Visual Arts
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Weekend picks: The fun of Wizard World continues in RosemontAug 24, 2019 7:32 am - Wizard World tunes As the annual pop culture convention pops into Rosemont this weekend, the focus will be on celebrities, artists, comics, vendors and panel discussions...
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Elmhurst Art Museum presents 'What Came After: Figurative Painting in Chicago 1978-98' starting Sept. 14Aug 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave., presents "What Came After: Figurative Painting in Chicago 1978-98" starting Sept. 14 to Jan. 12. Organized by Chicago-bas...
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Festival of Arts celebrates 50th anniversary in Glen EllynAug 20, 2019 11:00 pm - Visitors at the Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts this weekend can admire art, buy it, watch it being created and even try their hand at making their own. The juried fine ...
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Studios630 to host artists reception Aug. 25Aug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Aug. 25, the Studios630 local artist group is hosting an artists reception from 3 to 5 p.m. to celebrate its group show and the solo exhibit "Retrospective" b...
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Best bets: Bacon Brothers play the Metropolis; Wizard World Chicago invades RosemontAug 19, 2019 6:00 am - Fraternal rockers Award-winning actor Kevin Bacon ("Footloose," "Apollo 13") and his brother, Michael, return for two rock concerts as The Bacon Brothers on Monday and T...
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Art festival volunteers:Aug 19, 2019 1:00 am - Volunteers are needed for the 9th annual Mundelein Arts Festival, Sept. 7 and 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Kracklauer Park, 100 N. Seymour Ave., Mundelein. Sponsored by the M...
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Muralist Juan Chawuk unveils 'Frida 2020' installation in advance of Frida Kahlo exhibit at College of DuPageAug 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Acclaimed Mayan artist Juan Chawuk recently unveiled 3-D "Frida 2020" letters to be permanently displayed at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage in anticipatio...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 16, 2019 9:00 am - Bernadette Peters performing Broadway show tunes at Aurora's Paramount Theatre and comedian Dave Coulier doing standup at Crystal Lake's Raue Center are just two of many...
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Elmhurst Art Museum exhibit highlights architect Mies' ideasAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - "Luftwerk: Parallel Perspectives" is a site-specific exhibition that uses color and light interventions to activate and interpret the McCormick House, designed by Mies v...
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'Luftwerk: Parallel Perspectives' visually transforms Mies' McCormick House with color and light interventions at Elmhurst Art MuseumAug 13, 2019 11:00 pm - "Luftwerk: Parallel Perspectives" is a site-specific exhibition that uses color and light interventions to activate and interpret the McCormick House at Elmhurst Art Mus...