Join us on March 26th for Mixed Media Portrait Workshop led by special guest instructor, Buddy Plumlee. Buddy teaches art classes at Elgin High School. Artists will create a mixed media portrait using a multitude of materials. Paint, markers, oil pastel and more. Participants should bring an 8x10 portrait of someone that they would like to bring to life on […]
Join Side Street Studio Arts on the fourth Thursday of the month as we present three unrelated performances in our Monthly Mashup. Each month will feature a unique combination of artists that will be sure to liven up your Thursday evening. Each act will have up to 30 minutes to perform (minimum 15 minutes). Doors open at 7:30 pm, first […]
Elgin Public Museum and Side Street Studio Arts are partnering on a new combination series of educational and art Kids programming. For four Saturdays in March (the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th), we'll take a look at something in or just outside the museum, explain its special features and why it is important to our area -- and then Side […]
Learn the fine art of floral arranging from the professionals at Blooms'n Boxes of Streamwood. All supplies provided including seasonal flowers. Fun, no-pressure learning at Arts in Bartlett in a small class setting. This is a make and take arrangement. Class dates: Sunday, March 16, 11am – 1pm Saturday, March 29, 11am – 1pm Cost: $60 members, $65 non-members Tickets: […]
Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh. -100% clean -99.27% hilarious Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes. Tickets: TicketSearch Online GreenRoom Productions, a semi-professional ensemble-based theatre company that specializes in […]
Join the Elgin Fringe Festival, as we celebrate our 12th anniversary, announce our 2025 EFF artists, play bingo for fun prizes, and enjoy the drag stylings of the magnificent Moana Lotte and friends. -Wednesday, April 23-7-10pm-Vern's Tavern, 76 S. Grove Ave., Downtown Elgin Tickets $15 online pre-sale/$18 at the door: https://www.elginfringefestival.com/.../get-your-tickets... Show will contain mature content. All ages are welcome, […]
Spring Sip & Paint at Copper Barrel on State Event by Make You Brush and Copper Barrel on State Painters Choice: Choose one of these Spring Designs-Floral Bee-Purple Blooms (blooms can be painted in any color)-Floral Chicken $35 options-12x12 canvas-11x14 canvas-14" wood round -2 Stemmed wine glasses-2 stemless wine glasses-2 beer mugs-2 martini glasses- or choose 2 from the choices $40 option-16x20 Canvas […]
Art Clash is a live painting competition where the audience votes for the winner! 3 rounds of painting will determine which 2 artists move on to the city final in June. The artists need your vote. Get tickets early: $13 online presale - https://www.sidestreetstudioarts.org/ticketsOr pay at the door: $15 suggested donation at the door Do you have what it takes to […]
Art Clash is back for 2025. Art Clash is the largest live painting competition in the Fox Valley where the audience votes for the winners from each clash. 3 rounds of painting will determine which 2 artists move on to the city final in June. The artists need your vote. The eight finalists will come together in our City Final […]
Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh. -100% clean -99.27% hilarious Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes. Tickets: TicketSearch Online GreenRoom Productions, a semi-professional ensemble-based theatre company that specializes in […]
Art Clash is a live painting competition where the audience votes for the winner! 3 rounds of painting will determine which 2 artists move on to the city final in June. The artists need your vote. Get tickets early: $13 online presale - https://www.sidestreetstudioarts.org/ticketsOr pay at the door: $15 suggested donation at the door Do you have what it takes to […]
Art Clash is back for 2025. Art Clash is the largest live painting competition in the Fox Valley where the audience votes for the winners from each clash. 3 rounds of painting will determine which 2 artists move on to the city final in June. The artists need your vote. The eight finalists will come together in our City Final […]
