Visual Arts
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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...
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Festivals Oct. 25-31: Howlin’ at the Moon, Halloween happenings, Lake County Home Show and moreOct 29, 2024 11:28 am - Mark your calendar for Halloween events across the suburbs including Naper Settlement’s Howlin’ at the Moon and Randall Oaks Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo, as well as the Lake County Home Show, Chicago Women’s Expo and more happening this week.
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Festivals Nov. 1-7: Stews & Brews (and Booze & Blues), pumpkin smashes and moreOct 29, 2024 10:25 am - Mark your calendar for Stews and Brews (and Booze and Blues), the last nights of Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest, the Great Midwest Train Show, pumpkin smashes and more happening this week.
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‘A ray of sunshine’: New Wheaton mural brightens downtown plazaOct 18, 2024 2:18 pm - A new mural in downtown Wheaton has brought a happy burst of color to what was a “plain, gray wall.”