Museums
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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.
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Lisle Heritage Society to host May 4 program on ‘Our Lady of the World’s Fair’Apr 14, 2025 9:53 pm - Lisle Heritage Society is hosting a talk on efforts by Robert Moses and Cardinal Spellman to display Michelangelo's Pietà at the 1964 World's Fair despite skepticism and challenges.
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Animatronic mayor to tell Rosemont’s story in new history museumApr 14, 2025 7:14 pm - Rosemont's history museum, set to open in 2026, will likely feature an animatronic likeness of late Mayor Donald E. Stephens, chronicling the town’s transformation from swamps to a business and entertainment hub.
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Historical society offers tour of train museum, Wright farmhouseApr 14, 2025 1:17 pm - Join the Mount Prospect Historical Society on Saturday, May 3, for a day-long bus trip including the Illinois Railway Museum in Union and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Muirhead Farmhouse in Hampshire.
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Uncovering the secrets of Geneva’s Fabyan Estate … and its leaky pondApr 11, 2025 5:00 am - The Fabyan Estate in Geneva faces environmental and preservation challenges, including a leaky pond in the Japanese Garden and deteriorating artifacts in the Fabyan Villa Museum.
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Batavia Depot Museum marks 50th anniversary with exhibit on its historyApr 09, 2025 5:07 pm - Batavia Depot Museum exhibit marks 50 years since community effort moved historic train depot across Fox River to become museum, chronicling city's history
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Best Bets: Classical, contemporary music and dance fill local stagesApr 08, 2025 12:36 pm - The New Philharmonic performs Tchaikovsky at Glen Ellyn’s MAC, the United States Army’s Jazz Ambassadors perform a free concert at the Raue and the contemporary New York City ensemble Parsons Dance takes over Chicago’s Auditorium.
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Spring blooms at Cantigny: Three ways to celebrate the seasonApr 07, 2025 11:21 pm - Three upcoming events offer a special chance for friends, families, and garden lovers to embrace the charms of spring.
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Naper Settlement partners with local record stores for Naper Nights ticket giveawayApr 02, 2025 11:08 pm - Naper Settlement partners with local record stores for a Naper Nights concert ticket giveaway on Record Store Day. Hints about the 2025 lineup will be posted on social media.