McHenry County Entertainment
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Geneva HS grad publishes debut novel described as a ‘queer rom-com’Sep 13, 2024 3:30 am - Becca Grischow, a 2013 graduate of Geneva High School, launches her writing career with “I’ll Get Back to You,” a novel she describes as a “queer rom-com.”
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Harper College’s new Film Lab provides ideal space to experience and study motion picturesSep 12, 2024 10:22 am - It’s one thing to watch a movie in class. It’s another to experience a film in Harper College’s new Film Lab. The difference, for students, is like going from black and white to technicolor.
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Lambs Farm celebrating new season with Fall on the FarmSep 11, 2024 10:57 am - Fall on the Farm at Lambs Farm in Libertyville will include a barrel train, farmyard animals, crafts, games and even a scavenger hunt.
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Heritage Fest welcoming back fireworks and guest appearance from Jaime HjelmSep 11, 2024 10:46 am - Heritage Fest, hosted by village of West Dundee, is celebrating its 26th year on Sept. 13-15 with a bang. Its fireworks display, a feature that was absent last year, is returning.
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Have a ball at these 5 pumpkin patchesSep 08, 2024 8:16 am - If you’re a fan of all things pumpkin and fall, then check out one of these five suburban pumpkin patches, which offer family-friendly fun including corn mazes, haunted houses, pig races, camel rides and much more.
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‘Old-school downtown USA’: Antioch Theatre celebrating 100 years and countingSep 06, 2024 11:34 pm - The Antioch Theatre has been down but never out remaining for 100 years as a simple fixture of life and entertainment in a small town.
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Painting the Fox River — and keeping it cleanSep 06, 2024 4:00 am - Anna Cherkashina’s “Fox River at Sunset” painting earned Best of Show in the recent Plein Art event hosted by the St. Charles Arts Council. The painting could serve as a motivation for volunteers who participate in upcoming Fox River cleanup events.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for August 2024Sep 05, 2024 7:50 am - August was a month for capturing the vibrant colors of summer with photos of birds and butterflies, flowers and frogs.
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Best Bets: New Elmhurst exhibitions celebrate movie houses, public artSep 04, 2024 8:49 am - New exhibitions honoring historic movie houses and public art open at two Elmhurst museums; the Fiestas Patrias Festival returns to Aurora’s RiverEdge Park; and blues rocker Kenny Wayne Shepherd plays the suburbs this week.
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Elgin Symphony, Mariachi Herencia de México to open ECC Arts Center fall seasonSep 03, 2024 10:51 pm - To open the ECC Arts Center fall season, Elgin Symphony Orchestra will share a stage for the first time with Mariachi Herencia de México, the two-time Latin Grammy-nominated band.