No surprise this place has 5 stars! Loved Sharon, our table helper. Super cute and fun experience…read more Looking forward to going again. You can choose anything you want the night before and they have a bare board and stencil ready for you. You distress the board, sand paper, and stain it. Then stencil and paint.

We had my best friend's bachelorette here and honestly had so much fun!!!! Chelsea was helpful,…read morekind, hilarious, and truly made this the best experience. Daniel was also amazing and both of them made us feel like we were the most important guests of the night!! I truly cannot wait to return with friends/family and make another piece! Beyond having a great time, we all left with gorgeous art pieces that we truly love. 1000% worth it and I am so glad we went!

I really love the farmers market that House of Music has on the weekends. During my past visit, I…read morebought a rosemary parmesan mini sourdough loaf and jam. This was something that this area was truly missing and has been the perfect weekend activity for me and my mom. Also the coffee shop here is also outstanding too and they have matcha!! Can't wait to check out more happenings here.

A real, live, crazy, classic "Twin Peaks" lodge with a Playboy "After Dark" vibe for swingers,…read morerockers, hoofers, hellions, mommas, big daddies, foodies, farmers, connoisseurs of the caffeine bean, and the likes of taco/pizza/cheese/beer/brat/chocolate/maple/apple festivals abound on ample outdoor amphitheater grounds. Inside, and awesome jam/dance stage/bar in a rustic true log cabin superstructure of an old tourist pancake house from the 1950's! On the softer side, sometimes a music school reboots organically organized by community members/teachers. Past kiddie concerts and recitals have taken place. We've done business with "chicken legs" Buttleman before, but we'll forgive him, cuz we see more in him than he sees in himself.

Such a very strange Dive bar. went a few weeks ago, I guess they had just got done having a party…read morefor some of the staff and we giving away the leftovers to the customers? Cool I guess to be giving away free food, but it looked like it had been sitting there all day and didn't seem very sanitary... Plus wouldn't you wanna sell your own food? *Shrug* There were also small puppies running around off-leash in the fenced-in outdoor patio area, also cool they were allowing this, but I've never seen anyone bring their dog to a bar before, especially small puppies. To each their own I suppose, just seemed odd... it's a small little dive bar and they do have karaoke... I guess it's cool enough for the locals, but definitely not worth going out of your way for.

Nice little place. Limited menu, but that's okay. We went watch my brother's band play Drinks were…read moregood and service was nice. The bartender was pretty cool.

Hard to be cool in Harvard but this bar tries to be apparently. It at least has some pretty…read moreinteresting colored lights. Cool Music Stop is another one of this town's many bars. Many seem like the same so it gets confusing. This has cheap drinks and some greasy ass stuff. A lot of bars in this farming town, and it's amazing how many there are. It has a group pretty close together downtown so you can do some rural bar hopping. This place is nothing to be confused with a hipster bar, but it can be fun though. It's about $5 for basic cocktails. Large glasses and not these tiny ass ones. Also there's apparently a kitchen with food. Though I have never seen anyone actually eat anything here, there's apparently some things like beef nachos and who else knows. Great place for watching games. It's one of the cleaned bars around here. There's a few big screen TVs, and if wanting to have a party, there's private rooms for events and whatever.

I used to work at this bar. It is such a great place to work that I would frequently come in on my…read moredays off to eat, drink and be merry. I highly recommend the pizza puff, wings, and broccoli bites.

I love the Studio Art School! Super cute place in downtown McHenry…read more A bunch of girlfriends and I did the paint class on Friday night -- it is $30 if you go by yourself, but if you bring a friend (or multiple) its $25 per person -- huge steal compared to places in the city. Reservations are required and on the website they show you what painting they do each Friday. BYOB, adults only class, and all supplies for painting are provided. You can also have your painting framed instantly for an additional $20 The instructor was super nice and fun, always encouraging a drink or two to boost your confidence if need be, lol. And everybody's painting turned out soo well!! I really can't wait to paint again!

Incredible helpful in providing aid, chalk paint and one on one service during the Covid…read morequarantine. I can't wait for classes to begin again. Lovely store, great location and all sorts of goodies!

I love the Bristol Renaissance Faire. I've been trying to make a tradition to go at least once…read moreevery summer, and this was my 4th time here. Even this being my 4th time, there's still so much I have yet to do! The activities, games, shopping, and shows are endless. It's open from 10am-7pm, and you really need to spend all day here. The time goes by extremely fast. We arrived at around 12pm and left around 6pm and it felt like we were only there for like an hour. It was raining though, so most of our time was spent seeking cover lol. Usually it is very crowded, but the rain pretty much scared everyone off and there were basically no lines for food which was great for us. I tried a few things I haven't before, including sassafras ($2), corn fritters ($11), and curly fries. We also got an affogato ($10) and a turkey leg ($19)--a must when at the ren faire. All the food is pretty good and I've never been disappointed by anything. There are so many shops selling beautiful and some handmade things. Everything is going to be pricey so plan accordingly. For two people combined, we probably spent around $200-$300 on everything including for tickets and parking. The nice thing is all the shows are free (tips accepted), so if you see multiple shows it's worth it. The ticket prices go up about $4 every year, but you can get a small discount if you buy them from Menards (this year was $44 vs the $48 online price, plus you get the 11% rebate). There are two parking lots. One that is right outside the entrance ($20) and one that is a bit of a walk away but you can save $10. My favorite activities and shows the past few years are definitely archery, vegetable justice (hilarious), the joust to the death, maypole dance, drum jam finale, fire whip show, and the lady with the cat that does tricks. If you stay until the very end, you can watch the queen and everyone parade outside and wave goodbye to you! Hopefully next year I can finally try out one of the wooden carnival rides.

Well, first I need to say I haven't been to the festival in probably 15-20 years. I was blown away…read moreby how big, and I mean big, it was. There used to be a time where it was small and intimate. Now, I had no clue which way to go. You actually need two days to walk around. I am an active 70 year old and was exhausted. Of course, the festival was packed. Lines were extremely long for food/drinks. I can't say I enjoyed the experience. When it was smaller, at least you were able to visit the vendors. The price for entry is high. I have no interest in returning.

Was a cute place they don't have every day hours. It was an interesting building with some fun…read morestuff inside. I do like to look at this kind of stuff. I usually don't need anything but it is fun to look around. They also have a shop across the street. It's worth the look. My only thing was hard to tell where to get in the building

Great place to browse, but I've only picked up a few small things here and there. It tends to be…read moremore primitive and a lot of things too pricey. The owners are nice and very friendly.

This is a fun little stop if your walking around downtown Geneva with time to spare or need to…read morewaste. All the art is from local artists and there is a wide variety of art styles and media. The lady who was staffing it while we were there was knowledgeable about a lot of the art and artists and made the time there pleasant. Pricing varies but there are works of art that were smaller and went for $10, I ended up buying something myself because this is one of those stores that make small downtowns rich with diverse storefronts and would be a shame if it closed and the lose of a way for artists to get their work out.

This is a gallery for those who want a wide selection of work and prices. It is stocked with local…read moreand regional artist, work and changes out the work every 8 weeks. In addition, they are a non-profit foundation which gives back to the community.