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Pumpkin Palooza returns to DuPage Children's Museum Oct. 30
Oct 22, 2021 12:25 AM - Bring the kids, all dressed up for Halloween, to DuPage Children's Museum's annual Pumpkin Palooza on Saturday, Oct. 30. Mix and mash gooey slime from pumpkin guts, build catapults to launch pumpkins and pine cones through the air, or watch some STEAM experiments conducted by museum educators. -
Best Bets: Good vibrations as Brian Wilson, Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin play Genesee
Oct 21, 2021 8:32 AM - Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin bring the music of The Beach Boys to life at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre Saturday, plus George Lopez performs at the Rosemont Theatre and Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live rolls into the NOW Arena this weekend. -
Howl along at Naper Settlement's new 21+ Halloween event on Oct. 22-23
Oct 18, 2021 5:37 PM - Join Naper Settlement for a howlin' good time at the museum's new Halloween event, "Howlin' at the Moon," for adults 21 or older, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22-23. -
Tony Fitzpatrick returns to College of DuPage for one last museum show, but 'it's not the end of anything'
Oct 16, 2021 8:26 AM - "Tony Fitzpatrick: Jesus of Western Avenue" opens Saturday at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art on the campus of the College of DuPage. Fitzpatrick insists it's his last museum show, and he's completely at peace with that. "It's not the end of anything," he said. -
National Indo-American Museum opens in Lombard
Oct 15, 2021 5:11 PM - The National Indo-American Museum (NIAM) opens on Saturday in the Umang and Paragi Patel Center, a former mid-century medical building in Lombard. The inaugural exhibition is "E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora" and features contemporary works by nine artists. -
Civil War historian to speak on 'Chicago's Memory of the Civil War' Oct. 23
Oct 18, 2021 12:26 PM - On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Glen Ellyn History Center will host noted Civil War historian, author and consultant Robert I. Girardi on "Chicago's Memory of the Civil War." -
Best Bets: Olympic gymnasts bring 'Gold Over America Tour' to Rosemont's Allstate Arena
Oct 14, 2021 11:17 AM - Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, Jade Carey and more show off their skills in the "Gold Over America Tour" at Rosemont's Allstate Arena, the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company sets up shop in the new "The Office Experience" in Chicago, and "Mike Super: Magic & Illusion" wows at the McAninch Arts Center. -
Pioneer Day shows life in the 19th century
Oct 13, 2021 11:18 PM - Glen Ellyn Historical Society's Pioneer Day celebrated the pioneer lifestyle as well as the 175th anniversary of Stacy's Tavern Museum. -
Festivals Oct. 15-21: Wizard World Chicago, Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns & more
Oct 14, 2021 12:34 PM - Making weekend plans? There are lots of options as Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns lights up the Chicago Botanic Garden, All Hallows Eve haunts Naper Settlement, and fall fests across the suburbs offer family-friendly fun. -
Cleve Carney Museum of Art hosts final exhibit by Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick
Oct 12, 2021 7:52 PM - Cleve Carney Museum of Art in Glen Ellyn will present the final museum exhibition by Chicago multimedia artist Tony Fitzpatrick. The solo exhibition "Jesus of Western Avenue" reflecting on the artist's relationship to Chicago will be open Oct. 16 to Jan. 31.
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