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Gallery: Illinois Vintage Fest stops at NIU

By Ethan Rodriguez, Photo Editor
September 15, 2025
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A group of Illinois Vintage Fest attendees rummage through the discounted clothing bin at one of the vendors. Some vendors offered discounted prices to attendees due to the rain that occurred during the set up of the event on Saturday. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
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Antonio Adamo, owner of artbyadamo, (right) holds up a handmade poster while talking to Reggie Jones, a Chicago resident, about the custom art he produces on Saturday. Adamo produces custom and commissioned art, prints and shoes. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
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The Avlon String Quartet, joined by pianist Winston Choi, performs Narongrit Dhamabutra’s “Quintet For the Spirits of ASEAN” on Friday in the Recital Hall of the Music Building. The performance was proceeded with a lecture from composer Dhamabutra on the piece beginning at 6 p.m. and was followed by a reception with Thai food in the Music Library. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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A 2000s Sony camcorder plays live footage of Illinois Vintage Fest attendees on a CRT TV at the NH Camera booth. NH Camera is a Chicago based small business founded in 2015 that specializes in selling older cameras. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
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Morgan Wash (left), a sophomore nursing student, helps her cousin, Brayden Dickerson, make a cowboy hat on Friday at the Huskie Hoedown in MLK Commons. The Huskie Hoedown featured cowboy hat making, mechanical bull riding, line dancing lessons and a picture opportunity with hay bales in front of the NIU letters. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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First-year psychology major Aalyiah Coleman (right) plays a trivia game at the Orthodontic Experts table with Media & Community Relations manager Shannon Bohn at the Involvement Fair. Orthodontic Experts provide braces, corrective surgeries and alignment procedures. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)
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