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CARS FOR DAD
WHERE: Oakbrook Center, Route 83 and 22nd Street, Oak Brook WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 15 COST & INFO: Free; 630-573-0700, www.oakbrookcenter. com ABOUT: Oakbrook Center revs up its 46th annual Father’s Day Classic Car Show, showcasing almost 100 antique, classic and specialty cars. Dads can check out rare and oneof-a-kind vehicles dating back to the early 1900s. The event is presented by the Greater Illinois Region of the Classic Car Club of America, in partnership with Oakbrook Center. Visitors can vote for their Wheels of Choice at the show, and join The Club to enter to win a prize package.
TWANGTOWN PARAMOURS
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VOYAGEURS
WHERE: Isle a la Cache Museum, 501 E. Romeo Road, Romeoville WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15 COST & INFO: Free admission and shuttle; 815-886-1467, ReconnectWithNature.org ABOUT: Travel back 300 years to relive the French fur trade during the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s “Island Rendezvous.” Reenactors will portray French voyageurs who canoed the Isle a la Cache area on the Des Plaines River to trade with Native Americans. The event features dancing, storytelling, music, falconry, magic, fashion show, tomahawk toss and musket shooting.
LOAVES & FISHES
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WHERE: Loaves & Fishes, 1871 High Grove Lane, Naperville WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, June 13 COST & INFO: Free; www.loaves-fishes.org, 630-3553663 ABOUT: Loaves & Fishes organizes its annual “Day Without Hunger” festival, offering a barbecue, restaurant tastings, family activities, music, exhibits and tours, following an 11 a.m. announcement. The organization was founded in a church closet in 1984, giving monthly bags of food. Thirty years later, it provides grocery and empowerment services to more than 2,700 families across the western suburbs each month.
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WHERE: 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove WHEN: 8:15 p.m. Friday, June 13 COST & INFO: $7; 630-968-5526, www. twowaystreet.org ABOUT: The Nashville-based, award-winning duo called The Twangtown Paramours returns to Two Way Street Coffee House. Praised for music and vocals, the group’s work has been called “sophisticated Americana”, and a hybrid of the Nashville and Austin music scenes.
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NF WALK
WHERE: Naperville Riverwalk Grand Pavilion, 908 Jackson Ave. WHEN: Check-in at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 21; walk at 10 a.m. COST & INFO: $20 in advance, $25 that day; 630-945-3562, info@nfmidwest.org; register at GreatSteps.org ABOUT: Neurofibromatosis Midwest’s “Great Steps 4NF” welcomes all to join the rally and walk 3 miles to help fight the genetic, nervous-system disorder that can cause tumors to grow on nerves anywhere in the body. Pre-registration is encouraged online, but one can register at the event. Organizers invite people to form a Great Steps 4NF team, fundraise and enjoy the day with food, bounce houses, a disc jockey and raffle.