Reel Life mini-review: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" A cheesy, easy third-act revelation veers this otherwise realistic and sensitive look at teenagers into Melodrama City. But "The Perks of a Wallflower," directed surprisingly well by its scree...

St. Charles, Illinois, September 25, 2012 – Charlie's Center for the Arts at the Charlestowne Mall – a Pop-Up Arts Event (a Partnership of the St Charles Arts Council, Community Unit School District 303, St. Charles Park District and St. Charles Pub...

Charlie’s Center for the Arts is breathing life into the Charlestowne Mall and offering visibility for area artists at the same time. Fourteen mall storefronts have been cleaned and converted into art galleries, studios, music venues, stages and the...

Cook Memorial Public Library District is pleased to be hosting Libertyville native Jim Frederick and his wife, Charlotte Greensit, both editors for TIME magazine, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at the Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church St. Whil...

September Sept. 28 — Johnny Appleseed Festival: Downtown Crystal Lake, along Woodstock, Brink, Williams and Grant streets; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Pumpkin bowling, pumpkin train, storytelling, music, children's games, pony rides, ...

Sept. 29 Holmstad Bazaar: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 in the Town Center at The Holmstad Covenant Retirement Community, 700 W. Fabyan Parkway, Batavia. The 35th annual bazaar will feature a handmade quilt raffle. The event is planned a...

Having the major street through your city repaired is generally considered a good thing — when that work is finally completed. But the work on Main Street through the east side of St. Charles has seemed particularly brutal this summer. I’ve moaned a...

St. Charles, IL, August 28, 2012 – The neXt gallery at Charlie's (in the Charlestowne Mall, 3800 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL) is pleased to announce the local and regional visual Artists (sculptors, painters, and photographers) whose artwork wil...

The St Charles Arts Council, in partnership with CUSD303, the St. Charles Public Library, and St. Charles Park District, is organizing a “Pop-Up” Arts Center – Charlie's Center for the Arts in the Charlestowne Mall. The event will run from Saturday,...