MAY
"Cicada Mania: Hear the Buzz"
An all-day cicada celebration, with a cicada-themed coloring contest, a big
balloon cicada, the Cicada Mobile, and a cicada origami demonstration.
May 19, Saturday, all day, 494 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn, IL
Free
Phone: (630) 790-2735
http://www.gigglesngaggles.com/calendar/index.php?eventday=19&month=5&year=2007&eid=30&bigcat=0
"Return of the Cicada"
Informative talk and walk to explore the large but harmless insect's strange
life cycle.
May 20, Sunday, 1 p.m., Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave.,
River Forest, IL.
Free
Phone: (708) 366-6530
http://www.fpdcc.com/tier3.php?content_id=5&file=abt_5f
"What's the Buzz? The 17-Year
Cicadas"
Entomologist Dr. Fredric Miller discusses cicadas and
then leads a search for them.
May 20, Sunday, 2-3 p.m., Morton Arboretum, Route 53
and I-88, Lisle, IL.
Free with arboretum admission, all ages welcome.
Phone: (630) 968-0074
http://www.mortonarb.org
JUNE
"Celebrate Cicadas" and "Cicada Shakers"
at the Morton Arboretum
"Celebrate Cicadas" with a drop-in activity
where you make special party hats while learning about the life cycle of
cicadas. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in June.
"Cicada Shakers" helps you learn about
cicadas while you make a cicada sound shaker to take home in this drop-in
activity. From 1-4 p.m. weekends in June.
Morton Arboretum, Route 53
and I-88, Lisle, IL.
Free with arboretum admission, designed for families.
Phone: (630) 968-0074
http://www.mortonarb.org
"Cicada Symphonies" at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Discover how cicadas make their distinctive sound, pin
and label your own specimen, and play a cicada instrument to mimic their
songs. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in June
except June 16-17.
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe
Free once you are in the garden, designed for families
Phone: (847) 835-5440
www.chicagobotanic.org
"Periodical Cicadas: The Plague and the Puzzle"
Presentation by cicada biologist Gene Kritsky.
June 2, Saturday, 7-9 p.m., Ryerson Woods Welcome
Center.
Adults and children 12 and up. $10 ($8 for Friends of
Ryerson Woods)
Call 847-968-3321 to register.
For more information:
http://www.lcfpd.org/docs/media_pub_24969.pdf
"Cicada Mania: They Don't Bite!"
Celebration with games, crafts, hands-on
exhibits, Cicada Mobile.
June 3, Sunday, 1-5 p.m., Ryerson Woods
All ages invited, free, no registration.
For more information:
http://www.lcfpd.org/docs/media_pub_24969.pdf
For more information about Lake
County Forest Preserve's cicada programs, check out these Web pages:
http://www.lcfpd.org/cicadas/
http://www.lcfpd.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.details&intObjectId=25286
"Cicada Sing Along with Erin Flynn" at the Chicago
Botanic Garden
Join musician and educator Erin Flynn for songs and
games about cicadas. Kids will make their own instrument to sing like
cicadas and learn about their lives.
11 a.m. and Noon on both
June 9 and 23.
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe
For children and their caregivers, free once you are in
the garden
Phone: (847) 835-5440
www.chicagobotanic.org
