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Looking for a summer day camp? Sleep-away camp? School vacation day camp? We've got the bases covered, with camp programs specializing in art, tennis, music, acting, swimming, dance, cheerleading, sports, and more! You can search for camps around the country, too!Wabash YMCAParent rating: ![]() Location: 3763 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL The YMCA, known for its solid, affordable, family-based recreation programs, offers afterschool activities, sports, and summer camps. Its programs include Family Nights, a summer day camp, youth swim ...
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Facets' Multi-MediaParent rating: ![]() Location: 1517 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL Facets Multimedia is a non-profit organization dedicated to the exhibition, distribution and education of foreign, independent and classic cinema. Programs include: Facets Cinematheque, Facets ...
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Swedish American MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 5211 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL The 24,000 square foot three story Swedish American Museum houses a museum with permanent exhibits, galleries for temporary shows, a Children's Museum of Immigration, a museum store, Swedish li...
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Metropolis Performing Arts CentreParent rating: ![]() Location: 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL Metropolis Performing Arts Centre offers professional live theater, dance, music (including private and group lessons on a wide range of instruments, and a "rock back" class, too), and children...
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Chicago Kids CompanyParent rating: ![]() Location: 4104 N. Nashville Avenue, Chicago, IL Chicago Kids Company is a non-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to introducing children to the magic of live theatre. Productions are musical adaptations of fairy tales, g... |
Irish American Heritage CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 4626 N. Knox Avenue, Chicago, IL The Center has a theatre, an art gallery, a museum, a social center, classrooms and meeting rooms, as well as a library with a children's room. The museum boasts an historic chair commi... |
Noyes Cultural Arts CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL The Noyes Cultural Arts Center is the hub of north Evanston's artistic life. The Center houses an art gallery with six annual exhibitions of area artists, a theatre space available for use by a...
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Mayer Kaplan JCC Children's CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 5050 Church Street, Skokie, IL The Mayer Kaplan JCC Children's Center is part of the JCC Chicago network, offering an early childhood program, day camp, school vacation day camps, an afterschool program, youth sports program...
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Heller Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 2821 Ridge Road, Highland Park, IL At the Heller Nature Center, city dwellers can really make a return to nature. Three miles of marked trails offer a real chance to connect with the seasons, the earth, and the flora and fauna, ...
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The GroveParent rating: ![]() Location: 1421 Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview, IL The Grove is 123 acres of ecologically diverse prairie grove land preserved and maintained by the Glenview Park District. The Grove National Historic Landmark boasts a natural habitat, ... |
The Summer Arts Camp at Columbia CollegeParent rating: ![]() Location: 600 S Michigan, Chicago, IL A six week exploration of the visual, performing, and media arts for children entering grades 3-8. Children create digital videos, produce and perform a small production, paint murals, take photograp...
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Lillstreet Art CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 4401 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL Lillstreet Art Center offers afterschool, school break and summer programs (classes and camps), and birthday parties for children ages three to 17 in clay, metalsmithing, painting and drawing, ...
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Go Get Your Smock!Parent rating: ![]() Location: 4636 N. Francisco, Chicago, IL Go Get Your Smock! School of Art offers drawing classes for kids ages five and up - and for adults, too. Classes are grouped by age, and absolute beginners are warmly welcomed. The scho... |
Adler PlanetariumParent rating: ![]() Location: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL Located on the beautiful Museum Campus, the Adler was the first planetarium ...
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Merit School of MusicParent rating: ![]() Location: 38 S. Peoria Street, Chicago, IL Located at the Joy Faith Knapp Music Center, Merit School of Music, a nonprofit community music school in the West Loop, offers high-quality music instruction at an affordable price to students...
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