WEDNESDAY
September Nature Discovery Kit: The Knock Knolls Nature Center is offering a “Super Spiders” Nature Discovery Kit designed for children ages 4 to 9 for the month of September. Registration is necessary to receive a time to pick up the kit from the nature center, 320 Knoch Knolls Road, starting Wednesday, Sept. 1. For more information, go to www.napervilleparks.org.
Dual language storytime: Families can listen to stories and songs in English and Arabic during a dual language storytime at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Naper Boulevard Library, 2035 S. Naper Blvd. For more information, go to www.naperville-lib.org.
Planting Natives in the Fall: The Forest Preserve District of Will County will hold an online program on fall plantings at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1. Register at www.reconnectwithnature.org to receive the Zoom link.
THURSDAY
9/11 lecture: Historian Jim Gibbons will talk about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in a Brown Bag Lecture at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive. The event can be attended in person or register to receive a Zoom link. For more information, go to www.naperville-lib.org.
Victory Garden Thursday: A program on how to bake herb bread will be presented from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, in the Victory Garden at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St. For more information, go to www.napersettlement.org.
All about birds webinars: The Forest Preserve District of Will County will offer two webinars about birds Thursday, Sept. 2. via Zoom. The first is “Underappreciated: City Birds” at 6 p.m. and the second, “Birding in the Preserves,” starts at 7 p.m. Register at www.reconnectwithnature.org to receive the Zoom link.
Garden tips lecture: Garden consultant Sophia Hasan will talk about late summer crops that can be planted in September and harvested in November in an online lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, on the Naperville Public Library’s YouTube page. For more information, go to www.naperville-lib.org.
Elayne Audrey Beckerbook event: Author Elayne Audrey Becker will talk about her book, “Forestborn,” in a virtual book event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2. Obtain tickets by going to www.andersonsbookshop.com.
FRIDAY
A Night at the Movies: “Moana” is the featured film at Naperville Park District’s free A Night at the Movies at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at the 95th Street Community Plaza, 3109 Cedar Glade Drive. For more information, go to www.napervilleparks.org.
FRIDAY TO MONDAY
Jaycees’ Last Fling: The Last Fling festival will be held from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3; noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4-5; and noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, along Jackson Avenue in downtown Naperville. For more information, go to www.lastfling.org.
Labor Day parade: The annual Labor Day parade will step off at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 6, at Naperville North High School, 899 N. Mill St. The route is south on Mill Street, east on Jefferson Avenue, south on Main Street, west on Porter Avenue and end at Naperville Central High School, 440 Aurora Ave. For more information, go to www.lastfling.org.
SATURDAY
World language storytime: Families can listen to books, rhymes and songs in southern Asian languages during a world language storytime at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive. For more information, go to www.naperville-lib.org.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Loom weaving demonstration: Demonstrations of loom weaving will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St. For more information, go to www.napersettlement.org.
SUNDAY
Labor Day on the Home Front: Labor Day on the Home Front, a World War II-themed event, will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5. at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St. It’s tied to the World War II exhibit, “Answering the Call: Naperville at War,” and will feature a military vehicles display and a historical portrayal of Rosie the Riveter. For more information, go to www.napersettlement.org.
Great Chicago Fire: A lecture on the Great Chicago Fire will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, in the Century Memorial Chapel at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St. For more information, go to www.napersettlement.org.
