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June 16-17Art in Bloom Fine Art FestivalJuly 28-29Military Through the AgesAugust 11French Picnic Under the Stars

SUMMER 2018

EVENTS GUIDE FOR FUN AND DISCOVERY

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2018 Outdoor Concerts

All concerts feature lawn seating. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets, and picnics are welcome. Concessions available. Unless noted, concerts are free with paid parking.

Concert LocationsB = BandshellF = First Division Museum plaza

MH = McCormick House

P = Parade Field

Symphony Passport Purchase a Symphony Passport for the June 23 or July 14 concerts: $30 in advance or $35 week of show; Cantigny Park members pay $25. A Passport admits one car and its occupants, up to four people. A separate Passport is needed for each concert.

Advance Sales Symphony Passports may be pur-chased online at Cantigny.org or by calling 630.260.8162. Passports also are available in the Cantigny Shop. The front entrance parking booths will sell Passports on day of performance only.

June 3 B 3 pm The Class of ’68

June 10 B 11 am Miss Jamie’s Farm (family)

June 10 B 3 pm June’s Got the Cash

June 15 P 6 pm 7th Heaven (Family Fun Night)

June 16 P 10 am – 4 pm Guitarra Azul & Classical Blast (Art in Bloom)

June 17 P 10 am – 4 pm Guitarra Azul & R-Gang (Art in Bloom)

June 21 MH 7 pm ZAZZ: Alternative Jazz Quintet

June 23 B 1 –5 pm Riverside Folk Fest with Glass Mountain ($5/pp ages 8+, plus parking)

June 23 F 7:30 pm DuPage Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Passport required)

June 24 B 3 pm The Four C Notes

July 1 B 11 am ScribbleMonster (family)

July 1 B 3 pm Billy Croft & the 5-Alarm Band

July 4 F 3 pm Southwest Community Concert Band

July 7 MH 3 pm Wheaton College Festival of Piano

July 8 F 3 pm The United States Army Field Band

July 14 F 7:30 pm West Suburban Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Passport required)

July 15 B 3 pm New Odyssey

July 20 F 6 pm The Millennials (Family Fun Night)

July 22 B 3 pm American English

July 29 B 3 pm Good Clean Fun

August 5 B 3 pm Second Time Around

August 11 B 3 pm Blooze Brothers

August 11 P 6 pm Chicago Elite Orchestra* (French Picnic Under the Stars)

August 12 P 10 am – 4 pm Traveler’s Dream (French Connection Day)

August 17 P 6 pm Catfight (Family Fun Night)

August 18 F 6 pm Lang Lang Scholars with MYAC Symphony

August 19 B 11 am Rocking with Leonardo (family)

August 19 B 3 pm ABBA Salute

August 26 B 3 pm Hot Rocks Band

August 31 F 6:30 pm Brass from the Past (Cantigny Park members event)

September 2 B 3 pm Charles Walker Band

September 3 B 3 pm The Wayne Messmer Big Band

September 16 P 12 pm Sammy & The Knights (Cantigny Car Show)

*Special Event parking applies: $15 per car ($12 for members), up to four occupants.

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3 Author Georgiann Baldino McCormick House, 7 pm

5 Summer Evening Stroll Gardens, 6 pm

10 Tour: Idea Garden Visitors Center, 11 am

10 Cantigny Member Event Pond and Display Gardens

Re-Opening, 6:30 pm

11 Free Parking Wednesday!

11 Date with History: WWII Visitors Center, 7 pm

14 Purple Martins 101 Cantigny Golf, 7:30 am

14 Second Saturday Family Program: Aviation Education Center, 12–3 pm

15 Vintage Base Ball Tournament Parade Field, 10 am

Summer 2018 Events Guide

June

2 Vegetable Gardening Workshop: Grow it Forward! Education Center, 9 am

3 Baseball Breakfast Le Jardin, 8:30 am ($)

3 Vintage Base Ball Parade Field, 10 am

5 Garden Tour: Perennials Visitors Center, 11 am

6 Free Parking Wednesday!

7 Heartland Blood Drive Visitors Center, 12– 4 pm

7 Summer Evening Stroll Gardens, 6 pm

9 Bird Walk Visitors Center, 7:30 am

July

9 Second Saturday Family Program: From Farm to Park Education Center, 12–3 pm

9 Vintage Base Ball Parade Field, 1 pm

9 Beer & Donut Pairing: WWI Centennial Event First Division Museum, 6:30 pm ($35)

13 Garden Photo Tips Visitors Center, 6:30 pm

14 Civic Awareness Series: Opioid Crisis McCormick House, 7 pm Register at wheatonlwvil.org

15 Family Fun Night: 7th Heaven & Touch-a-Truck Parade Field, 5 – 8 pm

16– “Art in Bloom” Fine Art Festival 17 Parade Field, 10 am – 4 pm

17 Father’s Day Brunch Red Oak Room Seatings at 10 am, 12:30 pm & 3 pm

Reservations: 630.260.8194

20 FIT4MOM Stroller Fitness Visitors Center, 9:30 am ($) (dupagecountyfit4mom.com)

21 Evening Garden Tour Visitors Center, 6:30 pm

28 Founders Craft Beer Dinner Red Oak Room at Cantigny Golf, 6:30 pm ($65 all inclusive) Reservations: 630.260.8194

30 Vintage Base Ball Parade Field, 1 pm

16 Golf Course Cart Tour Cantigny Golf, 5:45 pm ($5)

18 The Spirited Botanist Idea Garden, 6:30 pm ($25)

18 Gardens Bike Tour Visitors Center, 6:30 pm

18 Garden Photo Tips Visitors Center, 6:30 pm

19 FIT4MOM Stroller Fitness Visitors Center, 9:30 am ($) (dupagecountyfit4mom.com)

19 Lunch & Learn: Robert R. McCormick McCormick House, 12–1 pm

19 Summer Evening Stroll Gardens, 6 pm

19 Civic Awareness Series: Immigration McCormick House, 7 pm Register at wheatonlwvil.org

20 Family Fun Night: The Millennials & Frisbee Golf First Division Museum plaza, 5 – 8 pm

21 Princess Breakfast Le Jardin, 8:30 am ($)

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Preregistration is requested for programs marked with . Please register online by visiting the calendar pages of Cantigny.org or call 630.260.8162. Program policies are also listed on the website. Programs (excluding dining events) are free unless otherwise noted. Programs marked with

are available to Cantigny members at a special price.

For the complete schedule of Cantigny Golf events and clinics, please visit CantignyGolf.com.

23 Afternoon Tea McCormick House, 2 pm ($)

26 McCormick Day Parkwide, 12–5 pm (free parking)

28– Military Through the Ages 29 Reenactment

Bandshell area, 10 am – 4 pm

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Our new Red Oaks Farm playground in the picnic grove is open. You’re gonna love it!

Cantigny Park members have more fun! See our member-only events, listed in red, on July 10 and August 31.

Cantigny is a “Summer of Golf” sponsor. Look for our beautifully painted golf ball in downtown Wheaton!

Family Fun Nights feature live music, kids’ activities and food trucks, capped by a Movie in the Park. See you June 15, July 20 and August 17!

Evening orchestra concerts are back! We welcome the DuPage Symphony on June 23, and West Suburban Symphony on July 14. Tickets on sale now.

RSVP for our Founders Craft Brew Dinner at Cantigny Golf on June 28. Call 630.260.8194.

NEW for 2018: Woodside Pavilion at Cantigny Golf is now open and available for your next big event!

Try the new Bertie’s Bistro in our remodeled Visitors Center, open daily.

August

1 Free Parking Wednesday!

2 Summer Evening Stroll Gardens, 5 pm

4 Dog Days at Cantigny Parade Field, 10 am – 4 pm

6 Cantigny Post 556 American Legion Pasta Dinner Le Jardin, 4:30 – 8 pm ($10 per person; $3 ages 4 and under)

7 FIT4MOM Stroller Fitness Visitors Center, 9:30 am ($) (dupagecountyfit4mom.com)

7 Tour: Lower Bur Oak Garden Visitors Center, 11 am

8 The Spirited Botanist Display Gardens, 6:30 pm ($25)

9 Heartland Blood Drive Visitors Center, 12– 4 pm

9 Gardens Bike Tour Visitors Center, 6:30 pm

11 Bird Walk Visitors Center, 7:30 am

11 Second Saturday Family Program: Paper Making Education Center, 12-3 pm

11 French Picnic Under the Stars Parade Field, 6 –11 pm ($15)

12 French Connection Day Parade Field, 10 am– 4 pm

15 Garden Photo Tips Visitors Center, 5:30 pm

16 Lunch & Learn: Illinois Bicentennial Visitors Center, 12–1 pm

16 Summer Evening Stroll Gardens, 5 pm

16 Civic Awareness Series: Paul Vallas McCormick House, 7 pm Register at wheatonlwvil.org

June 1 My Little Pony: The Movie

June 8 Wonder

June 15 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

June 22 Peter Rabbit

June 29 Paddington 2

July 6 Justice League

July 13 Despicable Me 3

July 20 Coco

July 27 Beauty and the Beast

August 3 Sherlock Gnomes

August 10 Star Wars: The Last Jedi

August 17 Black Panther

August 24 Wonder Woman

August 31 Jaws

Movies in the Park!Celebrate summer with some Friday night family time under the stars! Movies begin at dusk. Seating is on the grass at the red bandshell. Blankets, chairs and snacks welcome. Free with paid parking ($5).

Cantigny GrapevineNews and notes from around the estate

16 Military History Trivia Night at Alter Brewing (Downers Grove), 7-9:30 pm

17 Family Fun Night: Catfight Parade Field, 5 – 8 pm

19 Vintage Base Ball Parade Field, 1 pm

20 Afternoon Tea McCormick House, 2 pm ($)

31 Cantigny Members Concert Brass from the Past First Division Museum plaza, 6:30 pm

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Children’s Classes and ActivitiesRegistration is required for the following classes and activities. Register online at Cantigny.org or call 630.260.8162. All programs meet at the Cantigny Education Center unless noted. Parking is free for all fee-based programs.

Inchworms Ages 18 –36 months, with adult9:30 –10:15 am ($8 per child per class)June 6: Little LadybugsJune 13: Amazing AntsJune 20: Wiggly WormsJuly 11: Doting DragonfliesJuly 18: Repeat after me, Mr. Parrot!July 25: Zipping, Zapping, Zooming BatsAugust 1: Croak, croak, Mr. FrogAugust 8: Terrific TurtlesAugust 15: Fin-flappin’ Fish

Cantigny Sprouts Ages 3 –5, with adult Wednesdays, 10:45 –11:45 am ($24 per child per 3-class session)June 6 –20: Bugs Don’t Bug MeJuly 11 –25: Just Flyin’ By!August 1 –15: Hop, Crawl or Swim?

Doodlebugs Ages 4– 6, 1–2 pm($24 per child per 3-class session)Thursdays, June 7–21 Art Around the WorldAugust 21, 22 & 23 Picture Perfect Paintings

Storytime in the Gardens June 21, 10 amJuly 13, 10:30 amJuly 19, 10 amAugust 16, 10 am

Military Science: Rockets Ages 11 –1410 am –12 pm ($17)June 26, July 12 or July 241 –3 pm ($17) August 1First Division Museum

Music Together Summer Sing-Along Ages 6 and under, with adult Choose 9:30, 10:30 or 11:30 am start ($59 first child per 4-class session; $47 siblings; siblings under 9 months free)Tuesdays, June 5 –26Tuesdays, July 10 –31

NEW IN 2018!Tea Time SocialAges 4–911 am –12:30 pm ($39)June 11, June 22, July 9, July 24, August 2 or August 14Cantigny Park Allée

Kid Rock Music Programs Ages 5 and under, with adult 10 –10:45 am ($12/child)June 27: Happy Birthday America

CelebrationAugust 28: Back to School Bop

Family Yoga Saturdays 3:30 – 4:30 pm ($5 per person)Adults with kids ages 2– 6: July 7 and August 4Adults with kids ages 7–12: July 21 and August 18

CAMP PROGRAMSGirls Make History June 25 –29Entering grades 6 –9: 9 am –12 pmEntering grades 2–5: 1:30 – 4:30 pm($105)

Camp Cantigny July 16 –20Entering grades 2–59 am –12 pm($105)

LEGO Camps July 2– 6 (except July 4th)Visitors Center Medill Room ($112)Intro to STEM, Ages 5–69 am –12 pmSTEM Challenge, Ages 7–121 – 4 pm

WEEKLY DROP-IN PROGRAMS(free; no registration)History ConnectionsTuesdays, June 5 –August 281 –3 pmFirst Division Museum

Wild WednesdaysJune 13 –August 81 –3 pmVisitors Center backyard

History Alive!Thursdays, June 7–August 301 –3 pmFirst Division Museum

Rockin’ Science ThursdaysJune 28–August 91 –3 pm

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General InformationCantigny Park 1s151 Winfield Road Wheaton, IL 60189 630.668.5161 Cantigny.org

Cantigny Shop 630.260.8263

Banquets and Receptions 630.260.8145 Le Jardin 630.260.8145 Red Oak Room 630.260.8145 Woodside Pavilion

Cantigny Golf 27w270 Mack Road Wheaton, IL 60189 630.668.8463 Tee Times 630.260.8197 Golf Shop 630.260.8270 Youth Links 630.260.8229 Junior Golf Clinics 630.260.8199 Golf Academy CantignyGolf.com

Parking Cantigny’s regular daily parking fee is $5 per car. Parking is free on the first Wednesday of every month. On Saturdays and Sundays, May through September, parking is $10. The $10 rate also applies on May 28, July 4 and September 3. Parking is free at all times for Cantigny Park members, and free for those attending ticketed events or other fee-based programs.

Hours The park is open 7 days a week March through December. Please check Canti-gny.org for daily hours of operation and holiday schedules.

Class/Program Registration Use calendar links on Cantigny.org, email [email protected] or call 630.260.8162

Cantigny Membership Support the park and enjoy the many benefits of membership. Details at Cantigny.org.

Keep in Touch!Sign up for emails at Cantigny.org (click under Get the Scoop, at the bottom of all pages). To receive text messages about Cantigny events, text PARK to 36000.

Cantigny: The Colonel’s Gift Discover the beautiful 500-acre legacy of Colonel Robert R. McCormick (1880–1955). Cantigny was his home, and today it’s yours to enjoy—spectacular gardens, fascinating museums and championship golf. These attractions and special events throughout the year await your visit. Get more information at Cantigny.org!