Museums
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‘A place that respects history’: Mayslake Hall could get more improvementsApr 14, 2024 6:00 pm - The one-time home of coal baron F.S. Peabody has been surrounded by an “oasis of nature” for over a century, a tour description says. “You really can just bask in nature ...
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‘It feels amazing to be recognized’: Oakton students featured in Skyway Juried Art ExhibitionApr 15, 2024 11:28 am - Oakton student Megan Africk, Wilmette, recognized with the Excellence Award Experience local artistic talent at the Skyway Juried Art Exhibition at Oakton College. R...
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Best Bets: Hail and farewell to Schaumburg’s Laugh Out LoudApr 10, 2024 11:05 am - Laugh it up while you can as Schaumburg’s Laugh Out Loud Theater closes this weekend. Plus, pianist Wael Farouk returns to the MAC and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago.
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How Des Plaines History Center, Park District are supporting Earth MonthApr 08, 2024 12:43 pm - With April being Earth Month, it is only natural that we focus on … nature. And there certainly are many opportunities to do so.The Des Plaines Park District will celebrate Earth Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20.
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Rock-afire Explosion regrouping for summer concerts at Volo MuseumApr 02, 2024 8:07 pm - For fans of a certain band that’s been out of the limelight for a few decades, excitement is ratcheting up at the Volo Museum. In fact, everything is coming together now ...
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Best Bets: CSO celebrates Shostakovich, Matthew Sweet returns to ChicagoApr 04, 2024 7:17 am - Newly announced Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Klaus Mäkelä conducts the orchestra this weekend, alt rocker Matthew Sweet plays Chicago’s Metro, and Brit Floyd channels Pink Floyd in Waukegan.
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‘More smiles … than miles’: $124,998 Barbie van in Volo offers fun, fashion and plenty of pinkApr 04, 2024 10:55 am - The Volo Auto Museum’s $124,998 Barbie van won’t win any races, but it will turn heads and raise eyebrows.
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McConnell Ball to feature true tale of unsolved local whodunitMar 31, 2024 11:20 pm - The W.A. McConnell Foundation is bring back its popular McConnell Ball on Saturday, April 13 — complete with food, music, a chance to bid on prizes, and a turn-of-the-ce...
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See ‘Chicago Freedom Movement,’ an exhibit of historic civil rights photos, at Addison Center for the ArtsMar 30, 2024 12:37 am - An exhibition featuring the remarkable color photographs of the American Civil Rights movement captured by Bernard Kleina has recently opened at the Addison Center for ...
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Best Bets: Waukegan blues woman Ivy Ford at Aurora’s Venue, Herbie Hancock in ChicagoMar 26, 2024 5:37 pm - Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.