Museums
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DuPage Children's Museum's Wonder Clubs extend through the school yearSep 08, 2022 11:00 pm - DuPage Children's Museum worked in partnership with the Center for Success to deliver Wonder Clubs, exceptional arts, and STEM programming designed to inspire students t...
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Best bets: Stevie Nicks, Lyric Opera, Cheap Trick & Eric ClaptonSep 07, 2022 6:00 am - Stevie Nicks under the stars Travel the “Edge of Seventeen” with legendary songwriter Stevie Nicks as the former Fleetwood Mac artist spends two nights at Ravinia Festiv...
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Smithsonian Museum Day at Stacy's Tavern Museum Sept. 17Sep 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Every year, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society annually teams with Smithsonian Magazine to present Smithsonian Museum Day. On Saturday, Sept. 17, Stacy's Tavern Museum wi...
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Revolutionary War Reenactment to camp out at Cantigny Sept. 10-11Sep 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Join Cantigny and the North West Territory Alliance for the annual two-day Revolutionary War Re-enactment on Sept. 10-11. Get a feel for camp life, experience a battle ...
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'The Ghosts of Hero Street' tells the remarkable story of 57 unheralded Mexican-American soldiers from Silvis, IllinoisAug 28, 2022 11:00 pm - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park continues its "Date with History" series with acclaimed author Carlos Harrison on Thursday, Sept. 1. At 7 p.m., he will discus...
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Best bets: Sting, Sacred Rose Fest, 'Hello, Dolly!' and moreAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - Sacred Rose Fest Chicago-based Collectiv Presents - operators of the long-running North Coast electronica, hip-hop and rock music festival - is pivoting to something mor...
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Disasters in Elgin and beyond? This museum crawl will provide a look back at themAug 16, 2022 5:30 am - Four Elgin institutions are working together to plan a catastrophic night - but in a good way. The Elgin History Museum, Elgin Public Museum, Fire Barn No. 5 Museum and ...
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Body of Brookfield Zoo gorilla will join Field Museum's mammal collection
Aug 11, 2022 1:00 am - The body of JoJo, a 485-pound silverback gorilla who died two weeks ago at the Brookfield Zoo, will become cataloged into the Field Museum's mammal collection and made a...
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Addison Center for the Arts to open Lewis Achenbach's 'Jazz Occurrence' exhibit Aug. 20Aug 08, 2022 11:00 pm - Visitors to the Addison Center for the Arts gallery will have a chance to see a collection of "Jazz Occurrence" paintings by Lewis Achenbach on display from Aug. 20 thro...
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'Circling The Square' solo art show by artist Cynthia Lee continues to Aug. 14 in ElmhurstAug 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Local artist Cynthia Lee has a solo art show "Circling the Square" at the Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery located in the Elmhurst Art Museum. This exhibit of cold wax a...