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A Walk in the Kruse House Gardens

July 30, 2020 By City of West Chicago

The July meeting of the West Chicago Garden Club brought members to the Kruse House Gardens, located at 527 Main Street, for an evening of beauty and fellowship. The garden aficionados were not disappointed as the plants and shrubs throughout the property were at their peak and created a lovely backdrop for a leisurely stroll. […]

Filed Under: Arts in West Chicago, News Tagged With: Kruse House Gardens, The Butterfly Effect, West Chicago Garden Club

Frosty Fest Butterfly Ornaments to Close Out The Year of the Butterfly

November 19, 2019 By City of West Chicago

West Chicago closes out The Year of the Butterfly with an inspiring project for the 2019 Frosty Fest Tree Lighting. Kramer Tree Specialists, which generously decorates the community tree at the Fox Community Center every year, has agreed to incorporate 20 hand-painted butterfly ornaments on the tree this year. A smaller version of the wooden […]

Filed Under: Arts in West Chicago, News Tagged With: Frosty Fest, Kramer Tree Specialists, The Butterfly Effect

Cultural Arts Commission to Host Silent Auction for Select Butterflies in The Butterfly Effect Public Art Project

October 4, 2019 By City of West Chicago

The Butterfly Effect, a public art project of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission, West Chicago Garden Club, People Made Visible and the America in Bloom Committee, added color and whimsy to public gardens throughout the City through the installation of 36 local artist-designed butterflies. The display of butterflies which officially landed in May of […]

Filed Under: Arts in West Chicago, News Tagged With: America in Bloom, The Butterfly Effect, West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission, West Chicago Garden Club

City to Celebrate Arts DuPage Month (and beyond) in Many Creative Ways

September 25, 2019 By City of West Chicago

The month of October is being celebrated as Arts DuPage Month in West Chicago and in many surrounding DuPage County communities. A Proclamation which will be read at the upcoming City Council meeting, lists the benefits received through the arts, culture and humanities which include the enrichment of civic life, the improvement to the local […]

Filed Under: Arts in West Chicago, News Tagged With: Arts DuPage Month, Banner Art Exhibit, The Butterfly Effect

Art in the Garden This Saturday at the Kruse House

June 25, 2019 By City of West Chicago

Join the West Chicago Historical Society and People Made Visible / Gallery 200 for an afternoon of art in the garden at the Kruse House Museum, 527 Main Street, Saturday, June 29th 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. The beautiful historic gardens which are tended to the by the West Chicago Garden Club will be on display; […]

Filed Under: Arts in West Chicago, History, News Tagged With: America in Bloom, Art in the Garden, Kruse House, Maggie Capettini, People Made Visible, The Butterfly Effect, West Chicago Garden Club, West Chicago Historical Society, Year of the Butterfly, Zazz

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