Visual Arts
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Student-designed nutcrackers on display this weekend in RosemontNov 22, 2024 5:06 pm - More than two dozen human-sized nutcrackers sculptures custom painted by high school students went on display Friday at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
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Things to do Nov. 22-28: Aurora Christkindlmarket, Santa’s Rock N Lights, Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic and moreNov 19, 2024 3:19 pm - Mark your calendar for the opening of Santa’s Rock N Lights in Geneva, Aurora Christkindlmarket at RiverEdge Park, Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic, Long Grove Vintage Holidays, the Great American Dog Show and more happening this week.
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New Glen Ellyn art exhibit celebrates ‘History of Home’Nov 18, 2024 11:50 am - A new exhibit at the Glen Ellyn History Center highlights portrait painter Sheldon Peck and two other artists. Isabelle Etheridge curated the exhibit, “History of Home: ...
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Things to do Nov. 15-21: Morton’s IllumiBrew, Brookfield Zoo’s Reindeer Run and moreNov 11, 2024 5:25 pm - Mark your calendar for the Morton Arboretum’s IllumiBrew kicking off Illumination: Tree Lights, Brookfield Zoo’s Reindeer Run, Sinfonietta Bel Canto’s “Hansel and Gretel,” Mini Comic Con and more happening this week.
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Art market this weekend in MundeleinNov 09, 2024 9:29 am - Artists and crafters will have their work for sale this weekend at the Lure of the Local Art Market in Mundelein.
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Addison Art Guild’s fall member show opens Nov. 13 at art centerNov 07, 2024 3:35 pm - The Addison Center for the Arts will host the Addison Art Guild’s 2024 Fall Members’ Show, Nov. 13 to Dec. 13. The artists’ reception will be Thursday, Nov. 14.
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Things to do Nov. 8-14: Veterans Day events, Chicago Toy & Game Fair and moreNov 05, 2024 7:44 pm - Mark your calendar for Veterans Day observances throughout the suburbs, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Brew It Forward in Wheaton, violinist Rachel Barton Pine performing with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and more happening this week.
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Art on exhibit at Prospect Heights Public LibraryNov 04, 2024 5:01 pm - The creations of Des Plaines artist Kathy Passi are on display at the Prospect Heights Public Library, 12 N. Elm St., through November.
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Creative ‘I Voted’ stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design
Nov 01, 2024 9:20 am - Whether scenic or slightly sinister — angry werewolf, anyone? — the designs on the front of “I Voted” stickers are attracting a lot of attention this year. But have you ever considered the back of your Election Day souvenir?
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‘Vivid creatures’ will be taking over Morton Aboretum next yearOct 30, 2024 8:08 am - First a family of trolls settled into the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Then more humanlike characters, Mother Earth types, began to populate areas of the grounds. A new gro...