Visual Arts
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Second place winners in 2024 District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing ContestApr 05, 2024 5:00 am - Visual art, poetry and prose: We share the work of the second place winners in the Arts Unlimited District 214 and Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest.
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Celebrating creativity: Meet the 2024 District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersApr 04, 2024 1:18 pm - Art, poetry and fiction writing aren't talents that are supposed to fade away after high school. But adult life often intrudes. The annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Dai...
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First place winnersApr 03, 2024 6:00 am - Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest Visual Art: “Under the Grave” by Emma Taucher Poetry: “What I Think About the G...
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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.