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Watch the transit of Mercury across the sun at Batavia library May 9Apr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - The planet Mercury is expected to transit the Sun between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, May 9. Batavia resident Tim Renaud is offering local residents the opportunity to wit...
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Camp out in a Kane County forest preserveApr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Make plans to "camp local" this year, with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. You don't have to drive far or spend a fortune to experience camping - it's avai...
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WIM Fox Valley to welcome Mary Camacho May 5Apr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - WIM Fox Valley will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Mary Camacho, a member of one of the first Mexican families to arrive in Elgin. The meeting will be Thursday, May 5, at...
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Broadway star brings the titans of soul to life at ECC Arts Center May 14Apr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College Arts Center will present the premiere performance of "It's A Man's World: Behold the Titans of Soul," starring Broadway showstopper Chester Grego...
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Concentration camp 'babies,' author to speak at Paramount Theatre May 11Apr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Hana Berger Moran was born in a concentration camp in April 1945. Her father had been murdered by the Nazis. But a 22-year-old Aurora medic found the 3-week-old clinging...
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts to host showcaseApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Beaux Arts will host "A Taste of Talent" beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Elgin Country Club, 2575 Weld Road. The six winners of the club schol...
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Honored today, Gustav Mahler was vilified as a composer during his lifetimeApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai is a fan of the late 19th-century composer Gustav Mahler. "Go listen to some music that you'd never think that you would listen to or expect yo...
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Gamma Xi Chapter Foundation announce six grant recipientsApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - The Gamma Xi Chapter Foundation for Educational Pursuits is pleased to announce the selection of six recipients for their 2016 recruitment grants. Each recipient will re...
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Holocaust Remembrance program to show 'Orchestra of Exiles' May 4Apr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Congregation Kneseth Israel, 330 Division St. in Elgin, will observe Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Mark Kuntz, longtime cellist with...
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Audition for Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance's summer programApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance invites young musicians, ages 7-18, to audition for the academy's orchestras for its Summer Symphony and its 2016-2017 season...