🌱 New Family Open House and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Wheaton All Night Flea Market at DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds
• Low Cost Spay/Neuter Event
• Hoptoberfest at Hopvine Brewing

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 71.
• Saturday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carol Stream

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 15
• Wheaton All Night Flea Market →
  DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton
  3:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Low Cost Spay/Neuter Event →
  1620 Bond St, Naperville
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Hoptoberfest at Hopvine Brewing →
  4030 Fox Valley Center Dr, Aurora
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 13
• New Family Open House
  Elm Elem School Hinsdale, IL 60527
  7:00 pm
Friday August 14
• First Day of School for Grades 1-12, Full Day of Classes
  Cusd 200 Wheaton, IL 60189
• Wheaton Intentional Networking ( WIN ) Group
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Wheaton Chamber Office 301 W. Roosevelt Rd. Wheaton, IL 60187
  8:00 am
• Hoofprints Through History
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County St. James Farm
  10:00 am
• House Tour: Back to School in the 1890s
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Kline Creek Farm
  10:00 am
• Stars and Stripes: Our American Flag
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County St. James Farm
  11:00 am
• Tractor-Drawn Wagon Ride
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County St. James Farm
  1:00 pm
• Family Evening Hike
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13
• Wheaton Business Inclusion Alliance Meetings
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce in-person meetings
  8:30 am
• Pre-K Nature Play
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Fullersburg Woods nature Education Center
  9:30 am
• House Tour: Back to School in the 1890s
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Kline Creek Farm
  10:00 am
• Smart Starts: Back to School Edition
  Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137, US
  10:00 am

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Glen Ellyn

• More Than 80 Artists To Feature At This Year's Glen Ellyn Festival Of The Arts (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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