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College of DuPage Culinary & Hospitality Center, Room 1020, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn

The League of Women Voters and the College of DuPage Civic Engagement Initiative are sponsoring an event featuring Dr. Robert Bruno of the University of Illinois' School of Labor and Employment Relations, who will examine how economic inequality is affecting our democracy. Following his talk will be a panel discussion featuring Professors Andre Guerra, Chair of the Economics Department and Maureen Heffern Ponicki, Chair of the Political Science Department at College of DuPage, and Frank Manzo IV, Economist at the Illinois Economic Policy Institute.

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Wolfden Brewing Company

Merchants of the Macabre returns to Bloomingdale with 50+ artists, craft beer, food and one wonderfully weird afternoon at Wolfden Brewing!
Sunday, October 11 | 12–5 PM Wolfden Brewing Company 112 W Lake St, Bloomingdale, IL FREE TO ATTEND | FAMILY FRIENDLY
Something wicked is returning to Wolfden Brewing.
The Streetz Artz Alliance is bringing Merchants of the Macabre back with more than 50 artists, makers and merchants of the strange!
Expect dark art, oddities, Halloween creations, original artwork, handmade goods, creepy collectibles, sweet treats, spicy eats, vinyl, curiosities and plenty of things you probably didn't know you needed until you saw them.
Grab a craft beer, check out the food, and spend the afternoon exploring one of our biggest fall lineups.
Whether you like your Halloween spooky, strange, creepy, cute or completely macabre, there will be a LOT to discover.
Come hungry. Come thirsty. Come ready to shop local. Costumes are absolutely encouraged.
Our current lineup:
Adara Selene Creations Angelic Celestial Whispers Art by Andee Dandee Art of Alex Kujawa Bea-Hooked BLANDS Art Brick Dad Cats, Crafts &amp; Cooking Crafty Creations Cupboard Creature Creations DK Custom Woodwork Co. Dye The Day Away EZ Angel Creations FeFe’s Pickles and Peppers Forests Nook Jaqui Almaguer Art &amp; Blue Casa Studios Jeannine’s Jems Jen Marx Art Jen Watson Art Jetibles Koala Art &amp; Design INC. KP's Candy Factory Masterclass Savory Sweet Foods MasterLink Chainmaille megandowntherabbithole Melanie Klegerman Fersko - Author and Artist Miracle Brain Mixtape Your Life Mykookiejar Handmade Primtentions Raven Feathers and Bat Wings Robin Monique Rios Roczilla RECORDS Rogue Relics Scary Terri's Crafts Sealed Fate Curiosities Secondhand Nightmares Slow Poke Sculpts Snowingstars Sweet Strange Heart Tastefully Tact The Crooked Workbench The Dark Enchanted Topsy-Turvy Totems Ursula Naturals Where Arts Collide Wicked Art LLC With Love Products Wolf Pack Peppers Wylde Mountain Thyme
Lineup is subject to change.
Merchants of the Macabre Oddities Market Sunday, October 11, 2026 12 PM–5 PM Wolfden Brewing Company 112 W Lake St, Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Free admission. Family friendly. Costumes encouraged.
RSVP, invite your spooky friends and come creep around with us in Bloomingdale.

Local Event: Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market

Bloomingdale

Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market

Merchants of the Macabre returns to Bloomingdale with 50+ artists, craft beer, food and one wonderfully weird afternoon at...

Armerding Concert Hall

Camerata Chicago, led by the chamber orchestra's founder and music director Drostan Hall, opens its 23rd concert season with a program featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s music for William Shakespeare’s “<a href="https://www.cameratachicago.org/category/concert-series/2026-10-midsummer/?utm_source=patch&amp;utm_medium=event_calendar&amp;utm_campaign=2627_midsummer&amp;utm_content=season_listing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A Midsummer Night’s Dream</a>,” Op. 61; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat Major, K. 297b; and the world premiere of Chicago-area composer Tony Payne’s “Fantasy on English Melodies,” commissioned by Camerata Chicago. All three are new to Camerata Chicago’s repertoire.
Mendelssohn’s music for Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Opus 61, comprises the overture Mendelssohn wrote as teenager and the incidental music he composed nearly two decades later.
The work includes the resplendent “Wedding March,” one of the most famous pieces of classical music, traditionally heard at the conclusion of the ceremony as the newlywed couple walks out in joyous celebration.
Hall, who was born in Norwich, England, and retains his “plummy” British accent, will narrate excerpts from the play, set in an enchanted forest, as well as conduct Mendelssohn’s witty and colorful, atmospheric score conjuring bird songs, buzzing insects, rustling leaves, and rippling creeks.
Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b, is a charming and melodious three-movement orchestral work. The soloists are four of Camerata Chicago’s principal players: Grace Hong, oboe; Elizandro Garcia Montoya, clarinet; Vincent Karamanov, bassoon; and Lee Shirer, horn.
“We are thrilled to feature our superb principal wind players for the first time with the programming of this marvelous concerto,” Hall says.
“Audiences who are used to hearing the Mendelssohn and Mozart played by a symphony orchestra can savor these more intimately scaled performances for the musical detail they reveal,” Hall says.
“Both are examples of works that were originally written for orchestras the size of Camerata Chicago,” he says, “as were many other important works in the classical repertoire we feature.”
Camerata Chicago, Hall says, “is about chamber-music intimacy on a larger stage.”
Hall describes Payne’s ““Fantasy on English Melodies” as “beautifully cast in the mold of Ralph Vaughan Williams, who turned English folk tunes into wonderful, spiritually uplifting compositions.”
The “Fantasy,” which Payne dedicated to Hall, includes the folk ballad “Lovely Joan,” a tribute to Hall’s late mother, Joan.
Tickets and information
Single tickets are $50 adults, $40 seniors 65 and over, $10 students, $2 children 14 and under. VIP tickets are $75.
Using online code CCPR provides a 15% discount.
Tickets and information are available at CamerataChicago.org and by phone 312-799-0916. Email: andiamo@cameratachicago.org.

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Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

NIU Naperville Meeting and Conference Center

Join corporate gerontologist and author Sherri Snelling for an insightful community educational event focused on supporting loved ones without sacrificing your own future. This complimentary session covers essential topics including brain health, healthcare navigation, estate planning, and fraud protection to help caregivers achieve lasting peace of mind.

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The Naperville Township 708 Mental Health Board is now accepting applications for its 2027 funding cycle.
Funding supports eligible nonprofit organizations and service providers offering **mental health, developmental disability, and substance use disorder services** to Naperville Township residents. Application Deadline: Midnight October 31, 2026. Questions Deadline: 5:00PM, October 30, 2026. Please visit our website for funding guidelines, eligibility requirements and submission instructions:&nbsp;<a href="https://napervilletownship.com/supervisor/mental-health-board-funding-guidelines.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Grant Guidelines &amp; Application link</a>

2027 Grant Funding Application Portal is Now Open!

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