Things to do around Naperville this weekend

Friday

Y Friday Movie Night presents  Brave – PG / 7:30PM  / The Y presents its first movie night at Central Park in downtown Naperville. Spend some quality free time with your family this summer. Bring your friends, picnic dinner, blanket and bug spray for an evening under the stars.

Live Music at CityGate Grille / 8:30 – 11:30PM / Jive away your evening with live music at CityGate Grille. Paris Swing to perform lively acoustic cocktail music for dinner and dance. CityGate Grille is located in the Calamos Investments building at CityGate Centre, I88 and Rt. 59.  For dinner reservations call (630) 718-1010 or visit www.citygategrille.com.

Saturday

AAUW Naperville Area Used Book Drive / 9AM – noon / Clean out those books shelves and make a difference. AAUW Naperville Area Used Book Drive June 1. Bring your extra books but please no encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, VHS tapes or magazines. We will unload your car quickly and give you a tax receipt. All proceeds go to AAUW scholarships, fellowships and other programs empowering women and girls. Books may also be dropped off during business hours at the Dist. 203 Admin. Bldg. or the Dist. 204 Admin. Bldg. 780 Shoreline Drive, Aurora.

Casey’s Fires up the Grill / 10AM – 2PM / Casey’s Foods will begin firing up its grill every Saturday and Sunday through October at Naperville Plaza, Gartner and Washington. Purchase reliable stand-bys — burgers, brats, steak and chicken tacos, etc. — and enjoy grilled specials every weekend throughout the summer and fall. Picnic tables provide seating under cover, too.

A Celebration of Craft Beer / 6 – 9:30PM / Calling all beer enthusiasts, beginners and hard core geeks – get a “hop” on summer with this unique Liquid History program that will be held from 6:30-9:30PM Saturday, June 1. Stroll the museum grounds munching appetizers and tasting craft beers from many exceptional breweries. Guests will learn about each specialty beer and the story of the breweries directly from brewery representatives; plus the history of Naperville’s Stenger Brewery. Guests must be 21 years of age or older. Purchasing tickets in advance is recommended as limited tickets will be available at the door. VIP tickets are $60/person, designated driver $35, and include early entry to event (from 6-6:30PM), and a gift pack with two brewery glasses and a t-shirt to take home (VIP tickets available only through May 20). Tickets are available on-line at napersettlement.com. Advance tickets are $40/person,$25/designated driver; tickets at the door are $50/person, $25/designated driver; and For more information, call (630) 420-6010.  Naper Settlement is located at 523 S. Webster St.

12th Annual Jeanine Nicarico Memorial Fund for Literacy G.L.O.W 5K Run/Walk for Reading / 8PM / First-ever G.L.O.W. 5K in Naperville will begin at 5th Avenue Station, wind down Plank Road and back where a Post 5K party will take place with food and beverages provided by local sponsors – Café Buonaro’s, Belgio’s Catering and Hugo’s Frog Bar and Fish House. Entertainment will be provided by the band Tres Moustache! The 5K family run/walk will continue to support the community’s commitment to literacy, fitness and family. Advance registration is strongly encouraged for this popular event at www.naperglow5k.com. The pre-registered general entry fee is $30 per person for adults and children; for pre-registered CARA members, the entry fee is $28. Race day registration entry fee is $35 per person for adults and children; for CARA members, the race day entry fee is $33. At the end of the race, participants are invited to stay for the post-5K party including awards, refreshments and live music in Fifth Avenue Station.

Sunday

7th Annual Naperville Park District Frontier Kite Fly Festival / 10AM – 4PM / Free family-friendly event offers fun for all ages at Frontier Sports Complex

A sure sign of summer is the sight of a colorful kite flying in the breeze against a blue sky. What better place in which to fly a kite than Naperville’s Frontier Sports Complex with plenty of open space and steady winds?

Attendees can participate in learn-to-fly lessons from Chicago Kite, join in on the fun family flying and single-line flying, or just enjoy the amazing stunts and demonstrations of kites of all sizes, up to 90 feet in length. And, as in last year’s event, candy drops will occur throughout the day.

An entertainment stage will feature a performance by the Naperville Park District’s Élan Dance Company and musical shows by School of Rock, the Neuqua Valley High School Steel Band, and singer/guitarist Andrew Huber. The entertainment schedule is as follows:

• 10:30AM Elan Dance Company
• 11:15AM Andrew Huber
• 12:30PM School of Rock
• 1:45PM NVHS Steel Band

Children can enjoy unlimited play in the inflatable area for $5.

Frontier Sports Complex is located at 3380 Cedar Glade Drive, behind Neuqua Valley High School, just south of 95th Street.

German Church Service / 11:30AM / Church services in the German language will be held at St. John United Church of Christ, 1190 Olesen Dr., in Naperville at 11:30AM on Sunday, June 2. The service will be led by Eric Krasny, and all are welcome to attend. St. John UCC is located at 1190 Olesen Drive. Services in the German language are held on the first Sunday of each month and will continue on July 7 and August 4. For more information call (630) 355-5208.