Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories!
For more great family events, see Oaklee’s July/August Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!
Fridays on the Green – Village of Mount Prospect
August 19 in Mount Prospect
Enjoy a FREE live concert on Village Green in the heart of downtown Mount Prospect! Come out and see the Nick Lynch Band.
42nd Annual Oak Park Ave-Lake Arts & Crafts Show
August 21 in Oak Park
Artistic Adventures in canvas, glass and clay wait visitors to the 42nd Annual Oak Park Ave-Lake Arts & Crafts Show. Artists and craftsartists from far and near will fill Scoville Park with work they themselves created.
Little Yelpers Club Field Trip – Grande Finale Event & Outdoor Movie
August 19 in Highland Park
It’s the Grand Finale Event & Outdoor Movie. Bring the kids and the blankets for an evening of campy crafts, giveaways and an outdoor movie.
Olive Theory Pizzeria Launches New Build-Your-Own-Pizza Cooking Class
August 20 in Downers Grove
The 90-minute class begins at 10 a.m. Parents and kids will learn the ins-and-outs of the Olive Theory kitchen and the importance of using fresh, local ingredients in healthy cooking. Reservations are limited and advance ticket purchase requested.
Evanston Streets Alive! featuring the Evanston Green Living Festival
August 20 in Orland Park
Earn an A+ in preparedness during the Simon Kidgits Club’s “Back to School Bash” at Orland Square. As part of the end-of-summer celebration, children will enjoy festive arts and crafts, treats and a free dance lesson from the American Dance Center.
This week’s Friday Fun Five is sponsored by “Kohl Children Museum”.
Toys: The Inside Story includes 12 different hands-on stations that illustrate simple mechanisms commonly found in toys, and lets you create your own toy-like combinations of gears, pulleys, linkages, cams, and circuits.
