'Remembering Marshall Field & Company' talk in Mount Prospect
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'Remembering Marshall Field & Company'
Actress, historian and teacher Leslie Goddard presents "Remembering Marshall Field & Company," a program looking at the history of the famous Chicago-area department store. Using photographs, ads, postcards and other memorabilia, Goddard looks at the store's traditions - everything from the Walnut Room's Christmas tree to the window displays on State Street and Frango mints.
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, at the Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect. Free, but registration is required. (847) 253-5675 or mppl.org.
Today
Easter with the apes
Brookfield Zoo celebrates Ape Awareness Month in April with special educational programs for guests and activities for children in the zoo's Tropic World exhibit. Tropic World is home to three critically endangered ape species: orangutans, white-cheeked gibbons and western lowland gorillas. Zoo volunteers will offer activities to help guests learn how they can help protect the apes who are struggling to survive in the wild.
Ape Awareness activities run from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 4, at Brookfield Zoo, at First Avenue and 31st Street, Brookfield. General admission is $13.50 for adults; $9.50 for children ages 3-11 and seniors age 65 and older. Children ages 2 and younger admitted free. Parking is $9 for cars. Ape Awareness Month activities are free with paid general admission. Call (708) 688-8000 or visit CZS.org.
'Fiddler on the Roof'
A Jewish milkman and his family face enormous changes on the eve of the Russian Revolution in "Fiddler on the Roof," a 10-time Tony Award-winning musical by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein.
1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, April 4, at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $45. Dinner packages are available. (847) 634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com.
This week
Like mother, like son
Author Lucille O'Neal and her son, NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal, will both meet with guests and sign copies of Lucille's new book, "Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go."
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, at Borders Books and Music, 830 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. (312) 573-0564.
Home Improvement Showcase Expo
See hundreds of exhibits with thousands of ideas to remodel, repair and improve a home at the Home Improvement Showcase Expo.
5 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 9; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 10; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 11, at the Players Indoor Sports Center, 1740 Quincy Ave., Naperville. Free admission and parking. (630) 953-2500 or visit FreeHomeShow.com.
'Aladdin'
The Schaumburg Dance Ensemble presents "Aladdin," an original ballet based on the Middle Eastern tale of a boy who discovers a magical lamp.
Noon and 4 p.m. Saturday, April 10, and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, April 11, at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $12-$22. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org.
Andrew's tunes
Emcee and WJJG radio personality Kevin Moore hosts a program dedicated to the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in "Score-by-Score: An Evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber."
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $25-$30. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com.
'April in Paris' dance
The Chicago-area chapter of the USA Dance group hosts its monthly dance party "April in Paris" on Saturday, April 10. The evening features dance lessons and social dancing with mixers.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the Centre at North Park, 10040 Addison, Franklin Park. Tango dance lessons run from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. Social dancing will be from 8:15 to 11 p.m. Admission is $8 members; $10 for nonmembers; $6 for students with an ID. Call (847) 577-9014 or visit usadancechicago.org.