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In today's newsletter:

• Two days of Irish music, dance and tastings in Central Park
• How this Naperville event is centering BIPOC students' voices next week
• How Naperville teens got their climate film to the United Nations

Also on today's calendar: Will County Commissioner Julie Berkowicz Blood Drive and 9 more events.

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• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 68.
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📰 News we're reading

• 6th Annual Naperville Irish Fest Brings 2 Days Of Live Music, Dancing, Hurling, More (patch.com) — Naperville residents can celebrate Irish culture at the 6th Annual Naperville Irish Fest in Central Park on Sept. 18 and 19, featuring live bands, Irish dance performances, and hurling demonstrations. Quigley's Irish Pub will also host special Guinness and Irish whiskey tastings, giving locals multiple ways to enjoy the weekend festivities.
   

• Local Event: Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education (patch.com) — A free community event at North Central College in Naperville on Sept. 23 will bring BIPOC youth, families, educators, and mental health professionals together to discuss discrimination in education. Attendees can join a panel discussion, explore a resource fair, enjoy entertainment and food, and access Spanish interpretation, all aimed at supporting local students' well-being and voices.
   

• Naperville-based nonprofit student film to be shown at UN climate conference (chicagotribune.com) — A Naperville-based nonprofit, Accelerate Climate Solutions, worked with local students from Naperville and Aurora and peers in the Solomon Islands to create a short climate-change documentary headed to the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference. The film, also added to the UN Youth Climate Report, showcases local air and water quality research and how frontline communities abroad are already adapting to rising seas and heat.
   

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Tuesday September 15
• Will County Commissioner Julie Berkowicz Blood Drive →
  Naperville Public Library - 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Dr, Naperville
  12:30 pm
Friday October 2
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  Insight Optical, Dr Gail J May, OD, 1516 Legacy Cir, Naperville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Realtor Restoration: Sound Healing Event →
  Grow Well Yoga + Barre + Fitness, Naperville, IL, 200 East 5th Avenue, Naperville
Thursday September 17
• Garden After Hours: Bulbs & Brews →
  The Growing Place Garden Center, 2000 Montgomery Rd, Aurora
  5:00 pm
• Origins of Naperville Walking Tour →
  Naper Settlement, 523 S Webster St, Naperville
  5:30 pm
• Fundraiser for Rep. Yang Rohr →
  216 S. Washington St., Naperville
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Rich, cheesy, and iconic; the original Chicago Pizza Pot Pie is coming your way! Order by Thursday. →
  3:00 pm
• Pequod's famous caramelized-crust pizza, delivered. Order by noon Wednesday. →
  3:00 pm
• Naperville Irish Fest →
  Central Park, 104 E Benton Ave, Naperville
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Fall Porch Pot Workshop Aurora →
  The Growing Place Garden Center, 2000 Montgomery Rd, Aurora
  11:00 am
• Naperville Irish Fest →
  Central Park, 104 E Benton Ave, Naperville
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Fall Porch Pot Workshop Naperville →
  The Growing Place Garden Center, 25w471 Plank Rd, Naperville
  11:00 am

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