The family can shape up together at a 5K Run/Walk sponsored by the Lincoln-Way High School District Foundation for Educational Excellence. There are events for all age groups, including a 100-meter Junior Jog for children under 7, and a 400-meter Junior Jog for children aged 7 to 10. Every runner and walker gets a t-shirt, refreshments and a post-race massage. Lady of America Fitness Center trainers will lead pre-event warm-up exercises. All proceeds will be used to buy and upgrade technological equipment for students at Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort and Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox.
Registration begins at 7 a.m.. The Junior Jogs begin at 8 a.m. and the 5K Run/Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the track at Lincoln-Way Central High School, 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox. Pre-registration fees are $15 a person. The fee is lowered to $10 for students. Registration fees will be $20 a person and $15 for students on the day of the event; 815-462-2123.
— Pat Harper
Ice cream social
Sweet old-fashioned fun awaits you at the “Ice Cream Social of 1865” in Glacial Park. Join volunteers dressed in period clothes as they recreate the feeling of an old-time ice cream social that celebrates the return of soldiers from war. Enjoy games from the past and, of course, ice cream!
“Ice Cream Social of 1865” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Powers-Walker House in Glacial Park, on Harts Road just off Illinois Highway 31, Ringwood. Free, with registration required for groups of six or more; 815-479-5779.
— Stephanie Price
A fest for kids
As part of the Hyde Park/University of Chicago Arts Fest, kids can listen to stories about the ancient world at the Oriental Institute Museum on Sunday afternoon. At 1:30 p.m they can watch a film that combines live action and animation called “Mummies Made in Egypt,” which will show the reconstruction of what a mummy’s face might have looked like. Then kids can go on treasure hunts where they can discover real mummies of humans and animals in the museum. The Fest also includes a family tour at the Smart Museum, accompanied by an artist and a visit to the 57th Street Art Fair. Other activities include Youth Theatre Workshops at Court Theatre, and sample classes at the Hyde Park School of Ballet. Everyone can take a free trolley ride from one event to another.
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Hyde Park/University of Chicago Arts Fest: Families activities, noon-4 p.m. Sun., Oriental Institute Museum, 1155 E. 58th St., free, 773-702-9507; Artist Family Tour, 1:30 p.m. Sat., Smart Museum, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., free; 773-702-0200.
— Nancy Maes
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