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Are you looking to explore your creative side? Check out the Beverly Arts Cinema and discover your talents. With musical instruments such as the guitar, piano, percussion, harmonica, and strings, you can bring your imagination to life. Express yourself with visual art, including painting, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, glass, and photography. Or, try movie production with character development, screenwriting, editing, and stop-motion techniques. And for those interested in theatrics, learn the fundamentals of acting, improvisation, broadway, directing, and theatre makeup. The possibilities are endless.

Prepare to kick off America's holiday season in style at The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. This mile-long festival has attracted over a million visitors daily for more than 32 years now. The festival's nighttime parade on Michigan Avenue is the largest in the United States, featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse from The Walt Disney World Resort leading the way. The event boasts an impressive lineup of fantastic floats, giant helium balloons, marching bands, celebrities, musical performances, Santa Claus, fireworks, and more. The parade illuminates over a million lights on 200+ trees along The Avenue, creating a truly awe-inspiring sight.