Violet Ricker
I LOVE WAUKEGAN.

2011 MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive This year, the best car-free bike ride in the Midwest (and quite possibly the entire nation!) will be held on May 29. Cruise up and down the entire length of Chicago’s famous Lake Shore Drive without a car in sight! Pedal as fast or slow as you want – it’s your ride! Take in the striking skyline as you...

Here's the deal...I will provide brats and burgers. Everybody else brings chips, cookies, potato salad...and most importantly...BEER!

Please join us at an educational forum about our state's new civil union bill (SB 1716–the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act), presented by Equality Illinois and hosted by First Congregational United Church of Christ. Bernard Cherkasov (Equality Illinois, CEO) and Caroline Staerk (Equality Illinois, Field Director)...

Tickets available soon! Email rsvp@waukeganmainstreet.org to reserve your seat today.

Here is the actual event, posted up from the Waukegan Bike Project:

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169237016467330

Please go to that page to RSVP or discuss or whathaveyou.

The day after ArtWauk, join us on a bike ride from the beach back to a bar. More details coming soon, but before the ride starts we'll have a location for free bike repair to get your bicycle up and running for summer. Hipsters in town for ArtWauk, email waukeganbikeproject@gmail.com if you need a place to crash overnight because the party...

Come join us for our 2nd gallery show on May 14th starting at 5pm in Beautiful Downtown Waukegan!!

Dinosaur Studio Tattoo Gallery Featured Artist and Artist information:
*Lenny Palmer - Artist, poet, and writer; his website is http://lennypalmer.com/, there is info on the site regarding his novels as well as his artwork.
*Mayor Robert Sabonjian;...

Waukegan's ArtWauk Art Show

Come celebrate the arts revolution in Downtown Waukegan with:

Artist reception for Lake County Art League at the Offices of State Representative Rita Mayfield of the 60th District at 120 S. Genesee St. 5pm - 9pm

Featured artist reception at Dinosaur Studio at 116 S. Genesee St. 5pm - 9pm.

Hear LIVE music at...

New Spaces+More Artists=More AWESOME ART
Dandelion Gallery has new art to share with you and also proud to feature artist Pablo Ramirez! For more info check out our new website!! dandeliongallery.org

Come out and enjoy an evening of art and good company! The Dandelion Gallery Artist Cooperative will be occupying two gallery spaces for this event, 108 and 106 South Genesee. We are looking forward to another great event!

For just $20 you have access to over 75 wines from around the world! This super-popular event caters to all palates and budgets.
Tickets can be purchased here :
https://equalityfederation.salsalabs.com/o/35010/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=674


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Hosted by ArtWorks and Mosquitoe Gallery.

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EXCLUSIVE ROCKABILLY PARTY Saturday, May 7th from 7pm-Midnight. Special music guest performances by Horse Cave Trio and The Dyes. Come have a rockin' good time! If you've been to our other Mosquitoe events, you know the drill! If you...

Hosted by ArtWorks and Mosquitoe Gallery.

Rev up for our Rockabilly 2011 Juried Art Exhibition! This a 2-MONTH EXHIBITION (May 4 - July 6) that will be featured at Mosquitoe Gallery!

OPENING RECEPTION is on Wednesday, May 4th from 6-10pm. There will be a live performance by Sipos & Young (Time: 8pm). Hors d'œuvres & refreshments...

Come out and help us raise money for the Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization. Free burgers for making a donation. 50/50 raffle. More food and prizes.

What is Artspace?

Karcher Artspace Lofts are a mixed-use arts project in Waukegan, Illinois that will transform the historic Karcher Hotel into an arts facility with 36 units of affordable “live/work” space for artists and their families. An additional 2,400 square feet will be available on the ground floor for complementary non-profit...

It’s our 2nd annual F.I.S.T Celebration event. This is sure to be a fun filled evening, which includes dinner, and live entertainment by Blud Bros, www.bludbros.com, with guest speaker Richard Mascarella and F.I.S.T very own president, Joe Schmitt.

Presentation of Awards-Silent Auction-50/50 Raffles-Live Entertainment-Dinner and Friends
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Single tickets are priced at $8/adults, $6/students with ID. 3-day festival packs can be purchased for $20/adults, $15/students with ID. Tickets can be purchased at the Genesee Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone at 800-982-2787, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Seating is General Admission. Titles, Dates and Times...

For more info please visit our website at www.waukeganmainstreet.org or call (847) 623- 6650

Hosts: Maga and Mina
We are participating in Walk for Multiple Sclerosis. The money raised at Walk MS supports the cause and cure of MS. Help create a world free of MS!!! Come support this event!! ***Featuring DJ Alan Baddmixx Boyd/ Mixx Music Ent. ** **Gift and Raffles**$10 per ticket For tickets call Maga 847 877-3634 or Mina 847 361-0064.

Rosa's Cantina & Motovune come together for the first time for an exquisite little evening of textural tones and idiot savant witticisms. Note: I speak for myself and myself only these thoughts and ideas do not pertain to any said persons involved or connected with the bands Motovune & Rosa's Cantina nor with the fine...

Rosa's Cantina and Motovune will be performing at J's Bally Muck in Waukegan on Saturday April 2nd. Come hang out with us and have a drink! Motovune will be kicking things off at 9 followed by Rosa's Cantina. We hope to see you guys there!!


**$3 IMPORT BOTTLES SATURDAY**
$3 dollar cover charge at the door

The Cubs start the 2011 Season Of Heaven against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

~Bring a group together and join in solidarity with people in Africa by walking the distance to your nearest natural water source and back to bring back water. A water walk can be a very literal and impactful way to "walk a mile in someone else's shoes."

~ It is estimated that over 40 billion work and school hours are lost every...

March 20, 2011 12:00-6:00pm
St. Baldrick's "Hair for Hope"

This is my charity event that raises money for research in fighting all kids of childhood cancer and a portion of the day's donations go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Music from Fast Times the Band and MissBehavin', food, drinks, raffles, plenty...