Exhibit features native nocturnal animals and their adaptations for survival at night.  Feel for your food, listen to your nocturnal neighbors, play in the bat cave, look for skunks and more.

Admission is free on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in the month of February.

Learn what important African Americans in history were like as children. Search the museum for clues and activities.

Kids explore math vocabulary and the world of opposites like big and little, long and short, up and down, and more. Pre-registration and pre-payment required.

Exhibit tells the story of Girl Scouting and Boy Scouting in America.

A visually explosive journey of discovery that weighs the solutions aimed at restoring our planet's orbits. Visitors experience mind-boggling collisions in time lapse sequences captured with the magical imagery of 3D.

New space show gives audiences the chance to see the sun up close in dazzling, high-definition 3D. Stand above the Arctic Circle and witness brilliant auroras. Take a ride on a solar blast from the Sun's surface to Earth's Magnetosphere. Witness the most powerful explosions in the solar system - equal to the force of a billion megaton nuclear bombs.

View more than 20 mummified humans and animals from Egypt and Peru. The Field Museum obtained most of these remains from the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and many have not been on display since. The mummies are shown along with detailed scan images, allowing visitors to see pointers to the methods used for mummification, signs of serious injuries and illnesses, and offerings and jewelry placed inside the wrappings.

Free general admission to the original galleries and discounted rates on admission to Wild Reef, Polar Play Zone and Oceanarium.

Features a selection of jades used at the table, in the studio and as personal adornment. Qing Dynasty China produced exceptional carving for a growing jade market.

Visitors go on an interactive journey through the world of ancient Greece, where they can meet the gods, experience ancient Greek daily life and interact with the epic poem The Odyssey through more than 25 engaging interactive components, including climbing into a 13-foot tall Trojan Horse. Kids play and learn as they navigate rocky caves and open seas on "The Odyssey: A Hero's Journey" and e-mail home their Hero Record, belt tunes in the Sirens Karaoke Cave, discover which Greek god they are most like, match wits with Aristotle in a game of 20 questions, test their arm wrestling prowess in the Gymnasium and marvel at a working replica of the Antikythera Mechanism, believed to be the world's oldest computer.

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago celebrates President's Day with Abe Lincoln discounts. Guests receive an Abe ($5) off each admission, as well as $5 off retail purchases of $50 or more. Families can also pay tribute to the Red, White and Blue by participating in a group build of a large-scale American Flag.

Watch men painted blue do unusual performance art and original slapstick comedy. It's fun to sit in the front, but remember to wear a plastic poncho to avoid the flying food and liquids. Buy tickets at the box office, online, via Ticketmaster or by calling (773) 348-4000.

As famed escape artist Harry Houdini circles the globe performing one incredible stunt after another, Victor, a young devotee goes through his own rigorous magician's training - locking himself in closets, holding his breath under water and walking into walls.  After a chance encounter with his hero, Victor receives a special box that just might contain the secrets of Houdini's great success. Performances run Jan. 24-March 4 at Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave., Chicago and from March 14-25, 2012 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.

Northbrook Citizens for Drug & Alcohol Awareness would like to invite all parents and guardians of toddlers through 5th graders to a new parenting series of classes called "Becoming A Conscious Parent - Tools & Principles for Parenting From Your Heart" presented by Lauren Bondy and Karen Jacobson. The classes will be offered in four two-hour sessions on Tuesdays, February 21, 28, March 6 and 13, 2012 from 7-9 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1133 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL. Some of the things you will learn in the classes are: Enhancing children's self-esteem; Understanding the reasons for misbehavior, and what you can DO; Foster Cooperation among siblings; Eliminate power struggles; and Feel calmer and enjoy being a parent. Registration is required and you may download the registration form at www.ncdaa.org. This event is sponsored by NCDAA. Please feel free to contact us at ncdaainfo@ncdaa.org or 847-272-7870. NCDAA is an all volunteer, not-for-profit, 501C3 organization dedicated to drug-free youth.

Families are encouraged to discover navigational tools, maps and prints in "Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge" by using Block Museum's explorers kit, available for free checkout during public hours.

Families can participate in a "Wonderful World of Worms" workshop, create insect crafts, and taste-test a variety of different honeys at the bee exhibit. Other exhibits include a giant ant farm and terrarium with live, exotic critters. Also showcases mural-size illustrations of popular characters "The Very Busy Spider" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Kids can climb around a butterfly crawl space, play "I Spy" on a giant bug wall, learn to identify insects by their sound, and practice insect math in the math center.

Celebrate "Discover Languages Month" with a French singalong. Native-speaking French teachers guide kids through an interactive afternoon of song and language learning. Call to RSVP at (773) 772-7877.