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June 2019
Fun Family Game Night
Turn off the TV & video games and come out to some old-fashioned fun! We will have several board games out for you to enjoy as well as some over-sized games! Bolingbrook's local basketball team, the Brook Town Force, will also be putting on games of HORSE. Share
Find out more »Millennium Park Summer Film Series
The Millennium Park Summer Film Series will offer a lineup of popular classic and recent movie selections on Tuesdays, June 4 through August 20, at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. To celebrate 2019 as the Year of Chicago Theatre, this year’s series will co-present each film with a select Chicago theatre company, providing a season-long sampling of themes, ethnicities and genres to reflect the city’s rich passion for cinema in all its variety. DCASE has partnered with 13…
Find out more »Storytime in the Park
Come out to your favorite neighborhood parks for stories, music and movement with the Glen Ellyn Public Library.
Find out more »Summer Concert Series
Presented by the Downers Grove Park District Enjoy FREE live music on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm from May 28 through August 20 at Veterans Memorial Pavilion in Fishel Park. Fishel Park is located at 1036 Grove St in Downers Grove (just west of Main Street). Food, wine and beer* will be available for purchase starting at 6 pm each week. *We card everyone! Please be prepared to show your ID if you will be enjoying an alcoholic beverage at…
Find out more »Cantigny Park Free Parking Day
2019 Cantigny Park Free Days Parking is free the first Wednesday of each month, March through December. Special Free Days May 19 – Armed Forces Day July 11 July 26 – McCormick Day November 11 – Veteran’s Day
Find out more »National Pollinator Week
Pollinator Garden We’re excited about our pollinator friends and you should be too! Join us Monday through Friday, June 17th-21st, to help us celebrate the creatures that are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering plants and 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day. Pollinators are all part of the intricate biological web that helps to support diversity in our eco-system and sustains our quality of life. We’ll meet each morning in the Pollinator Garden—with a different…
Find out more »National Pollinator Week
Pollinator Garden We’re excited about our pollinator friends and you should be too! Join us Monday through Friday, June 17th-21st, to help us celebrate the creatures that are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering plants and 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day. Pollinators are all part of the intricate biological web that helps to support diversity in our eco-system and sustains our quality of life. We’ll meet each morning in the Pollinator Garden—with a different…
Find out more »Kids Klub
Join us every Wednesday this summer for some lunchtime entertainment. These interactive children’s shows are a great free way to spend a summer afternoon. A variety of well-known acts will perform. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to our back patio/grass area. Refreshments and food will be available for purchase. Concession stand will open at 11:30am. Performances are from 12:00 to 1:00pm. Ages: All Welcome (children 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult) Date:Wednesdays, June 5-Aug. 7 (No…
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