Exhibit gets its groove on

A new exhibit opens on Friday at the Lake County Discovery Museum featuring the jazzy artwork of Jim Flora.

Flora did the cover designs from many of the jazz albums of the 1940s and 1950s for Columbia and RCA Victor. He was also a children's book author and illustrator.

The museum will host the exhibition of Flora's original paintings, fine art prints, woodcut prints and record covers. The exhibit runs through Aug. 31.

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Visitors can also take a look at a larger exhibit at the museum called "LP Art," which features the history of music through album art. This exhibit runs through Aug. 3.

The Lake County Discovery Museum is located at the Lakewood Forest Preserve, off of Route 176 near Wauconda.

Hours are from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $6 for adults and $2.50 for youth ages four to 17. Children three years and under are free.

For more information about these exhibits, call (847) 968-3400 or visit www.lcfpd.org.