition and Exhibition showcases 36 original designs of postcard art - selected as finalists from 443 entries from artists in the United States, Canada, Japan and China. A variety of media, including watercolor, collage, digital art and photography, is featured. Work by local artists is included in the exhibit.
Info: 10 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 3 at the Lake County Discovery Museum, 27277 N. Forest Preserve Drive, Wauconda. $2.50-$6. Admission on Tuesdays is $3 for adults and free for ages 4-17. (847) 968-3400 or lakecountydiscoverymuseum.org.
Checking in on Alice
Chicago Kids Company presents a modern musical adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland," Lewis Carroll's children's classic about a girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a magical world.
Info: 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Stahl Family Theatre, 5900 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 286-8470.
Who were the prairie bandits?
Historian and Garfield Farm Museum volunteer Keith Ryder presents a program on prairie bandits. Ryder's lecture focuses on a loosely organized gang of horse thieves and counterfeiters who operated across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio from 1835 to 1858.
Info: 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Garfield Farm Museum, on Garfield Road, off Route 38, La Fox. There is a $6 donation for the lecture. Reservations are required. (630) 584-8485 or garfieldfarm.org.