Visual Arts
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Best Bets: CSO celebrates Shostakovich, Matthew Sweet returns to ChicagoApr 02, 2024 1:44 pm - Newly announced Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Klaus Mäkelä conducts the orchestra this weekend, alt rocker Matthew Sweet plays Chicago’s Metro, and Brit Floyd channels Pink Floyd in Waukegan.
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See ‘Chicago Freedom Movement,’ an exhibit of historic civil rights photos, at Addison Center for the ArtsMar 30, 2024 12:35 am - An exhibition featuring the remarkable color photographs of the American Civil Rights movement captured by Bernard Kleina has recently opened at the Addison Center for ...
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Best Bets: Waukegan blues woman Ivy Ford at Aurora’s Venue, Herbie Hancock in ChicagoMar 26, 2024 11:11 am - Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.
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See the hand-cut paper collages by St. Charles artist on exhibit at libraryMar 09, 2024 2:24 pm - During March and April, the St. Charles Public Library is hosting an exhibit by artist and writer Carly Palmer — a St. Charles resident who specializes in visual artisti...
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Oswego church chronicles historic stained-glass windows in ‘The Story of the Windows’Mar 05, 2024 8:59 pm - With an all-church presentation and luncheon, Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego released “The Stories of the Windows,” a 29-page booklet showcasing ...
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Heun: St. Charles Arts Council to hold plein air competitionMar 04, 2024 6:13 am - St. Charles Arts Council director Kathryn Hill wants to increase the public’s awareness of all the arts events, locations and promotions the city has to offer. One new event this year will be a plein air art competition in August.
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Best Bets: Elmhurst History Museum opens new World War II exhibitFeb 27, 2024 1:43 pm - The Elmhurst History Museum examines Americans on the homefront during World War II, a new dance theater show set to the music of Sting dances into the Cadillac Palace Theatre, and Robbie Fulks headlines Aurora’s Venue this week.
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Fine Line hosts Art Book Sale March 2Feb 25, 2024 10:55 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles is holding a one-day used book sale on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All the books in the sale will be art...
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Addison Center for the Arts to host fourth annual ‘Expressions: Art and Verse’ exhibitFeb 23, 2024 11:49 pm - The Addison Center for the Arts is hosting its fourth collaboration between visual artists and the Illinois State Poetry Society. Participating poets will read poems ins...
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A call for the arts for Fox River Arts Ramble 2024Feb 23, 2024 8:32 pm - The Fox River Arts Ramble team, headed by Fine Line Creative Arts Center, is looking for nonprofit and for-profit artists and arts organizations in towns located on the F...