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Monday, February 18, 2013
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James & the Giant Peach| St. Charles |
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Performances run from Feb. 17-March 10.
Where: Steel Beam Children's Theatre
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $15, $10 kids
President's Day Play| Chicago |
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Enjoy a day off school by coming to Pump It Up.
Where: Pump It Up Chicago
When: 9-10:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $10 kids
Parenting Your Twice-Exceptional Child: Developing Talent and Accommodating Needs| Evanston |
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Dr. Megan Foley-Nicpon leads a discussion on twice-exceptional students, or gifted students with co-existing disabilities. Dr. Foley-Nicpon discusses best practices for accommodating twice-exceptional students' needs, which includes identifying and developing talent domains.
Where: Northwestern University
When: 6:30-8 p.m.
Ages: Parents Only
Cost: Free
Gym Jam| Highland Park |
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Jam your day with basketball, dodgeball, kickball, scooter
races and more. Pizza provided for lunch.
Where: Recreation Center of Highland Park
When: Noon-2:15 p.m.
Ages: Elementary
Cost: $20, $12 resident
The Fabulous Fable Factory| Palatine |
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Stage production includes recreations of famous fables including The Ant and the Grasshopper, The Tortoise and the Hare, and The Lion and the Mouse.
Where: Palatine Park District
When: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $6
Start With A Sketch Exhibition| Geneva |
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Exhibition highlighting the culture of illustration through the talented cartoonists, illustrators and voice actors connected to the Geneva community. Features well-known artists such as Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear and many Hanna Barbera characters, along with Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip.
Where: Geneva History Center
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Donations accepted
Sweet Home Chicago: The History of America’s Candy Capital| Chicago |
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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.
Where: Harold Washington Library Center
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Hal Tyrell Trailside Museum presents a Raptor Program| River Forest |
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Learn about local hawks, falcons, eagles, and owls. The program includes bird artifacts that visitors can see and touch.
Where: River Forest Public Library
When: 11 a.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Pajama Story Time| River Forest |
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Kids wear pajamas and bring a stuffed friend to a special evening story time program.
Where: River Forest Public Library
When: 6:30 p.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free
Oink, Baa, Moo: Farm Fun| Waukegan |
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Interactive learning centers include a barn slide, apple orchard and chicken coop. Maggie, a life-sized fiberglass milking cow sponsored by Golden Oaks Farm in Wauconda, will be the focus of the new exhibit. Maggie is over five feet tall and features a working udder that recirculates the water that children "milk."
Where: Waukegan Public Library
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free
















