Museums
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Best Bets: Elmhurst History Museum opens new World War II exhibitFeb 27, 2024 1:43 pm - The Elmhurst History Museum examines Americans on the homefront during World War II, a new dance theater show set to the music of Sting dances into the Cadillac Palace Theatre, and Robbie Fulks headlines Aurora’s Venue this week.
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Best Bets: Michael and Angela Ingersoll bring cabaret show to the MetropolisFeb 20, 2024 11:26 am - Michael and Angela Ingersoll headline the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Hubbard Street Dance Company opens its winter residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Lake County Craft Beer Festival hosts its ninth annual tasting event Sunday.
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Mary Clark Ormond honored with Aurora Historical Society Lifetime Achievement AwardFeb 19, 2024 3:45 pm - Mary Clark Ormond continues to be a history-maker as the third recipient of the Aurora Historical Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Having retired from the society’s ...
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Learn about ‘Women Spies in WWII’ at Glen Ellyn History Center programFeb 18, 2024 11:07 pm - On Saturday, March 2, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society presents historian and author Kit Sergeant in a program featuring her 2020 book, “The Spark of Resistance: Women S...
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Glen Ellyn History Center features the ‘Remarkable Women Who Helped Build Chicago’Feb 17, 2024 10:57 pm - The Glen Ellyn Historical Society presents author and historian Laurie Russell, author of the book, “The Remarkable Women Who Helped Build Chicago." It will be at 2 p.m....
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Interactive Lego brick exhibition celebrating ‘Awesome Black Creativity’ at DuPage Children’s MuseumFeb 09, 2024 12:48 am - “Awesome Black Creativity,” a celebration of Black figures in Lego Bricks, is on display through March in the Good Show! Gallery at DuPage Children's Museum, 301 N. Wash...
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DuPage County Historical Museum salutes Black History Month with ‘Black Trailblazers’ exhibitFeb 08, 2024 10:19 pm - Black leaders in education, sports, civil rights and the arts will be highlighted in honor of Black History Month at the DuPage County Historical Museum in Wheaton. “Blac...
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Flappers, Dice and Drinks at Casino Night with DuPage County Historical MuseumFeb 06, 2024 12:47 pm - A night of nostalgia for the Roaring ‘20s — the 1920s, that is — will be featured at the 2024 Casino Night, hosted by the DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation on Fr...
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Best bets: Buddy Holly, David Bowie tributes, Chocolate Weekend, Cirque FLIP FabriqueJan 31, 2024 7:19 pm - John Mueller celebrates Buddy Holly during the "Winter Dance Party" at the Raue, the Morton Arboretum hosts Chocolate Weekend, and Cirque FLIP Fabrique dazzles at the MAC.
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Lombard Historical Society to host Black History Month eventsJan 31, 2024 12:09 pm - For Black History Month, the Lombard Historical Society is documentary screenings, lectures, music and storytelling. Reservations for all events are strongly encouraged a...