Friday, May 9
Mother’s Day Fresh Flower Workshop – 9:30AM | $35
Naperville Municipal Center – 400 S. Eagle St. Naperville, IL 60540
The Naperville Garden Club will be holding a Fresh Flower Workshop to create a beautiful arrangement for someone special to you. The cost covers all supplies except floral clippers . Contact Judy at (630) 800-2412 to register by April 23. For more information about the club, visit www.napervillegardenclub.org.
The Union Turns 10 at North Central College– 7PM| $0-$20. Free with NCC ID, $12 phone, $15 door & internet, $20 double show ticket
The Union – 129 W. Benton Ave Naperville, IL 60540
Details will include songs, friends, candles, balloons, nostalgia and MORE.
Saturday, May 10
Used Book Donation Drives – 9AM
District 203 Administration Building – 203 W. Hillside Naperville, IL 60540
Donate your books to a worthy cause- scholarships for women. Items accept: hardcover/paperback books, CDs DVDs and vinyl. No encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest Condensed books, American Heritage or VHS tapes. Unloading assistance and tax receipts provided. For further information: www.naperville-il.aauw.net or aauwnaperville@hotmail.com
Wentz Concert Hall – 171 E Chicago Ave Naperville, IL 60540
Virtuoso guitar player Denis Azabagic presents Joaqu n Rodrigo’s beloved Concierto de Aranjuez on the DSO’s final subscription concert of 2014-2015. Joaqu n Turina’s exuberant Danzas fant sticas and Manuel de Falla’s colorful and engaging ballet score, The Three-Cornered Hat, round out this festive, all-Spanish program. Tickets at tickets.noctrl.edu.
Naperville Garden Plots West St. and Martin Ave. – West St. and Martin Ave, South of Naperville Central HS Naperville, IL 60540
The Naperville Community Gardening Club hosts its 35th Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 9 from 7:30AM to 12:30PM at the Naperville Community Garden Plots on West Street, just south of Naperville Central High School. A single stop and shop for your Mother’s Day gifts and other garden needs. Great gifts and a wide selection of bedding and outstanding focus plants for your garden and containers. Featured plants from a local greenhouse include a wide variety of Proven Winner annuals, the new ‘SunPatiens,’ geraniums, Burpee hybrid and heirloom vegetables, herbs, unique grasses and large combination hanging baskets Questions, U of I Extension Master Gardeners, as well as a Monarch Butterfly help desk to assist you. Proceeds support the Club’s community projects and scholarships. For more information visit, napervillecommunitygardeners.org.
Sunday, May 11
Paint a Flower Pot for Mom – 11AM | $5
The Growing Place – 2000 Montgomery Rd. Aurora, IL 60504
Show mom she’s the best! Kids can paint a pot and plant a pretty flower for mom! 11AM – 3PM, Saturday & Sunday at both locations.
Take Mom to Brunch! Check out the Mother’s Day Brunch Guide.
And there’s more…
Check out PN’s Events Calendar for other events as well as to help plan next week and upcoming weekends. On the blue navigation bar atop the Events Calendar, find calendars specific to Runs & Walks, Charity Golf (Updated!), Festivals & Traditions over the course of the year as well as this month’s Book Events hosted by Anderson’s, North Central College Performing Arts and happenings at Naper Settlement.
Remember also that the end of the school year is the time for spring concerts, spring musicals and other stage productions at local high schools, featuring some of the best talent in the suburbs. Check arts calendars at Naperville Central, Naperville North, Waubonsie Valley, Neuqua Valley and Metea Valley high schools.
