Neighborhoods of the World  | Chicago

FREE

Navy Pier honors Chicago's ethnic neighborhoods and cultural diversity with this weekly performance series. Enjoy live music, dance, colorful costumes, authentic cuisine, folk art with a different culture highlighted each week. Runs Feb. 17-April 7.

With small solar lights to guide their way, hikers, skiers and snowshoers can traverse the 1.3-mile fitness trail at Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville or the 1.65-mile hilly section of the Millennium Trail adjacent to the winter Sports Area at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. Starting Sunday, Nov. 4, the trails and adjacent parking lots will remain open until 9 .m. daily until March 9.

Feature the black bear and its adaptations for survival in the forest. Crawl into the bear's den, compare your senses to that of the black bear, feel his fur, come face to face with a black bear mount and more.

Take a late winter nature hike on trails through Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve. Dress for the weather. Registration required.

Watch as LEGO trains race through cities and towns, as well as scenes from popular movies in a custom-made display produced by the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club. On Saturday, the DuPage Society of Model Engineers will be operating the HO model layout located on the lower level.

Exhibit includes numerous artifacts, photographs and other documentary items that tell the story of Chicago's iconic candy makers, including Snickers, Lemonheads, Butterfingers and Cracker Jack.

Practical Alice follows a peculiar rabbit down his hole and finds herself a magical fabulous world. Join her for a tea party with the Mad Hatter, a croquet match with the Red Queen,and a wild journey with Cheshire Cat.