Museums
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Learn about ‘Community Roots’ at one-room schoolhouseMay 13, 2025 10:55 pm - Take an immersive journey back in time to experience what life was like for early DuPage County settlers at this one-of-a-kind 1850s schoolhouse.
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Best Bets: Morton’s ‘Vivid Creatures’ and Santa’s Village open this weekendMay 13, 2025 1:54 pm - There’s a lot to choose from this weekend: Lisle’s Morton Arboretum welcomes “Vivid Creatures,” Santa’s Village opens for the season in East Dundee, Parkway Bank Park hosts the annual Spring Fun Fest and more.
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Batavia Depot Museum marks 50 years since opening in restored train stationMay 09, 2025 5:00 am - In 1973, Batavia's train depot was moved to its current location, sparking redevelopment. Its 50th anniversary as the Batavia Depot Museum is celebrated in a new exhibit about the depot's history.
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Traveling Sept. 11 museum arrives in RosemontMay 07, 2025 12:41 pm - A traveling museum showcasing artifacts from Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City is visiting Rosemont this weekend, with guided tours by firefighters who will tell their stories.
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Elmhurst’s Art in Wilder Park returns for 28th yearApr 30, 2025 5:00 pm - Elmhurst Art Museum is hosting its 28th annual art fair with 130 vendors and family activities.
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Elmhurst Art Museum previews ‘Crossings’ exhibition at Art in Wilder Park May 3-4Apr 29, 2025 11:05 pm - "Crossings" is a solo exhibition by the acclaimed Chicago artist that will be on display at the Elmhurst Art Museum alongside Art in Wilder Park, a juried festival featuring over 130 exhibitors.
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Best Bets: Vintage Blonde Chicago’s record release, ESO performs ‘The Planets,’ artists gather in Elmhurst’s Wilder ParkApr 29, 2025 5:09 pm - This week, suburban rocker band Vintage Blonde Chicago releases its debut record with a Sunday concert at Schuba’s, art returns to Elmhurst’s Wilder Park, and the ESO concludes its season with “The Planets.”
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Best Bets: Laugh it up with Lisa Ann Walter at Zanies RosemontApr 22, 2025 9:10 am - “Abbott Elementary” actress and comedian Lisa Ann Walter headlines Zanies Rosemont, comedian/filmmaker/author W. Kamau Bell headlines The Den Theatre and Long Grove welcomes beer fans to its Craft Beer Fest Saturday.
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Remembering Route 66 at the Glen Ellyn History Center on May 31Apr 21, 2025 3:55 pm - The Glen Ellyn Historical Society welcomes historian and actress Leslie Goddard as she explores the history of Route 66, the iconic road that linked Chicago to Los Angeles from 1926 until its decommissioning in the mid-1980s.
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Addison Center for the Arts to host ‘Creative Futures: Student Exhibition Series’Apr 17, 2025 12:22 pm - Elementary and high school students display their artworks at the Addison Center for the Arts' "Creative Futures" show starting April 24.