Elgin Submitted Content
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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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Explore the visual and performative arts at the annual Elgin Fringe Festival Sept. 20-29Sep 16, 2024 11:26 am - The Elgin Fringe Festival returns for its 11th year Sept. 20-29. This celebration of artistic experimentation will feature an uncurated, inclusive, and affordable experience, drawing both local and national talent to Elgin’s historic downtown.
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Tennessee Playwrights Studio presents ‘That Woman — The Monologue Show’ at the Elgin Fringe FestSep 13, 2024 10:06 pm - On Sept. 26-29, Tennessee Playwrights Studio will be bringing its 60-minute festival version of “That Woman — The Monologue Show” to the Elgin Fringe Festival with five local Chicago-area actors.
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th season features masterworks by Ravel, Beethoven, GriegSep 13, 2024 9:45 pm - Single tickets are now on sale for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season, which opens the weekend of Sept. 28-29 with a Spanish-music-themed program.
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Kane County Health Department releases 2024 Youth Voices Forum on Mental Health ReportSep 13, 2024 9:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department and the Kane County Regional Office of Education, as part of the Kane County System of Care for Children’s Mental Health, organized the fifth annual Youth Voices Forum on Mental Health.
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Seigle Foundation welcomes Fox Valley Food for Health as newest granteeSep 13, 2024 8:51 pm - Seigle Foundation recently announces the award of $60,000 in grants to the following charitable organizations: Northern Illinois Food Bank, Food for Greater Elgin, and, for the first time, Fox Valley Food for Health.
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Pan Am Betty to visit this month’s Elgin Fringe FestivalSep 13, 2024 8:15 pm - Buckle up for a trip back to the golden age of aviation. Historian and actress Leslie Goddard will bring history alive at the Elgin Fringe Festival with her one-woman play, “Betty the Pan Am Stewardess.”
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Third annual J & D Golf Outing to benefit children and family activities at Partners for Our CommunitiesSep 13, 2024 3:03 pm - Local nonprofit organization Partners for Our Communities (POC) will host its third annual J & D Charity Golf Outing on Friday, Sept. 20, at Palatine Hills Golf Course.
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Hanover Township Fall Food Truck Festival set for Sept. 19Sep 12, 2024 9:02 am - Hanover Township will host its annual Fall Food Truck Festival from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Township’s William Tiknis Campus, 250 S. Route 59, Bartlett.
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Discover the science behind seed dispersal at EcoLabSep 12, 2024 12:41 am - Do you know how to tell if a plant is a popper? A dropper? Or a plopper? Come learn about the amazing ways that different plants disperse their seeds throughout nature.