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SUMMARY:Fair Game - Magic the Gathering Casual Commander Night
DESCRIPTION:Fair Game Downers Grove hosts Magic the Gathering Commander every Wednesday from 5:30 to 9:00 PM CST. New and experienced players are invited to join us for this casual event.\n\n\nThere will be a $5 venue fee required to participate in the event. Participants with a valid Junior/High School ID will have that fee reduced to $2. There will be no charge for players ages 12 and under who are with a participating adult.\n\n\nThere are no limitations on power level\, but folks should bring decks designed for casual\, multi-player play.\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to downersgrove@fairgamestore.com. We also invite you to sign up for our Discord server. You can also sign-up for Magic the Commander email updates here.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-magic-the-gathering-casual-commander-night-184/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pierce Tavern Steakhouse Dinner
DESCRIPTION:ORDER TICKETS HERE!
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/pierce-tavern-steakhouse-dinner/
LOCATION:Pierce Tavern\, 5135 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, Illinois\, 60515
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SUMMARY:Ballydoyle - Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n\n\n\nCome down to the pub every Wednesday night to showcase your musical talents at our Open Mic Night!  Featuring new host and longtime participant Chad Gemkow! Sign up begins at 8PM.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/ballydoyle-open-mic-night-68/
LOCATION:Ballydoyle Irish Pub & Restaurant\, 5157 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515
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SUMMARY:Fair Game - Star Wars Legion Casual Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Fair Game Downers Grove is hosting Star Wars Legion every Thursday from 5:30pm to 9:00pm. New and experienced players are invited to join us for this casual event. \nThere will be a $5 venue fee required to participate in the event. Participants with a valid Junior/High School ID will have that fee reduced to $2. There will be no charge for players ages 12 and under who are with a participating adult. \nPlayers should bring a 500 pt Skirmish Army\, and may optionally bring enough additional models to field an 800 pt Standard Army. These army lists should use the official army building rules on page 5 of the Rules Reference Guide\, available on the Atomic Mass Games website. You will be paired up at the event with others who brought similarly sized forces. \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to downersgrove@fairgamestore.com. We also invite you to join our Discord Server and sign up for Legion email updates.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-star-wars-legion-casual-meetup-159/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fair Game - Star Wars Legion Slow Grow League
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the launch of new Star Wars Legion starter boxes\, Fair Game is hosting a Star Wars Legion Slow Grow League across our locations. Participants in Slow-Grow League games will be entered in a raffle for free paints and model kits! \nEach week in November and December\, we invite players to bring armies of specific point values. We will start small at 600 point Recon games\, and increase gradually up to full 1000 pt armies at the end of the two month period. \nEach time you play a league game\, you will be entered in a raffle\, and if you play with a fully painted army\, you are entered in the raffle a second time. At the end of the league\, raffle winners will be picked and will win a Star Wars Legion Customizeable Commander for their army! We will also raffle off a prerelease version of Hondo Ohnaka at the end of the league. \nLeague games will be hosted at Fair Game Downers Grove on Thursdays and Fair Game Geneva on Tuesdays. We suggest you let us know you are coming in the Fair Game Discord to help ensure you have an opponent. \nThe Star Wars Legion Slow-Grow League Schedule is: \n\nNovember 4 (Geneva) and November 6 (Downers Grove): 600 pts\, Recon Format\nNovember 11 and 13: 600 pts\, Recon Format\nNovember 18 and 20: 700 pts\, Recon Format\nDecember 2 and 4: 800 pts\, Recon Format\nDecember 9 and 11: 900 pts\, Standard Format\nDecember 16 and 18: 1000 pts\, Standard Format
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-star-wars-legion-slow-grow-league/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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SUMMARY:Anderson's Bookshop - Banned Book Club - Special Champagne Event
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate a Year of Reading Banned Books!\n\nJoin us at Bubbly Side of Life in Downers Grove to celebrate an incredible year of reading banned books with our Banned Book Club! This celebration will be held on Thursday\, November 20th at 6:00 pm at Bubbly Side of Life\, Chicagoland’s only sparkling wine shop & tasting experience. \nEach $15 ticket includes up to 2 glasses of bubbly\, alcoholic or non-alcoholic. \n\nImage
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/andersons-bookshop-banned-book-club-special-champagne-event/
LOCATION:Bubbly Side of Life\, 5131 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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SUMMARY:Board & Brush - Weeknight DIY! Pick Your Project Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a fun way to connect with friends or family? Join our most popular DIY workshop and create your own unique wood sign! Select a wood project from our gallery. We provide all the materials and instruct you step-by-step to create a beautiful piece for your home or for a gift. Choose from a variety of paint and wood stain colors in the workshop. Pre-registration is required. We look forward to seeing you soon!\n\nPlease arrive 10 minutes before your class begins. We will start the workshop promptly at 6:30 pm regardless of attendance.\n\nBoard & Brush Downers Grove is a licensed establishment.\nBeer and wine are available for purchase in the studio.\nPlease note\, BYOB is not permitted\, you are welcome to bring in your own snacks.\n\nPre-registration is required for each person\, please click here to review all of our policies including those pertaining to cancellations. \nProjects with this symbol have optional upgrades\nProjects with this symbol have additional fees due to national labor and material price increases \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/board-brush-weeknight-diy-pick-your-project-workshop-13/
LOCATION:Board and Brush\, 5151 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 Handmade Market Presented by the Downers Grove Junior Woman's Club
DESCRIPTION:2025 Handmade Market presented by the Downers Grove Junior Woman’s Club. Our event will take place on Friday\, November 21 from 4-10 pm at the Moose Lodge. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2025-dgjwc-handmade-market
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/2025-handmade-market-presented-by-the-downers-grove-junior-womans-club/
LOCATION:Downers Grove Moose Lodge\, 1030 Warren Avenue\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pinecone Cottage Rolling into the Season with Holiday Pies
DESCRIPTION:Join star baker Anita and Chef Pam for a festive pie making class that blends hands-on practice with expert demonstration. Learn the secrets to perfect pie dough and discover tried-and-true tips for crafting showstopping pies. We’ll be making two sweet pies and one savory pie\, Pinecone Cottage’s famous Harvest Vegetable Quiche. You’re invited to drink tea\, have a slice of each of our special Holiday Pies and take home the recipes. \nGrape and Rosemary Slab Pie\nRustic Plum and Honey Pie\nWinter Fruit Pie with Walnut Crumb Topping\nChocolate-Pecan Tart\nHarvest Vegetable Quiche \nBy Reservation Only\nAge Requirement 13 yrs +\nRolling into the Season | 85\nPrice Includes 20% Gratuity\nBYOB Wine or Beer | 10 per bottle
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/pinecone-cottage-rolling-into-the-season-with-holiday-pies/
LOCATION:Pinecone Cottage Tea House\, 1029 Burlington Avenue\, Downers Grove\, Illinois\, 60515\, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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SUMMARY:Fair Game - FNM - Magic the Gathering Casual Commander Night
DESCRIPTION:Fair Game Downers Grove hosts Magic the Gathering Commander every Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 PM CST. New and experienced players are invited to join us for this casual event.\n\n\nThere will be a $5 venue fee required to participate in the event. Participants with a valid Junior/High School ID will have that fee reduced to $2.There will be no charge for players ages 12 and under who are with a participating adult.\n\n\nThere are no limitations on power level\, but folks should bring decks designed for casual\, multi-player play.\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to downersgrove@fairgamestore.com. We also invite you to sign up for our Discord server. You can also sign-up for Magic the Commander email updates here.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-fnm-magic-the-gathering-casual-commander-night-117/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251121T213000
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SUMMARY:Board & Brush - Pick Your Project Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a fun way to connect with friends or family? Join our most popular DIY workshop and create your own unique wood sign! Select a wood project from our gallery. We provide all the materials and instruct you step-by-step to create a beautiful piece for your home or for a gift. Choose from a variety of paint and wood stain colors in the workshop. Pre-registration is required. We look forward to seeing you soon!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease arrive 10 minutes before your class begins. We will start the workshop promptly at 6:30 pm regardless of attendance.\n\nBoard & Brush Downers Grove is a licensed establishment.\nBeer and wine are available for purchase in the studio.\nPlease note\, BYOB is not permitted\, you are welcome to bring in your own snacks.\nPre-registration is required for each person\, please click here to review all of our policies including those pertaining to cancellations. \nProjects with this symbol have optional upgrades\nProjects with this symbol have additional fees due to national labor and material price increases
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/board-brush-pick-your-project-workshop-106/
LOCATION:Board and Brush\, 5151 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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SUMMARY:Two Way Street Coffee House Presents Joy Zimmerman
DESCRIPTION:Two Way Street Coffee House is Chicagoland’s most beloved folk and acoustic music venue\, presenting weekly concerts and community events for over 50 years!  The show starts at 8pm and the doors open at 7:30pm. (Suggested donation $10).  We will also host this concert virtually.  You may access the livestream on www.twowaystreet.org\, on our Facebook page\, or on our YouTube channel. \nOn Friday\, November 21\, 2025 Two Way Street Coffee House Friday Night Concert Series presents Joy Zimmerman. \nJoy Zimmerman cultivates joy and community with a clear\, rich voice. A folk singer/songwriter at home on guitar and violin\, Joy brings audiences lyrical songs and stories\, as well as occasional fiddle tunes. Her latest album\, Where the Light Lives\, debuted at #6 on the Folk Alliance International (FAI) Folk Chart. Dani Goodband of Lakeside Music says this album “should be in every folk music lover’s collection.” \nJoy’s passion for music began with violin lessons before kindergarten. Many miles of classical music later\, she picked up a guitar\, found her voice of honey\, and discovered a talent for songwriting. Joy is now a Music to Life Juried Artist\, a Kansas Touring Roster Artist\, and a Listening Room Network member. She has been awarded an American Songwriter Lyric Contest Honorable Mention\, ten Walnut Valley Music Festival NewSong Showcase wins\, a Folk Alliance Region Midwest DJ Showcase\, and Heartland Song Network Artist of the Month. \nWhether solo or with other artists\, Joy’s music is “vivid and alive\, tender and poignant\, and altogether a gift for the listener” (Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg\, Kansas Poet Laureate Emeritus). She has recorded nine albums of original music\, including a live performance. The Canvas Before Us reached #8 on the FAI Folk Chart Top Albums in August 2021. Joy’s current single\, “Be the Reason\,” is “an anthem of hope for people in need\, and for a planet in need of loving care.” (Lilli Kuzma\, host of Folk Festival\, WDCB Public Radio). \nIf you can’t join us in person\, you can still tune in virtually to catch the show! Make your donation HERE to Joy.  Visit www.twowaystreet.org for more information. \n 
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/two-way-street-coffee-house-presents-joy-zimmerman/
LOCATION:Two Way Street Coffee House\, 1047 Curtiss St\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251121T210000
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CREATED:20251029T205010Z
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SUMMARY:Ballydoyle Presents Grungeworthy
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n\n\n\n90’s Alternative Rock Cover Band
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/ballydoyle-presents-grungeworthy-4/
LOCATION:Ballydoyle Irish Pub & Restaurant\, 5157 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T120000
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SUMMARY:Fair Game - Pokémon TCG League
DESCRIPTION:Pokémon TCG players of all ages (especially our younger Pokémon trainers) are invited to join us from 10 AM to 12 PM on Saturday mornings at either our Downers Grove\, La Grange\, or Geneva location. Admission to this casual event is free! \nParticipants in the event will have the opportunity to play casual games of Pokémon with one another as well as have the opportunity to trade cards\, swap stories\, and discuss all things Pokémon! Staff will be on hand to assist new players who are interested in learning more about the game\, including how to play! \n\nThe event will start at 10 AM and run to 12 PM. There’s no need to show up at exactly 10 AM\, nor does everyone need to stay to 12 PM. Drop in\, stay as long as you like\, and have fun!\nAdmission to this casual event is free.\nWhile many players get excited about bringing their cards to the event\, please note that there is no need to bring all of your cards. Most participants bring a small binder and a deck or two to play with.\nIf you are interest in learning how to play the game\, we will have staff on hand that will be able to assist you. Players should bring a 60-card deck that follows the Pokémon deckbuilding rules. If you don’t have a deck\, don’t worry! We have several available for purchase in the store!\n\nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to fairgamestore@gmail.com!
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-pokemon-tcg-league-170/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T130000
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SUMMARY:Pinecone Cottage Tea House - Asian Fusion Afternoon Tea
DESCRIPTION:This menu was born from two meaningful influences. Last year during my visit to Las Vegas for the World Tea Expo\, I dined at Sparrow and Wolf in the city’s vibrant Chinatown district. The restaurant is known for its innovative approach…rooted in time honored tradition and enriched by a genuine appreciation of cultures and cuisines around the world. Secondly\, I was influenced by the best selling cookbook\, Afternoon Tea is the New Happy Hour. This book promotes a more casual approach to Afternoon Tea\, includes more savory items\, and encourages cooking with tea. The result is this amazing fusion of Asian flavors\, autumnal notes\, and traditional tea foods.\nChef Pam \nAfternoon Tea Served by Reservation Only\nAge Requirement 13 yrs +\nThree Course Prix Fixe Afternoon Tea | 62\nGluten Free\, Dairy Free\, Vegetarian or Vegan Options | 67\nPrice Includes 20% Gratuity\nBYOB Wine or Beer | 10 per bottle \nRecommended Teas\nLoose Tea – Rice Pudding Oolong\nBeverage – Salted Caramel Milk Tea | 5\nDarling Clementine Loose Tea\, Milk\, Caramel Sauce\, Salt\nTeatail – Date-Gingerade Sparkler | 7\nGinger Treasure Loose Tea\, Date Syrup\, Ginger Ale\, Sparkling Cider \nBeginnings\nAsian Vegetable Soup with Udon Noodles with Chai Tea Bread \nSavories and PineScones\nOrange-Ginger-Sesame Chicken Salad Tea Sandwich\nSavory Thumbprint Cookie Filled with Miso Salmon Salad\nCurried Sweet Potato Salad on Date Bread with Chevre\nNapa Cabbage-Shitake Mushroom Potsticker with Plum Sauce\nRoasted Apple with Chinese Five Spice Powder PineScone\, Vanilla Devon Crème and Apricot Jam \nSweet Endings\nGreen Tea Cheesecake\nPumpkin Spice-Matcha-Chocolate Shortbread\nAutumn Fruit Almond Cake \nPinecone Cottage Weekend Afternoon Tea and Teatorial Policy\nPinecone Cottage is now taking Weekend Afternoon Tea and Event reservations on our website. Using the reservations tab\, make a date and time selection\, and conveniently purchase tickets through your PayPal account or as a PayPal guest. For Weekday Afternoon Tea reservations\, please call 630.963.9130. Afternoon Tea reservations are non-refundable; however\, they can be transferred to a later date.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/pinecone-cottage-tea-house-asian-fusion-afternoon-tea-5/
LOCATION:Pinecone Cottage Tea House\, 1029 Burlington Avenue\, Downers Grove\, Illinois\, 60515\, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
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SUMMARY:Two Way Street Coffee House - Country Western Jam
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to get together again and make music! Saturday\, November 22\, 2025\, from 2-4 pm CT\, Two Way Street Coffee House and Plank Road Folk Music Society will host another wonderful Country & Western Sing-around and you’re invited to sing and/or play along with us!\n\nLed by Plank Road’s own Bob O’Hanlon\, bring your voice and instrument\, grab your cowboy boots and Stetson hat\, and prepare for a good old time.\n\nPlease Donate! Your donations to Two Way Street Coffee House  help support these offerings as well as our Friday Night Concert Series! Visitwww.twowaystreet.org for more information.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/two-way-street-coffee-house-country-western-jam-30/
LOCATION:Two Way Street Coffee House\, 1047 Curtiss St\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251110T210351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T210351Z
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SUMMARY:Pinecone Cottage Tea House - Asian Fusion Afternoon Tea
DESCRIPTION:This menu was born from two meaningful influences. Last year during my visit to Las Vegas for the World Tea Expo\, I dined at Sparrow and Wolf in the city’s vibrant Chinatown district. The restaurant is known for its innovative approach…rooted in time honored tradition and enriched by a genuine appreciation of cultures and cuisines around the world. Secondly\, I was influenced by the best selling cookbook\, Afternoon Tea is the New Happy Hour. This book promotes a more casual approach to Afternoon Tea\, includes more savory items\, and encourages cooking with tea. The result is this amazing fusion of Asian flavors\, autumnal notes\, and traditional tea foods.\nChef Pam \nAfternoon Tea Served by Reservation Only\nAge Requirement 13 yrs +\nThree Course Prix Fixe Afternoon Tea | 62\nGluten Free\, Dairy Free\, Vegetarian or Vegan Options | 67\nPrice Includes 20% Gratuity\nBYOB Wine or Beer | 10 per bottle \nRecommended Teas\nLoose Tea – Rice Pudding Oolong\nBeverage – Salted Caramel Milk Tea | 5\nDarling Clementine Loose Tea\, Milk\, Caramel Sauce\, Salt\nTeatail – Date-Gingerade Sparkler | 7\nGinger Treasure Loose Tea\, Date Syrup\, Ginger Ale\, Sparkling Cider \nBeginnings\nAsian Vegetable Soup with Udon Noodles with Chai Tea Bread \nSavories and PineScones\nOrange-Ginger-Sesame Chicken Salad Tea Sandwich\nSavory Thumbprint Cookie Filled with Miso Salmon Salad\nCurried Sweet Potato Salad on Date Bread with Chevre\nNapa Cabbage-Shitake Mushroom Potsticker with Plum Sauce\nRoasted Apple with Chinese Five Spice Powder PineScone\, Vanilla Devon Crème and Apricot Jam \nSweet Endings\nGreen Tea Cheesecake\nPumpkin Spice-Matcha-Chocolate Shortbread\nAutumn Fruit Almond Cake \nPinecone Cottage Weekend Afternoon Tea and Teatorial Policy\nPinecone Cottage is now taking Weekend Afternoon Tea and Event reservations on our website. Using the reservations tab\, make a date and time selection\, and conveniently purchase tickets through your PayPal account or as a PayPal guest. For Weekday Afternoon Tea reservations\, please call 630.963.9130. Afternoon Tea reservations are non-refundable; however\, they can be transferred to a later date.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/pinecone-cottage-tea-house-asian-fusion-afternoon-tea-6/
LOCATION:Pinecone Cottage Tea House\, 1029 Burlington Avenue\, Downers Grove\, Illinois\, 60515\, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251104T213756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T213807Z
UID:14556-1763836200-1763847000@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Board & Brush - Pick Your Project Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a fun way to connect with friends or family? Join our most popular DIY workshop and create your own unique wood sign! Select a wood project from our gallery. We provide all the materials and instruct you step-by-step to create a beautiful piece for your home or for a gift. Choose from a variety of paint and wood stain colors in the workshop. Pre-registration is required. We look forward to seeing you soon!\n\nPlease arrive 10 minutes before your class begins. We will start the workshop promptly at 6:30 pm regardless of attendance.\n\nBoard & Brush Downers Grove is a licensed establishment.\nBeer and wine are available for purchase in the studio.\nPlease note\, BYOB is not permitted\, you are welcome to bring in your own snacks.\n\nPre-registration is required for each person\, please click here to review all of our policies including those pertaining to cancellations. \nProjects with this symbol have optional upgrades\nProjects with this symbol have additional fees due to national labor and material price increases \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/board-brush-pick-your-project-workshop-107/
LOCATION:Board and Brush\, 5151 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251106T191133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T191133Z
UID:14599-1763845200-1763845200@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Ballydoyle Presents EM5 Fly High Foundation Fundraiser featuring Broken Vegas
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n\nJoin Ballydoyle for EM5 Fly High Foundation’s fundraiser featuring Broken Vegas.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/ballydoyle-presents-em5-fly-high-foundation-fundraiser-featuring-broken-vegas/
LOCATION:Ballydoyle Irish Pub & Restaurant\, 5157 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T130000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251110T211117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T211117Z
UID:16456-1763895600-1763902800@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Pinecone Cottage Tea House - Asian Fusion Afternoon Tea
DESCRIPTION:This menu was born from two meaningful influences. Last year during my visit to Las Vegas for the World Tea Expo\, I dined at Sparrow and Wolf in the city’s vibrant Chinatown district. The restaurant is known for its innovative approach…rooted in time honored tradition and enriched by a genuine appreciation of cultures and cuisines around the world. Secondly\, I was influenced by the best selling cookbook\, Afternoon Tea is the New Happy Hour. This book promotes a more casual approach to Afternoon Tea\, includes more savory items\, and encourages cooking with tea. The result is this amazing fusion of Asian flavors\, autumnal notes\, and traditional tea foods.\nChef Pam \nAfternoon Tea Served by Reservation Only\nAge Requirement 13 yrs +\nThree Course Prix Fixe Afternoon Tea | 62\nGluten Free\, Dairy Free\, Vegetarian or Vegan Options | 67\nPrice Includes 20% Gratuity\nBYOB Wine or Beer | 10 per bottle \nRecommended Teas\nLoose Tea – Rice Pudding Oolong\nBeverage – Salted Caramel Milk Tea | 5\nDarling Clementine Loose Tea\, Milk\, Caramel Sauce\, Salt\nTeatail – Date-Gingerade Sparkler | 7\nGinger Treasure Loose Tea\, Date Syrup\, Ginger Ale\, Sparkling Cider \nBeginnings\nAsian Vegetable Soup with Udon Noodles with Chai Tea Bread \nSavories and PineScones\nOrange-Ginger-Sesame Chicken Salad Tea Sandwich\nSavory Thumbprint Cookie Filled with Miso Salmon Salad\nCurried Sweet Potato Salad on Date Bread with Chevre\nNapa Cabbage-Shitake Mushroom Potsticker with Plum Sauce\nRoasted Apple with Chinese Five Spice Powder PineScone\, Vanilla Devon Crème and Apricot Jam \nSweet Endings\nGreen Tea Cheesecake\nPumpkin Spice-Matcha-Chocolate Shortbread\nAutumn Fruit Almond Cake \nPinecone Cottage Weekend Afternoon Tea and Teatorial Policy\nPinecone Cottage is now taking Weekend Afternoon Tea and Event reservations on our website. Using the reservations tab\, make a date and time selection\, and conveniently purchase tickets through your PayPal account or as a PayPal guest. For Weekday Afternoon Tea reservations\, please call 630.963.9130. Afternoon Tea reservations are non-refundable; however\, they can be transferred to a later date.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/pinecone-cottage-tea-house-asian-fusion-afternoon-tea-7/
LOCATION:Pinecone Cottage Tea House\, 1029 Burlington Avenue\, Downers Grove\, Illinois\, 60515\, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251104T214140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T214149Z
UID:14557-1763902800-1763913600@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Board & Brush - Afternoon Arts & Crafts - Pick Your Project Workshop - Ages 10+ Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a fun way to connect with friends or family? Join our most popular DIY workshop and create your own unique wood sign! Select a wood project from our gallery. We provide all the materials and instruct you step-by-step to create a beautiful piece for your home or for a gift. Choose from a variety of paint and wood stain colors in the workshop. Pre-registration is required. We look forward to seeing you soon! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease arrive 10 minutes before your class begins. We will start the workshop promptly at 1 pm regardless of attendance.\n\nBoard & Brush Downers Grove is a licensed establishment.\nBeer and wine are available for purchase in the studio.\nPlease note\, BYOB is not permitted\, you are welcome to bring in your own snacks.\n\nPre-registration is required for each person\, please click here to review all of our policies including those pertaining to cancellations. \nProjects with this symbol have optional upgrades\nProjects with this symbol have additional fees due to national labor and material price increases \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/board-brush-afternoon-arts-crafts-pick-your-project-workshop-ages-10-welcome-18/
LOCATION:Board and Brush\, 5151 Main Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251106T212610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T212610Z
UID:14620-1763902800-1763917200@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Fair Game - Disney Lorcana Whispers in the Well Casual League Play
DESCRIPTION:The Great Illuminary beckons! \nJoin us for at Fair Game Geneva for Lorcana League Play\, featuring the newest set: Whispers in the Well \nLeague Play is great for new players\, casual players\, and collectors alike\, emphasizing fun\, casual play and community building over competition. Participants collect points\, win or lose\, by participating in Disney Lorcana matches (best 2 of 3)\, as well as by completing various Disney- and Lorcana-themed achievements during matches. Prizes are awarded to most or all League participants\, with top players receiving a small additional bonus\, including\, but not limited to\, booster packs for the latest Lorcana set! \nLeague Structure: \nThis League Season will be played over three four-week Rounds: \n\nRound 1: Sunday\, November 16th – Sunday\, December 7th\nRound 2: Sunday\, December 14th – Sunday\, January 4th\nRound 3: Sunday\, January 11th – Sunday\, February 1st\n\nAt the end of each Round promo cards and pins will be awarded to most\, if not all\, participants. After all three Rounds are complete\, Season awards and remaining Round prizes will be awarded. \nCost: \nThere is a weekly participation fee of $5 per participant \nPrizing: \n\nSign-up Prize: Elsa – Exploring the Unknown promo card\nBonus Weekly Prize: Whispers in the Well Storage Box (1 box awarded per week)\nBooster Packs: Every 10 points earned through League play earns the participant a Booster Pack from Whispers in the Well (Note: League points are tracked per player; points cannot be combined or transferred between players)\nEnd of Round Prizes (available for participants who earn at least 3 League Points at the end of each Round of League play): Zeus – Missing His Spark\, The Great Illuminary Promo Cards\nEnd of Season Prizes (available for participants who earned the most League points and/or at least 12 or more League points): Ruby Ink promo pin\, Spook Sight Lore Counter\n\nEarning Points: \nPoints can be earned a variety of ways! Learn how here! \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to downersgrove@fairgamestore.com!
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-disney-lorcana-whispers-in-the-well-casual-league-play-2/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251110T211502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T211502Z
UID:16492-1763906400-1763913600@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Pinecone Cottage Tea House - Asian Fusion Afternoon Tea
DESCRIPTION:This menu was born from two meaningful influences. Last year during my visit to Las Vegas for the World Tea Expo\, I dined at Sparrow and Wolf in the city’s vibrant Chinatown district. The restaurant is known for its innovative approach…rooted in time honored tradition and enriched by a genuine appreciation of cultures and cuisines around the world. Secondly\, I was influenced by the best selling cookbook\, Afternoon Tea is the New Happy Hour. This book promotes a more casual approach to Afternoon Tea\, includes more savory items\, and encourages cooking with tea. The result is this amazing fusion of Asian flavors\, autumnal notes\, and traditional tea foods. \n\nChef Pam \nAfternoon Tea Served by Reservation Only\nAge Requirement 13 yrs +\nThree Course Prix Fixe Afternoon Tea | 62\nGluten Free\, Dairy Free\, Vegetarian or Vegan Options | 67\nPrice Includes 20% Gratuity\nBYOB Wine or Beer | 10 per bottle \nRecommended Teas\nLoose Tea – Rice Pudding Oolong\nBeverage – Salted Caramel Milk Tea | 5\nDarling Clementine Loose Tea\, Milk\, Caramel Sauce\, Salt\nTeatail – Date-Gingerade Sparkler | 7\nGinger Treasure Loose Tea\, Date Syrup\, Ginger Ale\, Sparkling Cider \nBeginnings\nAsian Vegetable Soup with Udon Noodles with Chai Tea Bread \nSavories and PineScones\nOrange-Ginger-Sesame Chicken Salad Tea Sandwich\nSavory Thumbprint Cookie Filled with Miso Salmon Salad\nCurried Sweet Potato Salad on Date Bread with Chevre\nNapa Cabbage-Shitake Mushroom Potsticker with Plum Sauce\nRoasted Apple with Chinese Five Spice Powder PineScone\, Vanilla Devon Crème and Apricot Jam \nSweet Endings\nGreen Tea Cheesecake\nPumpkin Spice-Matcha-Chocolate Shortbread\nAutumn Fruit Almond Cake \nPinecone Cottage Weekend Afternoon Tea and Teatorial Policy\nPinecone Cottage is now taking Weekend Afternoon Tea and Event reservations on our website. Using the reservations tab\, make a date and time selection\, and conveniently purchase tickets through your PayPal account or as a PayPal guest. For Weekday Afternoon Tea reservations\, please call 630.963.9130. Afternoon Tea reservations are non-refundable; however\, they can be transferred to a later date.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/pinecone-cottage-tea-house-asian-fusion-afternoon-tea-8/
LOCATION:Pinecone Cottage Tea House\, 1029 Burlington Avenue\, Downers Grove\, Illinois\, 60515\, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251124T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251106T212748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T212748Z
UID:14621-1764005400-1764018000@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Fair Game - Star Wars X-Wing Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Fair Game Downers Grove hosts Star Wars X-wing every Monday from 5:30 to 9:00 PM CST. New and experienced players are invited to join us for this casual event. \nPilots will use the standard 2.5 rules from Atomic Mass Games\, with an eventual transition into new points from the X-Wing Alliance’s community-driven balances. \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to downersgrove@fairgamestore.com. We also invite you to sign up for our Discord server and our X-Wing Facebook group. You can also sign-up for X-Wing email updates here.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-star-wars-x-wing-meetup-53/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251124T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251106T212918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T212918Z
UID:14622-1764007200-1764018000@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Fair Game - Riftbound Casual Play
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Fair Game Downers Grove for our Riftbound Nexus Nights on Monday! \nRiftbound is a CCG set within the League of Legends Universe. Nexus Nights provides you with a regular opportunity to meet and make friends to play Riftbound in a relaxed environment. Participants will receive promo materials based on attendance\, and as always\, you can join our Discord to engage in the conversation! \nPlayers should arrive with a deck already built to play. There will be a $5 venue fee required to participate in the event. Participants with a valid Junior/High School ID will have that fee reduced to $2.There will be no charge for players ages 12 and under who are with a participating adult. Feel free to send an email to downersgrove@fairgamestore.com with any questions!
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-riftbound-casual-play-4/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251124T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251106T213116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T213116Z
UID:14623-1764007200-1764018000@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Fair Game - Star Wars Unlimited Weekly Casual Play
DESCRIPTION:Beginners and experienced players alike are invited to join us for our Star Wars Unlimited Weekly Casual Play. Newer players should have a basic understanding of the rules of play\, but our staff is on-hand to answer questions. \nWe are equipped to host events of any format\, whether Premier\, Twin Suns\, Constructed\, or Sealed. Through our Star Wars Unlimited Discord server\, we give our community the opportunity to coordinate and decide among themselves what types of events they’d like to participate in any given week. Visit www.fairgamestore.com to join our Discord! \nOur pricing guide for events is as follows: \n\n$5 – Casual Play: Players bring their own constructed decks and play as many or as few games as they like. There is no tournament format for Casual Play and each player receives a Weekly Play Pack for participating.\n$10 – Premier Tournament: Players bring their own Premier format constructed decks and compete in a Swiss format tournament consisting of three 55-minute best-of-three rounds. Each player receives a Weekly Play Pack for playing and a prize pack pool of two booster packs per player will be provided as well. Each player receives one pack with additional packs awarded based on players’ final standings in the tournament. A minimum of four players is required for a Premier Tournament.\n$25 – Booster Draft (store inventory permitting): Players are each provided three booster packs to draft and build a 30-card Premier format deck. Players have 50 minutes to draft and build their decks and then play a Swiss format tournament consisting of four 25-minute best-of-one rounds. Each player receives a Weekly Play Pack for playing and a prize pack pool of two booster packs per player will be provided as well. Each player receives one pack with additional packs awarded based on players’ final standings in the tournament. A minimum of eight players is required for a Booster Draft.\n$40 – Sealed Prerelease (store inventory permitting): Players are each provided a Prerelease Kit with which they build a 30-card Premier format deck. Players have 50 minutes to build their decks and they play a Swiss format tournament consisting of four 25-minute best-of-one rounds. Each player receives a Weekly Play Pack for playing and a prize pack pool of two booster packs per player will be provided as well. Each player receives one pack with additional packs awarded based on players’ final standings in the tournament. A minimum of four players is required for a Sealed Prerelease.\n\nNote: Melee.gg is the tournament software Fair Game uses to run all Fantasy Flight TCG events\, so players should have an account created with Melee.gg if they wish to participate. Make sure you get signed in so Fantasy Flight knows how much you love their game! \nFeel free to reach out to us at downersgrove@fairgamestore.com with any questions. See you there… and may the Force be with you!
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-star-wars-unlimited-weekly-casual-play-7/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251124T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251124T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251027T195633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T195633Z
UID:14395-1764012600-1764012600@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Tivoli Theatre Presents - After Hours Film Society - Annie Hall
DESCRIPTION:CAST & CREW\nDirected by Woody Allen\nFeaturing Woody Allen\, Diane Keaton & Tony Roberts\nRunning Time: 93 mins.\nRated PG\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nAs a tribute to the late actress Diane Keaton\, the After Hours Film Society presents “Annie Hall\,” the 1977 film that honored Keaton with her first Oscar nomination and win for best actress in the title role. The impact of her captivating performance as the aspiring singer extended well beyond her skillful acting. Keaton helped pave the way for women in Hollywood by challenging traditional portrayals of femininity\, embracing authentic characters\, and establishing herself as a respected actress and director. She became an icon of female empowerment and independence\, both on-screen and through her personal choices.\n\nReviewed by Roger Ebert | Chicago Suntimes (2002) \n​“Annie Hall” contains more intellectual wit and cultural references than any other movie ever to win the Oscar for best picture\, and in winning the award in 1977 it edged out “Star Wars\,” an outcome unthinkable today. The victory marked the beginning of Woody Allen‘s career as an important filmmaker (his earlier work was funny but slight) and it signaled the end of the 1970s golden age of American movies. With “Star Wars\,” the age of the blockbuster was upon us\, and movies this quirky and idiosyncratic would find themselves shouldered aside by Hollywood’s greed for mega-hits. “Annie Hall” grossed about $40 million–less than any other modern best picture winner\, and less than the budgets of many of them. \nWatching it again\, 25 years after its April 1977 premiere\, I am astonished by how scene after scene has an instant familiarity. Some of its lines have seeped into the general consciousness; they’re known by countless people who never saw the movie\, like Jack Nicholson’s chicken salad speech from “Five Easy Pieces.” For years I’ve invariably described spiders as being “as big as a Buick\,” and this movie may be where most people first heard Groucho Marx’s comment that he would not want to belong to any club that would have him as a member. \nAlvy Singer\, the gag writer and stand-up comic played by Allen in the movie\, is the template for many of his other roles–neurotic\, wisecracking\, kvetching\, a romantic who is not insecure about sex so much as dubious about all the trouble it takes. Annie Hall\, played by Diane Keaton\, sets the form for many of Allen’s onscreen girlfriends: Pretty\, smart\, scatterbrained\, younger\, with affection gradually fading into exasperation. Women put up with a lot in Allen’s movies\, but at a certain point they draw the line. \nAlvy Singer\, like so many other Allen characters and Allen himself\, accompanies every experience in life with a running commentary. He lives in order to talk about living. And his interior monologues provide not merely the analysis but the alternative. After making love with Annie for the first time\, Alvy rolls over\, exhausted and depleted\, and observes\, “As Balzac said\, ‘There goes another novel’.” \nAlvy is smarter than the ground rules of Hollywood currently allow. Watching even the more creative recent movies\, one becomes aware of a subtle censorship being imposed\, in which the characters cannot talk about anything the audience might not be familiar with. This generates characters driven by plot and emotion rather than by ideas; they use catch-phrases rather than witticisms. Consider the famous sequence where Annie and Alvy are standing in line for the movies and the blowhard behind them pontificates loudly about Fellini. When the pest switches over to McLuhan\, Alvy loses patience\, confronts him\, and then triumphantly produces Marshall McLuhan himself from behind a movie poster to inform him\, “You know nothing of my work!” This scene would be penciled out today on the presumption that no one in the audience would have heard of Fellini or McLuhan. \n“Annie Hall” is built on such dialogue\, and centers on conversation and monologue. Because it is just about everyone’s favorite Woody Allen movie\, because it won the Oscar\, because it is a romantic comedy\, few viewers probably notice how much of it consists of people talking\, simply talking. They walk and talk\, sit and talk\, go to shrinks\, go to lunch\, make love and talk\, talk to the camera\, or launch into inspired monologues like Annie’s free-association as she describes her family to Alvy. This speech by Diane Keaton is as close to perfect as such a speech can likely be\, climaxing with the memory of her narcoleptic Uncle George falling asleep and dying while waiting in line for a free turkey. It is all done in one take of brilliant brinksmanship\, with Keaton (or Annie) right on the edge of losing it. \nBecause “Annie Hall” moves so quickly\, is so fresh and alive\, we may not notice how long some of Allen’s takes are. He famously likes to shoot most scenes in master shots with all of the actors onscreen all of the time\, instead of cutting on every line of dialogue. The critic David Bordwell has an illuminating article in the Spring 2002 issue of Film Quarterly that points out that Allen’s average shot length (ASL) ranges high: 22 seconds for “Manhattan” and 35.5 seconds for “Mighty Aphrodite.” Bordwell tells me “Annie Hall” has an ASL of 14.5 seconds (he says other 1977 films he clocked had an ASL of from 4 to 7 seconds). By comparison\, the recent film “Armageddon” has an ASL of 2.3 seconds\, a velocity that arguably makes intelligent dialogue impossible. \nAlvy and Annie take a sly delight in their conversational skill; they’re attracted to each other not by pheromones but by pacing. In the first conversation they have\, after meeting as tennis partners\, they fall naturally into verbal tennis: \nAlvy: You want a lift? \nAnnie: Oh\, why? Uh\, you got a car? \nAlvy: No\, I was going to take a cab. \nAnnie: Oh\, no. I have a car. \nAlvy: You have a car? I don’t understand. If you have a car\, so then why did you say\, ‘Do you have a car?’ like you wanted a lift? \nAnnie: I don’t\, I don’t\, geez\, I don’t know. I wasn’t. …I got this VW out there. (To herself) ‘What a jerk\, yeah. Would you like a lift?’ \nAlvy: Sure. Which way you goin’? \nAnnie: Me? Oh\, downtown. \nAlvy: Down … I’m going uptown. \nAnnie: Oh well\, you know I’m going uptown too. \nAlvy: You just said you were going downtown. \nAnnie: Yeah\, well\, but I could … \nThis is not merely dialogue\, it is a double act in the process of discovering itself. The more we listen to Annie and Alvy talk\, the more we doubt they meet many people who can keep up with them. When Alvy expresses reluctance to let Annie move in with him\, and she complains that her apartment is too small and has bad plumbing and bugs\, who but Alvy could take “bugs” as his cue\, and observe\, “Entomology is a rapidly growing field.” And only Annie could interpret this as\, “You don’t want me to live with you.” \nAlvy: I don’t want you to live with me!? Whose idea was it? \nAnnie: Mine. \nAlvy: Yeah\, it was yours\, actually\, but I approved it immediately. \nThere are of course other women in Alvy’s life\, including the Rolling Stone correspondent (Shelley Duvall) who is a Rosicrucian (Alvy: “I can’t get with any religion that advertises in Popular Mechanics”). And the liberal Democrat (Carol Kane) who Alvy marries but later splits up with because of their disagreements about the second gun theory of the Kennedy assassination. That Annie Hall is the great love of his life is immediately clear\, and the movie is a flashback from the opening monologue in which he sadly notes that a year earlier they were in love; the movie is his analysis of what went wrong\, and his answer is\, he found happiness\, but couldn’t accept it. Groucho’s line “is the key joke of my adult life\, in terms of my relationships with women.” \nLore about “Annie Hall” on imdb.com includes the revealing detail that Diane Keaton\, who lived with Allen at the time\, was born as Diane Hall\, and her nickname was Annie. The movie originally contained a murder subplot\, entirely dropped; a 140 minute rough cut became a 95 minute film in a process described in editor Ron Rosenblum’s book When the Shooting Stops. \nViewing the final cut\, I sensed not only how well the remains hold together but how miraculously\, since the parts would seem to be an ungainly fit. Consider Allen’s astonishing range of visual tactics\, including split screens in which the characters on either side directly address one another; a bedroom scene where Annie’s spirit gets up during sex to sit\, bored\, in a chair by the bed; autobiographical flashbacks; subtitles that reveal what characters are really thinking; children who address us as if they were adults (“I’m into leather”); an animated sequence pairing Alvy with Snow White’s wicked witch; and the way Alvy speaks directly out of the screen to the audience. \nThis is a movie that establishes its tone by constantly switching between tones: The switches reflect the restless mind of the filmmaker\, turning away from the apparent subject of a scene to find the angle that reveals the joke. “Annie Hall” is a movie about a man who is always looking for the loopholes in perfection. Who can turn everything into a joke\, and wishes he couldn’t. \n\nDISCUSSION FOLLOWS EVERY FILM!\n$7.00 Members | $11.00 Non-Members\nTIVOLI THEATRE\n5021 Highland Avenue  |  Downers Grove\, IL\n630-968-0219 |  classiccinemas.com\nWe apologize—Movie Pass cannot be used for AHFS programs
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/tivoli-theatre-presents-after-hours-film-society-annie-hall/
LOCATION:Tivoli Theatre\, 5021 Highland Avenue\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251125T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251125T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251106T213245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T213245Z
UID:14624-1764091800-1764104400@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Fair Game - Games Workshop Miniatures Night
DESCRIPTION:Fair Game Downers Grove hosts Games Workshop every Tuesday from 5:30 to 9:00 PM CST. New and experienced players are invited to join us for this casual event. \nThere will be a $5 venue fee required to participate in the event. Participants with a valid Junior/High School ID will have that fee reduced to $2.There will be no charge for players ages 12 and under who are with a participating adult. \nWe will set-up the store for both Warhammer 40k 9th Edition and Warhammer Age of Sigmar 3rd Edition. \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to fairgamestore@gmail.com. We also invite you to sign up for our Discord server. You can also sign-up for Games Workshop email updates here.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-games-workshop-miniatures-night-171/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251125T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251106T213412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T213412Z
UID:14625-1764093600-1764104400@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Fair Game - Open Painting Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Fair Game Downers Grove and dive into the world of miniatures painting every Tuesday night! We will have painting stations set up at the store where community members will be able to work on miniatures projects in the company of our welcoming hobby community. \nWe will have a selection of paints\, brushes\, glue\, and other supplies available to attendees\, and even more available for purchase. You are also invited to bring along your own supplies. \nWhile this is not a painting “class\,” it is a great way to get started with miniatures painting with light guidance from a Fair Game staff member. \nThere is a $5 admission fee for this event. \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to downersgrove@fairgamestore.com. We also invite you to sign up for our Discord server. You can also sign-up for miniatures painting email updates here.
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-open-painting-night-169/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251125T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T101545
CREATED:20251106T213628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T213628Z
UID:14626-1764093600-1764104400@www.downtowndg.org
SUMMARY:Fair Game - Gundam Weekly Play: Sealed
DESCRIPTION:Each player will receive 6 booster packs to build a deck before the event begins. \n1 booster pack will be awarded for participating.\nAdditional booster packs will be awarded based on performance \nThe event will be a 3 round Swiss tournament. \nImportant: All participants must have or sign up for a Bandai TCG+ account before the event. Failure to do so will result in inability to participate. \nDon’t miss your chance to be a part of this awesome Gundam TCG experience. Space is limited\, so make sure to purchase your seat early!
URL:https://www.downtowndg.org/event/fair-game-gundam-weekly-play-sealed/
LOCATION:Fair Game\, 1015 Curtiss Street\, Downers Grove\, IL\, 60515\, United States
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