Festivals and Fairs
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Grayslake Lions Club’s annual Steer Roast set for Sept. 9Sep 04, 2012 2:25 pm - For the 49th year, Grayslake Lions will prepare a slow-roasted beef dinner Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Grayslake Middle School, 440 North Barron Blvd. Meal service will beg...
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Show off your ride at Arlington Hts. museumSep 04, 2012 2:24 pm - Car lovers, start your engines, and race on over to Motoring at the Museum, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, 110 W. Fremont Av...
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Canadian Snowbirds highlight Wings Over Waukegan Sept. 8Sep 04, 2012 12:29 pm - The Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds will be the main attraction of Wings Over Waukegan air show Saturday, Sept. 8. “We are excited that Wings Over Waukegan is able t...
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Art fair set for this weekend in PalatineSep 03, 2012 12:31 pm - The Palatine/Inverness Arts Council and the Palatine Jaycees will put on the eighth annual juried art fair, “An Art Affair Around the Square,” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sep...
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Schaumburg Septemberfest draws crowd despite soggy startSep 02, 2012 9:00 pm - Intermittent rain didn't keep a large crowd from attending Schaumburg's 42nd annual Septemberfest Saturday. The festival will continue 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m...
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Local talent shows off at Summer Sunset FestivalSep 02, 2012 11:29 am - Lars Burke, 10, learned his first yo-yo tricks about a year ago. Friends from school got him hooked and started him down a path of performing. The Crystal Lake boy said...
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Folk musicians, storytellers entertain crowds in GenevaSep 02, 2012 11:26 am - For the past 36 years, the Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival has maintained a community feel, an intergenerational appeal, and a regional reputation. Dave ...
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Kline Creek Farm hosts 1890s version of a country fairSep 02, 2012 10:24 am - The country fair held at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago over the weekend was about as old-school as you can get. On hand at the sixth annual fair were exhibits and ac...
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Disc dogs leap into championships in NapervilleSep 02, 2012 10:21 am - Danielle O’Neill had both a rookie and a battle-tested veteran in her corner. The rookie was Zephyr, appearing in freestyle competition for the first time. The veteran ...
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Festival highlights Elgin’s cultural diversitySep 01, 2012 5:00 pm - What better way to get acquainted with the city of Elgin than to experience its cultural diversity? That was McHenry resident Tim O’Toole’s thinking on Saturday when he ...