DuPage Co. families calendar
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Today
• Stories to Grow On, a drop-in storytime, will be offered at 7 p.m. Mondays and again at 10 a.m. Thursdays through Feb. 28 at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. The family program will include stories, songs and more. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call Young People's Services at (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.
Tuesday
• St. Mary's Parish School will host an open house from 9 a.m. to noon and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the School, 147 Garden St., West Chicago. Learn about St. Mary's full-day preschool, full-day kindergarten, and first through eighth grade education. For details, call (630) 231-1776 or visit www.stmarywc.org.
• Globe-trotters: Iceland will be the focus from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road, Itasca. Globe-trotters, for kids in grades three through six, celebrates the culture, crafts, food, sports and more from a different country around the world each month. Registration is required. To register or for details, call (630) 773-1699.
• The new Teen Advisory Group will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Students in grades six through 12 will learn about the library's new teen area and offer suggestions to develop it. Registration is required. For details, call the Fiction Desk at (630) 458-3320 or the Ask Me Desk at (630) 458-3338.
• Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital will offer Music and Sign Language for Kids ages 8-14 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. The program is free. For details or to register, call (630) 909-7102.
• The Wheaton Warrenville PTA Council will hold an informational meeting about the District 200 referendum to build a new Hubble Middle School at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Wheaton Park District Community Center, 1777 S. Blanchard Road, Wheaton. For details, call Mary Ann Uhen at (630) 665-5049.
Wednesday
• The Lombard Park District and FGM Architects will give a presentation about the park district's plans for a new pool at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Knoll Recreation Center, 820 S. Finley Road, Lombard. On the Feb. 5 ballot, the park district will ask voter's permission to borrow $5.9 million to replace Moran Water Park, which closed in September. Plans for the new pool are posted at www.lombardparks.com/lombardcommunitypool2.htm. For information, call (630) 620-7322.
• Glenbard South High School will hold a program for eighth-grade parents and students beginning at 6:45 p.m. Jan. 30 at the high school, Butterfield Road and Park boulevard, Glen Ellyn. For details, call (630) 469-6500.
Thursday
• The annual Willowbrook High School Curriculum Showcase will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the school, 1250 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park. Parents, incoming freshman students and members of the community may attend and visit display booths, meet faculty and staff, take a self-guided tour of school facilities and more. Current eighth-grade students and their parents will learn about academic courses, electives and opportunities for extracurricular involvement. For details, call (630) 530-3400.
• Is It Hot, Hot, Hot: Salsa Sampling and CD Swap, a program for teens in grades six through twelve, will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road, Itasca. Teens will help pick the best-tasting salsa from mild, medium and hot categories, and swap a CD or two with other kids. Salsa will be provided, but participants should bring CDs they want to trade. Feel free to bring a friend as well as paperback books in good condition to trade as well. Registration is required. To register or for details, call (630) 773-1699 or visit www.itascalibrary.org.
• "Children of Aging Parents: What You Need to Know" will be presented from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Central DuPage Hospital, 25 N. Winfield Road, Winfield. Topics include power of attorney, advance directives, Medicare coverage, health care and long-term care, palliative and hospice care and more. The program is free, but registration is required. For details, call (630) 933-4234.
• Villa Park Recreation will offer Little Chefs from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Thursdays, Thursday through Feb. 28, at the Iowa Community Center, 338 N. Iowa Ave., Villa Park. Children ages 3 to 5 will learn to cook. The cost is $29 for residents, $32 for others. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.
• The Glenside Public Library District begins accepting registrations Thursday for its after school program, Chinese New Year, which will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Feb. 7 at the library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. For details, call (630) 260-1550.
Friday
• St. Irene Catholic School will have a school mass and an all-school open house starting at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 1 at St. Irene Catholic School, 3S601 Warren Ave., Warrenville. School mass will be in the church at 8:30 a.m., and the open house will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the lower level of the Activity Center at the school. The school offers education from age three through eighth grade, including all-day kindergarten and before- and after-school programs. For details, call (630) 393-9303 ext. 16 or visit www.st-ireneschool.org.
• A free Latino Service Providers Network event will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 1 in room 128 of the Open Campus Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Twenty of the Network's agencies will be on hand to provide information about services that are available to the Latino community in the western suburbs. Lourdes "Lulu" Blacksmith, Director of Community Relations and District Press Secretary for Congressman and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives J. Dennis Hastert, will give the keynote address. For details, call (630) 231-3348.
• Salt Creek Golf Club will host its annual Lenten Fish Fry from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, and every Friday through March 21, at Salt Creek Golf Club, 701 W. Thorndale Ave., Wood Dale. Cost is $11.95, $10.95 for seniors age 60 and older, and $6.95 for children ages four to 10, and includes all-you-can-eat haddock and perch, soup and salad bar. There will also be weekly specials and a limited sandwich menu. Reservations are recommended. For reservations or for details, call (630) 773-0184 ext. 4.
• Ted and Company Theaterworks will perform a series of skits with a unique take on the sacred at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 1215 Modaff Road, Naperville. The program is appropriate for all ages and reservations are suggested. Tickets cost $8, $12 for a family of six or fewer, $5 for seniors. For details, call (630) 355-4545 or visit www.st-raphael.com.
• The Elmhurst Historical Museum will present Tales and Treats at 10 a.m. Friday at the museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst. Preschool children will hear the story "Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers" by Karen B. Winnick and then make top-hat cookies. The cost is $3 per child. Registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call (630) 833-1457 or visit www.elmhurst.org/elmhurst/museum.
• Lewis University's Heritage Theatre Company will hold auditions for a multimedia staged reading of "You Brought This On Yourself" at 7 p.m. Friday at the school's Philip Lynch Theatre, Route 53 and University Parkway, Romeoville. Roles are available for actors of all experience levels, ages 15 to 65. Auditions will include cold readings from the script and improvisation. The play was written by Lewis University professor of philosophy George Miller and will be performed May 1. For details, call (815) 836-5409 or visit www.lewisu.edu/plt.
• Villa Park Recreation will offer ABC/123 from 11:15 a.m. to noon Fridays, Friday through Feb. 29, at the Iowa Community Center, 338 N. Iowa Ave., Villa Park. Children 3 and older will make art projects, sing songs and play games to help them learn to count and recite the alphabet. The cost is $25 for residents, $28 for others. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.
• Kids can take the Leap Year Quiz starting Friday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Contest forms and activity sheets must be submitted by 9 p.m. Feb. 29 in the Young People's Services Department. Five winners will receive prizes. For details, visit www.plum.lib.il.us or call (630) 627-0316.
• The Lombard Park District will offer dances for students in grades six through eight from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 and March 14 at the Lombard Community Building, 433 E. St. Charles Road, Lombard. Teens from Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace and Villa Park may attend. Student ID is required. Admission is free with a Teen Club Membership card, $5 for others. For details, call (630) 620-7322 or visit www.lombardparks.com.
• Drop-in chess for children in grades one through eight will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, March 7, April 4 and May 2 at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. The program is aimed at home-schooled students, as well as other children who have the day off. Chess sets will be provided. For details, call Young People's Services at (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.
• Abraham Lincoln School will present a Talent Night for its students from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the school, 380 Greenfield, Glen Ellyn. For details, call (630) 790-6475.
Saturday
• The Lombard Park District's Winter Carnival will be from noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lombard Community Building, 433 E. St. Charles Road. The event will include hayrides, rides on the Holiday Express Train, games, a marshmallow roast and more. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 620-7322 or visit www.lombardparks.com.
• In-person registration will be accepted starting Saturday for the O'Hare Suburban Chapter of the National Association for Women in Construction's annual Block Kids building competition from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Phone registration will be accepted starting Sunday. If space is available, registration will be open to the public at 9 a.m. Feb. 16. Girls and boys in grades one through six will compete for prizes, including a $100 savings bond, and a chance to advance to regional competition. All materials, including Legos, will be provided. For details, call Young People's Services at (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.
• Families can celebrate Chinese New Year with a story and a craft at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. For details, visit www.plum.lib.il.us or call Young People's Services at (630) 627-0316.
• The Mardi Gras Costume Party will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Children will make Mardi Gras masks, hear stories, play games and more. Participants may wear costumes. The program is free, but registration is required. Children 9 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver 16 or older. For details, call (630) 458-3338.
• The DuPage County Forest Preserve will present the Wonders of Winter from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mayslake Forest Preserve, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. The program is free and includes ice fishing, snowshoeing, geocaching, creating winter treats for the birds, a horse-drawn wagon ride, guided nature walk and winter photo tips. For details, call (630) 933-7200.
Sunday
• Children's musician Mr. Nicky will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St., Roselle. Original songs will be performed based on the Library's winter reading program, "Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds!" Registration is required. To register or for details, call (630) 529-1641 ext. 351 or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.
• An Introduction to Archery is offered from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday beginning at the Youth-Group Cabin at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, Herrick and Butterfield roads, Wheaton. The program is for ages 5 and older; children younger than 18 must have an adult companion. Reservations are requested by calling (630) 933-7248.