Maureen Navadomskis and Ellen Shwatal host BYO Creativity. At the July get together, they learned some watercolor tips.
(photos courtesy BYO Creativity)
Learning New Art at BYO Creativity
Nature’s Inspiration at Gallery 200
“Nature”s Inspiration” is the exhibit at Galler for the month of August, The display is oil paintings by Marge Hall.
Reading Under the Trees at Currier
Teachers at Currier School gathered with students and their families for the school’s “Read Under the Trees” event.
(photos courtesy West Chicago Elementary School District 33)
DSO plays at “Christmas in July”Christmas in July
DuPage symphony Orchestra plays at “Christmas in July” event sponsored by West Chicago Park District.
(photo courtesy City of West Chicago)
Reenactments at Cantigny Military Through the Ages
Military Through the Ages takes place in the Parade Field at Cantigny Park. The event is a timeline reenactment allowing guests to walk through history in a wide span of military reenactments.
(photos courtesy Cantigny Park)
A Bit of Reed Keppler Park History
July is National Parks and Recreation Month. In honor of this, the Friends of the West City Museum highlights Reed-Keppler Park on its Facebook page.
(photos courtesy West Chicago City Museum)
MCCD Jenga by Chawuk In Hotel Lobby
As part of a promotion for the exhibit, “Frida Kahlo:timeless,” in the Cleve Carney Museum and McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, Mexican Cultural Center installed its 18-foot Jenga Tower in the lobby of the Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel.
(photos courtesy Mexican Cultural Center DuPage)
Perry Donates Ironwood Tree for KHM Gardens
West Chicago Garden Club member Kerry Perry recently donated an Ironwood tree, also known as an American Hophornbeam, for the gardens at the Kruse House Museum, She purchased it at Wasco Nursery.
(photos courtesy West Chicago Garden Club)
Circus Boy In The Shell
Circus Boy is the entertainment for the West Chicago Park District’s Fun Fridays event July 16, which takes place in The Shell at Reed-Keppler Park.
(photo courtesy West Chicago Park District)
A glance at the Past—Aunt Polly’s Bakery
Both the West Chicago City Museum and I have received requests for some information on Aunt Polly’s Bakery. Friends of the West Chicago Museum spotlighted it on its Facebook page Saturday, July 10, 2021; there is even a recipe for the famous doughnuts.
(photos courtesy West Chicago City Museum)