Articles filed under Arts & Crafts
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsApr 13, 2018 10:00 am - Need a good laugh? Jay Leno or Mike Toomey just might be the ticket when they perform in the suburbs this weekend. Here are five entertaining ways to spend your Saturday...
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5 library makerspaces where you can create, craft and exploreMar 28, 2018 9:40 am - A makerspace is an area intended to help its users express their creativity by crafting, building and designing whatever they can imagine. Typical amenities include 3-D ...
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Schaumburg seeks entries for art competitionMar 28, 2018 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg is seeking artist entries for the eighth annual Prairie Plein Air Competition. The village and Prairie Center Arts Foundation invites plein air...
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What's AdeptiCon? It's wargames meets art and it's coming to SchaumburgMar 22, 2018 5:00 am - Some could say that this week's AdeptiCon miniature wargames convention in Schaumburg lacks diversity just because 90 percent of the players are men. But that's not quit...
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New book explores the art and craft of the modern blacksmithMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - Asked what it feels like to forge iron, Robert Thomas has to pause for a moment and compose himself before plunging into a description of what, for him, is as much a pas...
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Try acrylic pour painting and go with the flowFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - When it comes to acrylic pour painting, there's more than one way to go with the flow. As the name suggest, pour painting involves pouring rather th...
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'Memory books' can help older loved ones recall their pastJan 23, 2018 6:00 am - Family photo albums can help jog an elderly friend or relative's memories, but consider taking the photo book idea one step further: Create a "memory book" that combines...
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Arts commission proposes murals for downtown MundeleinJan 23, 2018 4:30 am - Mundelein arts aficionados want to beautify the downtown area with public murals on the sides of buildings there. The proposal comes from the Mundelein Arts Commission, ...
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Art exhibition opens at CLCJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A Members Exhibition featuring a diverse collection of works by artist members of the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art opened Friday night with a reception at t...
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No snow? Make your own frost-free versions for home decorDec 19, 2017 6:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. - Living in a state where it can snow anytime between October and April, I don't often wish snow would stick around even longer. But I can't deny that it c...