2023 OREGON PARK DISTRICT COLOR RUN

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 6:00-6:30 PM PARK WEST

The Color Run is back!!! Bring your family out for our 1 mile fun walk/run through Park West! This color walk/run themed course will offer multiple color stations along the route. Be prepared to get colorful and messy! All participants registered before July 20 will receive a t-shirt!

After completing the course, stay at the Park West Amphitheater for our Concert in the Park series and enjoy Burn N’ Bush. Food trucks will be onsite to enjoy dinner if you choose.

$18 NR

T-SHIRT DEADLINE: 7/20

FINAL DEADLINE: 7/31

CODE: 2322-01

Secret Life of Butterflies

Date: Tu 5/30

Time: 12:00-6:00 pm

Location: Nicholas Conservatory

Fee: $10/$12 NR

Code: 2323-02 • Deadline: 5/23

Is it hard to think of a critter more beautiful than a butterfly? It is hard to find a better place to enjoy butterflies than Nicholas Conservatory’s Secret Life of Butterflies exhibit. See butterflies from around the world from caterpillar to adult in the beautiful Nicholas Conservatory. Transportation is provided by Oregon Park District vans. When the conservatory closes for the day, we will go to the Prairie Street Brewery for dinner. Registration cost includes conservatory admission and transportation, please bring money to purchase dinner on your own.

Footloose at Starlight Theatre

Age: 12+

Date: Fri 6/9

Time: 7:00-11:30 pm

Location: Rock Valley College’s Starlight Theatre

Fee: $35/$40 NR

Code: 2323-34 • Deadline: 6/2

Do you like the open air feeling of Rock Valley College’s Starlight Theatre but don’t like driving to Rockford? Join us on June 9th for Footloose and we’ll do the driving.

Cinderella at Starlight Theatre

Age: 8+

Date: Sat 7/1

Time: 1:00-5:30 pm

Location: Rock Valley College’s Starlight Theatre

Fee: $35/$40 NR

Code: 2324-34 • Deadline: 6/24

Do you like the open air feeling of Rock Valley College’s Starlight Theatre but don’t like driving to Rockford? Join us on July 1st for Cinderella and we’ll do the driving.

Fee: $115/$138 NR

Code: 2324-20 • Deadline: 8/18

Think “It’s a Hard Knock Life”? Agree things will be better “Tomorrow”? Join the Oregon Park District and OES for this year’s fall play, Annie Kids. Auditions will cast 32 actors/actresses with others having the chance to join the stage crew. Dates are subject to change. Fee includes a cast T-shirt. Stage crew spots are limited. If you are interested in a stage crew spot only, please contact Kelley at kelley@oregonpark.org. Audition and cast information available upon registration.

• Auditions: 8/22 & 8/24

• Full cast will rehearse on Tuesdays

• Lead roles will rehearse on Thursdays

• Performance Date: 11/11

Taking you back to the 1980s, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people while guiding them with a warm heart and open mind. This heartfelt story set to the rockin’ 80s style classic with a new rhythm is perfect for the entire family to enjoy! Included in the price is transportation via Oregon Park District Vans and your ticket to the show. Starlight does sell snacks and drinks if you are interested. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Kids Summer Skate Camp

Age: 5-12

The new Broadway adaptation of the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella musical is a contemporary take on the classic tale. This show is perfect for princes and princesses of all ages.Included in the price is transportation via Oregon Park District Vans and your ticket to the show. Starlight does sell snacks and drinks if you are interested. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Monday from 8:00 am-2:00 pm & Wednesday from 8:00 am-12:00 pm

Location: The Rink • Choose one or both weeks

June 5-June 7

June 19-June 21

Code: 2324-36

Code: 2324-37

Deadline: 5/26

Deadline: 6/9

Fee: $85R/$95NR, sibling discount $70R/$80NR

Summer Skate Camp is back at The Rink! This camp is for any skill level. Skaters will be divided up based on skating ability and kids will learn new skills and work to improve existing skills. Camp will include instruction, drills, free skate time, skating games, lunch and time in the arcade. Lunch is included both days with a choice of chicken strips, cheeseburger or grilled cheese, all options include fries. Sibling discount must be done in person or over the phone. The Rink is located at 6929 W. Pines Road, Mt. Morris.

Community Garden Plots

Date: May-September

Location: Park West

Fee: $30/$36 NR

Code: 2323-46

The Oregon Park District is partnering with the Oregon Transition Program to manage the Community Garden in 2023. Eleven Community Garden plots will be available to rent and will be weeded and watered by the Transition Program. The raised beds are 4’x8’ and will be available on a first-come first-served basis. The plots are conveniently located at Veterans Park, South 10th Street, Oregon. The plots offer both residents and nonresidents the opportunity to produce fruits, veggies, herbs, flowers and more at the community garden, spend time outdoors, and share gardening knowledge and skills with others. All fees will be donated 100% to the OHS Transition Program.

Supper with Sculptures

Location: Lorado Taft Campus

Fee: Ages 10+ $18/$22 NR; Ages 3-9 $10; Ages 2 & important

Community for generations. This special event combines both modern and historic artwork. Join us for a delicious fried chicken dinner at the Lorado Taft Field campus, the sight of the historic Eagle’s Nest Art Colony. Dinner will feature two presentations, the first will be about Lorado Taft and the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony. The second presentation will feature modern day artist, Jeff Adams, speaking about his own Lincoln-Blackhawk Sculpture in Mix Park and the 10 community Art Legacy Sculptures placed in Oregon. After dinner, take a tour of the historic Lorado Taft Field Campus including the local legend Seven Muses sculpture. Children 9 and under are $10, children 2 and under are free but must register.

Family Storybook

Adventures: Mighty Monarchs

Date: Fri 9/15 • Time: 5:00-7:30 pm

Location: Lorado Taft Campus • Fee: $13/$16 NR

Code: 2323-31 • Deadline: 9/8

Some small animals do amazing things, and our own monarch butterflies are starting their annual journey all the way to Mexico. Join us at the Lorado Taft Field Campus for a pizza dinner and story reading all about the beautiful monarch butterfly. Then, meet some amazing monarchs in person and send them off on their yearly migration. Children 3 and under are free but must register.

Under the Stars Family Campout-Park West

Date: Fri 7/14-Sat 7/15

Time: 5:00 pm-10:00 am

Location: Park West

Fee: $30/$36 NR (per family)

Code: 2323-30 • Deadline: 6/30

Enjoy a one night family campout in Oregon Park West. Oregon Park District will provide dinner, evening smores, and a light breakfast. Families bring their own tent and sleeping bags. Enjoy an evening of fun activities and games and spend the night under the stars in Oregon Park District’s first ever family campout. Registration is priced per family not individual.

Trip Back in Time: Old World Wisconsin

Age: 8+

Date: Sat 9/16

Time: 8:00 am-6:00 pm

Location: Old World Wisconsin— Eagle, WI

Fee: $26/$30 NR

Code: 2323-20 • Deadline: 8/25

Experience the largest living history museum in the world and go back in time to late 1800’s Wisconsin. See working farms built by German, Danish, and Polish immigrant families, watch the local blacksmith at work and try your hand at time period games and activities. Set against the stunning natural Wisconsin landscape, visitors can travel by foot or take a ride on a modern tram system. Every visit to Old World Wisconsin is a different and unique experience, do NOT wait for this one. Registration includes transportation and admission for a special group experience. Participants may bring a picnic lunch or purchase lunch from the onsite café.