Square dancing, art and all you ever wanted to know about Canada
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Do you believe in unicorns?
Youngsters can step into the mystical world of creatures such as fairies and unicorns in the "Magical Creatures Storytime and Craft" event. Boys and girls can dress up for the get-together which features two stories and a craft. There are no age requirements for participating youth.
10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at Barnes and Noble, 20600 N. Rand Road, Deer Park. Free. (847) 438-7444.
It's hip to be square
The Arlington Squares Square Dance Club hosts a free beginner's square dance party. Come learn the basics of square dancing and socializing.
7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Congregational Church (United Church of Christ), 1001 W. Kirchoff Road, Arlington Heights. Free admission. (847) 359-1642 or (847) 551-9119. Visit arlingtonsquares.com.
$10 and under
'The Navy's Role'
Hear Command Master Chief Aloysius Nelson speak about the U.S. Navy's role in the current military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan in "The Navy's Role," an "Our American Soldiers" presentation at the Lake County Discovery Museum. Nelson has completed 10 deployments in his 30-year naval career.
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Lake County Discovery Museum, 27277 N. Forest Preserve Drive, Wauconda. Admission to the presentation is $2.50-$6 and includes general museum admission. Registration is required. (847) 968-3321 or register online at LCFPD.org.
A few more days for 'Inside Out'
There are just a few more days to see the "Inside Out" sculpture exhibit at the Elmhurst Art Museum. The exhibit, which features contemporary sculpture by Chakaia Booker and Bob Emser, ends Sunday, Jan. 11.
1 to 4 p.m. Friday Jan. 9; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst. $2-$4. (630) 834-0202 or elmhurstartmuseum.org.
Lots of little things
Dealers and artisans sell everything from dolls to doghouses in miniature scale at the "Three Blind Mice Dollhouse and Miniatures Show." Dollhouses range from beginner's kits to elaborate finished houses.
Runs 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Radisson Hotel Schaumburg, 1725 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg. Admission is $2-$5. Children under age 5 are free. No strollers allowed. Visit 3Blindmiceshow.com. (847) 397-1500.
Let's go - it's Mike and Joe!
The four-member, Indianapolis-based rock band Mike and Joe headlines at Palatine's Durty Nellie's. The band plays hits from well-known groups such as Fall Out Boy, Coldplay and U2 - and you might even hear them belt out a Beatles tune now and then.
10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Durty Nellie's, 180 Smith St., Palatine. $6. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
'O Canada'
Learn about the lifestyle and current events in Canada at the "26th Annual All-Canada Show." Hear stories from professional hunters and fishermen at some of the show's free seminars and exhibits.
Runs 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $8-$10. Kids 12 and under are free. Visit allcanadashow.com.