Cook County Submitted Content
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Big Timber Pumpkin Fest to host fifth annual Barrels & Bones & BrewsSep 11, 2024 11:22 pm - Big Timber Pumpkin Fest is hard at work preparing for its fifth “Barrels & Bones & Brews” event, formerly known as “Barrels & Bones.”
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Elgin Golden K Kiwanis start Peanut Drive Sept. 14Sep 11, 2024 11:21 pm - On Saturday Sept. 14, the Elgin Golden K Kiwanis Club launches its Peanut Days fundraiser for the year. On weekends until Oct. 6, look for Elgin Golden K members at the entrance to various locations around town.
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GreenMan Theatre opens its 21st season with ‘Miss Holmes,’ a Sherlockian mysterySep 11, 2024 10:12 pm - Rehearsals are in full swing for GreenMan Theatre’s production of “Miss Holmes,” the opening main stage show of its 21st season. The play is based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and unfolds amid the stodgy Victorian era in 1881.
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GreenMan Theatre to host auditions for ‘The Cover of Life’Sep 11, 2024 8:12 pm - Interested in a role in an upcoming production of GreenMan Theatre Troupe’s “The Cover of Life” by playwright R.T. Robinson?
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Lake Park Film Appreciation Society series opens with ‘King Kong’ classic Sept. 18Sep 11, 2024 7:28 pm - Returning for the third consecutive year and growing in the number of films offered, Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society will kick off the 2024-25 school year on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
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Fifth annual Long Table Dinner on Water Street to benefit food pantrySep 11, 2024 6:16 pm - The award-winning chefs of Water Street in downtown Naperville are preparing for the fifth annual Long Table Dinner on Water Street outdoors under the stars on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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10th annual Hustle Up the Hill offering a flat 1K walk optionSep 11, 2024 5:34 pm - This year’s Hustle Up The Hill for the Homeless is adding a Flat 1K Walk. The 10th annual fundraising event for Bridge Communities will be Saturday, Sept. 21, at Mount Hoy in Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville.
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Ann and Ben Brashares celebrate their new book for young people, ‘Westfallen,’ at Arlington Heights Memorial LibrarySep 11, 2024 2:31 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m., Ann Brashares, The New York Times-bestselling author of the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” series, teams up with her brother Ben Brashares to discuss their new middle grade thriller, “Westfallen.
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Elgin History Museum exhibit celebrates Elgin Symphony’s 75th anniversarySep 11, 2024 2:00 pm - An exhibit exploring the history of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra opens Friday, Sept. 13, at the Elgin History Museum.
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Fall flavor: Apple Fest returns to Long Grove Sept. 20-22Sep 11, 2024 1:53 pm - Long Grove Apple Fest, the suburbs’ annual tribute to apple season, returns Sept. 20 - 22 with apple-centric treats, carnival rides, music, games and more.