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Snoozeum| Chicago |
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Enjoy the chance to visit the Museum of Science and Industry after dark. Participate in science activities and make science toys, go on a scavenger hunt and unroll sleeping bags next to a 727, giant heart or steps away from a toy-making factory.
Where: Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago
When: 6 p.m. May 11-8:30 a.m. May 12
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $45 per person includes admission, activities, a Snoozeum patch, snack and breakfast. Light dinner options are available for purchase in the Museum's brain food court. Parking is $20.
Mur-Mur (The Wall)| Chicago |
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Montreal's DynamO Theatre performs acrobatic theater. In Mur-Mur, a wall, with its graffiti and its secrets, alternates as a playground and refuge for five young characters. Performances are May 6-12.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $11, $5 kids in advance; $2 per ticket surcharge applies to all purchase at the door.
Fairy Tales| Evanston |
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Solo puppeteer Nori Sawa performs fresh takes on classic fairy tales from May 9-12. From Japan and based in Prague, Sawa uses puppets, masks, music, paper cutouts and his body to tell beautiful and sometimes slightly twisted versions of traditional tales.
Where: Josephine Louis Theatre
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $11, $5 kids in advance; $2 per ticket surcharge applies to all purchase at the door.
Les Miserables| Chicago |
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Follow the captivating story of Jean Valjean as he struggles with the concepts of truth, justice and redemption. This production spotlights the Studio BE Company Youth Ensemble and features the Studio BE orchestra. Performances at 7 p.m. May 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 and 3 p.m. May 6.
Where: Hoover-Leppen Theatre @ Center on Halsted
Ages: Elementary, Tweens, Teens
Cost: $15, $10 kids and students
In the Park with Civic Chamber Concert| Chicago |
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A percussion trio from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago performs a chamber music concert for families with kids 5 and up.
Where: Harrison Park
When: 6:30 p.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary, Tweens, Teens
Cost: Free
