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Tonight is Later Night Andersonville, another chance to shop late (until 10:00 pm) and get great discounts at some of your favorite Andersonville stores.  Plus caroling and holiday music from the Lakeside Pride Freedom Band, and a chance to wrap all of your gifts (for free!) in an ec0-friendly was at the Green Gift Wrapping Bash.  Oh yeah, and only one week until Christmas!

A few blocks from Clark Street is the charming Painted Light Photography & Framing Gallery at 1742 W. Balmoral (worth the walk!).  Owner Barb Laing shop features gift items from local and American artists, as well as her custom framing services.  Today’s favorite thing from the Andersonville Holiday Gift Guide is another service she offers, Photo Restoration.  With over 20 years of experience with photo restoration, she can take your old family photos and give them new life.  Imagine the joy on your family member’s face when you give them a beautiful new print of a photo they had long thought beyond repair.

Other items featured from Painted Light are Pear Candles and Posters.

Painted Light Photography & Framing Gallery, 1742 W. Balmoral.  773-275-4121  Holiday hours: Tuesdays-Thurday, 11:00 am -7:00 pm, Fridays 11:00 am-3:00 pm, Saturday 10:30 am-5:00 pm, Sunday, 10:30 am-4:00 pm, closed on Mondays.  Appointments available.

Be sure to check out the Plein Air Painters exhibit at the Edgewater Historical Society.

Be sure to check out the Plein Air Painters exhibit at the Edgewater Historical Society.

Yesterday we took a look at the businesses south of Foster who are participating in Andersonville Arts & Home Weekend, October 2-4.  Today we turn our attention to the west to look at those businesses that may be a little off the beaten path (aka not right on Clark Street between Foster and Balmoral) but are totally worth the incredibly short walk.

Andersonville’s western boundary is Ravenswood, and if you head in that direction along Balmoral you will quickly come across four great businesses that are not to be missed during Andersonville Arts & Home Weekend.  After the jump we take a look at these four and what they will be doing this weekend.

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