Cheaper side: Lego Harry Potter, 31 cent ice cream treats

Posted April 20, 2009 11:00 pm

By Laura Milbrath Stewart

See a variety of colorful cradleboards used to carry Native American infants in a new exhibit at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian.

Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com.

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A healthy day at the fair

Stop by the Health & Wellness Fair in Buffalo Grove as 15 local health care providers and not-for-profit organizations make presentations on health and provide screenings. Guests can find out about their cholesterol levels, blood pressure, hearing and sight. Other healthy highlights include free presentations on yoga and food safety.

Facts: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 25, at the Buffalo Grove Village Campus, 50 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. Free admission. Some health screenings may require a fee. (847) 459-2518.

Don't be shy

Hide your talents no longer: Aspiring musicians, singers, poets and comics are all welcome to bring their original material into the spotlight during the weekly Open Mic Night at Kafein.

Facts: 9 p.m. Monday, April 27, at Kafein Inc., 1621 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Registration for the evening's show begins at 8:30 p.m. Free admission. (847) 491-1621.

$10 and under

Here's the scoop ...

Buy ice cream for just 31 cents per scoop at any Baskin Robbins store across the nation during the company's 31 Cent Scoop Night event on Wednesday, April 29. The low price of the ice cream is set to help raise funds for and honor the National Volunteer Fire Council, a group that represents the interests of volunteer fire, rescue service and EMS workers. Note to ice cream lovers: There is a three-scoop limit per person during the special event.

Facts: 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at all Baskin Robbins ice cream stores nationwide. Visit baskinrobbins.com.

Little trains keep on rolling

The Geneva History Center hosts its third annual Lego Train Show, with constructions by the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club. Working trains will run through Lego scenes from films such as "Star Wars" and the "Harry Potter" series, along with tiny re-creations of well-known Geneva buildings and homes.

Facts: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva. $3-$5 admission. Proceeds benefit the history center. (630) 232-4951.

The cradleboard will rock

See a variety of cradleboards - infant carriers used by generations of Native Americans - at the new "A Mother's Touch: The Cradleboard Collection of the Mitchell Museum" exhibit. Eleven cradleboards from the Apache, Athabaskan, Ojibwe, Paiute, Potawatomi, Ute and Washo tribes are featured. The boards are dated from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. Tribe members made their cradleboards objects of personal expression and beauty, using cloth, beadwork or weavings for decoration. The boards were often marked with sacred tribal colors or symbols that were meant to bring good luck to the child.

Facts: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 Central St., Evanston. Admission is $2.50-$5. The maximum admission per family group is $10. (847) 475-1030 or mitchellmusuem.org.

Buy, sell, trade

Leading dealers of antiquities and foreign and ancient coins from 26 states, Germany, Switzerland, England, Spain and Canada will be on hand to buy, sell and trade with the public during the Chicago International Coin Fair.

Facts: Runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, 5440 N. River Road, Rosemont. A rare coin and paper money auction takes place at 1 and 6 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25. Admission is $5. Free on Sunday, April 26, and for youth ages 16 and under with a paying adult. Visit cifshow.com.

'Thumbelina'

See "Thumbelina," the classic Hans Christian Andersen story of a minuscule girl who goes on great adventures.

Facts: Showtimes at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. $10. (630) 587-8521 or SteelBeamTheatre.com.

Satisfy your sweet tooth during the fundraising 31 Cent Scoop Night on Wednesday, April 29, at all Baskin Robbins stores.

Take a peek at a miniature world where Lego trains run by re-creations of Geneva landmarks and scenes from films such as "Star Wars" during the Geneva History Center's third annual Lego Train Show.

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