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Things to do around Naperville this weekend

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Friday, Sept. 19

Family Fun Friday Night: Naperville Suzuki Orchestra Violins – 6PM
DuPage Children’s Museum – 301 North Washington Street Naperville, IL 60540
Family Fun Friday Night: Naperville Suzuki Orchestra Violins Small musicians with big skills open the Family Fun Friday Night season with beautiful music. Enjoy violin selections that demonstrate their growing abilities. There’s always something fun for the entire family on Family Fun Friday Nights! These special evenings are designed to give busy families the opportunity to take advantage of extended hours during the school year. Free with Museum membership or admission.

Naperville Independent Film Festival – 7PM | $8
AMC Showplace 16 Naperville – 2815 Showplace Dr Naperville, IL 60564
Naperville Independent Film Festival is back for it’s annual festival. Naperville Independent Film Festival aka NIFF presents their 7th Annual Film Festival at AMC Showplace Naperville 16 and Smith Hall on the North Central College Campus, September 13th-September 20th. The Naperville Independent Film Festival was founded to celebrate Independent film long, short, fiction and documentary. The festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all. Over the seven years NIFF has screened over 1000 entries. And this year with over 125 films entered only 43 will make the big screen. Each night there will be a 7PM and a 9PM show, and during the showing we’ll have at least one and usually a few short films followed by a feature length film. Tickets can be purchased at the door and on AMC’s online ticketing website. Tickets will admit one to one of either the 7 or 9PM showings. Also passes and packages allow filmgoers the best access to films, panels, parties, and more. Browse through our show times and selections for the 2014 Naperville Independent Film Festival at http://www.naperfilmfest.org/Showtimes.

Saturday, Sept. 20

Naperville Farmers’ Market – 7AM to noon
Fifth Avenue Station – 200 E. Fifth Ave., Naperville, IL 60540
Beginning the first Saturday in June through the last Saturday in October, the Farmer’s Market is open every Saturday from 7AM to noon at the Fifth Avenue Station parking lot.

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Riverwalk Fine Art Fair – 10AM| Free
Naperville Riverwalk – 736 W. Jackson Ave. Naperville, IL 60540
The Riverwalk Fine Art Fair is a juried art fair held along the Naperville Riverwalk and downtown city streets of Naperville. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21. The event is open to the public and admission and parking are free. For more information, visit www.napervilleartleague.com.

Harvest Pow Wow – 11AM | $7-$10
Naper Settlement – 523 S. Webster St Naperville, IL 60540
Celebrate Native American culture with dancing and drumming in addition to Native flute playing, craft and food vendors and a children’s activities area from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21. Tickets are $10 adults, $7 seniors 62+ and children 3-12. Children under 3 free. Visit www.midwestsoarring.org for more information.

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Sunday, Sept. 21

Fall Fest! – 11AM
The Growing Place – 2000 Montgomery Rd Aurora, IL 60504
Bring the family for two days of fun! Activities include: hayrides, children’s crafts, games, pony rides, and more. Celebrate the simple pleasures of the harvest at The Growing Place in Aurora with pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks, kettle corn and tasty donuts and smoothies from Dick’s Mini Donuts. Have gardening questions? The Master Gardeners will be on site all day to help you.

Casey’s Fires up the Grill – 11AM
Casey’s Foods – 124 W. Gartner Rd. Naperville, IL 60540
Lunch is served fresh off the grill each Saturday and Sunday from 11AM to 2PM at Casey’s Foods. Choose from a variety of options, including burgers, brats, tacos or our weekly special. Add a dollar and get chips and a drink. It’s great food, at a good price, in a fun atmosphere. www.caseysfoods.com.

Look forward at PN’s Events Calendars

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 & WalksCharity GolfFestivals & 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.

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