Visual Arts
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Celebrate student artists from Dist. 47 at Lakeside Arts Park May 6Apr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - On Friday, May 6, Lakeside Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road in Crystal Lake, will open its doors to Crystal Lake District 47 from 5 to 8 p.m. Parents, families and staf...
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Artist battles 'monsters' while creating them on canvasApr 27, 2016 5:30 am - Five years ago, Jamie Koala was in a place darker than the skulls and morbid landscapes she has painted for heavy metal bands, such as “Lamb of God.” Koala had earned he...
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts to host showcaseApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Beaux Arts will host "A Taste of Talent" beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Elgin Country Club, 2575 Weld Road. The six winners of the club schol...
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Outdoor concerts, food trucks, pop up shop at First Fridays May 6Apr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Before summer officially kicks off, First Fridays is throwing a party that is going to set the bar high. On May 6, the monthly celebration of downtown culture adds a blo...
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Fine Line's Kavanagh Gallery presents 'Diverse Expression IV' opening receptionApr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles will have an incredibly diverse and talented faculty covering a wide range of mediums - everything from fabric and surf...
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District 300 Foundation to host sixth annual 'Cultural Arts on the Fox'Apr 20, 2016 5:30 am - The sixth annual Cultural Arts on the Fox set for April 22-23 will showcase music and visual arts by Community Unit District 300 students against the backdrop of the Fox...
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Real 'Mona Lisa' was wealthy Italian's wifeApr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "Who is the person in the portrait 'Mona Lisa'?" asked a young patron at the Vernon Area Library's Wheel of Wisdom game show program. Gargantuan reput...
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Louisville Slugger Museum bats .400 with Cubs, White Sox nostalgiaApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - “Look, there's Ernie Banks.” Sure enough, a home plate with the baseball legend's name on it and a replica of his bat in bronze stands near a street corner. As my husban...
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Midwest travel: Pastoral Artisan Producer Fest takes over Chicago French MarketApr 16, 2016 7:26 am - Chicago Foodie booty It's time to stash the supply of generic chips and dip and head to the sixth annual Pastoral Artisan Producer Festival. The culinary fest ...
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New Rosemont mural plannedApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Rosemont is enlisting a Chicago artist to design and paint a mural inside the entertainment district parking garage. Rahmaan Statik Barnes has been commissioned for $65,...