5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs

Posted January 28, 2019 5:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Wintertime fun

The Elmhurst Park District hosts a family-friendly Cabin Fever Funfest! event with games, crafts, obstacle courses and more on Saturday at Courts Plus, 186 S. West Ave., Elmhurst. Free admission. (630) 833-5064 or courts-plus.com. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 2

Delicious pathways

Sample cocoa-inspired treats and do some shopping as part of The Cocoa Crawl on Saturday in downtown Long Grove, 308 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Free. (847) 634-0888 or longgrove.org. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2

Year of the pig

The Huaxing Arts Group shares Lunar New Year traditions and activities on Saturday at the Fashion Outlets Chicago, 5220 Fashion Outlets Way, Rosemont. Free. (847) 928-7500 or fashionoutletsofchicago.com. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2

Fries with that

Former McDonald's executive Bob Langert discusses and signs his new book, “The Battle to do Good: Inside McDonald's Sustainability Journey,” on Sunday at Anderson's Books, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Free. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com. 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3

Local premieres

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago debuts nine new pieces for orchestra by current and former students of the University of Chicago in affiliation with the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition on Tuesday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Free, but $5 processing fee. (312) 294-3000 or cso.org. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5

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