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The Naperville Park District screens Shrek for free at Rotary Hill on Friday, Aug. 21, with Movie Bingo at 7 p.m. and the film at 8 p.m., as part of its summer outdoor movie series.
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A block of Douglas Avenue between Webster and Washington streets in downtown Naperville is now the Sgt. Robert L. Miller Commemorative Parkway, honoring a 100-year-old WWII veteran who taught science in Naperville schools for 36 years and helped beautify the Riverwalk.
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Naper Settlement is hosting a free outdoor walking adaptation of Pride and Prejudice on Aug. 29 and 30 for adults 55 and older, complete with Regency-era high tea on the museum's 13-acre grounds.
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Mandala South Asian Performing Arts brings musicians and dancers from five Asian traditions to Naper Settlement on Sept. 20, while KidsMatter's 23rd annual volunteer fair connects residents with 25-plus nonprofits on Sept. 3 at Fort Hill Activity Center.
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Mayor Scott Wehrli's Wednesday evening update reveals storm damage requests have surged past 500 with roughly 100 streets blocked, and the city is organizing a special citywide brush pickup for every neighborhood.
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Straight-line winds exceeding 90 mph hit Naperville on Tuesday, Aug. 11, generating more than 300 city service requests, blocking 60 roads with downed trees concentrated in south Naperville, flooding the Riverwalk's lower walkways, and leaving about 30 customers near Chicago Avenue without power.
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Naperville Neighborly Day returned to West Chicago Avenue on Sunday after a three-year pause, but DuPagePads says the block party likely won't come back to the same location next year due to upcoming downtown construction.
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The Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana host a free "Down on the Farm Hour" at the Naper Settlement Farmers Market on Tuesday, Aug. 11, offering kids birdfeeder building, wildlife discovery and a Nature Cat patch two days before school starts.
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The Prop Masters RC Aero Club held a "fun fly" at Springbrook Prairie's Model Aircraft Flying Field on Aug. 6, featuring a lit-plane competition and highlighting a free introductory pilot program open to young people and retirees.
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The Naperville Sister Cities Foundation debuts its free Naperville International Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Central Park, expanding the six-year-old Hispanic Festival into a multicultural celebration with world music, dance and international food from noon to 9 p.m.
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Naper Settlement's Gold Star Victory Gardens have donated nearly 50 lbs. of fresh produce to Loaves & Fishes this summer, with each garden bed honoring a local fallen military member or first responder.
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Naper Settlement hosts Oktoberfest on Oct. 2–3 inside a large tent on its downtown campus, with German cuisine, beer, live music including Fool House's 90s tribute on Saturday night, and family activities; tickets are on sale now at $25 for adults.
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