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Get ready for the 2023 solar eclipse! Stop by the Youth Services department on the 2nd floor to pick up a special take & make craft kit and your own pair of solar eclipse glasses! Use your eclipse glasses to view the eclipse on Saturday, October 14th between 10:37am and 1:22pm. Kits/glasses are for children...
Learn about cool jobs and hot careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) straight from the professionals at our Museum-wide career celebration. In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month, Science Works will feature dynamic speakers, hands-on activities and one-on-one discussions. Youth and their families can discover what interesting jobs the STEM fields have to offer,...
Join us at the Library to view an annular, or ring-shaped, solar eclipse as well as a variety of activities to celebrate this amazing astronomical event. This eclipse will begin at around 10:30 a.m., and peak at around noon. Safety glasses will be provided to everyone who attends. No registration necessary.
Come visit our Open House at Station 3 with tons of activities and events for folks of all ages! A kids obstacle course, fire department demonstrations, and much more! For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Fire Prevention Week.
Mark your calendars for a day of family fun and learning. 🗓️ We've got a sizzling lineup of activities waiting for you: 🎪 Games for all ages – Test your skills and win fantastic prizes! 🎁🎯 🚒 Interactive demonstrations – See our brave firefighters in action! 🚒🔥 🖌️ Poster contest winners will be revealed! 🎨🏆...
Every October, the Chicago Architecture Center is proud to host Open House Chicago—a free public festival that offers self-guided history and architecture trails throughout Chicago, talks and programming, and behind-the-scenes access to architecturally, historically and culturally significant sites across the city. Open House Chicago remains one of the largest events of its kind in the...
Your time to soak up the Moon’s shadow is fast approaching, eclipse chasers! Celebrate the annular solar eclipse this fall at the Adler Planetarium! On October 14, 2023, everyone’s favorite star (the Sun) and our rocky celestial neighbor (the Moon) are lining up to give us an opportunity to see a partial solar eclipse from...
Watch this rare natural phenomenon here.
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