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We've got 5 things for you to do in Kane
FILM FEST PREVIEW
WHERE: Playhouse 38, 321 Stevens St., suite P, Geneva
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 23
COST AND INFO: Free and suitable for all ages; www.afterimagefilmfestival.com
ABOUT: AfterImage Film Festival organizers will show trailers of all the independent films that will be presented at the festival in September in St. Charles. Local Chicago films include South by Southwest Audience Award Winner “Saint Frances,” as well as the short films “Runner” and “SEARED: The Journey of a Chef.” There are no advance tickets for the preview, with seating on a first-come basis at the 80-seat theater. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. There will be a raffle to win two complimentary tickets to a film of one’s choice during the festival. The inaugural edition of the film festival will consist of over 20 films, including feature-length documentaries and narratives, documentary short films and narrative short films.
GENEVA CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE
WHERE: Along South Third Street in downtown Geneva
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 25
COST AND INFO: Free to spectators; genevaconcours.net
ABOUT: Geneva Concours D'Elegance is preceded by special events, all part of the fundraising that this year benefits the LivingWell Cancer Resource Center in Geneva. The world-class display will include antique, classic and modern automobiles. For 2019, a special focus will include Stutz, Allard, fin-tailed automobiles, the centennial of Bentley and the Sports Car Club of America's Diamond Anniversary. Also displayed will be vehicles on bordering cross streets.
JAKE SHIMABUKURO TO PLAY UKULELE FESTIVAL
WHERE: The Venue, 21 S. Broadway Ave. (Route 25), downtown Aurora
WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 24
COST AND INFO: $55 for reserved table seating, $50 for cocktail seating, $45 general admission; themusicvenue.org
ABOUT: Capping off the Aurora Ukulele Festival, internationally renowned ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro will perform. He will present a special “Session Notes,” a new educational exchange with the artist before the performance.
HEIRLOOM GARDEN SHOW
WHERE: Garfield Farm Museum, five miles west of Geneva, just north of Route 38 on Garfield Road, Campton Hills
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 25
COST AND INFO: $6 donation for adults, $3 for children age 12 and younger; 630-584-8485, info@garfieldfarm.org
ABOUT: Gardeners show off their favorite heirloom flowers, herbs, fruits and vegetables, important to promoting historic genetic diversity. There are no fees for exhibitors in the Heirloom Garden Show, and lectures are welcome. Visitors can check out the museum’s own antique flower garden. There will be tours of the 1846 teamster inn and tavern and the museum’s prairie.
ART GLASS
WHERE: Murano Midwest Gallery, 8N665 Edgewood Road, Campton Hills
WHEN: 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 23
COST AND INFO: Register at shawurl.com/3blj; 630-858-0000, info@MuranoMidwest.com
ABOUT: Murano Midwest Gallery invites people to a party with the art each Friday during the summer, dubbed Fine Art Fridays. One can browse several main gallery rooms, followed by wine or soft drinks. The show will include giftware and jewelry by some of the same artists and studios that produce the gallery's fine art pieces, which have included "Aqua Barnacle" (shown) by Ben Tullman.