Visual Arts
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Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention returns to Lombard April 21-23Apr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Before there were comic books, there were pulps - highly-consumable fiction magazines and novels with incredible cover art and illustrations that jumped off newsstands a...
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Diversity Arts Project to showcase Glenbard West student artwork in downtown Glen EllynApr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - One Community is partnering with Glenbard West High School and downtown businesses in Glen Ellyn to showcase student artwork. These creative pieces reflect diverse iden...
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Wheaton Public Library to host Geek Fest on Free Comic Book Day May 6Apr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Wheaton Public Library will celebrate Free Comic Book Day with its first Geek Fest on Saturday, May 6. It will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the main floor and lower level of ...
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Artists invited to join St. Charles Plein Air event May 27Apr 10, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Arts Council will host a Plein Air Event on Saturday, May 27, in downtown St. Charles. Plein Air painting is the act of painting outdoors - "in the open ...
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Things to do April 14-20: Marlon Wayans, 'Book of Mormon,' AXPONA, Paul Reiser and moreApr 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Before Friday “The Book of Mormon”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, April 11-14; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 15; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Cadillac Palace Theat...
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Best bets: Walker Hayes, Jo Koy, Expo Chicago, AfterImage Film Festival and moreApr 05, 2023 5:00 am - Muddy birthday bash Bluesman Mud Morganfield honors his late father with the “Muddy Waters 110th Birthday Blues Jam” at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plai...
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Aurora's First Fridays celebrates spring, poetryApr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Aurora's First Fridays is celebrating the start of spring along with National Poetry Month on April 7. The Cotton Seed Creative Exchange, 64 S. River St., will host a sp...
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C2E2 returns: How Chicago's comic con is evolving along with today's fansMar 31, 2023 11:00 pm - C2E2, the long-running pop culture convention, has taken over McCormick Place this weekend as the definition of “fandom” continues to evolve. Chicago Comic & Entertainme...
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Fine Line's 'Environments' show opens March 30 in the Kavanagh GalleryMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - The new gallery show at the Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles looks at the external world surrounding us, from the magnificent natural vi...
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Downers Grove's new Lytle Auditorium will debut a temporary Lego art installation in late AprilMar 23, 2023 11:00 pm - This month, construction is scheduled to start on the Lytle Auditorium, a natural light photography and production studio in Downers Grove. Work is scheduled to be compl...