Friday
Serendipity Resale Shop Benefits Little Friends, Inc. / 10AM-5PM / Volunteers give time to benefit Little Friends, recognized as a leading service provider for children, adults and families challenged by autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities. The retail resale shop accepts donations of clean, quality clothing (especially winter wear), household items, bedding and jewelry when the shop is open 10AM to 5PM Monday thru Saturday. Donors and shoppers will find convenient storefront parking at Serendipity Resale Shop, located at 461 S. Route 59 in Aurora.
Feed the Need for Feed My Starving Children / 3:30PM / The Naperville Noon Lions are a major sponsor of the Feed the Need event supporting Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) at the Benedictine University Dan and Ada Rice Center in Lisle. Feed the Need runs from Fri., March 7, through Sun., March 9. A contingent of Lions will be volunteering from noon to 2PM Sat., March 8. Anyone who would like to volunteer with them may contact Lion Maria Wilson at (630) 778-3992. Two-hour shift openings are available for volunteers aged five to adults on Saturday. Other shifts are ready for volunteers all weekend. To sign up, visit feedtheneedillinois.org.
ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! They’re everywhere.
Judd Kendall VFW Friday Night Fish Fry / 4:30PM to 7:30PM at Judd Kendall VFW – 908 Jackson Ave., Naperville, IL 60540 / The Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873 will host its Friday Night Fish Fry will return beginning at 4:30PM Fri., March 7, and will continue Friday evenings through April 18, 2025. Draft Picks in Naperville again will cater the popular menu. Four pieces of fish and fries will be served for $15 a plate. For another $5, add a slice of pizza or shrimp. A cash bar will be available.
Century Walk Tours Every Day / Around the Clock – Daylight / The recently published 88-page Naperville Century Walk Public Art Guide to more than 50 locations featuring local stories with public art by renowned artists is now available at the Naperville Art League Gallery, Naper Settlement and Hotel Indigo. Pick up a free copy. Then take a self-guided free-winding tour throughout downtown any day— winter, spring, summer or fall!
Saturday
Mental Health and Wellness Symposium / 8:30AM – 2:30PM at Metea Valley High School – 1801 N. Eola Rd. Aurora, IL 60502 / In collaboration with Naperville School District 203 and four neighboring school districts, Indian Prairie School District 204 will hold the 3rd Annual Mental Health and Wellness Symposium. The keynote will be presented by Doug Bolton, author, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Director of School Consultation for Formative Psychological Services. The symposium will include breakout sessions for students and adults, a community resource fair, a book fair, and childcare for ages 3-10. Adult attendees will receive a free copy of Doug Bolton’s book – Untethered: Creating Connected Families, Schools, and Communities to Raise a Resilient Generation. The first 500 adult attendees will receive a welcome bag and the first 200 student attendees will receive a free t-shirt. New this year – experience sessions for adults and students and a complimentary boxed lunch for all attendees. For more information, visit ipsd.org/symposium.
Place Orders for VFW Annual Plant Sale / Now thru March 31 / For information about the annual fundraiser, visit www.napervfw3873.org/index.php?id=101 to download an order form and see photos of all the beautiful annuals offered for sale for the 2025 planting season. Plants ordered will be ready for pick up on May 2. Orders are due by Mon., March 31, and can be dropped off or mailed with a check (payable to the VFW Post 3873) to VFW Plant Sale, 908 Jackson Avenue, Naperville, IL 60540.
Reserve a Table at Mesón Sabika / 11:30AM to 9PM – Almost Any Day / Find a choice in dining rooms and private spaces at Mesón Sabika to sample Spanish tapas and delicious sangria for lunch and dinner every day. Located just west of downtown Naperville at 1025 Aurora Avenue, Mesón Sabika has been serving the community since 1990. Built in 1847, the historic mansion with eight air-conditioned dining rooms is set in a beautifully landscaped four-acre estate, providing a welcoming sight with plenty of parking for lunch, dinner, special events, benefits, weddings, meetings and family gatherings throughout the year. Gift Certificates are always available.
Sunday
Time to turn clocks forward / 2AM / Daylight Saving Time begins again to spring ahead one hour. Ben Franklin’s Almanac reminds everyone to drive carefully with words that it takes about one week for our circadian rhythms to adjust to the one-hour time loss. In addition, the American Red Cross reminds readers to TURN their clocks forward one hour and TEST their smoke alarms on Sun., March 9.
Enjoy Every Day at Quigley’s Irish Pub / Quigley’s Irish Pub is located at 43 E. Jefferson Ave. in downtown Naperville / Quigley’s Irish Pub features live music Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The pub also offers a variety of spaces for all types of special events and fundraisers. Meanwhile, stop by for honest pub fare and an Irish Coffee or enjoy a cold pint in the warm, friendly pub EDAQ, Every Day at Quigley’s.
Discover choices to whet every appetite every day! / Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch & Dinner / Featuring approximately 400 eateries, Naperville serves up tastes to please all ages and budgets in between shopping, bowling, pickleball, concerts and all the activities that keep families and friends busy. In fact, consider that folks can even dine out at a Naperville eatery every day of the year without eating at the same place twice! Bon Appetit!
Look ahead for additional events and so on…
The newsy print edition also features the Voters Guide to the Consolidated Election on April 1 (The Voters Guide also linked here if you’re looking for something educational to do online…), community columnists, can-do spirit as well as some silly Gender Chuckles. Keep up with many things to do. Thanks for reading!
Published monthly, PN’s March issue is now available at a location near you this weekend! Meanwhile, stay dry, warm, appreciate sunshine and hope more sunny days arrive before the first day of spring, especially for the St. Patrick’s celebrations on March 15.
One more thing about how Naperville loves its parades… The West Suburban Irish is taking registration for the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade set to step off at 10AM Sat., March 15, 2025, in downtown. Registration is now in progress.
Would you rather run for fun first? The Sunrise Rotary St. Paddy’s Day 5K takes off at 8AM Sat., March 15, also in downtown Naperville. Find registration info here.
Every day… Dine Naperville!
Did you know? Downtown Naperville features plenty of other things to do all month to have a hot time in the cold old town where it warms up for springtime. Kindly note ’tis always the season to use and/or purchase Downtown Naperville Gift Cards. Take a stroll to discover all that’s new and coming soon.
Also if time permits while visiting downtown Naperville to shop and dine, the Riverwalk welcomes folks to the city’s natural treasure where can-do spirit is on display from the Jefferson Avenue Bridge to the Hillside Road Bridge, all along the path of serpentine-shaped bricks.
Then… Visit local shopping destinations N.E.W.S. and all along Ogden Avenue as it winds through town, showcasing car dealerships and other service centers, here and there.
Every day… Visit Naperville!
Looking forward to next weekend… The VFW Fish Fry continues! Remember that every Friday through April 16, the VFW Fish Fry returns from 4:30PM to 7:30PM, at the VFW Post, 908 W. Jackson.
Next Saturday morning, March 15, the Rotary Club of Naperville-Sunrise will host the St. Paddy’s 5K, followed by the West Suburban Irish St. Patrick’s Parade.
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