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Updated: January 5, 2012 2:06PM

ART

ANTIOCH FINE ARTS FOUNDATION GALLERY: 983 Main St. (847) 838-2274; www.antiochfinearts.org. Free folk music on the second Saturday of every month from 1 to 4 p.m. The artwork of.

GALLERY 128: Waukegan Public Library, 128 N. County St. (847) 623-2041 or www.waukeganpl.org. New exhibit featuring the photographs of Marcelino Hernandez will be on display at Gallery 128 through Jan. 31. The exhibit, titled “The Beauty Around Us,” captures people, wildlife and nature scenes from around the world.

GALLERY AT THE GARLANDS: 1000 Garlands Lane, off Northwest Highway by the Barrington Area Library. (847) 304-1996 or www.TheGarlands.com. Jerry Schoenherr bought his first camera in Germany while serving during World War II. Since then, through photography Schoenherr documented his travels across Europe and has taken hundreds of award-winning photographs over a lifetime. An exhibit featuring 40 color prints by Schoenherr will be on display Jan. 4 through Feb. 5. An artist’s reception will be held Jan. 6, from 4 to 5 p.m. The exhibit, which is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

GREENBELT CULTURAL CENTER: 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago. (847) 968-3477. The exhibit titled A Picture is Worth A Thousand Yards will be on display through March 4. Professional photographers from around the nation share their photos, and memories, of the legendary Walter Payton.

JACK BENNY CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Bowen Park, 1800 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan. (847) 360-4741 or www.lcal.org. Exhibit title “Jack Benny: From Waukegan To Hollywood” shows the life of Jack Benny from when he was growing up in Waukegan to his prolific career in Hollywood. Memorabilia from the exhibit include historic photographs of Jack Benny, programs from Jack Benny performances, and autographed items by Benny, Mary Livingstone and others. Learn about Benny’s early days growing up in Waukegan, his radio and television career, and the impact that he had on Hollywood and his hometown of Waukegan. .

LAKE COUNTY DISCOVERY MUSEUM: Lakewood Forest Preserve, Route 176 and Fairfield Road, near Wauconda. (847) 968-3380. A new national touring exhibition featuring works by celebrated nature photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984) runs through Jan. 8. The exhibit titled Classic Images: Photography by Ansel Adams presents a portfolio of 70 photographs hand-printed by the artist, and selected by him to represent the best of his life’s work. Admission is $6, $3 for seniors ages 55 and older and students ages 18 to 25, and $2.50 for youth ages 4 to 17. Children three years and under are free. Admission is discounted on Tuesdays.

LEMON STREET GALLERY: 4601 Sheridan Road, Kenosha. (262) 605-4745. The exhibit titled “Room with a View” by Internation Union of Mail-Artists will be on display Jan. 4-29.

RED SCHOOL HOUSE: 220 Robert Coffin Road, Long Grove. (517) 853-9862. Howard Finster Vision House traveling exhibit and lecture series runs through Jan. 31. The exhibit focuses on the sacred folk art of the late Finster and will help raise funds to maintain the Vision House as a Finster Museum. Finster was best known for his artwork gracing album covers such as R.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning’ and Talking Heads’ ‘Little Creatures,’ as well as being the leader of the “outsider art” movement and one of the grandfathers of folk art.

UNDERCROFT GALLERY: Lower level of Christ Episcopal Church, 410 N. Grand Ave., Waukegan. (847) 662-7081 or (847) 367-5308. Gurnee artist Thom Kapheim will present a unique interpretive show, “The Door,” 4 through Feb. 29. Kapheim will explore the door, that is the basis of the show, that is an outside entry to the hallway that connects the 1880 portion of Christ Episcopal Church to its turn-of-the-century addition, and is visible from the courtyard by those who enter the gallery from Grand Avenue. The show will change from week to week as Kapheim works through the artistic process. The show can be viewed during regular Gallery hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment for group visits. The church serves a luncheon on Wednesdays.

MEDLEY

JOPLIN’S JAVA AND RAGTIME CAFE: 114 S. Genesee St., Waukegan. (847) 775-1988. Senior social hours from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

MAINSTREET LIBERTYVILLE: On Milwaukee Avenue, downtown from the Metra station to Broadway and on Cook, Church and Lake. (847) 680-0336 www.mainstreetlibertyville.org. Celebrate the first Friday of each month from 6 to 9 p.m.

RHYTHM ACADEMY OF DANCE: 200 N. County St., Waukegan. (847) 244-4944. Salsa lessons are held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday. Admission is $10 per class or $55 for a six-week session. Community Drum and Rhythm Circle is held the 3rd Sunday of each month. Free.

ROUND LAKE AREA PARK DISTRICT SENIOR CENTER: Robert W. Rolek Community Center, 814 Hart Road, Round Lake. (847) 546-8558. Open painting time for seniors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.

SUNDANCE SALOON: 300 Lakehurst Road, Waukegan. (630) 328-2874. Dance program from 6 to 10 p.m. every Thursday. Music will be country, swing or Latin. Admission is $5.

MUSEUMS

THE ANSEL B. COOK HOUSE AND VICTORIAN MUSEUM: Milwaukee Avenue, between Cook Avenue and Church Street, Libertyville. (847) 362-2330 or libertyvillemundeleinhistoricalsociety.com. The house was built in 1878 by its namesake on the site of the first permanent dwelling in Libertyville. In 2001, the Home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Due to the 1921 facade reconstruction, it is listed as Cook Memorial Library.

HERITAGE CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM: 164 Hawley St., Grayslake. (847) 223-7663. The permanent gallery traces the history of Grayslake. Open from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

HIGHLAND PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 326 Central Ave. (847) 432-7090 or www.highlandparkhistory.com. History of Toy Trains exhibit will be on display Dec. 31 through Feb. 5. It will showcase American Flyer and Lionel Standard Gauge trains built between 1910 and 1935. The exhibit will be open on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 and $12 per family. Special group tours during the week are available upon request.

KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM: 5500 First Ave. (262) 653-4140. Exhibit titled Stephen A. Douglas: From the Shadow of Lincoln will be on display through March 20. New exhibit about wolves and coyotes on display through March 25. Contemporary artist Reginald Baylor of Milwaukee has his exhibit Mason Dixon Lines on display. Free program Jan. 13 at noon on Sarah Emma Edmons, a woman who posed as a man and fought in the Civil War. The program is part of the second Friday Lunchbox Lecture Series sponsored by the Milwaukee Civil War Roundtable and the Iron Brigade Association.