Visual Arts
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New Dunn Museum exhibition explores Mexican Day of the DeadOct 02, 2019 7:50 am - By Kim Mikus Lake County Forest Preserves Bright orange marigold flowers, dimly lit altars, sugar skulls decorated with crystalline colors, and dressed up skeletons all ...
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Art work showcased in GrayslakeOct 01, 2019 1:00 am - Two weatherproof display cases to showcase a rotating group of artists' work will be unveiled at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Centennial Park, Center and Whitney streets ...
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Spooky fun in Elgin: Something Wicked exhibit opens Oct. 4 at Side Street Studio ArtsSep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts, at 15 Ziegler Court in downtown Elgin, will open its seventh annual monthlong visual art exhibition "Something Wicked" this weekend. Originally...
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Festivals Oct. 4-10: Northwest Celtic Fest, Oktoberfests, Morton's Fall Color Fest & moreSep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend Fall Color Festival: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. See brilliantly colored trees, sample taffy apple...
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Holmstad residents hoping for good turnout at annual bazaarSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - The big bazaar at The Holmstad in Batavia is this weekend. Are you going? Or are you skipping it this year out of fear? There have been 12 confirmed cases of Legionnaire...
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Festivals Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Oktoberfests, harvest and fall fests kick into high gearSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pony rides, pi...
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Barrington's Art in the Barn marks 45 years of benefiting Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalSep 24, 2019 6:00 am - The iconic Art in the Barn festival — held on the grounds of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington — turns 45 this year, and its appeal of blending a juried art ...
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'This is taking on a life of its own': Artist turns her garage door into a mural every yearSep 24, 2019 6:00 am - Prospect Heights artist uses garage door as a canvas to create new artwork every year
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Old Testament Trinity icon to be focus of Fall Iconography Workshop at St. George ChurchSep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - St. George Byzantine Catholic Church in Aurora is hosting an advanced level Fall Iconography Workshop on Tuesday to Saturday, Oct. 22-26. This is an introduction to the...
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New art exhibit uses several genres to create romantic piecesSep 22, 2019 11:00 pm - An upcoming exhibit titled "Two Storytellers" will present the works of two highly respected and awarded artists, Marcia Babler and Steve Sherrell. Babler and Sherrell ...