Arts, Culture & Entertainment

BFG was born in the concern of a mother wanting to have their children occupied decided to form a dance group. Its founder aims to keep children and young people occupied and at the same time participating and learning our traditions and roots.

Operates a museum and research library featuring early Elgin; Architecture, Industry, Road Races, and Hiawatha Pageant. Open Wed-Sat 12-4, March-December, Closed Jan & Feb.
http://www.elginhistory.org

Current season An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show November 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19, 2017 Bring the family to enjoy Elgin radio shows as they really were. ETC will present three different classic radio programs: Archie Andrew's Christmas Shopping – Mass confusion results when Archie, his parents and all his friends go Christmas shopping at the same time in the same department store. Fibber Paints a Christmas Tree White - Fibber is too cheap to pay $10 for a white-painted Christmas tree and decides to do it himself with the expected comic consequences. Miracle on 34th Street - In this Christmas classic, Doris Walker, a no-nonsense Macy's executive, desperately searches for a new store Santa. She hires Kris Kringle who insists that he's the real Santa Claus. But he has many skeptics, including Doris and her young daughter, Susan. So Kris must go to court to try and prove it. Is he the real Santa Claus? A bit of nostalgic Elgin revisited for the holidays. A Piece of My Heart By Shirley Lauro Suggested by the book by Keith Walker February 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18, 2018 A Piece of My Heart is a collection of women’s experiences in the Vietnam War. It portrays a group of women, mainly nurses, and their stories that goes behind the scenes and shares their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. The strong undercurrent flowing throughout the individual the stories is the devotion that they have for the fighting soldiers. The soldiers are front and center in the war effort and in the nurses’ consciousness—their comfort, their needs, their struggles, and pain. The play also successfully portrays the overwhelming “fish out of water” feeling that the women felt in Vietnam, the atrocious working conditions, and the constant struggle to provide compassionate treatment. The play focuses on the women’s stories, their individual journeys and discoveries, and their camaraderie while helping each other in dangerous, confusing and complicated situations, in a fighting zone. A Piece of My Heart is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Dead Man’s Cell Phone By Sarah Ruhl June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17, 2018 Gordon is dead, but his cell phone lives on. When Jean, an empathetic museum worker, answers his ringing phone beside her in a café, she is soon playing unwitting comforter and confessor to the man’s grieving friends and family. Before she knows it, Jean’s ensnarled in the underbelly of the dead man’s life. The event turns out to be a wake-up call that sends her on a date with the dead man’s brother, a drinking binge with his wife, and a mysterious rendezvous with his mistress. Not to mention trips to the afterlife and the black market. A wildly imaginative new comedy, Dead Man’s Cell Phone is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically-obsessed world. Dead Man’s Cell Phone is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Location and times All performances will be held at the Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division St., 8th Floor, Elgin, Il 60120. Friday and Saturday performances start at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday performances start at 2:00 p.m.

Indoor wall-to-wall trampoline park. Fun & fitness for everyone. Specializing in parties and events. Dodgeball, basketball, foam pit and more.

http://www.epicairpark.com

Historical museum of vintage electric railways. See and ride historic trolleys. http://www.foxtrolley.org

Five (5) day family county fair featuring live entertainment, carnival, children's events, 4-H animals and competition, consumer business showcase; prairie events center.

We are Chicagoland’s newest and largest laser tag facility! Located just 40 minutes West of Chicago.

Pinstripes, Bistro, Bowling and Bocce. If your team cannot come out we will bring the party to you! Check out our offsite catering menu. Join us every Sunday from 10a-2p for our Delicious Brunch.

Located in the Center City area along the banks of Elgin’s award-winning Riverwalk, The Hemmens Cultural Center is the cornerstone of Elgin’s growing arts community. This intimate 1,200-seat theatre i