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Art fests bring a bit of culture to summer in the suburbs
By KAREN SORENSEN
Sun-Times Media
At art fairs throughout the suburbs, you'll find expensive works of art done by professional artists, says Amdur, whose Amdur Productions stages more than a dozen art fairs throughout the west, north and northwest suburbs and Chicago every weekend in the summer. But you'll also find food, music, children's activities, artist demonstrations and
shopping...
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Media Mentions - By Festival
Barrington
Barrington launches new festival with mix of local, national artists
By Eileen O. Daday
Daily Herald
Amdur Productions mounts high-end art shows throughout the summer, from Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove, to the Gold Coast and North Shore. This weekend, however, the company introduces a new entry into the circuit: the Barrington Art Festival...
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Amdur Productions Brings Art, Music and Joy to
Barrington with New Art Festival
By WingerMarketing
TribLocal
For 27 years, Amdur Productions has produced a selection of Chicago's most
celebrated art festivals. This summer
Amdur adds a new festival to its roster
with the Barrington Art Festival, which
will kick-off the season on Memorial Day
weekend, Saturday, May 29 and Sunday,
May 30 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in
downtown Barrington. Amdur
Productions will work with Barrington's
newly formed Cultural Commission to
produce the outdoor festival...
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Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Art Festival this weekend
By Russell Lissau
Daily Herald
If you love art or are just looking for something different to do outdoors this weekend, consider the Lincolnshire Art Festival...
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Amdur Productions Celebrates Lucky 13 at the Lincolnshire Art Festival
By WingerMarketing
Trib Local
Artists and art lovers alike are
gearing up for the 13th annual
Lincolnshire Art Festival. Free
and open to the public, the
Lincolnshire Art Festival takes
place on Saturday, June 12 and
Sunday, June 13 from 10:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m...
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Art Festival returns with 150 entrants
By RONNIE WACHTER
Pioneer Local
At the Lincolnshire Art Festival, visitors will be able to find pieces of various sizes, in six different styles, ranging
from $20 to $2,000.
And if visitors do not like what they see, they can just make their own...
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Cantigny Art Festival
Celebrate Father's Day at the Cantigny Art Festival in Wheaton!
By WingerMarketing
Trib Local
Celebrate Father's Day at the 9th Annual
Cantigny Art Festival. Indulge the eye
at this beautiful festival on Saturday,
June 19th and Sunday, June 20th from
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located at the
breathtaking Cantigny Park in Wheaton,
the artwork offered at the festival is
rivaled only by the beauty of the
grounds. Parking is only $5 at Cantigny
Park which offers a full day of activities,
adventures and, of course, art!
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Art lovers to converge on Cantigny this weekend
By Sara Hooker
Daily Herald
Art runs in the family for Donna Leonhardt.
Her grandfather, a stone mason from Italy, made the molds for the lion statues outside the New York Public Library. Leonhardt, of Wheaton, designs jewelry with semiprecious stones...
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Cheap stuff: Porsche parade, trolley rides, family fest
Daily Herald Staff Report
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Art at the Glen
10 Things to Do This Weekend
by Margaret Littman
Crain's Chicago Business
"More than 175 artists will show off their jewelry, paintings and other artistic expressions during ART AT THE GLEN. The show is held at the Glen Town Center, which is on the former site of the Glenview Naval Air Station."
Gold Coast Art Fair
August Events in Chicago: Mark Your Calendar For Lollapalooza, Lady Gaga, Air and Water Show, Retro on Roscoe, Tall Ships, Art, Parades and More.
by Carole Kuhrt Brewer
Chicago Now
GOLD COAST ART FAIR, a Chicago Tradition for over 50 years features some of the top local and national artists along with food drink and more. New location: Grant Park, Monroe Street and Lake Shore Drive.
15 Things to Do Before Summer Ends
TimeOut Chicago
10. HIT THE STREETS There are plenty of great street fairs, loaded with kids’ activities, left: Summer on Southport (Saturday 31, Sunday 1); Retro on Roscoe (Aug 7, 8); Wrigleyville Summer Fest (Aug 14, 15); and Gold Coast Art Fair (Aug 20–22).
