Oct 07

The Nineteenth Annual Chair Painting Event at Buzz Cafe!

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer Buzz Cafe On September 21, Buzz Café hosted the Nineteenth Annual Chair Painting event in their courtyard. Owner Laura Maychruk said that they planned to replace about half the café's chairs with freshly-painted new arrivals. “During the year, we pop into Brown Elephant and when... read more →
Sep 01

Parle Français in the Oak Park Arts District

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for the Buzz Cafe After eighteen months at 11 Harrison Street in the Oak Park Arts District, Stacy Fifer is expanding L'Institut français d'Oak Park with an additional classroom just two doors down at number 17. Her French language school for adult and mature teen... read more →
Aug 28
Aug 05

Chad Keast Drumming Up Business in the Arts District

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for Buzz Cafe Growing up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Chad Keast loved percussion and considered studying music performance in college but didn't think he had the required discipline. Instead, after studying accounting at a technical college, he decided to go to hair school. Chad went... read more →
Jul 08

The Actors Garden Takes Center Stage

by Kelly Pollock, feature writer Buzz Cafe Gigi Hudson discovered her passion for acting in college and has been teaching theatre for almost thirty years. This year, she is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of The Actors Garden which originally launched out of space shared with Musikgarten on Harrison Street which... read more →
Jun 03

Allstate Insurance Opens in the Arts District

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for the Buzz Cafe Early in his career, Rene Medina worked as an internal auditor at the headquarters of Allstate Insurance Company in Northbrook. He became familiar with their agencies, and his interest in the insurance industry was piqued. More than twenty years have passed,... read more →
May 01

What’s Blooming on Harrison

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for the Buzz Cafe Twenty years ago, the originators of the What’s Blooming on Harrison street festival could not have envisioned the all-day community event that it has become. This year’s festival is on Saturday, May 18, from 11am-7pm and spans Harrison Street from Humphrey... read more →
Apr 15

Call for Art from Expressions Graphics

“Her Voice” 3rd Annual Art Exhibition, June 1 – July 26, 2019 SHOW PROSPECTUS “Her Voice" is an exhibition of women printmakers and their guest artists. The event brings women from different art backgrounds together to interact in a shared studio space.   Who is Eligible: Women artists and those who... read more →
Jan 09

Jammin’ in the Western Burbs!

by The Eastgate Cafe Over the years, the Oak Park Arts District has become well-known as a showcase for local musical talent like the Farmers Market Band and other groups that play folk, country-western, rock, and pop favorites. All of these genres can be heard at family friendly venues like... read more →
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