Birthday parties, holiday gifts, goodie bag stuffers and just good old fashioned FUN is what's inside these "Party in a Tube" kits.

From a Village of Wilmette press release:

Swimming with mermaids, reading novels in an underwater library and taking a heart pounding climb up a rollercoaster taller than the Sears Tower are not typical summertime activities for kids.

Cork and Canvas, Wine & Art Gallery is pleased to announce our first exhibition of works by Bonnie Lecat – Murals, Portraits, Decorative Painting.

The Highland Park Players will be holding auditions for their fall musical, THE FULL MONTY, on Wednesday, August 13th from 7-10pm and Thursday, August 14th from 7-10pm. Callbacks if necessary will be held on Monday, August 18th from 7-10pm.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation is coming to Chicago July 30th - August 3rd to give a 4-day musical theatre intensive camp at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. A concert will be given on Sunday evening August 3rd. This camp is designed for both children and adults who love musical theatre. Active Broadway actors teach and perform with the students. This year's teachers are the wonderful Hollis Resnik, Jarrod Emick, Jeremy Schonfeld and David Petro.