Carpentersville Entertainment
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Casa Tequilas brings real flavors of Mexico to ElginSep 25, 2024 1:51 pm - Casa Tequilas recently opened on Randall Road in Elgin in a space that used to be a Denny’s. Owner Luis Pacheco said the restaurant specializes in real Mexican food like his mother used to make.
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Scarecrows, live music and more at East Dundee’s Oktoberfest Sept. 27-28Sep 25, 2024 12:35 am - East Dundee’s sixth annual Oktoberfest will feature a scarecrow contest, family activities, and live music with some of the best headliners in the area on Sept. 27-28.
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Award-winning entertainer Daryl Nitz hosts 16th annual Elgin Short Film Festival Oct. 5Sep 24, 2024 5:42 pm - The Elgin Short Film Festival will celebrate its 16th year at the Hemmens Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, with live in-theater and at-home virtual screenings.
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount revives ‘An Act of God’ comedySep 23, 2024 5:51 pm - The Almighty pays a return visit to earth to amend his commandments in “An Act of God” beginning previews Oct. 2 at Aurora’s Copley Theatre.
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Funny business: Comedy shows, improv and standup clubs bring the laughs this fallSep 22, 2024 9:07 am - Chicago is a world-famous comedy town. Here are some suggested shows, comedy venues and funny troupes to take note of this fall season.
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Celebrate Summer’s Last Hurrah! with Elgin Rotary Sept. 27-28Sep 19, 2024 12:47 pm - The Rotary Club of Elgin is hosting “Summer’s Last Hurrah!,” an end-of-season celebration on Sept. 27-28.
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Oktoberfest returns to Hoosier Grove BarnSep 19, 2024 10:42 am - Streamwood's bier event of the season, Hoosier Grove Barn & Brew Oktoberfest, returns to the campus of Hoosier Grove Barn, 700 W. Irving Park Road, Streamwood, from 1-5 p.m.on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Elgin church to host classical and sacred duets for piano and organ Sept. 21Sep 18, 2024 12:59 pm - First Congregational Church of Elgin is hosting a concert with the Neufeld Brothers Duo on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Literary connections: A focus on books at this year’s Bluff City Cemetery WalkSep 18, 2024 10:01 am - The 37th annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Sept. 21-22 is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Gail Borden Public Library. The Elginites selected have an association to either literacy, books, or Gail Borden. Each portrayal will include suggestions on what that Elginite’s favorite book might have been.
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Bikes and brews: Take a bicycle brewery tour along the Fox River Trail this fallSep 18, 2024 8:12 am - The Fox River Trail has long been a haven for cyclists and nature enthusiasts. But lately, a new kind of two-wheeled tourism is gaining traction: the brewery tour.