Visual Arts
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Rocker Darren Vorel taps his other creative side for visual art showDec 06, 2017 5:00 am - If you've spent any time with the DuPage music scene, chances are you've met Darren Vorel. The outgoing Villa Park native has been a staple on suburban and Chicago stag...
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Spring opening set for new Lake County history museum in LibertyvilleDec 06, 2017 4:00 am - Opening day for the new Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County will be March 24, the Lake County Forest Preserve District has determined. The end of 2017 had been a gener...
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See radio drama 'It's A Wonderful Life' in LibertyvilleDec 04, 2017 7:00 am - Come and see how live radio was performed way back when. The Improv Playhouse Radio Players, of the Libertyville-based theater company, will perform the live staged radi...
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Register for Festival of the Arts in LibertyvilleDec 03, 2017 12:00 am - Registration is open to performing artists and artists and artisans for the Festival of the Arts 2018 next summer in Libertyville. The 38th annual event is held over two...
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Deadline nears for Norris Gallery's '2018 Watercolor' exhibitNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - Watercolor artists are invited to submit their work to be judged for inclusion in the Norris Gallery's Watercolor 2018 exhibit. The judge will be Jill Witty. See the ent...
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Decorated bikes on display in downtown LibertyvilleNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Donated bicycles, decorated by elementary and high school students and others, are on display in downtown Libertyville to help lure shoppers for the holiday season. Near...
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Winter Lights window wins for creativity in downtown AuroraNov 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Tim Frederick and Jen Rauch teamed up to get creative with their downtown window display this year. The business partners and owners of If These Walls Could Talk at 32 S...
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Why an artists' marketplace in TriCities is unlikely to happen soonNov 19, 2017 10:00 pm - The arts councils or commissions in the Tri-Cities have all put together excellent events and created venues for artists to show their wares. But I get notes on occasion...
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Glassblowing demonstrationsNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - Award-winning artist James R. Wilbat's glassblowing studio, 854 Tower Road in the Cairo Industrial Park, Mundelein, will open to the public for five consecutive weekends...
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Photo exhibit to document recent history of Asians in NapervilleNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Naperville residents Nancy Chen and Anurag Tandon are preparing their families for a moment in the spotlight. When artist Wing Young Huie snaps their photos next week, t...