Museums
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Rock-afire Explosion regrouping for summer concerts at Volo MuseumApr 02, 2024 8:04 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 02, 2024 1:44 pm - 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 01, 2024 8:49 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 11:18 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 12:35 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 11:11 am - 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.
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Sun shines on Arlington Heights egg huntMar 24, 2024 8:25 am - Children quickly filled their Easter baskets with plastic eggs containing candy and prizes during an egg hunt at the Arlington Heights Historical Society Saturday. Maggie...
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Best Bets: Adam Ant, Beatles tribute, ‘The Choir of Man’Mar 19, 2024 12:58 pm - Adam Ant and British ska band The English Beat headline Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Abbey Road brings the Beatles to life at the Metropolis, the CSO performs in Wheaton and more.
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Lombard Historical Society to host ‘The Dream of American Democracy: A Social Gathering With Jane Addams’Mar 14, 2024 3:36 pm - The Lombard Historical Society will welcome Betsey Means of WomanLore as she presents “The Dream of American Democracy — A Social Gathering with Jane Addams,” on Saturday...
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Cantigny hosts annual Easter egg hunt and brunch buffetMar 13, 2024 12:10 pm - Drop-in family activities and dining set for Sunday, March 24 Palm Sunday at Cantigny promises to be a fun time for families, highlighted by an Easter egg hunt and ...