Museums
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Best Bets: Dennis Quaid, ‘I Love the 90s Tour’ at RiverEdge, Voyage en France at CantignyJul 15, 2024 5:40 pm - Actor/songwriter Dennis Quaid performs in Chicago, 1990s hip-hop artists Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Kid N Play and more headline Aurora’s RiverEdge Park, and Cantigny hosts Voyage en France.
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Mount Prospect Historical Society to host September bus tour to Pabst Beer sites in MilwaukeeJul 11, 2024 12:48 pm - Both history lovers and beer afficionados will find something to love during the day-long Mount Prospect Historical Society bus trip to Milwaukee on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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French-inspired delights at Cantigny’s ‘Voyage en France’ July 20Jul 10, 2024 8:11 pm - “Voyage en France” festival offers French sights, sounds, and flavors, followed by 21-and-older “Rendezvous” evening inspired by Versailles Gardens and Moulin Rouge. Ne...
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Aurora Historical Society to host Burlington Railroad 175th anniversary banquet July 28Jul 10, 2024 5:58 pm - The Aurora Historical Society will hold a Burlington Railroad 175th anniversary banquet program on Sunday, July 28, at Two Brothers Roundhouse.
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From classroom bees to museum murals: Lake County artist’s inspiring pathJul 10, 2024 11:44 am - Samantha Gallagher has transformed her lifelong love for insects and drawing into a business. The Lake County Forest Preserves commissioned Gallagher to create 11 cicada illustrations that make up a large part of the Dunn Museum’s special exhibition, “Celebrating Cicadas.”
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Festivals July 12-18: Itasca Fest, Vernon Hills Days, the Kane County Fair and moreJul 09, 2024 12:28 pm - Mark your calendars for Itasca Fest, Vernon Hills Days, the Kane County Fair, Taste of Westmont, Windy City Smokeout, Bristol Renaissance Faire and more happening this week.
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Learn about ‘Chicago’s Sweet Candy History’ with Leslie Goddard July 13Jul 05, 2024 11:14 pm - On Saturday, July 13, actress and historian Leslie Goddard presents the sweet story of Chicago’s candy history at 2 p.m. at the Glen Ellyn History Center, 800 N. Main St.
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Lombard Historical Society to host Saucy Tales pub crawlJul 05, 2024 10:34 pm - On Thursday, July 18, the Lombard Historical Society is offering another “Saucy Tales of Little Orphan Annie Pub Crawl” that will visit four Lombard establishments between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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Festivals July 5-11: Frontier Days, Dog Days of Summer, Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest and moreJul 01, 2024 3:47 pm - Mark your calendars for Frontier Days in Arlington Heights, Libertyville’s Dog Days of Summer, Lake in the Hills Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest and more happening this week.
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Lombard Historical Society presents ‘Flavor Bombs & Compound Butters’Jun 28, 2024 1:52 am - The Lombard Historical Society will present a program on “Flavor Bombs & Compound Butters” on Thursday, July 11.