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Children's music performer Mr. Dave plays a free concert at the Naper Settlement Farmers Market's "Down on the Farm Hour" on Tuesday, July 21, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., giving Naperville families a kid-friendly reason to make the Tuesday evening market a weekly ritual.
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Naperville dog owners heading to Springbrook Prairie's 37-acre off-leash area need a Forest Preserve District of DuPage County permit, with day passes at $12 for county residents and $20 for those in Will County, plus a free annual option for veterans and seniors 65 and older.
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River Sounds debuted its custom-built floating stage on the DuPage River on Tuesday, July 15, after Fourth of July flooding delayed the on-water premiere by a week, with free Tuesday concerts continuing through August 11.
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The Naperville Park District closed Centennial Beach and the Paddleboat Quarry on Thursday, July 16, after wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushed the Chicago-area Air Quality Index to 267, a level classified as "very unhealthy" for everyone.
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A homeowner on the 1000 block of Williamsburg Drive escaped an attic fire on Tuesday, July 14, that caused $100,000 in damage, with the Naperville Fire Department containing the blaze to the attic and keeping the house habitable.
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Park After Dark, a free three-night music and interactive arts event, debuts at Naperville's Central Park concert center Friday through Sunday, July 17–19, featuring a cardboard-transformed stage, a kids' creation studio, and nightly headliners.
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Naper Settlement's annual Oktoberfest returns Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, with live music, German food and beer, a stein-holding contest, kids' inflatables, and headliner Fool House performing '90s hits under a giant tent at 523 S. Webster St.
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Summer Place Theatre, Naperville's 60-year-old all-volunteer company, opens Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Rent" at Naperville Central High School on Friday, July 17, with nine performances running through Sunday, August 2 and tickets starting at $22.
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Naperville's Fourth of July fireworks, canceled after storms dumped up to 6.5 inches of rain, are rescheduled for Saturday, August 8, at 9:30 p.m. at Frontier Sports Complex with free admission and parking but no Municipal Band concert.
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DuPage County Animal Services, which serves Naperville's DuPage County residents, posted a 93% live release rate and offers several ways for families to help, including a day-trip program for shelter dogs and foster care opportunities.
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About 175 Naperville residents completed the annual Freedom Ruck on Saturday, July 4, marching a modified route through downtown to the Judd Kendall VFW, where Brian Dilger read the Declaration of Independence from the balcony to mark America's 250th birthday and raise funds for veterans' home repairs.
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BrightSide Theatre launches its 15th anniversary season with subscriptions and single tickets on sale, "The Addams Family" headlining in October, and a free Summer in the Parks concert series beginning Thursday, July 9, at five Naperville locations.
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