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Presenting India
Naperville
The Naperville Cultural Center brings the culture of India to the western suburbs. Participants will eat Indian food and dance to Indian music. They will also be presenting film clips from Ragas Unveiled and Yoga Unveiled.

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Travel & Adventure Show
Rosemont
The producers of this travel extravaganza hope that riding camels in a convention center in the middle of Chicago will inspire you to go ride a camel in the desert. You can also SCUBA dive, and snap up travel deals and giveaways. This is also a chance to inspire dreams in your children about the amazing world we live in.

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Annual Kohl's Step Up for Kids
Chicago
It's probably too late to train for this event, but it would be fun to go watch as 2,000 series athletes, fitness enthusiasts and families attempt to race up 80 floors to the top of the Aon Building for the 15th Annual Kohl's Step Up for Kids stair climb. The event will benefit fundraising efforts of K.I.D.S.S. for Kids, an affiliated organization of Children's Memorial Hospital, and the hospital's Family Services department, which serves children and families treated at the Hospital.

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