McHenry County Calendar of Events October 21 – 24
Fri., Oct. 21
7 p.m. Cost: $9 – $12
Spotlight Youth Theater Presents: A Little Princess
Cosman Cultural Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley, IL 60142
Phone: 815-516-2298 Website: www.spotlight.org
Fri., Oct. 21
Fri., 4 p.m. to Sun., 2 p.m. Cost: $399 to $699
“A Transformational Journey Home,” Fall Yoga Retreat
Heartland Spa, 335 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Phone: 262-248-2157 Website: www.YogaGong4Life.com
Fri., Oct. 21
7 – 8 p.m. Cost: $25, Ages 21 & up
Girl’s Night Out – Painting Party Halloween
Sacred Mindscapes, 5435 Bull Valley Road, Suite 304, McHenry, IL 60050
Phone: Tammy – 847-456-7695 or Carla – 423-313-4144
Website: www.sacredmindscapes.com
Fri., Oct. 21
8 – 11 p.m. Cost: tickets start at $32.50
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-356-9212 Website: www.rauecenter.org
Fri., Oct. 21
8 – 11 p.m. Cost: $24/adult & $21/student & $21/seniors
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-5300 Website: www.woodstockoperahouse.com
Fri., Oct. 21
4 – 6 p.m. Cost: $10 (Boy Scouts check requirements on line)
Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge
Nature Center, 330 N. Main St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-455-1763 Website: www.crystallakeparks.org
Fri., Oct. 21
6:30 – 9 p.m. Cost: $91/resident & $101/non-resident, Ages 17 & up
Fresh Pasta Workshop
Confetti Gourmet, 8505 RedTail Dr., Unit F, Lakewood, IL 60014
Phone: 815-459-0680 ext. 1220 Website: www.crystallakeparks.org
Fri., Oct. 21
6 – 9 p.m. Cost: $10
Let’s Dance!
Park Place, 406 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-477-5871 Website: www.visitmchenrycounty.com
Fri., Oct. 21
8:15 p.m. FREE
The Trump Card
Raue Center’s Café Stage, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-356-9212 Website: www.rauecenter.org
Sat., Oct. 22
1 – 2 p.m. Cost: $5/resident & $8/non-resident
Seventh Annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade
Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Dr. (to Highfill Park), Algonquin, IL 60102
Phone: 847-658-2716 Website: www.algonquin.org
Sat., Oct. 22
5 – 9 p.m. Cost: $70/advance & $85/door
Dancing With Our Stars – “Dancing for Diapers”
Holiday Inn Crystal Lake, Heliport, S. IL Route 31, Crystal Lake, IL
Phone: 815-382-0004 Website: www.diaperbankni.org
Sat., Oct. 22
8 – 11 p.m. Cost: tickets start at $32.50
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-356-9212 Website: www.rauecenter.org
Sat., Oct. 22
9 – 11 a.m. Bring a new unopened toy
Make A Difference Day – “Make Albums of Hope”
Grace Lutheran Church, Luther Hall, 1300 Kishwaukee Road, Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-0554 Website: www.gracewoodstock.org
Sat., Oct. 22
Fri., 4 p.m. to Sun., 2 p.m. Cost: $399 to $699
“A Transformational Journey Home,” Fall Yoga Retreat
Heartland Spa, 335 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Phone: 262-248-2157 Website: www.YogaGong4Life.com
Sat., Oct. 22
1 – 4 p.m. FREE
Fall for Health & Wellness
Wonder Lake Chiropractic, 5323 Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, IL 60017
Phone: 815-728-0300 Website: www.wonderlakechirporactic.com
Sat., Oct. 22
5:30 – 8 p.m. FREE
Halloween Trunk or Treat
Heritage Park, 32493 N. Darrell Road, McHenry, IL 60051
Website: www.facebook.com/events/1809119132665939/
Sat., Oct. 22
1 – 4 p.m. FREE
Life of the Metis
Prairieview Education Center, Room 210, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-479-5779 Website: www.mccdistrict.org
Sat., Oct. 22
8 – 11 p.m. Cost: $24/adult & $21/student & $21/seniors
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-5300 Website: www.woodstockoperahouse.com
Sat., Oct. 22
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Cost: $15
His Girl Friday
Stage Left Café at the Woodstock Opera House, 125 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-4212 Website: www.woodstockoperahouse.com
Sat., Oct. 22
1 – 5 a.m. Cost: $20, Ages 11 – 17
Boy Scout Climbing Merit Badge
Nature Center, 330 N. Main St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-455-1763 Website: www.crystallakeparks.org
Sat., Oct. 22
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cost: $5, Ages 18 & up
Unfinished Craft Object
Administration Building, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-459-0680 Website: www.crystallakeparks.org
Sat., Oct. 22
8:15 p.m. FREE
The Trump Card
Raue Center’s Café Stage, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-356-9212 Website: www.rauecenter.org
Sat., Oct. 22
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. FREE
Meet Michael Penkava, author of Doughnut Street School
Marvin’s Toy Store, 64 A North Williams St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 779-220-4179 Website: www.MarvinsToyStore.com
Sat., Oct. 22
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Cost: $55
Soup, Stews & Stocks
Loyola University Retreat & Ecology Campus, 2710 S. Country Club Road, Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-1032 Website: www.luc.edu
Sat., Oct. 22
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. FREE
DEA National Drug Take Back Day
Algonquin Police Department Lobby, 2200 Harnish Dr., Algonquin, IL 60102
Phone: 847-658-5218/ Website: www.algonquin.org
Sat., Oct. 22
2 p.m. & 6 p.m. Cost: $9 – $12
Spotlight Youth Theater Presents: A Little Princess
Cosman Cultural Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley, IL 60142
Phone: 815-516-2298 Website: www.spotlight.org
Sun., Oct. 23
4 – 6 p.m. FREE
The Lapis Trio featuring Casey Nielsen & Christy Bennett
Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, IL
Phone: 815-459-2690 Website: www.BethanyLC.com
Sun., Oct. 23
Fri., 4 p.m. to Sun., 2 p.m. Cost: $399 to $699
“A Transformational Journey Home,” Fall Yoga Retreat
Heartland Spa, 335 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Phone: 262-248-2157 Website: www.YogaGong4Life.com
Sun., Oct. 23
1 – 3 p.m. FREE
Open House for Law Enforcement
Buss Ford Dealership, 111 S. Route 31, McHenry, IL 60050
Phone: 815-385-2000 Website: www.mchenrychamber.com
Sun., Oct. 23
8 – 11 p.m. Cost: tickets start at $32.50
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-356-9212 Website: www.rauecenter.org
Sun., Oct. 23
1 – 3 p.m. Cost: FREE/resident & $5/non-resident, Ages 10 & up
Harvesting our Native Prairie
Lake in the Hills Fen Conservation Area, 1500 Jefferson St., Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
Phone: 815-338-6223 Website: www.mccdistrict.org
Sun., Oct. 23
8 – 11 p.m. Cost: $24/adult & $21/student & $21/seniors
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-5300 Website: www.woodstockoperahouse.com
Sun., Oct. 23
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Cost: $15
His Girl Friday
Stage Left Café at the Woodstock Opera House, 125 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-4212 Website: www.woodstockoperahouse.com
Sun., Oct. 23
9 – 11 a.m. FREE
Oak Rescue Volunteer Work Day
Sterne’s Woods & Fen, 5617 Hillside Dr., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-459-0680 Website: www.crystallakeparks.org
Sun., Oct. 23
3 p.m. Cost: $9 – $12
Spotlight Youth Theater Presents: A Little Princess
Cosman Cultural Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley, IL 60142
Phone: 815-516-2298 Website: www.spotlight.org
Mon., Oct. 24
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. FREE
Hearing Test & Vision Eye Screening Vans
In Front of McHenry Township Senior Center, 3719 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg, IL 60051
Phone: 815-653-3516 Website: www.mchenrytownship.com
Mon., Oct. 24
8 p.m. FREE
Poetry Night
Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone: 815-356-9212 Website: www.rauecenter.org
Mon., Oct. 24
7 – 9:30 p.m. Cost: $35, Ages 18 & up
Art Attack – Adult Sip & Paint
Grand Oaks Recreation Center, 1401 W. Route 176, Crystal Lake, IL
Phone: 815-459-0680 ext. 1228 Website: www.artattackpaintparty.com
Tues., Oct. 25
8 a.m. – 1 p.m. FREE
Woodstock Farmer’s Market
Woodstock Square, 205 W. Todd Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-5164 Website: www.woodstockfarmersmarket.org
Tues., Oct. 24
6 – 7 p.m. Cost: $7/resident & $10/non-resident
Sterne’s Woods Family Wagon Rides
Sterne’s Woods & Fen, 5617 E. Hillside Road, Crystal Lake, IL
Phone: 815-459-0680 Website: www.crystallakeparks.org