Festivals and Fairs
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Carnival fundraiser next week at Maine WestJun 12, 2012 5:23 pm - The Maine West High School Athletic Boosters Club is hosting its second annual West Fest Carnival & Festival Thursday, June 21, through Sunday, June 24. The festival wil...
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Elk Grove parade: Classic moments in historyJun 12, 2012 3:01 pm - Get ready for a fun history lesson at the Elk Grove Home Town Parade with this year’s “Great Moments in History” theme. These will include “Washington Crossing the Delaw...
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Helium shortage means fewer balloons at Libertyville paradeJun 12, 2012 2:54 pm - A worldwide shortage of helium will mean a little less aerial pizzazz this Saturday at the annual Libertyville Days parade. Instead of the eight or nine big balloons tha...
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Tradition stays alive at the 102nd Geneva Swedish DayJun 12, 2012 2:00 pm - One of the longest-running festivals in the Fox Valley, Geneva's Swedish Midsummer Festival or Swedish Day, is back for its 102nd annual celebration. The one-day fest, ...
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History is revealed at Garfield Farm’s 1840s Days in Campton HillsJun 12, 2012 10:52 am - Corn shelling, blacksmithing and wool spinning aren’t just the stuff of history this weekend at the Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills. On Saturday and Sunday, June 1...
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Talent Contests auditions set for SaturdayJun 12, 2012 10:24 am - Performers, it’s time to polish your acts. The Kane County Fair Talent Contest auditions will be Saturday, June 16, at St. Patrick Catholic School, 6N491 Crane Road, St....
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Elk Grove RotaryFest opens June 13Jun 12, 2012 8:00 am - The annual five-day festival, June 13-17, is a summer tradition in Elk Grove Village and is among the first festivals in the Northwest suburbs each year. Enjoy live ente...
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Best bets: Cirque du Soliel's "Dralion" flips back to the suburbsJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - Arena Cirque Cirque du Soleil's arena restaging of its show “Dralion,” which blends Western circus acts with Asian acrobatics, returns to the Chicago area starting ...
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Graffiti artists to demonstrate their techniques at Cantigny’s Art in BloomJun 11, 2012 4:16 pm - Won Kim developed his artistic skills at night — and under the disguise of an alias. As a teenager, he says he spray painted “anywhere and everywhere”...
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Vietnam veteran overwhelmed by ‘welcome home’Jun 11, 2012 11:25 am - It has taken me a few days to process the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade. First, I want to thank Greg Padovani and Alan Van Bladel for the invitation to have the ...