Registration now open for Artéculture Art in all forms will be on display at Kindred Coffee Roasters, 148 West Washington Street in downtown West Chicago during the month of May, as the local business once again hosts Artéculture in partnership with the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission. Owners Sarah and Patrick Harms and Ryan […]
West Chicago Seeks Craft and Garden Vendors for Blooming Fest
Downtown garden festival being planned for Saturday, May 18, 2019 The City of West Chicago has announced its annual call for vendors for the 2019 Blooming Fest event which will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The festival brings thousands of people out to Main Street to browse […]
Blooming Fest Vendor Registration Packet Now Available
Think Spring, it will be here before you know it! Join the fun in Downtown West Chicago for the City’s annual Blooming Fest special event on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Blooming Fest features live entertainment as well as a variety of garden, art, craft, and food vendors. Interested vendors must submit required documentation as outlined […]
One West Chicago’s Symbolic Community Garden is in Full Bloom
Pride in community diversity was in full bloom this past Saturday at downtown West Chicago’s signature spring event, Blooming Fest. City of West Chicago staff planned an activity which invited the community’s younger residents to create flowers made of paper which were assembled and “planted” in a symbolic community garden. This activity was designed to […]
The Anatomy of a Plant Sale: West Chicago Garden Club’s Labor of Love
West Chicago Garden Club (WCGC) members have been hard at work preparing for their annual plant, shrub and tree sale fundraiser scheduled for this Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in downtown West Chicago at Blooming Fest. The WCGC sale was the original inspiration and has become the anchor for the […]
