Elgin Lifestyle
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Learn about the Underground Railroad’s secret codes with Holy Trinity QuiltersApr 18, 2025 4:56 pm - On April 26, the Holy Trinity Quilting Queens will host a talk on “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad.”
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Holy Trinity Lutheran to host next stop on Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour April 27Apr 18, 2025 4:14 pm - The next stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour will be at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 27. The instrument featured was built in 1964 by the Austin Organs Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut, and is their opus 2402.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for March 2025Apr 17, 2025 7:52 am - The Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest winners for March capture quiet moments in the natural world.
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Northwest Bible Baptist to host annual ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ for EasterApr 16, 2025 12:09 pm - On Easter Sunday, the 180-voice combined choirs of Northwest Bible Baptist Church and its Providence Baptist College will perform “Hallelujah Chorus.”
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Pass the matzo: Suburban congregations coming together Saturday to mark Passover with community sederApr 11, 2025 6:47 pm - Two suburban synagogues are coming together for a communal observance Saturday that primarily is for people who don’t have a family Passover Seder in which to participate.
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Uncovering the secrets of Geneva’s Fabyan Estate … and its leaky pondApr 11, 2025 5:00 am - The Fabyan Estate in Geneva faces environmental and preservation challenges, including a leaky pond in the Japanese Garden and deteriorating artifacts in the Fabyan Villa Museum.
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Easter egg hunts and events for kids, teens and adults across the suburbsApr 09, 2025 7:04 pm - With Easter on Sunday, April 20, here are some of the egg hunts and other Easter events happening this weekend in the suburbs.
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Christ the Lord Lutheran begins Holy Week worshipApr 09, 2025 12:57 pm - Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, 12N462 Tina Trail in Elgin, invites the community to the Holy Week Services beginning with Palm Sunday, April 13, at 9:30 a.m. The congre...
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Elgin, Hoffman Estates synagogues host ‘Passover Around the World’Apr 08, 2025 9:32 pm - Synagogues in Elgin and Hoffman Estates host "Passover Around the World" seder featuring traditions and food from worldwide Jewish communities.
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‘Spelling Bee’ musical stirs middle school memoriesApr 04, 2025 4:00 am - Sometimes a theatrical production can stir specific memories, and that was the case last week when enjoying “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the Copley Theatre in Aurora.