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Event Series Wild Wednesdays

Wild Wednesdays

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Wild Wednesdays are back for the season at Garfield Park Conservatory! Join Family Programs staff outdoors in Play and Grow Garden for free, drop-in activities, such as fort building, bug hunts, chalk drawing, and more! Find us every Wednesday evening from 4:00-7:30 pm. Just head outside through our Desert House doors and follow the giant...

Free

Adler Planetarium Illinois Resident Free Days

Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

The Adler is excited to announce that we will be free for Illinois residents (with proof of residency) every Wednesday evening from 4-10 pm (our new Wednesday hours.) Stop by after work or school, or for date night and enjoy everything the Adler has to offer at night, for free as part of our Illinois...

Free

T-Rexplorers

Franklin Park Public Library 10311 Grand Avenue, Franklin Park, IL, United States

Get a glimpse of what itโ€™s like to go on a paleontological dig by exploring museum-quality fossil specimens from species like Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex! Come 15 minutes before the program and get to meet Ranger!

Free

Musical Theatre Mayhem

Helen Plum Library 411 South Main Street, Lombard, IL, United States

Celebrate all things musical theatre with trivia, activities, and more! Drop-in event for grades 6-12

Free

Marmion Academy Open House

Marmion Academy 1000 Butterfield Rd, Aurora, IL, United States

Donโ€™t miss Marmion Academyโ€™s Open House on November 20th at 6:30pm! This Open House will focus on Marmionโ€™s Brotherhood, Spirituality, Academics and Leadership and will be approximately two hours in length. There will be time to speak with teachers, moderators, and current students about Marmion's programs and activities before and after the Open House. All...

Free
Event Series Thanksgiving Table Crafts

Thanksgiving Table Crafts

Geneva Public Library 227 S 7th Street, Geneva, IL, United States

Set your Thanksgiving table with a few special, festive touches! We will be making a fun felt pumpkin pie table runner and kraft paper silverware bag with autumn leaf place cards.

Free
Event Series Hejsan: Story and Craft

Hejsan: Story and Craft

Swedish American Museum 5211 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us in the Brunk Childrenโ€™s Museum of Immigration for a story and craft on the last Thursday and Friday of the month. Free (with Museum admission). In May we will be reading The Swedish Girl of Motala, written and illustrated by Eric Basir.

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