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6/9-6/10: Printers Row Lit Fest

The Chicago Tribune tells us: The Printers Row Lit Fest was founded in 1985 by the Near South Planning Board to attract visitors to the Printers Row...

6-String Social @ Old Town School of Folk Music

What: Old Town School of Folk Music: “Each week a different teacher will bring in a handful of songs covering a theme, or an artist, or a genre. The...

Tuesdays on the Terrace at the MCA

Tuesdays on the Terrace 2012 Every Tues, Jun 5–Sept. 25, 2012, 5:30–8:00 pm Tuesdays on the Terrace features Chicago’s quintessential jazz musicians,...

Millennium Park Workouts: 6/9-9/1

Explore Chicago tells us: Kick off your weekend on Saturday mornings from June 9 – September 1, 2012 with an energizing workout on the Great Lawn of the...

6/15-6/17: Taste of Randolph Street

Taste of Randolph tells us: Eat, Drink, and be Merry! . . . that’s why we all come every year to Chicago’s Best Street Festival. Located in the city’s...

5/2-5/22: Treasured Stories By Eric Carle, presented by Chicago Children’s Theatre

Chicago Children’s Theatre: “By the company that brought you the sold out run of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Mermaid Theatre of Nova...

Discover Pint-Sized Chicago!

May 16, 2012

Summer is in the air – hooray! To find the coolest parks, playgrounds, pools, play spaces,...

Pregnancy Style That Pops

May 7, 2012

Who said expecting mamas can’t be hip and glamorous? Time to throw away those schlumpy clothes...

Happy (School Year) Endings

April 23, 2012

~By Mandee Polonsky, Education Director, Right at School Spring has only just begun, and already...

Spring Styles That Sizzle

April 15, 2012

If you’re even slightly tuned into the Chicago or DC style scenes, you know that Anne Book is the...

New and Noteworthy

Hard Up: A Guy’s Sexual Confession

I’m a man. With this manly power comes responsibility. This includes all things vehicular, minor...

Self-Soothing Sucked the Life Out of Me

~By Melanie Wiley-Bachmeyer Like other bundles of joy, our sweet baby, George, also packs an insomnia-filled...

Is Divorce the Next Big Thing?

Over the past decade, as many of my friends and family members have gotten married, hubby and I have...

My Kid Swears, and I Don’t Give a Damn

~By Wendy Widom I don’t ride a Harley, and I don’t have a tattoo or any weird body piercings. Well...

Potty Training: I Am So Over This Milestone

~By Karen Alpert Oh shit. Literally. It’s potty training time in my house, aka time to follow...

Getting Real: Precious, Gritty Motherhood

Do you dream of someday sharing stories of yesteryear with your kids? Read on to learn how one mom,...

Baseball and Kids: A Grand Slam

~By Wendy Widom, Families in the Loop & Peter Alter, Chicago History Museum Archivist To understand...

Chicago River Adventures for the Whole Family

~By Meshawn Ayala, Friends of the Chicago River There’s something irresistible about the Chicago...

Community Calendar

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		1 Breastfeeding Support Group, Presented by KickSprout First Tuesdays - Midwest Independent Film Festival	2	3 Chicago New Moms Support Group, Presented by kickSprout Chicago River Day 20/20:Downtown Canyons Chicago River Pub Crawl, presented Wrigley Company Foundation and Friends of the Chicago River First Thursdays, presented by Pop-Up Art Loop	4 6-String Social: Adult Guitar Classes, presented by Old Town School of Folk Music	5 Green Festival @ Navy Pier Artrageous Extravaganza! Presented by Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce
6 Mad Men Viewing Party, presented by Public Hotels Green Festival @ Navy Pier	7 This Much Is True: Chicago's Most Intimate Storytelling Night	8	9 Tales of Our Travels with Anne and Mark Burnell, presented by Play On Cabaret HARDWORKING MOMS: How to parent from the office or away from home with Dr. G, Presented by Bump Club and Beyond The Naptime Chef @ Urba Baby! Story Time @ LPZ, presented by Little Gems International	10 Chicago New Moms Support Group, Presented by kickSprout Motherhood and Words-NS, presented by Story Studio Chicago Core Principles: A Mind-Body Series for Expectant Families, presented by Helios and Grasp Group Chicago Live: A Chicago River Celebration!	11 We Love Our Moms! Presented by LVAC Kids Club 6-String Social: Adult Guitar Classes, presented by Old Town School of Folk Music Story Time @ LPZ, presented by Little Gems International	12 Family Days, Presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art Dance! Dance! Dance! Gala, presented by the Ruth Page Foundation The Chicago Art Girls Pop-Up Shop Second Saturdays for Families, presented by Chicago History Museum and the Radio Disney Road Crew Move For The Kids 5K Run/Walk, Presented by Navistar
13 Mad Men Viewing Party, presented by Public Hotels Dose Market Mother's Day Edition!	14	15	16 Story Time @ LPZ, presented by Little Gems International 100 Years of Studs Terkel, presented by Chicago History Museum Toddler Poemtime, presented by The Poetry Foundation	17 Blossoming Bumps: Staying Healthy During and After Pregnancy, Presented by kickSprout New Moms Cafe, Presented by kickSprout Core Principles: A Mind-Body Series for Expectant Families, presented by Helios and Grasp Group	18 Movie Night, presented by WAC Kids Club 6-String Social: Adult Guitar Classes, presented by Old Town School of Folk Music Story Time @ LPZ, presented by Little Gems International	19 Planning for Summer: Transplanting Warm Weather Crops, presented by Green City Market Blossoming Bumps: The ABCs of Making a Baby Registry, Presented by kickSprout Spa Time for Mamas and Mamas-to-Be, Presented by kickSprout Tea with the Turtles, presented by the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago Kids and Kites Festival Chicago KIDS Day, presented by Neighborhood Parents Network
20	21	22 Fundamentals of All Things Chocolate, Presented by the French Pastry School	23 Belly Moves and Prenatal yoga, presented by Kicksprout Fundamentals of All Things Chocolate, Presented by the French Pastry School Story Time @ LPZ, presented by Little Gems International Toddler Poemtime, presented by The Poetry Foundation	24 Core Principles: A Mind-Body Series for Expectant Families, presented by Helios and Grasp Group Fundamentals of All Things Chocolate, Presented by the French Pastry School Chicago Live: Laurel Bellows, John Conroy, Kelly Hogan and more	25 What's Blooming on Harrison St Art Festival 2012 6-String Social: Adult Guitar Classes, presented by Old Town School of Folk Music Story Time @ LPZ, presented by Little Gems International	26 What's Blooming on Harrison St Art Festival 2012
27	28	29	30 Story Time @ LPZ, presented by Little Gems International Toddler Poemtime, presented by The Poetry Foundation	31 Maifest Chicago

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