McHenry County Living

01/09/2024

Comin' in hot this New Year with 🔥 Ashley Klemm Boudoirs!💋📸 Left at the Light host Matt chats with owner Ashley about how she went from a hobby photographer to successful wedding pro to finding ultimate joy improving lives as an intimate portrait photographer.

👉 LISTEN: mchenrycountyliving.com/podcast
🚦 MCL is a proud sponsor of Left at the Light!

01/08/2024

Presenting our first McHenry Co. Barn feature in partnership with photographer Russell King. 👏

📍13310 Adamson Rd., Grafton Township. Single silo (concrete staves) & barn w/ milk house (featuring a painted barn quilt).

♥️ Love barns? Architecture? Agriculture? History? Email [email protected] to order his beautiful full-color book of 200 county silos & barns!

01/08/2024

New Year, new memories to make! 🎊⛷️✨ Find cool JANUARY events in The Weekender: mchenrycountyliving.com/weekender

01/08/2024

Early warning, March 30: Easter Egg Hunt tickets at the magical Bettendorf Castle in Fox River Grove are now on sale (two times)! 🏰🐰✨ Get them before they sell out!

What's Included in Your Ticket Price? - A visit with princess characters, including photos with princesses on castle grounds - Meet & Greet with the Easter Bunny - A Balloon Twister - 2 Easter Egg Hunts on the Bettendorf Castle grounds (one egg hunt by age group than one egg hunt in our lar

01/06/2024

Did you or someone you know say "I do" over the holidays? 💍 🥂 The McHenry Co. Wedding Guide is your one-stop resource for trusted local wedding pros for your Big Day! ✨Click to learn more.

The very best McHenry County-area professionals all in one place!

01/06/2024

SUNDAY FUNDAY: The free Travel Show is coming to the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn! 🌴 ✈️ Enjoy destination seminars, travel deals & a chance to win a Punta Cana vacation for 2! 💕 Presented by Cary Travel Express!

McHenry County Cruise, Tour & Honeymoon Travel Show Sunday, January 7, 2024 11:15 AM 3:00 PM 11:15 15:00 Holiday Inn Chicago NW Crystal Lake Conv Ctr 800 South Illinois Route 31 Crystal Lake, IL, 60014 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS Learn more Posted in Travel, Tours, road trip, Recreation,...

01/06/2024

Tonight: GreenRoom specializes in a unique blend of clean, high-energy, multi-faceted improv comedy at Raue Center. 😂

For over 20 years, GreenRoom Improv has performed nationally for a wide range of audiences and events. GreenRoom specializes in a unique blend of clean, high-energy, multi-faceted improv comedy. GreenRoom members include Dave Hunter, Matthew Aldis, Kerry Cox, Sam Barbaro, Christian Zierke, Miriam N

01/06/2024

Saturday: We’ve had over 800 donations in the past three years, let’s support our law enforcement and community by donating blood! 🩸

Join us in memory of Deputy Jake Keltner in this year’s Blue Blood Drive. We’ve had over 800 donations in the past three years, let’s support our law enforcement and community by donating blood! Sign up at www.redcrossblood.org sponsor code: Keltner

01/06/2024

Mackenzie O'Brien brings a mix of country, pop, rock and covers ranging from Dolly to Cher to Nickelback to Sideouts tonight! 🤠

Mackenzie O'Brien brings a mix of country, pop, rock and original covers ranging from Dolly to Cher to Nickelback in an acoustic style. Mackenzie has appeared all over the midwest and played many of Nashville's best known venues! She and her band have made three straight appearances at Country Thund

01/06/2024

Billboard Award winner Michael Paterson brings his high-energy, crowd-engaging show tonight at Lucky Lulu's in Prairie Grove.

Billboard Award winner Michael Paterson brings his high-energy, crowd-engaging show. Table reservations recommended: 815-526-3311.

01/06/2024

Tonight's Lucy's Comedy show at Raue Center features the incredibly talented headliner Mr. Derick, who has been recently spotlighted on the Joe Rogan Experience. 🎤

Lucy’s Comedy Live is proud to present the best stand-up comedy show in the burbs on January 5, 2024, at 8:30 pm at Raue Center for the Arts. The show features the incredibly talented headliner Mr. Derick, who has been recently spotlighted on the Joe Rogan Experience. Mr. Derick is known for his c...

01/05/2024

Cabin fever? Click for open cosmic bowling hours through Sunday at Sideouts! 🎳⋆｡°✩🪐☆

Holiday Break Open Bowling Friday, January 5, 2024 12:00 PM 5:00 PM 12:00 17:00 Google Calendar ICS Posted in Entertainment, Family Events, Holiday & Seasonal, Island Lake, Kids & Family, McHenry County, Recreation, Sideouts, Sports Tagged bowling, Sideouts, Island Lake, Kids & Family

01/02/2024

Add some magic to your New Year! 🪄 America's Greatest Mindreader, Joe Diamond Live, makes his Sideouts Island Lake debut Wednesday, Jan. 3 with a table-side pre-show & interactive stage show! 🔮

01/01/2024

“A New Year has tiptoed in. Let’s go forward to meet it.” 😘🥳

📷 The Woodstock Moose Lodge ringing in 1956!

01/01/2024

May you have good health, lots of happiness & a great New Year. 🥳

12/31/2023

Kick 2024 off on the *right foot with an exciting game of bowling at Sideouts! 🎳🦶Only $3 per game!

*Left foot if you're right handed.

We're rolling into 2024 with a COSMIC BOWLING PARTY for the books! Kick 2024 off on the *right foot with an exciting game of bowling! Only $3 per game! *Left foot if you're right handed.

12/31/2023

T-minus 1 week: McHenry County Cruise, Tour & Honeymoon Travel Show in Crystal Lake! 🛫🏝️💞 Click for details.

McHenry County Cruise, Tour & Honeymoon Travel Show Sunday, January 7, 2024 11:15 AM 3:00 PM 11:15 15:00 Holiday Inn Chicago NW Crystal Lake Conv Ctr 800 South Illinois Route 31 Crystal Lake, IL, 60014 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS Learn more Posted in Travel, Tours, road trip, Recreation,...

12/31/2023

Every wonder why we toast with Champagne on New Year's? 🥂 Or what “Auld Lang Syne” is all about? 🎼 We solve these & other New Year's mysteries in the link! 🔎

Why we toast with Champagne, sing “Auld Lang Syne” and other New Year’s trivia.

12/30/2023

Saturday: Bad Motor Scooter is the Midwest's #1 Sammy Hagar Tribute Band coming to Sideouts with openers The Soul Chasers. 🎸

Bad Motor Scooter is the Midwest's #1 Sammy Hagar Tribute Band, playing all of the great Sammy Hagar's hits! The Soul Chasers warm up the crowd with classic rock soul & blues.

12/29/2023

Look no further than Lucky Lulu's in Crystal Lake for a fun NYE filled with great food, drinks & music. 🥂🎶🎊

NYE PACKAGE $65 pp PREMIUM OPEN BAR 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Plus ... HEAVY APPETIZERS, PARTY FAVORS & CHAMPAGNE TOAST AT MIDNIGHT DJ Mike spins all your favorites! CALL FOR RESERVATIONS: 815-526-3311

12/29/2023

Friday at Lucky Lulu's in Crystal Lake: Ryan Herrick's music is inspired by the raw, visceral power in traditional Delta blues & Appalachian folk music. 🎸

Ryan's music is inspired by the raw, visceral power in traditional Delta blues & Appalachian folk music. Table reservations recommended: 815-526-3311.

12/29/2023

It's a rockin NYE at Raue Center with 🇬🇧 American English Beatles tribute performing the “Hey Jude” album in its entirety as well as recreating the 1963 “Royal Command Performance” to celebrate its 60th anniversary!

Join us as we bring the music of the “Lads From Liverpool” back to Raue Center! American English will be performing the “Hey Jude” album in its entirety as well as recreating the 1963 “Royal Command Performance” to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

12/28/2023

If you love Stone Temple Pilots & 90s alternative rock, you don't want to miss Big Bang Baby at Sideouts Friday night! 🎸

BIG BANG BABY is the ultimate Stone Temple Pilots experience.

12/28/2023

𝘞𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵/𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘦!🥂 1957 – Balloons begin to fall from the ceiling as the clock strikes midnight during a New Year's Eve party hosted by the Woodstock Moose Lodge. 🕛🎉🎈

12/27/2023

Roll into 2024 with a COSMIC BOWLING PARTY at Sideouts. 🎊☄️✨🎳💫🌟🍕 Reserve your lane: 4018 Roberts Road Island Lake.

We're rolling into 2024 with a COSMIC BOWLING PARTY for the books! 2 1/2 hours of bowling shoe rental included Buffet-style pizza & salad Pitcher of beer or soda Party Favors Multiple shifts available 1 p.m.-10 p.m. – add a shift for $50 $120 per lane, pay in full to reserve your pa

12/27/2023

Say goodbye to 2023 with Steve Cochran’s New Year’s Eve Comedy Show at Raue Center. 🎙 Big laughs guaranteed, plus you'll be home before all the holiday hoopla!

Calling all early birds! Wouldn’t it be great if there were a New Year’s Eve show you could enjoy while still making it home in time to fall asleep long before midnight? Good news: there is! Say goodbye to 2023 with Steve Cochran’s New Year’s Eve Comedy Show!

12/25/2023

Hoping all of your Christmas wishes come true today! 🎁 1950s, Jimmy Dierzen is shown playing with new toys on Christmas. Jimmy, the son of Verda Dierzen, the namesake of Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center in Woodstock.

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas! ❤️ May holiday cheer fill your home with warmth & happiness.

12/25/2023

Rock into 2024 at Sideouts with resident DJ Teknik spinning all night, a champagne toast at midnight + party favors. 🎉🍾 Click for details.

We are rocking into 2024 with our resident DJ TekNik! Champagne toast at midnight + party favors. No cover, group tables available for reservation in the ticket link!

12/24/2023

Time for toys & time for cheer! 🎄 1910, Evelyn Allen admires the family Christmas tree in their North Crystal Lake apartment, which was located above Cohn's Department store (today's Crystal Lake Bank & Trust building) on Williams Street.