Big night for those just wild about Harry
Any fan should be able to find a party and a host of fellow enthusiasts to celebrate with. Just look for a bookstore.
Downers Grove and Naperville are going all out in conjunction with Anderson's Bookshops in those towns. "The Party that Shall Not Be Named" begins in Naperville at 6 p.m., and at 9 p.m. in Downers Grove.
At the Anderson's in Naperville, 123 W. Jefferson, lots of great classes for wizards will be presented, including one about owls, and living "magical portraits" will appear in Anderson's windows. Call (630) 355-2665.
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The Magic Tree Bookstore, 141 N. Oak Park, will be the center of a community-wide celebration in Oak Park that will start around noon and last until after midnight. Potter fans can enjoy Quidditch, Muggle Golf, Wizard Chess and -- new this year -- the Slytherin Reptile House. Call (708) 848-0770 or visit www.magictreebookstore.com.
• Sing along with Chicagoans of all ages at the first Chicago Sings! concert in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Washington at Michigan, at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Free. Call (312) 742-1168.
• What a great play for a Theatre-Hike! Enjoy Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois 53 in Lisle, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and July 28 and 29. The 2-mile hike requires some walking off the trails through the forest. Tickets are $15. Call (630) 968-0074 or visit www.mortonarb.org.
• Take a Summer Stroll at the North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Free admission. Call (312) 744-5472 to register.
• An all-child cast will portray Robin Hood and his merry men in Alchemy Theatre Company's Robin Hood, which has three performances left this weekend at the Wood Dale Center for the Arts, 655 N. Wood Dale in Wood Dale. Tickets are $15 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for children and students. Call (630) 710-0915 or visit www.alchemytheatreco.com.