The new Railway Garden, a G-gauge model railway running through a 2.5 acre site, opens April 30. Visitors enter through a 1920s-era railway depot to see trains running through a garden of miniature plants, water features and a variety of landscapes. May 1 through October.

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.

Velo Theatre presents this performance from May 2-9. Laden with letters and packages to deliver, a postman sets out on his bicycle. Opening one of the packages, he discovers a fantastic and magical world inside. Purchase tickets at (312) 494-9509 or chicagohumanities.org.

Collage a caterpillar, print with fruit and fly around in butterfly wings while developing a taste for literacy. Pre-registration and pre-payment required.

Part of the 13th annual Stages, Sights & Sounds, performances run May 3-12. The story is told by King Lear's closest companion--his fool. Uses exuberant storytelling, music and film. Purchase tickets at (312) 494-9509 or chicagohumanities.org.

Performances run most Tuesdays through Saturdays at 10 a.m., and added performances March 27, 29 and 30 at 12:30 p.m.