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DuPage County family calendar

Posted March 23, 2008 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Reports

Today

• The next Monday Movie at the Library will be at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. today at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. This month's movie will be "No Reservations." The PG-rated film stars Aaron Eckhart and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Admission is free, but registration is requested. For details, call (630) 458-3320.

• Computer programs for children will be offered by the Glen Ellyn Park District. Computer Explorers for ages 6 to 8 from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Mondays, today to April 21, at the Main Street Recreation Center, 501 N. Hill, Glen Ellyn. The fee is $41 for residents, $61 for others. Computer Tots, for ages 3 to 5, will meet at various times Mondays, today to April 21, at Main Street. The fee is $38 for residents, $57 for others. For details, call (630) 858-2463.

Tuesday

• Marvelous Music, a drop-in storytime for children of all ages, will be offered at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. The program will include stories, verse and songs. Children ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call (630) 529-1641, ext. 351, or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.

• Jordan LaVallee of the Chicago Wolves will make a personal appearance at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Winfield Public Library, 0S291 Winfield Road. LaVallee, the hockey team's left wing, will talk about the Read to Succeed program and sign autographs. For details, call (630) 653-7599.

• The Carol Stream Public Library will offer a preschool storytime for Little Listeners ages 12 to 24 months at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Tuesday to April 22, at the library, 616 Hiawatha Drive, Carol Stream. Other programs include Storytime for ages 3 to 5 at 10 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, Thursday to April 24, and Tales for Twos & Threes, for ages 2 to 3, at 10 or 11 a.m. Fridays, Friday to April 25. For details, call (630) 653-0755.

• St. Mary's Parish will hold an open house for its preschool, kindergarten and school tours from 9 a.m. to noon and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school, 147 Garden St., West Chicago. For details, call (630) 231-1776.

• Wheaton College will hold a graduate school Window to Wheaton for prospective graduate students from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday beginning at the Billy Graham Center, 500 College Ave., Wheaton. The free event includes a continental breakfast, discussions, lunch and a campus tour. Registration is requested by calling (800) 888-0141.

Wednesday

• Making Musical Things, a drop-in craft day for children, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. Children will make a musical instruments to play at home. Children ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call (630) 529-1641, ext. 351, or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.

Thursday

• Ron Vesely, official photographer for the Chicago White Sox, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 766-6762 or visit www.wooddalelibrary.org.

• "The Wizard of Oz" will be performed Thursday to May 17 at Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Tickets cost $9 and group discounts are available. For a show schedule, call (630) 530-0111 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

• Play With Music: Game Day will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. Students in grades three through six will have a chance to play Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero and more. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 529-1641, ext. 351, or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.

Friday

• The Oakbrook Terrace Park District will offer free demonstration classes of Zumba and Turbo Kick from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Friday at the park district's fitness center, 1 Parkview Plaza. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 574-0420.

• The Community High School District 94 girls softball team's second annual Parents' Night Out fundraiser will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Wheaton Bowl, 2031 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Tickets cost $25, which includes three games of bowling, a raffle and a pizza and dessert buffet. Proceeds will benefit the school's softball program. For reservations, call Sue Taddeucci at (630) 347-7907 or e-mail staddeuc@cusd200.org.

• Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. The interactive show includes snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, alligators and more. The show is free, but tickets are required. For details, call (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

• Cantigny Park will offer a tour, Exploring Art at the Robert R. McCormick Museum, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at the mansion, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The program for ages 8 to 12 includes time to paint a portrait. Participants should bring an old shirt to wear. The fee is $15. For details, call (630) 260-8162.

• Children's Hospital of Illinois is holding a public service announcement contest for Illinois college and university students. Individual students or teams of up to four may submit fully produced radio or television announcements by 4:30 p.m. Friday for judging to the Children's Hospital of Illinois. The theme is "Be A Buckle Buddy!" Financial awards offered by the Illinois Department of Transportation will be $700 for first place, $350 for second and $175 for third. Contest entry information is available online at www.childrenshospitalofil.org/.

Saturday

• Families can watch Disney's "Enchanted" at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. The film, which stars Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, is rated PG. Children ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call (630) 627-0316 or visit helenplumyouth.blogspot.com.

• The Steel Beam Theatre will present "The Velveteen Rabbit" at 10:30 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday at the theater, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Tickets cost $10. Reservations are required. For details, call (630) 587-8521 or visit www.steelbeamtheatre.com.

Sunday

• The eighth annual American Heritage Concert, "Ragtime, Jazz and Swing," will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Maple Street Chapel, Main and Maple streets, Lombard. The program will include selections by Scott Joplin, Glenn Miller, Irving Berlin and Leonard Bernstein, as well as George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and the theme from "Star Wars" in honor of astronaut and Lombard native Dan Tani. Tickets cost $18. For details, visit www.maplestreetchapel.org/amhrhome.htm.

• Kids 12 and younger who bring new clothing items with tags attached to Sweet Tomatoes Restaurants from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday will receive a free breakfast. All clothing will be donated to Kids In Distressed Situations, a not-for-profit organization that provides new items to needy children in the United States and overseas. For details, call (800) 266-3314 or visit www.sweettomatoes.com or www.kidsdonations.org.