Museums
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Best Bets: DJs converge on Aurora Saturday for the A-Town House Music FestJun 10, 2025 1:40 pm - The A-Town House Music Fest takes over Wilder Park in Aurora, the Count Basie Orchestra headlines Cantigny’s Jazz and Wine Fest, and the rodeo comes to West Chicago’s Sonny Acres Farm.
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Norsk Museum’s season begins with annual Taste of Norway breakfast, cultural celebrationJun 04, 2025 1:34 pm - The Norsk Museum kicks off its 2025 season on Saturday, June 7, with an annual Taste of Norway breakfast and cultural events celebrating Norwegian heritage through food, crafts and festivities.
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Lombard Historical Society’s first Wedding Expo to feature fashion show with vintage and modern dressesJun 04, 2025 11:39 am - The Lombard Historical Society is hosting its first Wedding Expo on June 7, featuring historical venues, local vendors, fashion shows, and tours of the Victorian Cottage and Carriage House.
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Learn about Gustave Caillebotte and the ‘Story of Impressionism’ at St. Charles Public LibraryJun 03, 2025 3:02 pm - Art historian Jeff Mishur will discuss Gustave Caillebotte and Impressionism on Tuesday, June 17. The French artist captured the spirit of modern life and his support helped Impressionism endure early struggles.
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society hosts 10th annual Auto FestivalJun 02, 2025 11:02 pm - Glen Ellyn Historical Society is hosting its 10th annual Auto Festival on Saturday, June 7, with vintage cars, free food, talks, and museum tours.
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Summer exhibition presents rare opportunity to see Elmhurst Art Museum permanent collectionMay 28, 2025 6:50 pm - Elmhurst Art Museum's summer exhibitions include "Legacies" showcasing permanent collection and donor stories, and "Crossings" featuring Chicago artist Bernard Williams' vehicles sculptures and paintings.
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Best Bets: Cleve Carney, Elmhurst Art museums debut new exhibitionsMay 27, 2025 1:19 pm - This week, new exhibitions open at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the Elmhurst Art Museum, Chicago Opera Theater stages a world premiere and the Joffrey Ballet presents the family favorite “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
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Superheroes, Japanese masterworks and giant sculptures on display this summer at Chicago, suburban museumsMay 22, 2025 12:20 pm - An interactive celebration of Spider-Man at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 17th- and 18th-century Japanese masterworks at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and giant sculptures “as tall as trees” at the Morton Arboretum are among the exhibitions opening this summer.
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Best Bets: Mini golf, music return to Morton Arboretum for the summerMay 21, 2025 11:10 am - Wonder Woods Mini Golf and Arbor Evenings return to the Morton Arboretum, baseball and fireworks resume at Schaumburg’s Wintrust Field and butterflies abound at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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Rosemont’s late mayor to return — in robot formMay 14, 2025 11:06 am - Rosemont will install an animatronic figure of its late founding mayor, Donald E. Stephens, as the centerpiece of its new local history museum.