DuPage Co. family calendar

• Submit events at least two weeks in advance to via e-mail to dupageneighbor@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895.

Today

• Teens in grades six through 12 can make crafts with duct tape from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Ideas and several colors of duct tape will be provided. Reservations are requested. The program is free. For details, call (630) 458-3318 or (630) 458-3338.

Tuesday

• Register by Tuesday for the Bunny Brunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at York Center Park District, 1609 S. Luther Ave., Lombard. The event will include breakfast, an Easter egg hunt and pictures with the bunny. The cost for adults is $10 for residents, $12 for others; kids ages 3 to 15 is $8 for residents, $9 for others; children 2 and younger is $3 for residents, $5 for others. For details, call (630) 629-0886 or visit www.yorkcenterparks.org.

• Bonnie Hilton will present "Herman Who and Moby What?" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Hilton will discuss the life of author Herman Melville and give a lively interpretation of his most famous novel, "Moby Dick." Registration is required. Copies of "Moby Dick" are available at the library's Fiction Desk. For details, call (630) 458-3320.

• The Glen Ellyn Park District will present Making Manners Fun Tuesday and March 11 at the Main Street Recreation Center, 501 Hill Ave., Glen Ellyn. Ages 4 to 5 will meet at 3:30 or 4:30 with a fee of $21 for residents, $31 for others. Ages 6 and older will meet at 5:30 p.m. with a fee of $34 for residents, $51 for others. For details, call (630) 858-2463.

• Special Education Alliance District 200 will feature author Mary Wrobel from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Monroe Middle School, 1855 Manchester Road, Wheaton. She will discuss Personal Safety and Self Care for Children with Special Needs. For details, visit www.SEA200.org.

Wednesday

• Lenten Vesper services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday and March 12 at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 547 N. Main St., Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-2435 or visit www.sainttimothy.org.

• Parenting classes will be offered at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through March 19 at First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove, 1032 Maple Ave. Upcoming topics include: Raising Children Who Don't Need It Wednesday; The Gift of Struggle March 12 and The Need for Nature March 19. Nurse Shelly Zabielski will lead each class. For details, call (630) 968-7120.

• Chicago Hot Wheels Club Show is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the American Legion Hall, 570 S. Gary Ave., Carol Stream. The event will feature Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Lightning, Racing Champion and other Diecast items and downhill track races. This event is open to the public. Admission is $3 for ages 12 and older, free for kids younger than 12 with a paying adult. Tables are available for selling. For details, call (708) 921-7899.

• Carol Stream Elementary District 93 is seeking input for the district's strategic plan by Wednesday. Residents may visit District 93 schools to access the survey online. For details, call (630) 539-3001.

• Hot Jazz on a Cold Night will be presented by Wheaton Warrenville South High School jazz bands at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the school, 1920 S. Wiesbrook Road, Wheaton. The free event will feature music by local composers, as well as famous jazz musicians. For details, call (630) 784-7200.

• Avoiding Food Fights will focus on ways to get children to eat for good nutrition from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. For details or to register, call (630) 909-7102.

• Cantigny Park will offer two opportunities to create Folk Art Easter Eggs, Lithuanian style, at the greenhouse on Shaffner Road, south of Roosevelt, Wheaton. Eggs can be created at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday or 1 p.m. Sunday. Participants will create two eggs and should bring a smock to protect their clothing. The fee is $15. For details or to register, call (630) 260-8162.

Thursday

• Students will perform the Tony Award winning musical "Parade" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis High School, 2130 W. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. The drama explores race relations and prejudice. Tickets cost $10, $8 for senior citizens and students. For details, call (630) 668-5800, ext. 130, or visit www.sfhsonline.org/paradespringmusical.html.

• The Glen Ellyn Park District will present The Chain Gang, exploring the food chain, for ages 6 to 9 from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Main Street Recreation Center, 501 Hill Ave., Glen Ellyn. The fee is $20 for residents, $30 for others. For details, call (630) 858-2463.

• The Center for History invites the community to have pizza with the Lincolns and get acquainted with the center from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at 315 W. Front St., second floor, Wheaton. The free event offers a look at the two exhibits, Lincoln's Last Journey Home and Hail to the Chief. Reservations are requested by calling (630) 871-6601.

Friday

• The Friends of the West Chicago Public Library used book sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the library, 118 W. Washington St. For details, call (630) 231-1552, ext. 4, or visit www.westchicago.lib.il.us.

• Drop-in chess for children in grades one through eight will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, 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 (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

• Marquardt Elementary District 15 will hold an early childhood screening for children ages 3 to 5, not in kindergarten, March 18 for residents of Black Hawk, Reskin, Winnebago and Hall schools in Glendale Heights. An appointment must be made for each child by calling from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by Friday at (630) 469-7615. The free screening includes vision, hearing, speech and language and general concepts.

• Easter crafts are the focus of a program for children ages 3 to 12 and an adult companion from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Spring Avenue Recreation Center, 185 Spring Ave., Glen Ellyn. The fee is $32 for residents, $48 for others. For details, visit www.gepark.org or call (630) 858-2479.

• BP Grant and Scholarship Program A+ for Energy is accepting applications of pre-k to high school educators from the area for $750,000 in grants and scholarships for innovative energy education programs in the classroom. Deadline for applications is Friday. Applications are online at www.aplusforenergy.org or call Valerie Corr at (630) 821-3206.

• The Winfield Public Library will present the Peter Rabbit Puppet Show at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the library, 0S291 Winfield Road, Winfield. For details, call (630) 653-7599.

• Cantigny Park will present ABC's of Nature - Catch the Wind from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The program is free for children ages 3 to 5. For details or reservations, call (630) 260-8162 or visit www.cantignypark.com.

Saturday

• Drop-in Craft: Paper Weaving will be offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Children ages 9 and younger must be supervised at all times by either a parent or a caregiver 16 or older. The program is free. For details, call (630) 458-3338.

• The Steel Beam Theatre will present "The Velveteen Rabbit" Saturdays during March at the theater, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Show times are 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. through March 15 and 10:30 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. March 22 and 29. Tickets cost $10. Reservations are required. For details, call (630) 587-8521 or visit www.steelbeamtheatre.com.

• The 29th annual Easter in the Country arts, crafts and bake sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at three locations in Sandwich: Sandwich High School, 515 Lions Road; Lynn Haskin Elementary School, 720 S. Wells St.; and Sandwich Middle School, 600 S. Wells St. More than 140 crafters from all over the Midwest will participate. A shuttle bus between the three schools will be offered. Admission costs $2, which allows entrance to all sites. No strollers will be allowed.

• The Wheaton VFW Post 2164 will hold a Las Vegas Night at 5 p.m. Saturday at the post, Papworth Street and Geneva Road, Wheaton. Admission is $5. For details, call (630) 668-8756.

• Double Blessings Mothers of Twins will hold its semi-annual Children's Clothing and Equipment Resale from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds exhibition building, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. The sale features children's gently-used fall/winter clothing, equipment and toys. Admission is $1. For details, call (630) 213-4025.