DuPage County Events

Chronicle Media Staff
The Oak Brook Park District’s 6th annual Oktoberfest, which runs from noon-9 p.m. Sept. 24 will feature a softball tournament, live music, food and beer.

The Oak Brook Park District’s 6th annual Oktoberfest, which runs from noon-9 p.m. Sept. 24 will feature a softball tournament, live music, food and beer.

Sept. 22

Muffin Tin Salad Luncheon in Downer’s Grove

11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Carpenter St., Downers Grove

$12

Muffin Tin Salad Luncheon is sponsored by the Women’s Service Guild. Participants are asked to bring a muffin tin or rent one from the guild. Come for salads and a fall dessert. Gift baskets will be given away to lucky winners. Call (630) 968-3112 for tickets.

 

 

Sept. 22

Animal BINGO in Downer’s Grove

3 p.m.

Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St., Downers Grove

Free

Test your knowledge of animals by playing Animal BINGO! Get BINGO and win a small prize. For children in first grade and up. Group limit is 36.

 

 

Sept. 22

Do It Yourself: Photo Restoration in Westmont

7 p.m.

Westmont Public Library, 428 N. Cass Ave., Westmont

Free

The public is invited to join one of Westmont’s librarians demonstrate how to preserve and restore old photographs.

 

 

Sept. 24

Annual Oak Brook Park District Oktoberfest

noon-9 p.m.

Central Park, 1450 Forest Gate Road, Oak Brook

Admission fee

The Park District’s 6th annual event will feature a softball tournament, live music, food and beer. Also at the event will be children’s activities at 1-5 p.m. including a magician, balloon art and bounce houses. For more information, call (630) 990-4233.

 

 

Sept. 24-Sept. 25

Native American Pow Wow in Naperville

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 24

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 25

Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville

$12 for adults, $7 for children ages 3-12 and $9 for senior citizens 62 and older

Enjoy Native American dancing, drumming, cultural demonstrations, art and craft vendors, children’s crafts and games. Food vendors will sell native and festival foods. Hoop dancing will be performed by Little Bear Hoop Dancers of Menominee, WI. Musician Mark Jourdan will perfor and Al Jewer will play native flute. Visit www.harvestpowwow.com for tickets and more information about the day’s activities.

 

 

Sept. 24-Sept. 25

Morton Arboretum Passport Europe Festival in Lisle

10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days

The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Rt. 53, Lisle

Free with Arboretum admission

Travel to Europe with culinary delights, authentic musical performances, impressive ethnic dance and ballet demonstrations and performances, storytelling and more during this second annual cultural festival featuring the dynamic cultures of Europe. Hike the trails and explore the Arboretum’s collections of trees and plants native to central and northern Europe. For more information, call (630) 968-0074.

 

 

Sept. 25

Plastic Kit & Toy Show in Wheaton

9 a.m.-3 p.m.

DuPage County Fair Grounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton

$5 adults, $2 children younger than 12

Past-Time Hobbies of Brookfield puts on an interesting toy and plastic kit show of 150 tables of goods. The public is invited to buy, sell, trade or just browse. For more information, call (630) 969-1847.

 

 

Sept. 25 and Sept. 29

“A View from the Bridge” on film in Glen Ellyn

7 p.m. Sept. 25

2 p.m. Sept. 29

Belushi Performance Hall of the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn

$20

National Theatre Live is the National Theatre’s project to broadcast world-class theatre to movie theaters around the world. Its smash-hit original broadcast, “A View from the Bridge,” returns due to audience demand. Playwright Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. For more information, call (630) 942-4000.

 

 

Sept. 27

West Chicago Cruise Night

6-9 p.m.

Augustino’s Rock and Roll Deli, 300 W. North Ave., West Chicago

Free

Augustino’s Rock and Roll Deli invites guests to come out and enjoy its 12th annual Cruise Night, the last one for the summer. Vintage cars will be on display.