Mount Prospect Lifestyle
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60 years of the arts at Elgin Community CollegeOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie 60 years of the arts Help celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elgin Community College at the Fall for the Arts event. Dozens of performances run througho...
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Suburban spook houses offer chills for every tasteOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Several years ago, Round Lake Beach resident Steve Kristof met with the two friends who operate Realm of Terror Haunted House with him to talk about the haunted house's ...
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Cheap stuff: Long Grove, Mt. Prospect fall fests; Hopi storiesOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Art exhibit is for the birds Thirty drawings and prints of birds by DeKalb artist Peter Olson are currently on display in the "... of a Feather" art exhibition at A...
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E-cigarettes offer nicotine without tobacco, but are they safe?Oct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - No more smoking for Scott Riddle. Now he vapes. "Vaping" means he inhales the vapor from an electronic cigarette, a battery-powered device that typically looks like a ci...
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Renowned pianist Rudolf Budginas takes classical music for a spinSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Rudolf Budginas isn't interested in playing classical music the way it was written. The 40-year-old Lithuanian-born musician is well aware of its reputation for being l...
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Have a drink to support Haiti mission tripsSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Have a $1 beer and support mission trips to Haiti. Local charity Catholic Assistance Missions sends teams of volunteers annually to work with Haiti's poor. Tickets are $...
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Arlington Hts. dad turns dinner chats into 'Guide to Life' bookSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Dinner at the Rosenbaum house was never quick. Until the kids moved out, the Arlington Heights family of four used dinnertime as a time to talk - often for hours - about...
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Geneva's annual Festival of the Vine about to beginSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Festival of the Vine Sip the best of the vine at many wine tastings, stroll through a flower market, and view the arts and crafts show during Geneva's ...
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Touring cast of 'The Color Purple' brings more than a few surprises to townSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The main reason to catch the Chicago return engagement of "The Color Purple"? One word: Fantasia. The 2004 winner of the FOX reality TV series "American Idol" shows tha...
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Tepid 'Cat' never hits boiling pointAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Circle Theatre's revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opened last week just as a mini heat wave gripped the suburbs. The weather provided a fitting ba...