4th Fridays is made possible by a large culture of committed volunteers who believe that keeping the arts alive and thriving in a community is beyond important. Their effort and heart show in the many details they tend to with a fervor that will keep “4th Fridays” alive forever.

Nancy Merkling Productions’ 4th Fridays Art Event started at The Starline in Harvard in April 2011 and moved to The Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake in October 2019. They ran three crazy successful events here and then, you know, Covid. They took the photography portion online to keep the community and connection up and waited for the mask mandates to go away because their event is worth waiting for. It’s TIME to go back to a full, in person, art exhibit. three exhibits – art [all media], photo exhibit and featured solo artist show live music on two stages in two separate galleries cash bars – roving snacks on trays – cool culture – mansion upstairs open