Festivals and Fairs
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Apples in abundance for Long Grove festSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - Dressed head to toe in their "apple garb," sisters Helen McPhail and Bobbi Barabasz are stopped on Long Grove's cobblestone paths. "Do you work here?" visitors ask the p...
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Frank Lloyd Wright home featured on Batavia House WalkSep 25, 2014 6:00 am - Although each of the five homes on the Batavia MainStreet House Walk is special, organizers expect one in particular to be popular — it's a Frank Lloyd Wright home. The ...
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Get a peek at the creative process at Geneva Art Studio TourSep 25, 2014 6:00 am - For artists, a studio space is a refuge, an inspiration, a place for creative focus, creative frustration, new energy, fresh ideas, accomplishment and maybe even magic. ...
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Streamwood Pumpkinfest back with smashing gourds, wagon ridesSep 25, 2014 1:01 am - For kids, pumpkins are fall's version of your grandma's Christmas ornaments. Youngsters come across pumpkins as a front-porch accessory. Or maybe in that icky coffee dri...
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Weekend picks: White Mystery plays Lombard's BrauerhouseSep 24, 2014 9:00 am - More Mystery Chicago garage-rock band White Mystery is about as stripped-down as you can get — two performers (Alex White and her brother, Francis Scott Key White),...
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Autumn Country Folk Art Festival focuses on the hand-crafted and historicSep 23, 2014 11:00 pm - For arts and crafts enthusiasts, the start of fall marks the start of show season. Every show is different, but the Autumn Country Folk Art Festival, which specializes ...
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Elgin rolls out the red carpet for annual Short Film FestivalSep 23, 2014 11:00 pm - The Elgin Short Film Festival is returning for its sixth year. This event will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, ...
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Get ready to eat at 50 Men Who Cook fundraiserSep 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Bloomingdale will become a foodie paradise Saturday when the Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce sponsors its annual 50 Men Who Cook event to help raise money for local sch...
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Long Grove Apple Fest this weekendSep 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Historic Downtown Long Grove's 22nd annual Apple Fest returns 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, through Sunday, Sept. 28. Visitors can expect to have bushels of fun by...
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Hear Halloween stories that make you jumpSep 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Experience Halloween beyond trick-or-treating, costumes, and pumpkin carving this year. Celebrate Ray Bradbury's favorite holiday with some of the most recognized ghost...