Long Grove Opens Six New Shops

Perhaps my blogs of late have sparked some interest and you've visited Long Grove as I've urged, but if not, I have 6 new reasons why you might want to make the trip! Just in time for holiday shopping (have you made the pledge to shop local this season?) Long Grove is the place to be!

The Village boasts a wide selection of store attractions including antiques, apparel, fine arts, gifts, home furnishings, restaurants, cafes, and much more to further encourage local shopping and maintain Long Grove as a shopping destination. New business openings in Long Grove include: Celine Custom Jewelers for that special splurge or jewelry repair, The Cedar Grill for lunch or dinner, The Pear Tree Shoppe for holiday goods, Rivellino School of Art for children and adult art classes (an amazing gift!), Harper’s Hollow Halloween Shop (the name says it all!), and The Peppermint Stick for dessert, penny candy and more- Long Grove has it all!

Additionally, the beloved Dandy Things, offering “indie” toys, clothing, art and more for children, teens and the young at heart, has moved to a larger location on Old McHenry Road. (and I'm not even mentioning all of our other amazing shops, galleries, cafes and restaurants- only the newbies!)

Not to mention, in addition to these new store openings, Long Grove also is proud to be host to two art exhibits:

• Howard Finster Exhibit: Perhaps best known for his artwork gracing album covers such as R.E.M.'s Reckoning and Talking Heads' Little Creatures, Finster is the most prominent and famed member of the "outsider art" movement, with over 50,000 paintings in his collection. David Leonardis, Curator of the Howard Finster Vision House Museum, hosts the exhibit and lecture series, discussing his personal and professional relationship with Howard Finster, as well as an overview of the Museum's permanent collection in Summerville, Georgia. 

• Lyman Whitaker: Take a walk through Long Grove and one will have a hard time not stopping to gaze at the newest installation of outdoor art, Wind Sculptures by Lyman Whitaker. Whitaker transported fifty of these billowing copper and steel sculptures from his studio in Utah to Long Grove, creating a Wind Forest of beauty.

So come visit us, won't you?!