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Live Shows, Food and Other Fun: Grab & Go Kids Planner
Grab the kids and go have fun at these events in and near the village this weekend.
Where/When: March 16-20 at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont. Show times are 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday.
Why Go: You’ve got to move it, move it while watching this musical based on the DreamWorks film. Join Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria as they get caught up in an escape from the zoo by homesick penguins and wind up in the madcap world of King Julien.
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Pricing: Tickets range from $16 to $54.
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Where/When: Party kicks off at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Governors State University Performing Arts Center ahead of the 3 p.m. performance of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Other Story Books.
Why Go: Young ones can learn a lot about cause and effect from this humorous adaptation by Jeremy Desmon and Patrick Dwyer of the children’s book by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Variety called it “Sixty minutes of theatrical enchantment.”
Pricing: Cookie party tickets are $7, performance tickets range from $10.50 to $15.50.
Where/When: Sunday, March 20, from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, 9800 Willow Springs Road, Willow Springs.
Why Go: Longer days awaken some species of frogs. Naturalists will be checking the trails for the sounds of frogs coming out of hibernation. What kid can resist chasing frogs?
Pricing: Can’t beat free.
Where/When: St. Germaine Church basement, W 98th St & S Kolin Ave, Oak Lawn, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., or until fish runs out
Why go: St. Germaine Athletic Association and Holy Name Society Men’s Club is hosting a fish fry on Fridays until April 15.
Pricing: $ 3- $8.50
Where/When: St. Bernadette Church, 9343 S Francisco Ave, O'Brien Hall, Evergreen Park, 7 p.m.
Why go: Sean and Charlie will be performing. For information, call 708-422-8995.
Pricing: Call above number for exact pricing.
