Plan Your Weekend

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This weekend

• The Kelly Miller Circus performs at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at Camera Park, Fullerton Avenue and President Street, Glendale Heights. The elephants will raise the big top at 9 a.m. Sept. 5. Advance tickets are $9, $5 for children ages 2 to 11, free for children younger than 2. At the door, tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children. For details, call (630) 909-5302.

• The Friends of the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library's semiannual used book sale will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 6 and 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 7 in the library's auditorium, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. A bag of books will cost $5 on Saturday and $2 on Sunday. Bags will be provided. For details, visit www.plum.lib.il.us or call (630) 627-0316.

• "World Vision Experience: AIDS" will be on display Sept. 6-8 and 10-14 at First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn, 550 N. Main St. The interactive multimedia exhibit chronicles the lives of children in sub-Saharan Africa, one of the areas in the world hit hardest by HIV and AIDS. Admission is free. Hours are: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 6; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 7; noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 8; 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 10; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 11; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 12; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 13 and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 14. For details, call (630) 469-2007 or visit www.firstpresge.org.

• "Brain Teasers 2" is on display through Sept. 7 at the Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave. The exhibit includes interactive puzzle stations for visitors of all ages. Museum hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 833-1457 or visit www.elmhurst.org/elmhurst/museum.

Sept. 4

• Villa Park Recreation's Dancin' In the Pool will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at Jefferson Pool, 341 N. Harvard Ave. Guests will be able to dance in the now-drained pool. The event also will include games and prizes. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.

Sept. 5

• A reception to open "Women's Wisdom" will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5 at Gallery 200, 200 Main St., West Chicago. The exhibit, which features art by students in the People's Resource Center Women's Wisdom art class, will be on display through the end of the month. The People's Resource Center is a not-for-profit organization that assists needy residents of DuPage County. Women's Wisdom, created in 1997, is a PRC art enrichment program designed to help women build self-confidence and camaraderie. For details, visit www.peoplesrc.org.

• The Addison Park District will offer a mother-son miniature golf event from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 5 at Putter's Peak Miniature Golf Course at Links and Tees, 950 W. Lake St. The event also includes contests and dinner. The cost is $26 per pair for resident, $36 per pair for others and $15 for each additional child. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 889-2150 or visit www.addisonparkdistrict.org.

• Sidekicks Square Dance Club's first dance of the season will be Sept. 5 at the Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood St., Villa Park. Al and Jane Krol will cue rounds at 8 p.m. and Bobby Poyner will call squares at 8:30 p.m. Ice cream sundaes will be served. A banner will be available. For details, call (630) 627-2437.

• Magician Michael Hall performs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays in the fragrance department at Macy's in Oakbrook Center, Route 83 and 22nd Street, Oak Brook.

Sept. 6

• Sunny Place Church of God will hold a Cruise Night classic car show from 2 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the church, 901 E. Oak St., Addison. Hot dogs, chips and pop will be sold. For details, call the church at (630) 530-1830.

• The Addison Park District's Touch-a-Truck event will be from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 6 in the Centennial Recreation Center parking lot, 1776 W. Centennial Place. The event will include a variety of large vehicles for children to explore Admission is free. For details, call (630) 833-0100 or visit www.addisonparkdistrict.org.

• Cruise Night continues from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 13 at St. Charles Road and Park Avenue in downtown Lombard. This week's entertainer will be Flashback 50s DJ. For details, call (630) 620-5718 or visit www.villageoflombard.org.

• The DuPage Symphony Orchestra will present "This Land is Our Land" at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The program will include "Mississippi Suite" by Ferde Grofé and "Americana Symphony" by Mark O'Connor. Baritone soloist Jeffrey Ray will perform Aaron Copland's "Old American Songs" and a medley from "Paint Your Wagon" and "Oklahoma." Tickets cost $15 for general admission and $10 for students ages 8 to 18. For tickets, visit www.cantigny.org.

• Hi Infidelity will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Terrace View Park, 1 Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace. The band plays the hits of REO Speedwagon, Journey, Styx and other classic rock bands. A fireworks display follows at 9 p.m. Concessions will be sold. For details, call the Oakbrook Terrace Park District at (630) 627-6100 or visit www.obtpd.org.

• TheosoFest, the Theosophical Society's Fall Festival, is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 6 at the center, 1926 N. Main St., Wheaton. The event features speakers and activities, vegetarian food, vendors, drumming, healers, a labyrinth, traditional Hawaiian dances and a Sitar concert. Admission is free; parking is $5. For details, visit www.theosophical.org or call (630) 668-1571.

Sept. 7

• The Itasca Lions Club will present the Kelly-Miller Circus Sept. 7 in Washington Park, Irving Park and Bloomingdale roads, Itasca. Elephants will set up the tent at 9 a.m., followed by performances at 2 and 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $9, $5 for children ages 2 to 11, free for children 1 and younger. They may be purchased at Itasca Village Hall, the Itasca Park District and the Itasca Community Library. Proceeds benefit Lions' charities. For details, call Tom Kryger at (630) 773-9392.

• An artists' reception for "Women's Wisdom Unleashed: Animals and Abstracts" will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Wheaton Park District Community Center, 1777 Blanchard Road. The exhibit, which runs through Sept. 24, features work by students from the People's Resource Center Women's Wisdom art enrichment classes. The People's Resource Center is a not-for-profit organization that assists needy residents of DuPage County. Women's Wisdom, created in 1997, is a PRC art enrichment program designed to help women build self-confidence and camaraderie. For details, visit www.peoplesrc.org.

• Calvary United Pentecostal Church's third annual Party in Highview Park will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 7 in the park, 100 S. Lincoln, Addison. The event will include gospel music, food, games and prizes, including gift cards for gas, oil changes and Culver's Restaurant. For details, call the church at (630) 628-6866.

• The 2008 polo season runs Sundays through Sept. 14 at the Oak Brook Sports Core, 31st Street and Polo Drive. Gates open at 12:30 p.m.; the first match starts at 1 p.m. This week's event will include the annual Concours d'Elegance, an annual car show by the Chicagoland Mercedes-Benz Club. Admission cost $10, $5 for seniors 65 and older, free for children 12 and younger. Parking is free. For details, call (630) 368-6428; e-mail polo@oak-brook.org or visit www.oak-brook.org/polo.

• Free airplane rides for children will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Schaumburg Regional Airport, 905 W. Irving Park Road. The free plane rides are part of the EAA Chapter 101's Young Eagle Rallies, designed to promote interest in aviation among children ages 8 to 17. Children who attend also will be able to meet pilots and explore many different types of planes. The rallies continue the first Sunday of each month through December. For details, call EAA Chapter 101 coordinator Chuck Soumar at (708) 788-6390 or e-mail youngeagles101@aol.com.

• A reception for the sale of watercolor paintings of Vivian Chevillon will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 7 at the DuPage Art League, 219 Front St., Wheaton. Sale of the late artist's works during September will benefit Marianjoy Foundation and DuPage Art League. She taught at the league for more than 30 years before her death in 2005. The league is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. For details, call (630) 653-7090.

Ongoing

• The Elmhurst Artists' Guild will present the exhibit "Sirens: The Art of Doug Manley" through Sept. 19 in the guild's gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave. Museum admission costs $4, $3 for seniors, $2 for students and free for children 12 and younger. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Sundays. For details, call Frank Tumino at (847) 885-1643.

• An exhibit of work by artists in the People's Resource Center's Women's Wisdom and pottery classes will be on display through Sept. 30 at Provena McCauley Manor, 400 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora. The PRC is a Wheaton-based, not-for-profit organization that provides a variety of services to more than 20,000 needy DuPage County residents each year. For details, call (630) 682-5402 or visit www. peoplesrc.org.