Visual Arts
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Food Truck Festival returns to First Fridays May 3Apr 28, 2019 11:00 pm - On May 3, First Fridays brings more than 30 food trucks to its night of art, music and more in downtown Aurora. The fourth annual Food Truck Festival fills Benton Stree...
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Grayslake potter wins prominent art awardApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - Grayslake potter Neil Estrick won the Newcomer Award from The 57th Street Art Fair committee, the group announced Wednesday. Estrick, who owns a self-named studio in Gr...
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Elk Grove HS student artists vie for top shoe designApr 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Elk Grove High School is among 50 schools in the running for $75,000 in a nationwide art contest featuring specially-designed Vans shoes. Until 7 p.m. May 3, people can ...
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Retired Dist. 214 teacher still encouraging new writers through Arts Unlimited contestApr 23, 2019 6:00 am - A rare moment played out at last week's reception for the Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest Arts Unlimited in Arlington Heights...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs, ChicagoApr 23, 2019 6:00 am - Health equity Award-winning science writer Harriet Washington ("Medical Apartheid," "Infectious Madness") discusses "Building Equity in Health Care" at Oakton Community ...
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Congressional Art Competition comes to Water Street April 26Apr 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Water Street Studios in Batavia will welcome the annual Congressional Art Competition to their Dempsey Family Gallery Friday, April 26. The competition is sponsored by ...
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Neil Armstrong's spacesuit will be back on view at the Air and Space Museum in mid-JulyApr 21, 2019 7:25 am - For the first time in 13 years, Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit will be back on view at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington in mid-July as...
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Constable: Wood Dale photographer worked for pope's book capturing worldly wisdomApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - Wood Dale photographer gets the job of lifetimes
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Artists, writers honored at Dist. 214 contest reception in Arlington HeightsApr 18, 2019 5:30 am - Dennis Depcik of Buffalo Grove devoted his career to social work, serving as associate director of OMNI Youth Services for more than 20 years. But in retirement he has f...
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Second-place winners in the Dist. 214 Arts Unlimited contestApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - On Thursday we shared the first-place winners of the Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest. Today, we are proud to present the seco...