Cheap stuff: Trolley rides, bluegrass, 'High School Musical'
Free Hop on the trolley, Mom!The Fox River Trolley Museum is offering free trolley rides (with a paid child's fare) for mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers in honor of Mother's Day on Sunday, May 9. Fares for fathers and other riders remain at $2-$3.50. Children under age 3 ride free of charge.Info: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 9, at the Fox River Trolley Museum, at 361 S. La Fox St., on Route 31 in South Elgin. Call (847) 697-4676 or visit foxtrolley.org.Beads on paradeThe new "All in a Day's Work: The Art of Native American Beading," exhibit features beadwork applied to clothing and accessories such as belts, gauntlets, pouches, moccasins. Items were made by Native Americans from the plains and the plateau culture areas. Info: Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 7; Tuesday, May 11, through Thursday, May 13, at the Schingoethe Art Gallery at Aurora University, 1400 Marseillaise Place in Dunham Hall, Aurora. Free admission. (630) 844-5402 or aurora.edu/museum.Jimmy LiggettBlues/folk performer Jimmy Liggett headlines at Beans Leaves Coffee Tea Cafe in Long Grove. Liggett will sing and play the guitar, harmonica and bongos as part of his program.Info: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 9, at Beans Leaves Coffee Tea Cafe, 320 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Free. (847) 821-0011.Movie Lovers Club: Robert RedfordMeet with other movie fans to discuss the work of actor, director and producer Robert Redford at the Mount Prospect Public Library's new Movie Lovers Club discussion group. Whether you have seen all or just a few of Redford's 42 films, join in a discussion about his career so far.Info: 1 p.m. Monday, May 10, at the Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect. Admission is free, but registration is required. Call (847) 253-5675, or visit mppl.org/events.$10 and under The KingsnakesGet ready for an evening of live blues tunes, as the Kingsnakes headline at Harlem Avenue Lounge.Info: 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 7, at Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. The cover charge is $6. (708) 484-3610 or visit HarlemAvenueLounge.com.'High School Musical'Drury Lane Oakbrook's Theatre for Young Audiences presents a stage version of "High School Musical," the hit Disney Channel movie musical about a brainy student and a jock who break from their cliques to audition for the high school musical.Info: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at Drury Lane Oak Brook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. $10. (630) 530-8300 or Drurylaneoakbrook.com.'New York, New York' Dance PartyThe Chicago area chapter of the USA Dance group hosts its next monthly dance party "New York, New York." A "quick step" dance lesson and social dancing with mixers will be offered.Info: Doors open at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at The Centre at North Park, 10040 Addison, Franklin Park. Dance lesson begins at 7:30 p.m. Social dancing runs 8:15 to 11 p.m. Admission is for $8 members; $10 for non-members; $6 for students with an ID. (847) 577-9014 or visit usadancechicago.org.False470593The films and career of actor, director and producer Robert Redford is discussed at the new Movie Lovers Club event at the Mount Prospect Public Library.Associated PressFalse