Naperville News Digest: Riverview Farmstead needs volunteers for August workday; Broadway music to be performed at Naperville parks
The Forest Preserve District of Will County is seeking volunteers to help with seed collection at the Riverview Farmstead Preserve in Naperville.
Volunteers will be on site from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the preserve, which is located on Book Road, south of Hassert Boulevard. The event is open to anyone 8 or older.
The district also needs volunteers to help at preserves countywide throughout the summer months, a news release said. These jobs include assisting at public programs and events and at weekly habitat management mornings, the release said. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged.
Participants should wear clothes appropriate for the weather and getting dirty, the release said.
To volunteer, go to www.reconnectwithnature.org/get-involved/volunteer or email volunteerservices@fpdwc.org for a list of openings, a waiver and more information about partner organizations needing help.
BrightSide Theatre will perform 'Fun in the Sun: A Broadway Musical Revue' at five Naperville parks this summer.
The free performances will include popular songs from various Broadway musicals including 'Wicked,' 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Hamilton,' 'Hairspray,' Once Upon a Mattress,' 'Spamalot' and others, a news release from the Naperville Park District said.
The shows are about an hour and guests should bring their own lawn chairs, blankets and snacks, the release said.
Performances will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at 95th Street Community Plaza, 3109 Cedar Glade Drive; Wednesday, July 16 at Millennium Carillon Amphitheatre, 443 Aurora Ave.; Wednesday, July 23, at Westglen Park, 1516 Westglen Drive; and Thursday, Aug. 7, at Country Lakes, 1835 N. Aurora Ave.
A matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Arrowhead Park, 711 Iroquois Ave.
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