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The Ridgeland Commons pool is a common destination for Oak Parkers during a hot summer day.

Kids’ Stuff:

Making the Most of Summer for your Child

By LACEY SIKORA

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Free Concert in Scoville Park

Contributing Reporter

n summer, the best place for kids and families is outdoors. Local pools and parks offer an array of special events to make summer magical for residents of all ages.

For teens and tweens, summer fun often starts at the pool. In Oak Park, special events for pass holders and teens turn the pool into the local hangout spot on select Friday nights.

On June 9 and July 28, Wibit Night includes inflatable canoes, volleyball and an obstacle course. June 23 and July 23 are inflatable canoe nights; June 25 is for inflatable water polo, July 9 and 30 offer an inflatable obstacle course, and July 16 features inflatable volley ball. On July 7 and August 4, the pool holds its Friday Night Splash Teen Nights. Events are free and take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ridgeland Common Pool.

For fun for the whole family, free summer concerts every Sunday begin in June in Scoville Park in Oak Park. All concerts start at 5:30 p.m. and offer a great chance to listen to music, dance and picnic in the park. Concerts run through August 20.

At the Forest Park Aquatics Center, special events offer fun for everyone. Family Float nights on June 6 and 20 and July 11 and 25 run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Bring your favorite raft, float, beach ball or toy to the pool. On Super

Wednesday Journal | Forest Park Review | Riverside-Brookfield Landmark Hero Night on June 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. you can join your favorite super heroes for a night of fun, including a Spidey-sense obstacle course, face painting and pictures with your favorite super hero.

Pirate Night takes place on July 122 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Walk the plank, search for ke keys eys to unlock a prize-filled treasure chest and n parnd ticipate in contests and games. On August Au ugust 2 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. celebrate the end d of summer with a Hawaiian Luau, including a traditional pig roast dinner and Hawaiian-themed dancing and fun. Friday night Flick and Float at nights begin at 8:15 p.m. and include Finding Dory on July 19 and Moana on August 9. Bring your favorite raft for or the float-in theater.

In Riverside, the kids are covered with fun outdoor activities. ctivities. On July 21, 1, enjoy “The Mighty Ducks” att Big Ball Park from rom 6 p.m. to o 10 p.m.

On August 14, 4, NFL Punt, unt, Pass and nd Kick takes akes place at Big Ball Park and nd offers children ren ages 6 to 15 the he experience and

fun of learning football fundamentals in an engaging, supportive, non-contact environment. On August 19, the 10th annual Cori’s Kids Triathlon takes place at the Riverside Swim Club for kids ages 7 through 15.

In Brookfield,, Movies in the Park Mo offer offfer a great chance to get g outside with the whole family. New w and a classic films will be b on the calendar at a Jaycee Ehlert Park.

Come early P to t grab a good spot and and enjoy the park’s many amenities or just relax in amen ni the great ou outdoors.

Snacks will ut bee available availablle ffor purchase, and movies mo ovies begin beg gin at dark. Check http://brookfieldil.gov/departhtttp://broo okf ments/recreation-department/ meents/recrrea special-events/ sp pecial-eveent for an updated schedule. scchedule.

Brookfield’s Brookfieeld summer concerts in the park offer a c the way for th w he entire family to relax week. The free rel lax after a long l concerts take con ncerts tak ke place Friday evenings Kiwanis Park band nin ngs in thee K shell a variety of she ell and include in ncl genres genres with h ssomething to please everyone. ev veryone. Stroll Str along the newly S paved pa aved walking walk ki trail or enjoy the disc while you’re at dissc golf course co ou the th he park.

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Prescott Bare slides down an inflatable water slide in front of the Riverside Swim Club on July 14, 2016.

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Taking it to the Streets: Summer Fun for Grown Ups

By LACEY SIKORA

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Contributing Reporter

hether you fancy yourself a cultural type who enjoys the best in music, architecture and art or a foodie who loves to try new dishes and drinks, summer in the western suburbs offers plenty of opportunities to get outside and enjoy all kinds of activities in local villages.

In Oak Park, every Thursday night from May 25 through August 31 is Thursday Night Out! The popular dine-around series features wine and beer available for purchase on Marion Street, and new this year, also includes a free, world music concert series. On August 1 from 2 to 9 p.m. Art dans la Rue offers the chance to immerse yourself in French culture for a day y in downtown Oak Park. Enjoy art, food, wine, ne, music, and demonstrations.

The tenth annual Micro o Brew Review w will take place ce on Saturday August 19.

Produced by Seven Generations ations Ahead, the event vent showcases Illinois linois brewers and beers from select Midwest and national craft breweries. Live ive music and small plates ates from Oak Park area ea restaurants make this his one of the Midwest’ss top craft Microbrew beer festivalss of the Review summer. All proceeds support Seven n Generation Ahead’s ad’s work to promote healthy ealthy and sustainable communiommunities, and the event is the largest zero-waste waste craft beer fest in the he Midwest.

From noon n on July 21 through 10 p.m. m. on July 23, enjoy the best of an urban suburb b with the Forest Park Music Fest on Madison. The Music fest features Chicago’s best new artists, sts, local food, merchant nt sales and more. The 2017 17 Forest Park Music Fest will be held on Madison Street, eet, between Des Plaines and Circle Avenues. Some me of Chicago’s best bands ands will perform on two wo stages, and crowds can an enjoy

the beautiful summer weather and dance the night away. Forest Park Music Fest will also feature two beer gardens.

If cars or architecture are your thing, head over to Riverside and enjoy the village’s outdoor summer traditions. Cruise Night takes place on June 8, July 13 and August 10 at 5 p.m. at Burlington Street between Longcommon and the Green Parking Lot. Join your friends and neighbors for a fun evening with Chicago-area car enthusiasts.

Also in Riverside, the Frederick Law Olmsted Society offers historic walking tours of the village. The North Tour on May 28 and July 30, covers the area north of the railroad tracks and features the Longcommon, an architecturally significant school, a place of worship designed by Jenney and homes by Slisbee, Wright, Perkins and Purcell & Emslie.

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Coding Sports Camps Exercise Mind and Body

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here is still time to sign up for summer camp! Legacy Sports and Code Play Learn are partnering together again to take active learning to a new level. For the third summer in a row, their popular Coding Sports Camps offer an experience like no other: a full-day of sports and STEM activities that exercise both kid’s bodies and minds.

Through Legacy Sports, campers will spend half the day playing multi-sport athletic activities like Hand Hockey, Countdown Dodgeball, Treasure Island, Battleship, Capture the Flag and Soccer.

These activities teach campers how to communicate with each other and work as a team to accomplish their goals.

Through Code Play Learn, campers will spend the other half of the day creating, coding and building their own games, apps or robotics. New this year, Code Play Learn is offering BattleBot Engineering where kids build a variety of bots for competition, and Kids Can Code where campers explore the fundamentals of engineering and programming through play. These camps are offered along with other returning favorites like Minecraft Modding, App Creation and

LEGO Robotics.

Together, this unique Coding Sports Camp program enables kids to think creatively, reason systematically, and work and play collaboratively.

Camps are open to kids who are currently in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Each weeklong camp runs from 8:30am to 4:00pm.

Legacy Sports activities will take place at The Tennis and Fitness Centre at 301 West Lake Street, and Code Play Learn is located at 132 N. Ridgeland. Campers are walked between locations by staff from Legacy Sports.

For more information on these and other Code Play Learn summer camps and programs, please visit www. codeplaylearn. com or call 708374-8286.

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f it’s summer, it’s time to shop hop local and take your weekly grocery trip to the outdoors. Area farmers markets give residents of the western suburbs the opportunity to engage with farmers, s, buy fresh produce and enjoy the he sunshine, all at the same time.

The Oak Park Farmers Market et kicked off its forty second summer on May 20.

Yes, the doughnuts are back, as are the blue grass music and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. New this year, 1871 Dairy is providing milk, butter, yogurt and cream. Finn’s Ranch is a new vendor offering pasture-raised beef and free-range eggs.

Also new this year: pop up vendors. With some careful space planning, the farmers

market came up with two spaces that can be utilized by different vendors throughout the season. Green Fire Farm and American Pride Micro Farm are a few of the vendors who will be at the market on a pop up basis.

Other pop-ups include Three Queens offering maple syrup, Hazard Free Farm with heirloom and ancient grains, and Bushel and Peck with pickled items.

Visit http://www.oak-park.us/our-community/oak-park-farmers-market to see videos of more of the farmers who will be in Oak Park each Saturday.

The Oak Park Market runs Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Pilgrim Church on L Lake Street.

The Riverside Farmers Market begins River on June 7 and an runs Wednesdays from 2:30 to 7 p.m. p.m in Centennial Park near the historic water wate tower.

Coordinator Coordinat Amy Jacksik says that the market is i welcoming returning and new n vendors this year.

“We are thrilled to have area resident, Cynthia Adamson re from Peaceful Pies. Cynthia will fr be sourcing the fruit from her pies pie from Barry’s Berries at the Riverside Farmers’ Market when Riv possible. possibl In addition, we had shoppers ask us last season to bring back the knife sharpener. Samson Blades will be with us on a weekly basis sharpening knives, scissors and gardening tools.”

Jeff Wielert from Bountiful Blessings Farm in Hinckley will be back. He is in his seventh year of farming and will bring his herbs, sweet corn, asparagus, beets, beans, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, potatoes, onions, car-

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Jesus from Urban Serenity Farms returns to Riverside with his hydroponically grown lettuces, heirloom tomatoes and peppers. Jesus is a military veteran and part of the Homegrown by Heroes program.

Sean from Finn’s Steak & Egg Ranch will be back with his 100% free-range poultry and his 100% pasture-raised, growth hormone-free, antibiotic-free, and steroid-free beef. He will also offer duck and chicken eggs each week. Barry’s Berries will sell Michigan-grown berries, apples, plums, pears and other assorted fruits.

In addition, the Riverside Market will have vendors selling bread, honey, plants, all-fruit smoothies, soaps, dog treats and ready to eat foods that you can enjoy at the market while listening to the weekly music provided in the music tent. The Riverside Public Library will be providing activities to keep the kids busy each week.

In Brookfield, the farmers market opens June 3 and takes place every Saturday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Village Hall’s west parking lot. Local farmers offer fresh produce that is locally and sustainably grown in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. You will also find pastries, eggs, fresh-roasted coffee, honey, salsas, jams, artisan and hand-crafted good and talented music to make the market experience festive.

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