MUSEUMS

Center for History: Fairways, Green & Clubs golf exhibit features American golf from the 1890s to the 1940s presented in the atmosphere of a vintage clubhouse. The Disaster, Courage & Silence exhibit immortalizes the capsizing of the SS Eastland in 1915. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, $5.50 for students. Children 8 and under admitted free. At 315 W. Front St., second floor, Wheaton. Call 630-871-6601 or visit www.wheaton.lib.il.us/whc/.

DuPage County Historical Museum: Exhibits will take you on a journey through 150 years of history, a walk in the woods, an 1890's family sitting room and an activity area all about measurement. The trains run on the third and fifth Saturdays each month. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. At 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton. Call 630-665-4710.

Fabyan Japanese Garden: Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sundays. Private or group tours can be arranged for both sites during non-public hours. At Fabyan West Forest Preserve, Route 31, Geneva. Call 630-377-6424 or visit www.ppfv.org.

Fox River Trolley Museum: Halloween Hiawatha ghost story train," Oct. 24 and 25. Tickets are $10. Advance sales only. All aboard for a spooky story and then enjoy a campfire with s'mores and hot chocolate along the shores of the Fox River. Open Saturdays and Sundays. Fares are $3.50 for adults, $2 for senior citizens and children ages 3 to 11, $7 for all-day ticket. 361 S. La Fox St., South Elgin. Call 857-697-4676 or visit www.foxtrolley.org.

Illinois Railway Museum: Call 866-468-7630 or visit www.ticketweb.com/thomas. At 7000 Olson Road, Union (McHenry County). Call 815-923-4000 or visit www.irm.org.

Kidswork Children's Museum: Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday; (the second and fourth Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. are free to the public, with special programming); 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. Admission is $5 for adults; $4 for kids and seniors. Memberships are available. In the Trolley Barn, 11 S. White Street, Frankfort. Call 815-464-6882 or visit www.kidsworkchildrensmuseum.org.

SciTech Hands-On Museum: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission $8 for adults and children and $7 for seniors. Children 3 and under and SciTech members admitted free. At 18 W. Benton St., Aurora. Call 630-859-3434 or visit www.scitechmuseum.org.

OUTDOORS

Big Run Wolf Ranch: Parking at Walmart. 16241 Farrell Road with non-stop shuttle bus service to the ranch. Parking available at ranch for handicapped only. At 14857 Farrell Road, Lockport. Call 815-588-0044 or visit www.bigrunwolfranch.org.

Cantigny Park: Park hours are 7 a.m. to sunset. The Robert R. McCormick Museum and the First Division Museum are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Parking fees are $5 per car. At 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Call 630-668-5161. Visit www.cantigny.org.

Garfield Farm Museum: Prairie Bandits Lecture, 2 p.m. Nov. 15. $5. Located 5 miles west of Geneva off ILL Route 38 on Garfield Road. Call 630-584-8485 or email info@garfieldfarm.org.

Greene Valley Forest Preserve: Greene Valley Hill is open to the public and will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 31. Visitors can reach the hilltop by car, and parking is available at the summit. The hilltop stands 190 feet above land surface, the equivalent of 980 feet above sea level. Model-glider and sailplane enthusiasts can launch their nonpowered crafts at the hilltop. A valid model-aircraft permit is required and can be obtained through Visitor Services. An access drive is located off Greene Road, south of 75th Street. Call 630-933-7248.

Morton Arboretum: Scarecrow Trail will be dressed to impress in the latest animal inspired attire. Vote for your favorite. All ages. to Nov. 1. "Sleepy Hollow," theatre hike. All ages, Thornhill Shelter. Tickets are $15 to $25. 3 p.m. weekends in October. Under the Bark. Find out what critter cities are settled under the "skin" of a tree and why. Drop-in activity. All ages, Children's Garden. 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. weekdays. Take a journey around the world through an exquisite traveling exhibition of gorgeous photos documenting the world's coffee-producing culture in The Birth of Coffee. All ages, Special Events Room. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to Nov. 11. Pumpkin play. Decorate your own pumpkin ($3 each). Children's Garden. Drop-in activity. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekends in Oct. Arbor Reading. All ages, the Children's Garden amphitheater. 11 a.m. Fridays to Oct. Darwin's Flowers -- Unlocking Natural Selection. Discover how Evolutionist Charles Darwin studied plants to support his theory of natural selection. All ages, Sterling Morton Library, to Jan., 2010. Grab a gourd and go. Learn how to fashion gourds of all shapes and sizes into beautiful and functional objects such as vases, bowls, baskets, and jewelry in the Gourd Show Workshops, taught by the professional artists of the Illinois Gourd Society. Dates and times vary. Call 630-719-2468 or visit www.mortonarb.org for registration and class descriptions, dates and times, and costs. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Open 7 a.m. to sunset daily. Admission is $11 for ages 18 to 64, $10 for seniors, $8 for children ages 2 to 17 and free for children younger than 2 and members. Admission discounted on Wednesdays. Parking is free. At 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Call 630-968-0074 or visit www.mortonarb.org.

SHOWS

"Music Man Jr.": Childrens Theatre of Elgin presents the music Oct. 23 to 25 at the Hemmens Cultural Center. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. At 45 Symphony Way in downtown Elgin. Call 847-931-5900 or visit www.cteelgin.com.

"Les Miserables": CYT presents this classic story from Oct. 23 to 31 at Timothy Christian School in Elmhurst. Recommended for ages 10+. Tickets are $8 to $12 in advance; $2 more at the door. Call 847-516-2298 or visit www.cytchicago.org.

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