Museums
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Best Bets: Museum of Illusions opens in ChicagoNov 10, 2020 5:00 am - Selfie heaven Be amazed by more than 80 visually startling exhibits when a local branch of the global Museum of Illusions opens its doors Saturday at 25 E. Washington St...
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Best Bets: Go backstage virtually with Joffrey's 'Nutcracker'Nov 03, 2020 5:00 am - Backstage online The Joffrey Ballet goes virtual with the behind-the-scenes event “Pulling Back the Curtain: The Nutcracker” on Saturday. It features interviews with dan...
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Join First Division Museum in paying tribute on Veterans DayNov 01, 2020 10:00 pm - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton invites adults, students and families to celebrate Veterans Day with at-home “virtual” programs that pay tribute to...
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Best bets: New Philharmonic performs virtual 'Music of John Williams' concertOct 20, 2020 6:00 am - Symphonic cinema Hear music from blockbuster films like “Jaws,” “Star Wars” and more when the New Philharmonic performs the virtual concert “The Music of John Williams” ...
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What the DuPage Children's Museum is doing to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemicOct 16, 2020 11:00 pm - In pre-pandemic times, families would spend hours exploring the interactive displays strategically woven through the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville. Groups of sc...
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Halloween happenings: 13 spooky, scary, safe ways to celebrate the seasonOct 10, 2020 7:00 am - While the coronavirus has curtailed or canceled many Halloween celebrations, some venues and organizations are gearing up to deliver seasonal scares while obeying public...
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How Glenview could've been home to one of Chicago's major airportsOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - Few Glenview residents may even be aware that the village they now call home was once envisioned as the site of Chicago's major commercial airport. By 1927, Chicago alr...
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City of Elmhurst designates Oct. 24 as Frank Lloyd Wright DayOct 06, 2020 11:00 pm - This fall, the city of Elmhurst will be host to two special exhibits honoring the legacy of internationally-famed architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Elmhurst is home to the...
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Best Bets: Common teams with Chicago Children's Choir for world premiere videoSep 23, 2020 6:00 am - Common premiere Grammy Award-winning hip-hop star Common teams with the Chicago Children's Choir for a music video called "God is Love!" It receives its world premiere a...
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All Aboard Thomas the Tank Engine at Kohl Children's MuseumSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Seventy-five years ago, Reverend Wilbert Awdry's 4-year-old son Christopher came down with a bout of the measles. To amuse him, the reverend began making up stories base...