A roundup of local activities relating to arts and crafts, expos, auditions, music and stage performances, comedy and art exhibits.



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• Couple find they're at home on the road
• Music to barbecue by
• 'ER' starts countdown to series' final flatline
• Download me a bedtime story, Mommy
• Kids' books for the road
• 'Ath-leisure' shoes are made for walking -- in style
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• South Elgin family joins fight against autism
• Teaming up to 'Save Second Base'
• We've something to learn from the peasant diet
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• A backyard BBQ you and your wallet will love
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• Call of the wild
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• Fashion show with flavor supports Easter Seals
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• S. Elgin woman helps others become parents
• Frozen in time in St. Charles
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• Spirituality in the organization, community and church
• St. Charles author pens sports book
• Fans flocking to see 'Sex and the City' -- in the city
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• Horse handlers learn to lead the herd
• Big Brothers Big Sisters expands mentoring
• Info by women for women at health seminar
• East meets West in Japanese Garden concert
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• May Crowning Ceremony an annual tradition
• Are you smarter than a Da Vinci Academy student?
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• Art & Alma's serves good food with a side of history
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• Prom: Excitement today, memories for tomorrow
• Art club hits field building with 'good graffiti'
• Why not try a modern bauble to celebrate motherhood?
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• Kids, we need your weather art
• Prom: Angela Diem, senior, Elgin High School
• Prom: Rachel Neukom, junior, Larkin High School
• Prom: Lauren Brackett, senior, Jacobs High School
• Prom: Breanna Williams, senior, Dundee-Crown High School
• 'Blue Zones' gives tips for long life
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• Jicama uprooted
• D-C students living life like it's golden
• Holy Hill tour gives history, architectural lesson
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• Skip the restaurant and serve Mom at home
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• Food, gas costs force lifestyle changes
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• Annual open house is part fundraiser, part fun
• Lessons of Miley: Pictures provide 'teachable moment'
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• Building a better burg
• Former MLB star stepping up to the plate
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• Kids, we need your weather art
• Bartlett artist brands summer arts festival
• Heritage Society's 'Antiques Roadshow' to help fund museum
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• Bannerman and crew clean up village for Earth Day
• New pub opens in Huntley's Sun City
• Historical museum swings into golf season
• May is a busy month for Elgin Academy students
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• Tragedy strikes twice for Holzkamp family
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• Lovable Losers night a celebration of futility
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• Treats for the troops
• What if coming of age meant saving the world?
• A Little Vaudeville goes a long way
• It's open mic as MySpace unveils new karaoke feature
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• Kids, we need your weather art
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• Fiesta! Time for food
• Podiatrist walks to fight obesity, wants others to join
• Update: Cinco de Mayo this weekend
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• Celebrate the YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon's 25th year
• YWCA Leader Luncheon shows concern for heart health
• 2008 YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon nominees
• Previous Leader Luncheon award recipients
• Creating opportunities through partnerships
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• Look! Up in the sky!
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• Now, what was I doing?
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• Giving peace a chance
• Instructor carries on Copeland dance legacy
• Spirituality of the individual and ways to work with it
• Student recognized for paying it forward
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• Safety fest arms parents with information just in case
• Leungs named March for Babies ambassadors
• 125-year-old Turners looking to the future
• Extension offices feel statewide budget pinch
• Sior: What it takes to be an opera singer
• ECC singers spring into song, swing into spring
• Fest season to jump off with Cinco de Mayo
• Algonquin Catholic school slates open house
• Religion Notes
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• Get your jollies at EJSB Follies
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• Painful reality: Penny-pinching proposals
• Area home-school students ready for public speaking
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• Gail Borden to celebrate Dia de los Nińos
• Web only: Foreclosure assistance
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• The grapes of Randall
• Weight Watchers meeting gets great turnout
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• Book takes on Mommy's plastic surgery
• Serious 'oomph' in quick Mega Meat Sauce
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• Women find a way to look good in athletic endeavors
• Men line up for testing
• Heart test urged before kids get ADHD drugs
• Polygamist clothing has roots in 19th century, 1950s
• Hero divers live for such moments
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• Our guide to killing time -- not other drivers -- in traffic
• Hessel, Mich.: Little house on the lake
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• Shedding some light on spirituality in practice
• Party over here!
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• Come one, come all -- Huntley charter clubs extend a welcome
• Library Lovers' Luau rescheduled for April 25
• Ecker Center recognizes those who make a difference
• H.S. field crew awarded
• Jr. Service Board celebrates 7 decades of local service
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• Mezzanine design, original beers at M.T. Barrels
• Datebook
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• Sound Check
• Reel big
• 'American Rhapsody' to strike up the band at the Hemmens
• Listen Up
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• Theresa Rebeck skewers paparazzi in her first novel
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