Naperville News Digest
The 18th annual Kite Fly will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the Frontier Sports Complex, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive.
Large kites will be flown by professionals from Chicago Kite, and attendees are invited to fly their own kites as well, a Naperville Park District news release said.
The event is free and also features live music entertainment, including the Prairie Sky Quintet and the Naperville Municipal Big Band, and food trucks.
KidsMatter will be running Games From Around the World in which children receive a passport to participate in other country's games, the release said.
The annual event is presented by the Naperville Park District and The Branch-Naperville Moms.
For more information, go to www.napervilleparks.org/kitefly.
To celebrate the end of the school year, Lou Malnati's Pizzeria will donate 20% of its proceeds to KidsMatter on Tuesday, June 3.
The annual 'School's Out' fundraiser will be available at its Naperville locations at 131 W. Jefferson Ave. and 2879 95th St.
Donations apply to all dine-in, carry-out or delivery orders placed between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., a news release said. Customers should mention KidsMatter when ordering.
Student musicians will perform from 5 to 8 p.m. at the downtown Jefferson Avenue location.
'We are so grateful for Lou Malnati's partnership, and we look forward to this event every year — both to celebrate our area students and to kick off summer,' Nina Menis, CEO and executive director of KidsMatter, said in a statement.
Proceeds will help the organization expand its programs supporting youth and families, Menis said.
For more information, go to kidsmatter2us.org/events/schools-out-day.
The Will County Resource Recovery and Energy Division will hold its annual three-day book reuse and recycling event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday to Sunday, May 30-June 1, at Pilcher Park Nature Center, 2501 Highland Park Drive, Joliet.
Schools, libraries and individuals can bring unused and unwanted books to donate for potential reuse and recycling, county officials said in a news release. Any of the thousands of books at the event can be taken for free, saving them from a landfill, officials said.
During last year's event, more than 1,800 people dropped off books or browsed the event's selection. Attendees took more than 80,000 books home, and another 10,000 were recycled after the event.
Book categories include fiction, nonfiction, children's, romance, hobby, travel, health and living, religion, textbooks, periodicals and cookbooks in both hardcover and paperback, the release said.
Organizations can make an appointment to drop off large quantities of books by calling 815-727-8834.
For more information, go to www.willcountygreen.com.
The Millennium Carillon's weekly recital series kicks off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, and will feature a rotation of local, national and international performers throughout the summer.
Recitals will take place most Tuesdays through Aug. 19. The only Tuesday not on the schedule is June 24, but there will be a Saturday performance at 7 p.m. June 21.
All performances are free to the public, and audiences can bring folding chairs and blankets to use while sitting on Rotary Hill, 443 Aurora Ave., or anywhere along the Riverwalk, a Naperville Park District news release said.
Carillonneurs from Naperville and Chicago are scheduled to perform as well as from Iowa, California, Connecticut, New York, the United Kingdom and Belgium, the release said. Concerts are held rain or shine and picnicking is welcomed.
Moonlight carillon tours of Moser Tower will be offered after all performances other than the one on Aug. 19, the release said. The cost is $2 per person,.
Information on concerts and performers can be found at www.napervilleparks.org/carillonrecitalseries.
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