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Dear _____________,
Check out this month's highlights, and visit ChicagoKids.com for more great information. Have fun!
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June 4 - 9
Shedd Aquarium Free Week
Shedd Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium announces the return of its popular free week! During the week of June 4 – 9 guests will gain admission to the original aquarium galleries FREE of charge. The Sara Lee Foundation is the Presenting Sponsor of Discount Days at Shedd. Discount/free week also includes discounted admission to Lizards and the Komodo King – a new special exhibit showcasing the world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon – and the Oceanarium.
June 11
Miles for Smiles® walk-a-thon
Park Center (in The Glen)
The 11th Annual Miles for Smiles® Walk-a-thon – the annual fundraiser for the Emily Dorfman Foundation for Children (EDFC) – steps off at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 11, at Park Center (in The Glen), 2400 Chestnut Ave., in Glenview, Ill. The event features a scenic 1.5-mile walk around Lake Glenview and culminates with a celebration of music, food, and family fun. The walk is expected to draw 600+ people and raise in excess of $100,000 for kids with cancer.
June 25
Ralph's World
The Morton Arboretum
The Family Concert Series opens with "Ralph's World" featuring Ralph Covert at 3 p.m. on June 25. Covert brings the same high energy and melodic approach to children's music as he did as leader of Chicago's top rock-pop band The Bad Examples. His recent album, "Green Gorilla, Monster and Me," was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Musical Album for Children. Lawn seating opens at 2:00 p.m.
There are numerous children's theater productions taking place this month - make sure you visit our site to see all of our listings.
http://www.chicagokids.com/monthly/theater.cfm
Electronic Baby
June 15 - July 30
American Theater Company
“Electronic Baby” follows a late 1960’s teenage girl, Baby, who makes her own romantic choices, and discovers love through her obsession with cars and songs such as “Autoeroticar” Originally written in 1968 as a 40-minute Latin School production during the heyday of rock and roll (under an Illinois Arts Council grant), this is the first full length professional production.
MacHomer
July 5 - 23
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
This one-man vocal spectacle features 50 voices from TV's "The Simpsons" and takes on Shakespeare's Macbeth in a hilarious tour de force performance. With a script that's 85% Shakespeare, Rick Miller gives spot-on impressions of characters from the hit series- including Homer, Marge and Mayor Quimby to name a few-at breakneck speed in an imaginatively staged, multi-media update of this famous tragedy. Don't miss MacHomer-the phenomenon that has delighted audiences of all ages from Scotland to New Zealand.
Rudyard Kipling's
The Jungle Book
June 17 - 25
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Nobody understands the laws of the jungle better than young Mowgli. Since birth, Mowgli or “little frog” – a human – has been raised by wolves in India’s jungle. But even in the jungle, it’s impossible to contain human emotions of want and belonging. After confronting and conquering his fears, Mowgli must decide whether to join humankind or remain in the jungle with the only family he knows.
The following exhibits have recently opened or are opening soon. For more
details, and a complete list of current and upcoming exhibits,
CLICK HERE.
May 27 - September 4, 2006
Ice Age Mammals and Prehistoric Beasts
The Notebaert Nature Museum
Huge prehistoric animals are taking over Chicago this summer! Meet mega-moving animals that ruled the Earth 65 million years ago on up to the last Ice Age. See a Giant Sloth the size of an elephant! Stand in the shadow of a Saber-toothed Cat! Measure up to a Woolly Mammoth! Discover what life was like for prehistoric mammals, including humans.
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