Festivals and Fairs
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Artists put miniatures on display in BataviaAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - While the artistic talent at the Art In Your Eye festival may be larger than life, some of their work will be miniature. Special pieces will be on display in some of the...
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Batavia's Riverwalk home to Art in Your Eye festivalAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Take a stroll along Batavia's Riverwalk this weekend and see one-of-a-kind paintings, handcrafted sculptures and eye-catching ceramics. The sixth annual Art In Your Eye ...
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Cheap stuff: Pickle making, dancing, Korean festAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - $10 and under Two Way Street Mike O'Connell and his Grassland Pals perform folk, roots and Americana tunes at the Two Way Street Coffee House in Down...
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Best bets: Watch for stormtroopers in Rosemont, Bozo book signingAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Comics cornucopia Comic and sci-fi fans can get their fill of outrageous costumes and celebrity appearances at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con 2010. This year's roste...
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Water war a splash of fun at Lake Villa DaysAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - The skies cleared up over the Lake Villa Days grounds about noon Sunday, but that didn't keep people there from getting wet. The participants in the annual water fight c...
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Cornfest in Rolling MeadowsAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - It's Cornfest time again in Rolling Meadows. The summer festival returns Saturday, Aug. 7, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the grounds of Community Church, 2720 Kirchoff Road,...
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Faerie festival recalls childhood fantasiesAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Tired of the dull routine of daily life and heavy adult responsibilities? Revisiting childhood may not be so hard after all. At least that is what Gloria and Dave Yaeger...
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Cheap stuff: Bon-Dancing Fest, Dog Days, Adler arts festAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Bon-Dancing Festival Mitsuwa Marketplace of Arlington Heights hosts is annual Bon-Dancing Festival, a traditional Japanese summer festival featuring Japan...
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Fair queen pageant is more than meets the eyeAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Hannah Smith, Miss McHenry County 2009, will end her reign Wednesday, Aug. 4, and the competition is on to fill her tiara. The 61st annual McHenry County Fair Queen Page...
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Traditions to continue at McHenry County FairAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - There won't be much new and different at this year's McHenry County Fair - and organizers are proud of it. The event, which runs Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 4-8 in Wo...