Batavia Lifestyle
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 7-13Dec 04, 2025 4:30 am - Upcoming events for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, as well as workshops and classes offered at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum.
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Geneva’s Christmas Walk, Aurora Christkindlmarket among local holiday traditionsDec 03, 2025 1:15 pm - Tradition fuels the joy of the holiday season, whether it is within our homes, churches, or community festivals and holiday parades.
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Wind phones allow grieving people to ‘talk’ to lost loved ones with Fox Valley programNov 29, 2025 4:36 pm - Fox Valley Hands of Hope has installed two “wind phones” to help support people grieving lost loved ones.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 30-Dec. 6Nov 28, 2025 3:00 am - Upcoming events including plant sales, garden club meetings, classes, workshops and shows.
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Brash and beautiful: Blue Jays liven up backyards like no other songbirdNov 25, 2025 3:30 am - Brash, blue and beautiful, the charismatic Blue Jay livens up backyards and forest preserves like no other songbird.
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A map of the past: Geneva history buff relishes portraying land surveyor from 1770sNov 21, 2025 3:30 am - As a history buff who enjoys re-enactments but isn’t drawn to battles or military uniforms, portraying an 18th century land surveyor is the perfect fit for John Schubert of Geneva.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 23-29Nov 18, 2025 4:21 pm - Upcoming events include the Naperville Garden Club's Cup of Cheer Home Tour, Holiday Market & Tea; MCC’s Poinsettia, Pottery, and Plant Sale; and workshops and programs on topics like public gardens, winter containers, native ground covers, and bonsai.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 16-22Nov 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Learn about suburban farming, growing tea gardens, winter tree ID, and more with garden club meetings around the suburbs.
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum and Lightscape at Chicago Botanic GardenNov 11, 2025 11:20 am - Let there be light as Illumination: Tree Lights returns to Morton Arboretum in Lisle and Lightscape opens at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Plus, Steve Cochran and friends perform stand-up in Aurora, and Metropolis hosts “Let’s Hang On: A Rock ’N Soul Party.”
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Sweet memories: St. Charles Colonial Cafe’s mini-museum shares ice cream history spanning 125 yearsNov 07, 2025 3:57 pm - Next year will mark 125 years the Anderson name has been involved in milk or ice cream production, distribution and sales throughout the region, with many of those years as a St. Charles icon in the Colonial name.