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Summer Fun Calendar of Events The following information was chosen from the

website calendar of events at www.planitkane.com Check this site throughout the summer for additional events!

Weekly: $1 Movies at Randall 15 IMAX This summer the Randall 15 IMAX/Goodrich Quality Theatres is offering $1 movies Monday - Friday.

These family-friendly PGrated movies start at 10am for just $1 per ticket for all ages. Summer lineup: July 30-Aug. 3: Zoo Keeper (Rated PG); Aug. 6-10: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Rated PG) The Randall 15 IMAX is located at 550 N. Randall Road, Batavia. Please visit www.gqti.com for information. $2 Kids Dream Summer Film Series Marcus Theatres’ Kids Dream Summer Film Series will be showing familyfriendly movies on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through August 16. These movies start at 10:00am and tickets are $2 per person.

Summer Lineup: July 10-12: Journey 2: Mysterious Island (Rated PG); July 17-19: Big Miracle (Rated PG); July 24-26: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Rated G); July 31-August 2: The Lorax (Rated PG); August

7-9: Mirror Mirror (Rated PG); August 14-16: TBA The Marcus Theatre Elgin is located at 111 South Randall Road, Elgin. Please visit marcustheatres.com for more information.

Chatman Golf Outing to Benefit Cornell Family On Saturday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m. the Chatman family will host the 3rd Annual Sid Chatman Golf Outing at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course in Bristol. This year, the outing proceeds will benefit a young man named Jason Cornell. Jason and his wife, Jaclyn, have three young boys: Noah, Caleb, and Liam, all under the age of five. This past March, Jason underwent a craniotomy to remove a recurrent brain tumor. When this tumor originated in 2007, it was classified as benign. Recent results have determined that it is in fact, Glioblastoma Multiforme, a powerful, fast acting, and cancerous brain tumor. Jason is currently having radiation and chemotherapy to help fight off this disease. Please join us on his journey and help support this young family by either participating or donating to this event.

For questions, to sign up for this event, to volunteer, or support financially, you can visit our Facebook page by searching “The Sid Chatman Memorial Golf Outing” and clicking on “Events.”

Blackberry Oaks Golf Course, 2245 Kennedy Road, Bristol.

Wednesdays this summer Preshool Playtime

Prairie Gymnastics Club in Batavia offers Preschool Playtime on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM. This is open to 1 year to kingergarten age children. $ 5 per child and caregiver supervision is required. Please note: It is recommended to check with Prairie Gymnastics to make sure that Preschool Playtime has not been cancelled for the week. Prairie Gymnastics Club, 1241 North Raddant, Batavia Website: www. prairiegym.com Wednesday Morning Movie Series at Charlestowne 18 This summer Classic Cinemas Charlestowne 18 Theatre at Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles is offering “Wednesday Morning Movie Series.” through August 8.

A family-friendly film (rated G or PG) will be shown Wednesday mornings with tickets only $1 per person.

The show time is 10:00am with the doors opening at 9:00 am. You’re encouraged to come early to meet costumed characters and participate in games and fun activities. Summer lineup: August 1: Disney’s Winnie the Pooh (Rated G); August 8: Surprise Movie (Rated PG) ** Please note: Classic Cinemas will take reservations for groups of 15 or more (the series is popular with summer camps and daycare programs), and the group rate of $4.75 per person includes admission, a Kiddie Combo and reserved seating.

The Charlestowne 18 Theatre is located 3740

East Main Street in St. Charles. Please visit www. classiccinemas.com for more information.

Summer Stroll And Picnic Patrol Summer is buzzing in the air, fields and forest! Bring your family out to Hickory Knolls Discover Center for a guided leisure hike. Enjoy a picnic (on your own) in the shaded pavilion afterwards.

Hikes depart at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from June 6 to August 22 with the exception of Wednesday, July 4. The length of the hike depends on the group. Dress for the weather. This is a free event for all ages, but please register in advance.

Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Road, Saint Charles.

Website: stcparks.org South Elgin Farmers Market The South Elgin Farmers Market is home to a variety of vendors offering produce, plants, bread and other food items. LINK cards are accepted at the market, which is sponsored by the Sough Elgin Parks and Recreation Department.

The market runs from 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 6 through Sept. 19. It is located at The Flower Wagon, 989 W. Spring St. in South Elgin. For more information, please call 847-622-0003 or visit http:// www.southelgin.com.

Cosmic Bowling Join St. Charles Bowl for a fun glow-in-the-dark bowling experience while they blast

all your favorite music!

Cosmic Bowling Hours & Pricing: Wednesday: 10pm - close $7.00 per bowler (unlimited bowling, includes shoes). Friday: 11pm - 1am $9.99 per bowler (unlimited bowling, includes shoes.

Saturday: 12pm - 4pm $4.25 per game. All prices per game are per person. Shoe Rental: $3.50 per pair per person. St. Charles Bowl is located at 2520 W. Main Street. For more information, please call (630)584-9400 or visit www.stcharlesbowl. com.

Thursdays this summer Geneva Green Market The Geneva Green Market offers food that is locally grown and minimally processed. All the farmers that will be selling their goods live within a 200mile radius of Geneva.

The market runs 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays, June 7 through October. It is located at 75 N. River Lane alongside the Fox River. For more information, please call 847-501-0430 or visit www.genevagreenmarket. org Creative Fitness Using creative ideas and innovative techniques, children aged 6 to 8 will get a real entertaining workout.

Stretches and rotations of exercise stations will build strength, increase flexibility, enhance endurance and boost self-esteem. Cool down with some real quick yoga. Exercises are easy to replicate at home to encourage family fun with

Fridays this summer St. Charles Farmers Market Now in its eighth season being sponsored by a church, the St. Charles Farmers Market serves as part of the Baker Memorial United Methodist Church’s community outreach program and helps generate funds and awareness of the church’s overseas mission program.

The market carries certified organic and natural produce, fruit, meat, dairy products, flowers, honey and more.

There will be a noon concert at the Farmers Market, with musicians ranging from high school students to professionals, offering a variety of instruments, genres and styles.

The market is open rain or shine from 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fridays, June 1 through October. It is located at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, at 307 Cedar Ave. (4th Avenue and Main Street) in St. Charles. For more information, please call 630-584-6680 or visit www. bakermemorialchurch.org.

Pre-School Open Gym Fridays this summer Looking for something to do with your little ones? Ages 1-6 can bounce like a frog on the trampolines or swing like monkeys from low rings or bars. Parents are welcome to

help build towers out of foam blocks, create forts with mats or just sit back and watch the smiles. $ 5 per child and no advance sign-up is required.

Fridays at 10:00 AM. St. Charles Gymnastics Academy, 720 North 17 Street, Unit 17, Saint Charles. Website: www. stcgymacademy.com Indulge Opening of “Indulge” Gallery Show Everybody has to eat!

Some eat to live, while others live to eat. Food is essential to all of us. This is an exhibition together that is similar to a buffet, presenting a variety of options for the viewer to either sample or completely devour.

This is a show curated

by Anni Holm, Co-Founder, Director and Curator of

People Made Visible, Inc. (PMV). PMV is a nonfor-profit organization based in the city of West Chicago with a mission to facilitate community while fulfilling the artistic, social, educational and cultural needs of the community through an innovative physical and web based presence. Holm is also the Art Coordinator at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, and has been a teaching artist with CAPE (Chicago Arts Partnership in Education) since 2009.

Hours: Wednesday Thursday 12 - 4 pm, Friday 10 am - 9 pm, Saturday 10 am 2 pm, Sunday 12 - 4 pm Place: Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St., Batavia. Website: www. waterstreetstudios.com

Let Us Show You How To Party Come in from the Heat during North Aurora’s Community Wide Garage Sale

2nd Annual INDOOR Garage Sale Enjoy Refreshments & Air Conditioning!

Friday, August 3rd: 10-5 Saturday, August 4th: 10-5 Sunday, August 5th: 11-4

Bring this ad in for 10% off your purchase of $25 or more participating cottages during the month of July

Plus, visit our cottagers at the North Aurora Days 1st Annual French Market, on Saturday, August 4th from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Island Park, North Aurora

22 E. State St. • North Aurora • 630.844.4468 www.pastandpresentshoppes.com Open Monday - Saturday 10 am – 5 pm Sunday 11 am – 4 pm

Color Me Mine has been named one of Parents Magazine “10 Best Birthday Party Chains”!

Not only do we host birthday parties for ages 5 to 100, Color Me Mine is also a great place for any occasion • Office & Gift Exchanges • Girls Night Out • Social Groups • Family Fun • Baby Showers • Home Schoolers • Church Groups Come on in - it’s the art of having fun!

Start a new Hobby Tradition, Create Gifts at Color Me Mine.

Studio Hours Monday - Saturday 10am - 9pm Sunday 11am - 6pm

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Afternoon Tea at Atwater’s Join Atwater’s on the third Thursday of each month for a relaxing afternoon tea. Tea is an increasingly popular addition to many people’s busy lives, giving them a moment to relax and catch up on good times with their dearest friends.

All tea selections served with finger sandwiches, pastries, warm scones and tea bread with appropriate accompaniments.

$19.50 per guest or $23.50 per guest with a glass of sparkling wine. For more details and reservations, please call 630-208-8920.

Herrington Inn & Spa 15 South River Lane, Geneva.

Website: www.herringtoninn. com

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continued fitness! Classes are held at the Pottawatomie Community Center, 8 North Ave, Saint Charles on Thursdays from June 14 to August 2 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Please note there will be no class July 5. Fee is $70 for residents and $105 for nonresidents. Website: stcparks. org

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Rocky Horror Picture Show The Arcada Theatre hosts The Rocky Horror Picture Show on the last Friday of every month! Doors open at 10pm and the show starts at 11. Tickets are $10 at the door, $7 for students.

Live interactive cast performs at historic vaudeville theatre! Costumes encouraged, no water guns!

For more information, visit oshows.com.

Place: Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main Street, Saint Charles.

Story Time at Tekakwitha Woods Treat your children to stories in the woods this summer. Summer story times for children, infant through age 5, and their caregivers are held at Tekakwitha Woods Nature Center. St. Charles Public Library staff will read books accompanied by finger plays, songs and more. All are welcome to enjoy the interactive exhibits in the Nature Center following the program.

Registration required.

To allow for maximum participation, please register for only one date.

Cost: FREE. Third Friday of the month at 10:30 AM Place: Tekakwitha Woods Nature Center, 35W076 Villa Marie Rd., Saint Charles.

Website: www.kaneforest. com Sundays this summer Geneva French Market Featuring a wide selection of local produce and other small businesses, the Geneva French Market, which is operated by Bensidoun USA, has 40 vendors each Sunday.

The market runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays through Oct.

28. It is located at Geneva Metra Station parking lot, on the northwest corner of South and Fourth streets. For more information, please call 312-575-0286 or visit http:// www.bensidounusa.com/.

The Geneva Commons is located at on Randall Road in Geneva. For more information, please visit shopgenevacommons.com

Summer Farm Camp Searching for a unique Healing Gardens summer time experience Open to the Public for your 7 to 12 year old? Try Healing Gardens, a twoday camp at Primrose Farm! acre expanse of woodland Participants will enjoy days and perennial gardens filled with old-fashioned on Stone Hill Farm in St. crafts, games and a few farm Charles will be open to the chores like milking cows and public the second Sunday making butter or ice cream. of every month through Fee is $60 for residents October. There is no cost but and $90 for non-residents. donations for garden upkeep There are several sessions are welcome. throughout the summer to fit Healing Gardens is your schedule. Each are held cultivated and hosted by on a Tuesday and Thursday owner Deborah Marqui with from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dates her husband, Buzz Marqui. offered are July 10 and 12, 17 Nancy May from Yoga From and 19, 24 and 26, July 31 and The Heart, will be teaching August 2, August 7 and 9, 14 an outdoor yoga class on and 16 or 21 and 23. each of these Sundays from Place: Primrose Farm, 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Please 5N726 Crane Rd, St Charles. register for this class at Website: stcparks.org yogafromthehear.com or call 815.319.3500.

Fox River Trolley Museum: Car 20 Healing Garden is located Celebration at Stone Hill Farm, 37W429 On July 1, sing Happy Dean Street in St. Charles.

Birthday to a Chicago area Visit healinggardens Classic! Chicago Aurora and atstonehillfarm.com for Elgin Car 20 turns 110 years more information about this old this summer and you’re beautiful farm. invited to the party at the Free Summer Concerts At Fox River Trolley Museum Geneva Commons in South Elgin. To celebrate, Bring lawn chairs or a Car 20’s riders will enjoy blanket and join the fun at complimentary birthday cake Geneva Commons with these and ice cream before each free summer concerts. trip, and all passengers will Sundays - 5:00pm get to join the train crew in 7:00pm: June 24 - The singing Happy Birthday to Neverly Brothers (Retro Rock Car 20. Car 20 is the oldest ‘n Roll); July 1 - Hi-Infidelity operating Interurban trolley (Classic Rock/New Rock) in the United States.

Wednesdays - 6:30pm The museum is located - 8:30pm: June 27 at 361 S. LaFox St. in South Serendipity (Pop Rock/Pop Elgin. Single rides cost $4 for Dance/70’s & 80’s/Today’s adults, $3 for senior citizens Hits) and $2 for children ages 3-11.

Kids younger than age 3 ride for free.

Just three days later, July 4, the Fox River Trolly Museum will celebrate the 46th anniversary of its opening. On “Red, White and Blue Discount Day,” single ride fares will be dropped to $2 for all riders. The four-mile trip runs along the Fox River and through the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve.

For more information on both events, call 847-6974676 or go to the museum’s website at www.foxtrolley.org Legally Blonde: The Musical Join Rising Star Theatreworks for the new, award-winning Broadway sensation Legally Blonde: The Musical on June 29-July 1 at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1201 Main Street, Batavia.

New York Magazine calls the show “a feel-good song and dance juggernaut.”

Sorority girl and underestimated blonde Elle Woods doesn’t take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School! Based on the hit movie of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon, this singing, dancing musical comedy will take you from the social whirl of California campus life to Harvard’s Halls of Justice with our heroine and her chihuahua, Bruiser.

The verdict? This much fun shouldn’t be legal!

Legally Blonde: The Musical will be performed at the new Batavia Fine Arts Centre on Friday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets start

at $14. Group discounts are available. For tickets, visit www.rstix.com. For group ticket sales, call (630) 537STAR or email tickets@rstix. com.

St. Charles 4th of July Celebration Bring the family out for this huge celebration, featuring mini-golfing, swimming, and a special concert. The fireworks will begin at dark off Boy Scout Island.

The fun starts at 6pm and is located at Pottawatomie Park, at 8 North Avenue in St. Charles. For more information, please call 630-513-6200 or visit http:// www.stcparks.org/.

Senior Stroll Seniors are invited to join District naturalists each month on a pleasant stroll through our natural areas. Each month, we visit a different site and learn about the natural and cultural history of the area. Social time and refreshments follow the walk. In the event of severe weather, call 847-741-8350 for cancellation information.

Wear sturdy shoes and bring insect repellent and sunscreen. No registration required.

Place: LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve. Thursday, July 5; 10 a.m. - noon.

37W370 Dean St., St. Charles. (Meet at the shelter on the north side of Dean Street). Cost: FREE Place: Dick Young Forest Preserve. Thursday, Aug. 2; 10 a.m. - noon.39W115 Main St., Batavia (Meet at the Main Street parking lot).

Cost: FREE Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve. Thursday, Sept. 6;

10 a.m. - noon. 42W855 Bahr Rd., Hampshire. Cost: FREE

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Date: July 11, 2012.

Time: 6:30 PM. Place: The Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue, Batavia.

Website: http://www. bataviapubliclibrary.org

Yarn Spinners Knitting and crocheting are a piece of cake when you’re listening to a story.

Bring your knitting needles or crochet hook and join us as we listen to a tale. All levels welcome, beginning instructions available. Please bring size 10 knitting needles or G/H crochet hook; we’ll provide the yarn! Student/ parent teams welcome.

Registration required.

The fun starts at 6:30pm and is located at the Batavia Public Library, at 10 S. Batavia Avenue. For more information, please call 630-879-1393 or visit www.

Hitting Clinic Jerred Delgado, baseball coach for the University of St. Francis, will offer a clinic at the East Side Sports Complex to teach the fundamentals of baseball necessary to improve your game. Drills and techniques aimed at the participants’ swing is the focus of this clinic. A session for ages 8 to 11 will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the week of July 9 with two time slots available, 9 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 3 p.m. A second session for ages 12 to 14 will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the

Explore Peck Farm Park!

4038 Kaneville Road ~ Geneva ~ (630) 262-8244 Visit us online at genevaparks.org “Like” Geneva Park District on Facebook

Everything Starts with the Sun The Geneva Park District will host a program titled “Everything Starts with the Sun” from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 11, and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 14. Families will learn about ways to transform sunlight into useable heat and will create their own solar ovens to take home.

The program will be held at Peck Farm Park in Geneva, 4038 Kaneville Road. The cost is $15 per family. For information, call 630-232-4542 or visit www. genevaparks.org.

80s Night with the Kane County Cougars Join the Kane County Cougars and get amped up because they are taking their DeLorean back to the 1980s on Thursday, July 12 at 6:30 PM. Scheduled events include: Pregame concert

by Recycle the Day; “Name That Year” Scavenger Hunt; Dress Like the 80s Costume Contest; Postgame fireworks set to 80s music (* events subject to change) For tickets and more information, please visit kccougars.com. The Kane County Cougars play at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, One Cougar Trail, in Geneva.

Windmill City Festival – July 13-15 Windmill City Festival has long been a staple of the community and has become a tradition for many local families. The festival

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The 33rd Annual Scandinavian Day Festival Featuring Traditional Food, Crafts, Games, Gifts & Entertainment Adults $10.00, Children 12 & Under FREE FREE PARKING ~ Rain or Shine

Saturday, October 6, 2012 Annual Fish Boil & Harvest Festival at Vasa Park

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Firefly Fireworks How does a glow worm glow? Why does a lightning bug light? Is a firefly really hot? Learn the answers to these questions and explore the fascinating world of brilliant bugs during this evening firefly programs.

Begin the walk at dusk and watch the nighttime magic as thousands of fireflies rise from the prairie. All ages are

week of July 23 with two time slots available, 9 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 3 p.m. Fee is $58 for residents and $87 for non-residents.

Place: East Side Sports Complex, 3565 Legacy Blvd., Saint Charles.

Website: stcparks.org

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Batavia Public Library Book Sale Come discover a great new read at this book sale.

The sale runs from 9:15am4pm and is located at the Batavia Public Library, at 10 S. Batavia Avenue, Batavia.

For more information, please call 630-879-1393 or visit http://www. bataviapubliclibrary.org.

welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Registration required. Fee: $1 per person (age 2 and under are free). Date: July 7, 2012.

Time: 8:15 PM - 9:30 PM Place: Burnidge Forest Preserve, 14N273 Coombs Rd., Elgin.Website: www. kaneforest.com

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features countless activities over the course of two and a half days. Whether you visit the carnival, compete in a 5k, participate in the pet parade or dive in to an ice cream eating contest, every member of the family is sure to ďŹ nd a new favorite activity!

The festival runs Friday at Noon, Saturday at 9am and Sunday at Noon, and is located on The Riverwalk in Downtown Batavia. For more information, please visit www.bataviaparks.org.

Kane County Fair The Fox Valley’s Top-Rated Summer Event! The 2012 Kane County Fair is back July 18-22. This fun family favorite is bringing live entertainment, carnival rides, 4-H events, exhibitors and vendors, talent competition and more to the Fairgrounds

this year. Bands appearing include Libido Funk Circus, Wedding Banned and the Neverly Brothers. What a bargain; a season ticket is only $20 for this 5 day event.

The Fair is located at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S Randall Rd (Randall Road at Route 38), St. Charles. For a complete information and schedule, please visit www. kanecountyfair.com.

Dave Herzog’s Marionettes Dave Herzog returns with an all new cast of characters in “Puppet Soup� on July 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM This deliciously delectable marionette variety show will feature a menu of performances by Carmen Ensalada, a spicy South American dish; Chicago Red, a fellow who’s a real hot dogger on roller blades, and

many more. As always, his signature character, Wally the Basset Hound, will be along to share in the fun as the boys and girls help him ďŹ nd his lost bratwurst.

The doors to the meeting room will open at 6:45 p.m.

No registration required.

Families are invited to bring a food donation for the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry. The event is located at the Batavia Public Library, at 10 S. Batavia Avenue. For more information, please call 630-879-1393 or visit www. bataviapubliclibrary.org.

Survivor Adult Program Do you have what it takes to survive in the woods?

That’s right - without your iPhone, without Netix, without your microwave or your laptop. This program will focus on ďŹ nding and preparing food in a wilderness survival situation.

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Registration required. Fee: $5/person. Date: July 19, 2012. Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM. Place: Tekakwitha Woods Nature Center, 35W076 Villa Marie Rd., St Charles. www.kaneforest.com Summer Shine Pageant Fundraiser A Summer Shine Pageant Fundraiser is set for July 21 at 3:00 PM at the St. Charles Hilton Garden Inn in St. Charles. This pageant is a fundraiser for Shriner’s Hospitals for Children.

Admission to the pageant is $10 per person. Come out and support our contestants and raise money for a good cause. For more details on the events, visit www. summershinepageant.webs. com. The St. Charles Hilton Garden Inn is located at 4070 East Main St in St. Charles.

Party in the Park Fundraiser A Party in the Park event is set for July 21, 5:00 pm at the Batavia Riverwalk, 100 N. Island Ave. There will be a party, a 5K race , silent auction and a night concert. The event aims to raise funds to address teen suicide. For information, visit www.pitpcommunity. org or www.facebook.com/ partyintheparkfundraiser.

A Celebration of Rural America: Traveling Exhibition Hosted by Geneva History Center The Geneva History Center is hosting A Celebration of Rural America, a Blair-Murrah traveling exhibition of 1920s and 1930s American art starting. Included are original prints by three well-known Regionalist artists: Thomas

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older as a great introduction for first-time users or as a refresher course. Become familiar with the cells and how to change their format, alignment and fonts. Using MS Office 2010, create a chart with your new spreadsheet. Class will be held at Pottawatomie Community Center, 8 North Ave, Saint Charles on Thursday, July 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. or Thursday, August 2 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Fee is $25 for residents and $38.50 for non-residents.

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Learn About Plant Families!

This series of outdoor classes will familiarize students with three major plant families in our native flora. Instructor Valerie Blaine of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County

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will begin each class with an overview of each plant family and highlights of its distinguishing characteristics. Afterward, the class will head out into the field to find members of the plant family in their native habitats. The focus will be on key familial features and identification of species in the field. You may register for one class, several or the entire series.

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Registration required. Fee: $15. Age 16+ The Umbels: Saturday, Aug. 4; 9 - 11 a.m.; Burnidge Forest Preserve, 38W235 Big Timber Rd., Elgin The Composites: Saturday, Aug. 18; 9 - 11 a.m; Dick Young Forest Preserve, 39W115 Main St., Batavia (Meet at Main Street entrance) Website: www. kaneforest.com

Intermediate Sewing Summer Shorts Summer style is even more fun when you make it yourself! Here’s an introduction to pattern reading for ages 6 to 15.

Come out to Pottawatomie Community Center on Saturday, July 21 or Saturday August 4 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. to learn how to create hems, make a casing for an elastic waistband and much more.

Fee for residents is $39 and non-residents is $58.50 with all sewing machines, scissors and elastic provided. Bring McCall’s Pattern #6195, thread and 1 to 1.5 yards (depending on your desired size) of woven cotton fabric.

Place: Pottawatomie Community Center, 8 North Ave, Saint Charles.

Website: stcparks.org

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1675 North Lancaster Rd, South Elgin 16 Just off of Stearns Road between Randall and McLean

847-608-0600 www.epicairpark.com www.facebook.com/epicair www.youtube.com/epicairtrampoline

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World of Faeries Festival The World of Faeries Festival is Saturday, Aug. 4, from 10:00am - 7:00pm, and Sunday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Vasa Park, Route 31, South Elgin. General admission is $11 for adults, $8 for seniors ages 65 and older and free for children 12 and younger. Discounts are available, and parking is free. The event will include music, entertainment, family activities, shopping and themed dress up. Learn more at www.theworldoffaeries. com or 815-788-1630.

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Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry. This exhibition is important both historically and aesthetically representing over 20 artists who captured their new vision of rural America in prints. A Celebration of Rural America fully illustrates the fascinating history of the American Scene movement in the full grip of the Depression era.

This traveling exhibition will run through October 31. The Geneva History Center is located at 113 South Third Street in the heart of Geneva’s historic downtown district. Normal hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, please telephone 630232-4951 or visit www. genevahistorycenter.org.

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