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Mitzi Gaynor: Superstar, one-time Elgin girlOct 17, 2024 4:15 pm - Editor’s note: Actor-dancer Mitzi Gaynor died Thursday at age 93. This story was originally published on March 19, 2013. “Oh, honey,” Mitzi Gaynor told us, “it's hard to...
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The living dead return to Elgin for Nightmare on Chicago Street SaturdayOct 16, 2024 2:38 pm - Zombies will invade the streets of downtown Elgin Saturday during the 12th Nightmare on Chicago Street.
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How to be a better birder: Tips for those new to the bird-watching hobbyOct 14, 2024 12:16 pm - Birding columnist Jeff Reiter offers some tips for those who are new to the birdwatching hobby.
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Recapturing the joy — Elgin man brings together music veterans in Vintage Swing BandOct 11, 2024 6:00 am - You can take the kid out of jazz band, but you can’t take the jazz band out of the kid. Or something like that. It’s a formula that sits at the core of Bruce Cameron of Elgin, organizer and frontman for the Vintage Swing Band.
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Elgin Short Film Fest winners announcedOct 10, 2024 4:01 pm - Chicago area and national filmmakers took the top prizes at the 16th annual Elgin Short Film Festival held Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Hemmens Cultural Center.
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Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour continues Oct. 13 at St. John’s LutheranOct 08, 2024 9:18 pm - The second stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour will be on Sunday, Oct. 13, at St. John’s Lutheran Church with their Weickhardt/Gruber Organ dating from 1912.
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Three historical women and a fictional rebel meet during the Reign of Terror in “The Revolutionists” at Janus Theatre; Babes With Babes stages Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”; and Remy Bumppo chronicles two poets’ friendship in “Dear Elizabeth.”Oct 08, 2024 11:56 am - Say you want a revolution? Janus Theatre concludes its season with a revival of Lauren Gunderson’s historically inspired comedy “The Revolutionists.” Set in 1793 dur...
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Award-winning illusionist Bill Blagg to perform at ECC Arts Center Oct. 12Oct 08, 2024 10:48 am - The Elgin Community College Arts Center presents “The Magic of Bill Blagg LIVE!” on Saturday, Oct. 12. He’s known for his unconventional style of magic, preferring to thrill his audience with grand-scale illusions than playing card tricks.
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Elgin Master Chorale’s 2024-25 season will be ‘From the Heavens’Oct 07, 2024 10:25 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale announced its 2024-25 season, “From the Heavens,” a transcendent journey through some of the greatest choral masterworks. This season, they invite audiences to experience the divine power of choral music, featuring works by Robert Hanson, Johannes Brahms, Johann Sebastian Bach, and more.
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra to present free concert in St. CharlesOct 07, 2024 7:36 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will host a free concert event at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at The Wine Exchange in St. Charles.