Museums
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Spring blooms at Cantigny: Three ways to celebrate the seasonApr 07, 2025 11:21 pm - Three upcoming events offer a special chance for friends, families, and garden lovers to embrace the charms of spring.
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Naper Settlement partners with local record stores for Naper Nights ticket giveawayApr 02, 2025 11:08 pm - Naper Settlement partners with local record stores for a Naper Nights concert ticket giveaway on Record Store Day. Hints about the 2025 lineup will be posted on social media.
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Explore local history and culture during Museum Week in McHenry and Lake countiesMar 31, 2025 12:27 pm - McHenry and Lake counties launch inaugural Museum Week featuring scavenger hunt across multiple museums. Participants get stamp for each museum visited and prize for 8+ stamps.
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Historian brings 1893 Chicago fair to life at Glen Ellyn programMar 26, 2025 9:53 pm - On April 12, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society will host Terry Lynch to transport guests back in time to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair through an informative and interactive presentation.
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Explore works of Doomsday Clock artist Martyl Langsdorf at the Schaumburg LibraryMar 25, 2025 10:44 am - Visitors to the Schaumburg Township District Library can view several pieces of art by Martyl Langsdorf, best known for being the artist who designed the image of the Doomsday Clock in 1947.
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Best Bets: TikTok sensation Drew Wiegman brings improvisational cello home to Lake CountyMar 25, 2025 9:59 am - Self-taught cellist and Lake County native Drew Wiegman headlines the James Lumber Center in Grayslake, Elmhurst History Museum examines DuPage County’s farming legacy, and the Lyric Opera stages the Chicago premiere of the new adults-only “The Listeners.”
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Things to do March 28 to April 3: Marc Maron, Peabo Bryson, SnkrFest and moreMar 25, 2025 9:09 am - Mark your calendar for Marc Maron, Paramount Theatre’s “Waitress,” TAIKOPROJECT, Peabo Bryson, SnkrFest, Nick Swardson and more happening this week.
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Lombard Historical Society to host exhibit on the legacy of ‘Pioneering Women’Mar 18, 2025 9:30 pm - On Saturday, March 29, the Lombard Historical Society will host an opening for its latest temporary exhibit “Pioneering Women: The Peck Women and Their Legacy.”
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Free admission to Dunn Museum with food donationsMar 17, 2025 2:41 pm - Visitors to Lake County’s Bess Bower Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road in Libertyville, will be admitted at no charge from later this month, with the donation of at least one nonperishable food or toiletry item.
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Things to do March 21-27: Jay Pharoah, Lake County RV Outlet Show, DuPage Comic Con and moreMar 17, 2025 9:16 am - Mark your calendar for Jay Pharoah, the Lake County RV Outlet Show, Center Stage at Ruth Page, the DuPage Comic Con, the Lyric Opera’s production of “La Boheme,” comedian Tom Green and more happening this week.