Visual Arts
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Festivals July 7-13: Rockin' Rotary Ribfest, ItascaFest, Windmill City Fest and moreJul 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Starts before Friday Lake in the Hills Rockin' Rotary Ribfest: 4:30-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 6-7; 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 8; and 11:30 a.m. to...
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Festivals July 4-6: Get your fill of suburban parades, fests, concerts and fireworksJul 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Tuesday, July 4 Barrington Fourth of July Festival: Tuesday, July 4, in downtown Barrington. Family Fitness Run at 7 a.m., parade from Barrington High School at...
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Suburban Skyview: 750 colorful umbrellas create Elmhurst open-air art installationsJul 01, 2023 3:00 pm - Hundreds of umbrellas are drawing a lot of attention in downtown Elmhurst, and it's not because of a rainstorm. The Umbrella Sky Project was unveiled in April and will ...
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More public art is coming to Mundelein — this time, at a skate parkJun 30, 2023 5:30 am - A muralist with a flair for color is wanted in Mundelein to add some pizzazz to a local park. The Mundelein Arts Commission and other groups want to add a mural to t...
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Hanover Park gives 4 the Warhol treatmentJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Hanover Park selected a former mayor, a rock musician, a society writer and a world-famous nurse for its four notable residents to receive Andy Warhol-inspired portraits...
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Perk for Bank of America credit, debit cardholders: free 'Warhol' admissionJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Andy Warhol fans can thank Bank of America for the Cleve Carney Museum of Art's “Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop/Works from the Bank of America Collection,” a long...
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'How cool is that': Artists bringing attention to plastic waste with Des Plaines projectJun 29, 2023 5:00 am - A community art project with an environmental message is underway in Des Plaines. Seeking to bring attention to the amount of plastic people use and waste, the Des Plain...
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How Wheeling library's maker-in-residence program lets patrons help create public artJun 26, 2023 5:30 am - If you've ever marveled at a painting, a sculpture or another artistic creation and wondered how artists do what they do, head to the Indian Trails Public Library any Tu...
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Where to catch a free concert or movie in the park this weekendJun 25, 2023 6:00 am - Sunday, June 25 Downtown Wheaton Summer Music Series: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25, at Innovator Hale Street Tents — North Stage, Wheaton. Zazz Jazz Trio perfo...
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Buyers browse for that perfect piece at Naperville Fine Art & Artisan FairJun 24, 2023 1:00 am - The 63rd annual Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair opened Saturday and continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. The o...