Johnny K's Cruise Nights
2024-09-24 17:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-08 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Johnny K’s, 125 Duvick Ave, Sandwich, Illinois, 60548, United States
Johnny K’s Cruise Nights season kicks off May 7th and will run every other Tuesday through October 22nd! All shows are 100% free. Each driver will get a discount to Johnny K’s for the evening!

NIU Art Museum: Poetry and Prose Homage Night
2024-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | NIU Art Museum, 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
Participatory reading of writings by the literary figures represented in one of NIU Art Museum’s current exhibitions, “Homage to Humanity: Portrait Prints by Sidney Chafetz.” Readers may choose to read from one or multiple of the following: Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Sholem Aleichem, James Baldwin, Samuel Beckett, Robert Frost, Allen Ginsburg, Amy Lowell, Vladimir Mayakovsky, George Oppen, George Orwell, George Bernard Shaw, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Edith Sitwell, James Thurber, Nathaniel West, Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams.
Preregistration for readers deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 24. Call the museum at 815-753-1936 to register. Kindly let them know the person or people you are choosing to read and, if possible, what you intend to read from them. Listeners are welcome and do not need to register.
Location: Altgeld Hall, Room 125.

Shabbona Farmer's Market
2024-09-28 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Purdy Park, 205 E Navaho Ave, Shabbona, IL, 60550, United States

Barbed Wire Weekend
2024-09-28 08:00 - 2024-09-29 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Altgeld Hall, 116 Altgeld Hall, Dekalb, IL, 60115, United States
The Glidden Homestead is excited to host a celebration of the 150th anniversary of Glidden’s “The Winner” patent!

A two-day, public barbed wire expo to be held at the historic Altgeld Hall “castle” on the campus of Northern Illinois University (Joseph Glidden’s land donation for a college) and near the site of Henry Rose’s original exhibit that inspired barbed wire. The wire show, held in partnership with the Antique Barbed Wire Society, will feature local collectors and collectors from across the United States. Not a barbed wire collector? No problem! You’ll love viewing all the wire styles, taking in the educational booths, and learning local history! Maybe get a barbed wire temporary tattoo?! Fun for all ages!

There will also be special opportunities to take in a Barbed Wire Sites Tour, including visits to the historic Glidden Homestead, Jacob Haish sites and Ellwood House! You don’t want to miss this celebration of Barb City history and innovation!Learn more at: www.barbedwireweekend.com

Friends of the Poor Walk for Society of St Vincent de Paul
2024-09-28 08:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | St. Mary Church DeKalb, 302 Fisk Avenue, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115, United States
Please join Society of St. Vincent de Paul or consider sponsoring a walker at the 2024 Friends of The Poor Walk DeKalb/Sycamore, Sept. 28th, 2024, 8:30 am – 11:00 am. This 1.25-mile route will begin and end at the St. Mary Church parking lot, follow sidewalks along Fourth St., Lincoln Hwy. and First St., and not require crossing any busy streets. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the west entrance to the church, and following, a group photo taken on the front steps of the church, the walk will start at 9:30 a.m. All the funds raised through this walk will directly benefit local individuals and families who are struggling. Society of St. Vincent de Paul St. Mary/Christ the Teacher Conference was established in 2004 to reach out to and assist our neighbors-in-need. This Friends of the Poor Walk is held to increase awareness of the local issues surrounding systemic poverty in our community.

Mutt Strut 2024 - 5k Walk/Run, 1 Mile Walk
2024-09-28 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
Join Tails Humane Society for their annual Mutt Strut! Sign up to receive the signature t-shirt and a matching bandana for your pup! This is a dog friendly event, so bring your dog and be prepared to run (or walk)! Not able to make it? Virtual options are available!
All proceeds will benefit the dogs, cats, and other pets at Tails Humane Society.

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2024 Fall Shred Event for DeKalb & Sycamore Township Residents
2024-09-28 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Kishwaukee Family YMCA, 2500 Bethany Rd, Sycamore, IL, 60178, United States
Fight identity theft and needless clutter at home by bringing your personal documents and to a safe and convenient drive-thru shred event co-hosted by the DeKalb and Sycamore Townships. The event will take place on Saturday, September 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the Kishwaukee Family YMCA, located at 2500 Bethany Road, Sycamore.
Participants will be limited to 2 boxes and/or paper bags of documents. Only paper materials and CD-Rs containing sensitive data will be accepted; staples do not need to be removed. Volunteers will remove items from your vehicle.
Participants are asked to bring a valid ID to show DeKalb or Sycamore Township residency. Please call Kimberly at DeKalb Township (815-758-8282) if you have any questions.

DeKalb Back Alley Market
2024-09-28 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Downtown DeKalb, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
Check out Downtown DeKalb’s vintage, retro, hand-crafted, repurposed artisan market on Saturday, September 28th from 9am-3pm! It features various vendors, live music, and food trucks.

NIU STEM FEst
2024-09-28 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | NIU Campus, 600 Lucinda Ave, DeKalb, 60115
STEM Fest is a celebration of all things science, technology, engineering and math. This free event is held each year in the fall on the campus of Northern Illinois University and features more than 100 exhibits, speakers, and demonstrations designed to inspire and engage guests of all ages with opportunities for STEM learning. It is one of the largest free family events in northern Illinois.

Taste of DeKalb
2024-09-29 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Van Buer Plaza, 148-198 N 2nd St, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
The Taste of DeKalb is a fundraising event hosted by the Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary and includes a variety of food truck options, family friendly activities and live entertainment. Proceeds raised through sponsorships go towards an annual Community Grant for Children, Youth and Families of DeKalb County. There is no admission fee to attend the event but patrons will purchase their own food and drink items directly from the food trucks/vendors. This year’s bands include InFunktious and the Prissillas.

Horror Film Series at the Egyptian Theatre
2024-10-01 19:00, 2024-10-08 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Egyptian Theatre, 135 North 2nd Street, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
Step into the chilling world of cinematic terror with the Horror Film Series at the historic Egyptian Theatre this fall. From the heart-pounders to the bone-chilling, this series offers something for every horror lover! Join us for all the thrills and chills on the largest movie screen in DeKalb County!

Film Schedule:October 1 – They Live (1988)October 8 – Fright Night (1985)October 15 – Black Christmas (1974)October 22 – Suspiria (1977)October 30 – The Shining (1980)

Fairways of Flavor: A Wine Pairing Experience
2024-10-04 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Sycamore Golf Club, 940 E. State St, Sycamore, 60178
Join local chef Rudy Galindo to indulge in an exquisite evening of culinary delights and impeccable wine pairings overlooking the beautiful Sycamore Golf Club. Register at the Community Center or by calling the Service Desk at 815-895-3365.

Friday, October 4 • 6:30-8:30
Featuring Valley of the Moon Winery
$80 per ticket Includes appetizers, soup/salad, entrée, and dessert expertly paired with that evening’s featured winery. Whether you’re a wine connoisseur or a casual enthusiast, this unforgettable dining experience promises to tantalize your taste buds and elevate your senses.

Creepy Campfire @ Syc. Park District
2024-10-04 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Good Tymes Shelter, 435 Airport Rd, Sycamore, IL, 60178
Get ready for Sycamore Public Library’s 4th Annual Creepy Campfire event featuring a night of ghost stories, songs, and s’mores!
Adults can join library staff at Sycamore Park District’s Good Tymes Shelter off Airport Road from 6:30-8:30pm. Bring your own camping chairs, blankets, and mug/thermos!

IMOMSOHARD Live
2024-10-04 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Egyptian Theatre, 135 North 2nd Street, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
From the creators of #IMOMSOHARD, Jen and Kristin are kicking off their Fall Tour on October 4th in DeKalb, Illinois, with a brand new show: LADIES NIGHT! Guaranteed to make you laugh, and maybe pee your pants, these two dive-in to all things womanhood, motherhood and friendship. There are new things to talk about and some old things to talk about in new ways like surviving marriage, fashion, and the tween-teen years. These two may be older but they are only getting better. Or bitter. Let’s go with better. “Let’s all get together and find a way to laugh at the stuff the usually makes us cry.” This show is rowdy, raucous and a little bit naughty. Get a group of your lady friends, or fly solo, you can even bring your husband (make sure he sits in the front row) and get ready to laugh. #IMOMSOHARD LIVE: LADIES NIGHT! is the night you need and deserve.

NIU vs UMass
2024-10-05 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Huskie Stadium, 1245 Stadium Drive South, DeKalb, 60115, United States
Come support the NIU Huskies facing off against the University of Massachusetts at the Huskie Stadium on Saturday, October 5th (time TBA). Find tickets at Football Tickets – NIU Athletics (niuhuskies.com).

Celebrate Grandparents
2024-10-05 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
Inspired by the Chinese Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Senior Citizen’s Festival, the DeKalb Public Library will celebrate the bonds that unite us across generations. Drop in any time between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. to drink chrysanthemum tea and make a kite and grandparents day card with Linda Ma, during this special program honoring our senior community members.
This event is free and open to all and requires no registration.
For more information, please contact Theresa at theresaw@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Pitch Perfect Acapella Night
2024-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Whiskey Acres, 11504 Keslinger Rd, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
A night of acapella at Whiskey Acres Distilling Co.

You’ll be blown away by incredible vocal harmonies performed by the combined talents of Indiana Univeristy’s Another Round men’s group and Ladies First women’s group. Nearly 24 vocalists will be performing your favorite songs from the Pitch Perfect trilogy as well as songs from various pop artists.

This will be an outdoor, shine-only event performed on our Whiskey Garden. Please bring your own chair (and a blanket).

Refunds will only be issued due to weather cancellation.

Mariachi Estrellas de Chicago
2024-10-05 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Sandwich Opera House, 140 E Railroad St, Sandwich, IL, 60548
Mariachi Estrellas de Chicago is a group of young, classically trained musicians based in the South Side of Chicago. They provide the best of the traditional mariachi repertoire as well as popular songs you can hear on the radio today.
Mariachi Estrellas de Chicago es un grupo de músicos jóvenes de formación clásica con sede en el lado sur de Chicago. Ofrecen lo mejor del repertorio tradicional de mariachi, así como canciones populares que puedes escuchar hoy en la radio.

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Art in the Park
2024-10-06 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Citizens Memorial Sports Complex, 435 Airport Road, Sycamore, IL, 60178, United States
Experience the beauty of art amongst the wonder of nature! View and purchase art, enjoy food trucks, activities, and more!

NIU Art Museum: "Finding Your Portrait Style" Photographic Workshop
2024-10-06 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Altgeld Hall, 116 Altgeld Hall, Dekalb, IL, 60115, United States
Portrait lighting and communication workshop with studio, environmental, gallery and hands-on components led by NIU Photography Manager Wade Duerkes.
For ages 17 and above. Open to all levels: SLR to cell phone. Limited to 16 participants. Preregistration deadline: Thursday, Oct. 3. Call the museum at 815-753-1936 to register.
Location: Altgeld Hall, room 125.

Haunted Illusions
2024-10-06 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Egyptian Theatre, 135 North 2nd Street, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
Treat your family to an evening of mind-blowing magic and comedy that gets the whole audience into the act. You’ll be stunned and amazed as master illusionist David Caserta has people levitating, disappearing, and reappearing right before your eyes. You will witness never before seen illusions that have been created just for this show. Watch the unbelievable happen! What better way to celebrate Halloween than with an incredible night of magic – at the Halloween spectacular Haunted Illusions! You will be captivated with dazzling spells, uproarious comedy and audience participation that gets all the ghosts, goblins, and ghouls into the act! David Caserta is one of the top touring illusionists in the country. As seen on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”, CW’s “Penn and Teller Fool Us”, and International Television, filmed in Bogota, Columbia. David invents and performs many original illusions that you will not see anywhere else with only the best and latest in illusion technology, this is a magic spectacular like nothing else on tour today!

NIU Wind Ensemble concert
2024-10-08 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at Northern Illinois University, 400 Lucinda Ave, DeKalb, IL
Don’t miss NIU Wind Ensemble’s exciting program, that includes one of the classics of the band world, the Second Suite in F by Holst, paired with music from 5 contemporary black composers. They are also performing the monumental “Concerto for Trombone” by David Maslanka, featuring our department chair, Andrew Glendening, on trombone. Tickets are available at Northern Illinois University | Performing Arts Ticketing – Ticket Office Home (universitytickets.com).

NIU STEAM STEM Café
2024-10-09 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Fatty’s Pub and Grille, 1312 W Lincoln Hwy,, DeKalb, IL, 60115
Don’t miss these STEM Cafés this fall!
Sept. 11, 2024 – Critical Minerals: The Hidden Materials Required for Green Energy
Many of the technologies we need for green energy – such as advanced batteries and solar panels – are made from materials that exist in incredibly small proportions within the Earth. These critical metals and minerals are difficult to find, and often we know little about their processes of formation.
We’re now facing urgent questions: do we have enough of these critical materials to support a shift to green energy sources in a timely manner? Or do we risk having found an answer to climate change but not being able to implement it in time?
Speaker: Mark R. Frank, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, NIU Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Oct. 9, 2024 – Supercomputing to Change the Course of American Science
Nov. 6, 2024 – Artificial Intelligence in Sales and Pricing
Dec. 4, 2024 – The Fast-Moving World of Electric Vehicles
Find details and descriptions on the STEM Café webpage.

One Night Only: The Ultimate Tribute to the Bee Gees
2024-10-11 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Egyptian Theatre, 135 North 2nd Street, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
Relive all the Bee Gees greatest hits….”Staying Alive”, “Night Fever”, “How Deep is Your Love”, “You Should Be Dancing”, “To Love Somebody”, “Jive Talking”, and so many more…for ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Burning Red: A Tribute to Taylor Swift
2024-10-12 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Egyptian Theatre, 135 North 2nd Street, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
Are you Ready for It? 102.3 The Coyote welcomes Burning Red: A Tribute To Taylor Swift – the Ultimate Live Band Taylor Sing-Along Party!

A show BY Swifties and FOR Swifties, Burning Red plays the hits and fan favorites from every single Taylor era so you can Shake it Off to the songs you know All Too Well. Grab your friends and capture those photos in screaming color in a free Swiftie-themed photobooth. Take the moment and taste it with a Taylor-inspired cocktail and mocktail menu!

A night with Burning Red will leave you wonderstruck all the way home. All ages show.

Sunday at Sandwich
2024-10-13 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Sandwich Fair Grounds, 15730 Pratt Road, Sandwich, IL
Come and join MJ&Crew to discover the many treasures and custom creations their vendors bring to you. They also have food truck vendors on-site as well as games and live music. While in town, visit all the boutique stops and antique shops that Sandwich, IL has to offer!

See our dates for the upcoming 2023 season!

Early bird admission is $10 per person from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM. Regular admission begins at $5 per person from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Free parking is available, and children 12 and under are free for admission.

Community Ofrenda: Papel Picado & Marigold Creations
2024-10-15 09:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Sycamore Public Library, 103 E State St, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178
Adults are invited to drop-in throughout the day to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Help Adult Services create decor for Sycamore Public Library’s Day of the Dead ofrenda. Head to the second floor to create traditional Papel Picado banners and tissue paper marigolds-to add to our community ofrenda! On display from Oct 15th-Nov 2nd.
Be sure to come back on Nov 2nd to see the final ofrenda set up, watch a screening of Coco and to decorate real iced sugar skulls!

Huskie Sound Garden
2024-10-15 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | MLK Commons, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115, United States
NIU Percussion Ensemble is excited to present “Huskie Sound Garden” – a sound bath installment piece in the style of Brian Eno – as part of NIU’s Homecoming Festivities on October 15th at 4:00 p.m. in Martin Luther King Commons, between Founders Library and Holmes Student Center. Instruments performed will include gongs, windchimes, rain sticks, finger cymbals, handbells and more accompanied by a hypnotically lush, digital soundscape accompanying performers. Please feel free to bring a chair, a blanket, a yoga mat, a book, or a friend. Audience members are also welcome to join performers in this interactive cascade of sounds. Admission is free to the public.
