Visual Arts
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Best Bets: Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Bad Momz of ComedySep 29, 2026 9:36 pm - Best bets for fall: Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Bad Momz of Comedy laugh it up in Wheaton, Red Clay Dance brings “Freedom Square” to Evanston, and spooky silent films come to the Pickwick in Park Ridge.
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How John W. ‘Bet-a-Million’ Gates’ hidden art treasures shaped St. CharlesSep 29, 2026 8:00 pm - Author Archie Bentz Jr. has written “Rediscovering the Art Collection of John W. Gates,” a supplement to his 2025 book about the steel and oil tycoon, documenting how Gates’ extensive art collection has been displayed throughout St. Charles for over a century.
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‘Frida Kahlo — A Woman Who Dared’ concert blends music and visual art in WilmetteSep 29, 2026 7:40 pm - Chicago singer-songwriter Linda Marie Smith presents "Frida Kahlo -- A Woman Who Dared" at First Congregational Church of Wilmette on Oct. 4 , featuring original songs, storytelling, and projected imagery exploring the artist's life.
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Things to do Oct. 2-8: Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, Cider & Ale Festival, Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and moreSep 28, 2026 1:46 pm - Mark your calendar for the Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival, Bill Burr at the Chicago Theatre, the Cider and Ale Festival at The Morton Arboretum, Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns at the Chicago Botanic Garden and more.
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Things to do Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: Long Grove Apple Fest, Cary Main Street Fest, Huntley Fall Fest and moreSep 21, 2026 3:37 pm - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Apple Fest, Cary Main Street Fest, Huntley Fall Fest, Meadows Fest in Rolling Meadows, Cantigny Fall Fest and more.
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ECC teacher credits horror mask career to TV’s Svengoolie
Sep 19, 2026 10:53 am - Peter Infelise, a graphic design professor at Elgin Community College, has been making horror masks for decades and now has a display showing his work at the college through Nov. 30.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for August 2026Sep 17, 2026 8:59 am - The top finishers in August’s amateur photo contest showcase landscapes from desert ranges to a glacier ice field.
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Artist with Mundelein roots to paint a second mural in townSep 16, 2026 8:43 am - An artist with Mundelein roots soon will paint another public mural in town.
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Great Orb Hunt returns with 150 orbs hidden at three Kane County locationsSep 15, 2026 7:50 pm - The Great Orb Hunt 2026 runs through Sept. 30 at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles, Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin and Fine Line Creative Arts Center, where participants can search for 150 handcrafted glass and ceramic orbs hidden along trails.
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Best Bests: Common headlines free Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags serves up scaresSep 15, 2026 12:03 pm - Common headlines a free concert Saturday during Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags Great America opens Fright Fest, Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Cleve Carney Art Museum debuts “Linework: Chicago Comics and Community.”