French film series
The Film Club of the Alliance Francaise has scheduled a series of French films made during the 1990s, which will be shown for free beginning Wednesday. The films include "A...
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Grown-up dance
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago won't do some diluted version of its repertory when it performs for kids at Ravinia. The dancers will perform excerpts from the same pieces that it...
The cheapest thrills of all
Who says you can't get something for nothing? The Chicago area is full of free stuff to visit, see, hear, eat, smell and otherwise enjoy. You just have to know...
Museum to tell butterfly tale
During a story time at the Field Museum called "Facts, Fables and Fiction," children can listen to a book about a furry orange and brown caterpillar called a woolly bear....
Timeless art
A young computer geek gets sucked way back in time when the Kidworks Touring Theatre Company presents "Art Through the Ages." As the boy travels back to the present, he...
Filling in the art
Kids can create an artistic reminder of their trip to the Art Institute at a Family Program where they will find the materials to make mini scrapbooks. Some of the...
Martian mayhem
Before kids take a make-believe trip to Mars in an exhibition called "Journey to the Red Plant" at the Chicago Children's Museum they will take a close-up look at life...
Movies make a splash
To celebrate its 50th birthday the Deerfield Park District has scheduled two events called "Flick-n-Float," which include several pleasures rolled into one. A movie screen will be set up alongside...
Think Tank for the Deaf
The Chicago Institute for the Moving Image is preparing for its Festival of Cinema for the Deaf (to be held in Chicago March 1-4) by hosting the Think Tank on...
Cajun rhythms
On Saturday afternoons throughout the summer, kids can learn to move their bodies to the rhythms of music from around the world at Chicago Summer Dance for Kids. Louie Stallone,...