Festivals and Fairs
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Itasca’s Oktoberfest blends German fun and food with chili kickoff partySep 07, 2011 3:55 pm - It’s an authentic German weekend wrapped up with a decidedly American finish. This year’s Itasca Oktoberfest takes place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10, while even...
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Geneva's Festival of the Vine celebrates food and wineSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Notice the color. Swirl it, and then smell it. Take a small sip and let it slide around your tongue, from front to back and side to side. Swallow a small amount, or spit...
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Palatine/Inverness Arts Council hosts previewSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - The Palatine/Inverness Arts Council will hold an artist reception and show previewing its seventh annual juried art fair, An Art Affair Around the Square. The preview, w...
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Weather, sponsors help Schaumburg Septemberfest succeedSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - Cooperative weather and an approximately $26,500 increase in sponsorships made Schaumburg’s 42nd annual Septemberfest over Labor Day weekend an enormous success, officia...
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Sunny skies makes for perfect finish to Lake in the Hills festSep 04, 2011 12:00 am - The 11th annual Summer Sunset Festival in Lake in the Hills drew big crowds this weekend — and even some hard core fans with umbrellas and raincoats braved Saturday’s ra...
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Geneva Folk Festival packs Island ParkSep 04, 2011 12:00 am - Mary and Cristian Pastorello sat under a tree Sunday in Geneva’s Island Park with their 8-month-old daughter. As the sounds of folk music drifted around them, their 3-ye...
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“Perfect” day for Buffalo Grove paradeSep 04, 2011 12:00 am - Karen Berkson was relieved and thrilled that Sunday’s weather wasn’t anything like the day before. Berkson was one of the hundreds of people who lined Bernard Drive in B...
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Elgin's Fiesta Salsa gets taste buds dancingSep 04, 2011 12:00 am - Whether you like your salsa spicy, sweet or mild, local chefs and food fans say the best sauces are made from the freshest produce and a few secret ingredients. Those se...
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Schaumburg’s Septemberfest brings big crowdsSep 03, 2011 12:00 am - Hot, humid temperatures and the threat of thunderstorms didn’t deter people from the grounds of Schaumburg’s Septemberfest Saturday. Huge crowds were on hand for summer...
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Weekend picks: Exhibit honors those lost on 9/11Sep 02, 2011 6:00 am - In remembrance Remember the valor of New York City's first responders to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in the exhibit “Ground Zero 360°.” Previously unpu...