Friday
NIFF Movie Screening featuring 5 Shorts – 6:30PM | FREE
95th Street Library – Naperville, IL 60564
As October is National Bullying Prevention Month, on Friday, October 9th at 6:30pm at the 95th Street Naperville Library, the Naperville Independent Film Festival will screen five student-produced anti-bullying films from KidsMatter, a local nonprofit helping to empower youth. The short films were written and produced by students from School Districts 203 & 204. In addition, three short films from the Naperville Independent Film Festival, relating to bullying, will be shown. Parents and Students are encouraged to attend; there will be handouts for parents and students. This program is presented in partnership with Naperville Independent Film Festival, KidsMatter and the Naperville Public Library.
Prep Football Week 6 – Click HERE for previews
Naperville Central & Naperville North / Wes Spencer Crosstown Classic @ NCC 7:30PM
Neuqua Valley @ Wheaton North, 7:30PM
Waubonsie Valley @ Aurora East, 7:30PM
Metea Valley @ Wheaton Warrenville South, 7:30PM
Benet @ Carmel ,7:30PM
Saturday
Casey’s Fires Up the Grill – 11AM-2PM | Specials start at $5
Casey’s Foods in Naperville Plaza – Washington Street at Gartner Road.
Today’s grilling will be repeated every Saturday and Sunday with lunchtime favorites until the fall season ends. Picnic tables provide seating under cover. Casey’s also has a variety of specialty cakes for special occasions in its bakery. Regular Store Hours: 8AM-8PM Monday-Friday, 8AM-7PM Saturday and 9AM-6PM Sunday. For more, check out Casey’s Foods. Also, check out the new, expanded deli, gourmet and cheese sections with more selections than ever.
Headstones in History Cemetery Walk – 2PM | $10/person, $8 Settlement- Members 6 and above
Begin at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster – Naperville 60540
Learn about 19th century mourning customs and superstitions from Naper Settlement’s Museum Educators. Then take a walk through the Naperville Cemetery for a glimpse back in time. Learn about some of the early settlers of Naperville, see their headstones and explore the different symbols and meanings used in the creation of these unique artifacts and, in some cases, works of art. For ages teen to adult. The walk begins at the Naper Settlement Visitor Center, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville.
Two Times Tchaikovsky – 8PM | $14.50-$37.50
Wentz Concert Hall – 171 E. Chicago Ave. Naperville, IL 60540
Aleksey Semenenko, 2012 Young Concert Artists International winner, opens the DSO season with Tchaikovsky’s exhilarating Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Overture on Russian Themes, Op. 28 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 round out the program. Tickets are $14.50 – $37.50 and are available by calling the NCC Box office at 630-637-7469 and on the DSO website www.dupagesymphony.org. Advanced sale discounts are available for groups of 10 or more by phoning the DSO office at 630-778-1003. Sponsored by Savant Capital Management.
Sunday
International Day of the Girl – Noon to 4PM | Free
WAR Chest Boutique – 4 E. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, IL 60540
In 2011, the UN declared October 11th as the International Day of the Girl to recognize women’s rights and the challenges girls and women faces around the world from extreme violence to the lack of opportunity to receive education. Celebrate how far we’ve come and share your messages of hope, inspiration and strength with women and girls all around the world. You’ll have the ability to write letters to women and girls in our safe houses, to special women in your life or something to brighten a stranger’s day. Together, we can make a difference and lift each other up. All supplies will be provided.
WAR Chest Boutique is a nonprofit boutique located at 4 E Jefferson in Naperville. Everything in the boutique is made by or in support of women rescued from human trafficking or at risk domestically as well as internationally. Questions? Call 630-904-9200 or email mzayas@warinternational.org
And there’s more…
Look forward with photo enhanced City Notes every week. In addition to events, find public meeting notices scheduled at the Naperville Municipal Center.
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 (To be Updated for 2016), 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.