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Enjoy Spring Family Fun Day

April 4th, 2018 by

Celebrate the changing of the seasons with your family, including four-legged members, at Spring Family Fun Day! A variety of free activities with a Snoopy and Peanuts theme are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Elmhurst City Centre on Saturday, April 7. There will be a free showing of The Peanuts Movie, plus…

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Find Snoopy in the Snoopypalooza Scavenger Hunt

March 26th, 2018 by

It’s spring break, and the Elmhurst History Museum is celebrating Snoopypalooza, a full week of family-friendly activities. Now through Saturday, March 31, kids can participate in a fun event called the Snoopypalooza Scavenger Hunt. To enter the scavenger hunt, you’ll need to stop at the museum first to pick up a list of clues. Based…

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It’s Snoopy and the Red Baron

March 19th, 2018 by

There’s a great exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum that runs from March 23 through June 17; and it showcases none other than Snoopy and the Red Baron! Anyone familiar with the Peanuts comic strip and TV shows knows that mild-mannered Snoopy has an alter ego, the Flying Ace. As this steely World War I-era…

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Enjoy the Art of Donna Castellanos

March 13th, 2018 by

A new art exhibition opening at Elmhurst Art Museum is certainly unique. It’s called Rescuer of Once Loved Things: The Art of Donna Castellanos. The art show features works created by Elmhurst resident Donna Castellanos, who uses repurposed belongings that were given away or otherwise cast aside. Castellanos calls the items “once loved things.” She…

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Enjoy the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Spring Members Show

March 5th, 2018 by

Come see the work of 50 local artists in the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Spring Members Show at the Elmhurst Art Museum from March 10 through April 21. All the art on display was created by Elmhurst Artists’ Guild members in the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery within the museum. These contemporary works are original pieces of…

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Discover History at By All Accounts: The Story of Elmhurst

February 26th, 2018 by

You’ll go back in time 165 years when you take in By All Accounts: The Story of Elmhurst at the Elmhurst History Museum! The entire second floor of the museum has been turned into an interactive exhibit so you can journey through the city’s history. This ongoing exhibit features a variety of photos and objects…

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Rev. L. Bernard Jakes to Give MLK Lecture at Elmhurst University

February 19th, 2018 by

Dr. Martin Luther King was one of the most important figures of the 20th century. Born in Atlanta in 1929, he became the foremost voice of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. You can learn more about Dr. King and his message on Feb. 21, when Rev. L. Bernard Jakes presents a…

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Experience Many Turns and Feats to Bewilder

February 12th, 2018 by

Elmhurst College continues its tradition of holding an annual Spring Art Exhibition. This year’s exhibition features art by master printmaker Michael Barnes and is titled Many Turns and Feats to Bewilder. His lithographs will be showcased at Elmhurst College’s Frick Center, Founders Lounge, through Saturday, March 17. You can see Barnes’ work and meet the…

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Experience The Lincolns Present: The Genesis of the Gettysburg Address

February 7th, 2018 by

You’ll feel like you’re traveling back in time to the 1860s to meet President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln in this wonderful reenactment called The Lincolns Present: The Genesis of the Gettysburg Address. Through the amazing skills of historical presenters Max and Donna Daniels, the Elmhurst History Museum brings the Lincolns to…

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Be Dazzled by Smithsonian Gems at Lizzadro Museum

January 30th, 2018 by

You won’t have to travel to Washington, D.C. to see gorgeous Smithsonian Gems when you visit the special exhibit at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art. Now through Saturday, March 31, the Lizzadro Museum showcases 12 pieces of beautiful, hand-wrought jewelry that incorporate beautiful gems. The items in the exhibit are all on loan from…

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