September 8 9 Revolutionary War Reenactment September 16 Cantigny Car Show November 3 Cantigny 5K EVENTS GUIDE FOR FUN AND DISCOVERY FALL 2018

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1 EVENTS GUIDE FOR FUN AND DISCOVERY FALL 2018 Norine DeSilva September 8 9 Revolutionary War Reenactment September 16 Cantigny Car Show November 3 Cantigny 5K

2 Cantigny Grapevine News and notes from around the estate Phase One of Project New Leaf is wrapping up this fall. Track our progress by visiting Cantigny.org; click on the Project New Leaf button at the top. Pick up the new Cantigny Wildlife folding pocket guide at the Visitors Center. For a limited time, renewing Cantigny Park members will receive the guide as a thank you gift. For a tee time at Cantigny Golf, call Our 27 holes are especially beautiful in September and October. Also, sign up now for the Oktoberfest Challenge on October 6! Red Oaks Farm Table, our new series of farm-to-table dining events, is a hot ticket. RSVP soon for the October 18 and November 9 dinners. Call The First Division Museum s WWIthemed art and wine program on October 18 is an official Arts DuPage Month event. Save $5 on registration by mentioning Arts DuPage! Cantigny s giant golf ball for the City of Wheaton s Summer of Golf public art project is a winner! Thanks to all who voted for us and special thanks to artist Pam Keller for her beautiful work. McCormick House added a second night of murder-mystery dinner theater due to popular demand. RSVP for October 26 or 27 at Run or walk the Cantigny 5K! Our family-friendly race will again benefit the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton. Go to signmeup.com/ and join the fun on November 3. Brew it Forward at the First Division Museum on November 10 as we celebrate and support our veterans. Enter the Cantigny in Focus photo contest! Images are due November 14. Visit Cantigny.org for details and an entry form. The Cantigny Shop s First Division Museum Outpost is now open! See a wide range of ever-changing military-themed merchandise. Save these dates! September 8 9 Revolutionary War Reenactment Our ongoing Project New Leaf continues to enhance Cantigny Park. The newly designed and planted display gardens opened to the public in July. They are located north of the Visitors Center and adjacent to the fully renovated Gold Pond, which debuted in May. Lee Hogan September 16 Cantigny Car Show Jewelry & Accessories Show September 28 A WWI Memorial in Song (at Wentz Concert Hall) October 13 Cantigny Fall Festival November 3 Cantigny 5K Run/Walk November 11 November 16 Veterans Day (free parking) Poinsettia Display and Sale December 1 Celebrate the Season Holiday Festival December 8 9 LEGO Train Show

3 Fall 2018 Events Guide September 2 Concert: Charles Walker Band Bandshell, 3 pm 3 Concert: Wayne Messmer Big Band Bandshell, 3 pm 4 Tour: White and Pollinator Gardens Visitors Center, 11 am 5 Free Parking Wednesday! 6 Evening Garden Tour Visitors Center, 5 pm 7 Cool Story BRO 8 First Division Museum, 7 pm ($15) 8 Bird Walk Visitors Center, 7:30 am 8 Second Saturday Family Program: Revolutionary War Education Center, 12 3 pm 8 Revolutionary War Reenactment 9 Parade Field, 10 am 4 pm (Sat), 10 am 5 pm (Sun) 9 ClaySpace Pottery Show Visitors Center, 10 am 4 pm 12 The Spirited Botanist Rose Garden, 6 pm 12 Date with History: Author Edwin Moise 13 Monarch Butterfly Tagging Idea Garden, 1 pm 16 Cantigny Car Show South Parking Lot, 9 am 3 pm 16 Jewelry & Accessories Show Visitors Center, 10 am 4 pm 16 Garden Photo Tips Visitors Center, 2 pm 17 Constitution Day Free Parking 19 World War I Genealogy Night Visitor Center, 7 pm 20 Lunch & Learn: Trees of Cantigny 20 Monarch Butterfly Tagging Idea Garden, 1 pm 20 Evening Garden Tour Visitors Center, 5 pm 21 National POW/MIA Recognition Day First Division Museum, 11 am 21 Family Fun Night: Tank Park Games Tank Park, 5:30 7:30 pm 24 Golf Course Cart Tour Cantigny Golf, 4:45 pm ($5) 28 A WWI Memorial in Song Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville, 7:30 pm Tickets ($25/$28): Dahlia Exhibition 30 Visitors Center, 10 am 4 pm 29 Princess Brunch Red Oak Room, 8:30 am ($) Reservations: Civic Awareness Series: Climate Change McCormick House, 1 pm Register at wheatonlwvil.org Preregistration is requested for programs marked with. Please register online by visiting the calendar pages of Cantigny.org or call 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. Bill Wang Thomas Shockey David Sobotka Design: Bring, LLC, Chicago

4 October 2 Fall Color Hayride Tour Visitors Center, 10 am 12 pm 13 Usborne Children s Book Fair Visitors Center, 10 am 4 pm 3 Free Parking Wednesday! 10 Floral Design Techniques Greenhouse, 6:30 pm ($50) 10 Date with History: Just Like Me 11 Blood Drive Visitors Center, 12 4 pm 12 Phantoms of the Past 13 Visitors Center, 7 & 9 pm ($30) RSVP: Bird Walk Visitors Center, 7:30 am 13 Cantigny Fall Festival Parade Field, 10 am 4 pm 13 Second Saturday Family Program: Fall Fest Visitors Center, 12 3 pm 14 Garden Photo Tips Visitors Center, 2 pm 18 Lunch & Learn: Salvation Army 18 Hardy Harvest Farm Dinner 6:30 pm ($95) RSVP: Civic Awareness Series: Youth Vote McCormick House, 7 pm Register at wheatonlwvil.org 18 French Red, German White and a Blank Canvas First Division Museum, 7 pm ($30) 19 Family Night: Pumpkins & Treats Visitors Center, 5:30 7:30 pm 26 Murder-Mystery Dinner Theater 27 McCormick House, 6 pm ($110) Leah Poole November 3 Cantigny Post 556 American Legion Pancake Breakfast Le Jardin, 7 am 1 pm ($8 per person; ages 4 and under free) 3 Cantigny 5K Run/Walk Parade Field, 9 am ($20/$8/$5) Register at signmeup.com/ Garden Tour: Trees Visitors Center, 11 am 6 Date with History: WWI Armistice 7 Free Parking Wednesday! 9 Friendsgiving on the Farm Dinner 6:30 pm ($95) RSVP: Doughboys of Cantigny: Oral History Presentation 10 Bird Walk Visitors Center, 8:30 am 10 Second Saturday Family Program: Giving Back McCormick House, 12 3 pm 10 Brew it Forward Tank Park, 1 4 pm ($) 11 Armistice Day: Bells of Peace Visitor Center, 10:50 am 11 Reflections Framed Military Service Celebration Le Jardin, 5 8 pm (info at helpaveteran.org) 15 Lunch & Learn: Birds of Cantigny 16 Shades of Crimson Poinsettia Display Greenhouse, 11 am 7 pm 16 Community Trees Display (through Dec. 30) McCormick House 19 Thanksgiving Centerpiece Workshop Greenhouse, 6:30 pm ($50)

5 December 1 Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides Visitors Center, 1 7 pm 1 Mistletoe Market Visitors Center, 1 7 pm 1 Celebrate the Season Holiday Festival Parkwide, 1 7 pm 2 Brunch with Santa Le Jardin, 10 am & 12:30 pm seatings ($) RSVP: Also offered December 15 5 Free Parking Wednesday! 8 LEGO Train Show 9 Visitors Center, 9 am 8 pm (Sat), 9 am 4 pm (Sun) 8 Brunch with Grinch Red Oak Room, 10 am & 12:30 pm seatings ($) RSVP: Also offered December 22 8 Second Saturday Family Program: Engineering McCormick House, 12 3 pm Bill Wang 12 Holiday Floral Design Workshop Greenhouse, 6:30 pm ($50) 15 Christmas Bird Count Visitors Center, 8:30 am Register: Holiday Concert McCormick House, 3 pm 20 Lunch & Learn: Christmas with the Lincolns Children s Classes and Activities Registration is required for the following classes and activities. Register online at Cantigny.org or call All programs meet at the Cantigny Education Center unless noted. Parking is free for all fee-based programs. Inchworms Ages months, with adult 9:30 10:15 am ($8/child per class) September 5: Let s Take a Hike September 12: Creature with Nature September 19: Playdate with Nature October 3: See you later, Mr. Alligator October 10: Long-Legged Lizards October 17: Slithering Snakes November 7: Talkin Trees November 14: A Mighty Tree December 5: Snow Cool Doodlebugs Ages 4 6 September 4, 11 & am ($24) Melody Makers October 23, 24 & am ($24) Nature Art November 1, 8 & pm ($24) 3D Art December 6 & am ($16) Wonderful Winter Creations Cantigny Sprouts Ages 3 5, with adult Wednesdays, 10:45 11:45 am September 5, 12 & 19 ($24) Playdate with Nature October 3, 10 & 17 ($24) Reptile Mania November 7 & 14 ($16) Talkin Trees December 5 ($8) Snow Cool Storytime with West Chicago Library September 20, 10:30 am Girl-Powered STEM with LEGO September 15 ($30) Ages 5 6: 9 am 12 pm Ages 7 12: 1 4 pm Super Hero Engineering with LEGO October 20 ($30) Ages 5 6: 9 am 12 pm Ages 7 12: 1 4 pm Kid Rock s Fall Jamboree September :45 am ($12) Kid Rock s Boo-rific Music & Dance Party October 23 Visitors Center 6 6:45 pm ($12) Boo Bash! October 30 Ages 3 5, with adult am ($10) Talkin Turkey November 20 Ages 3 5, with adult am ($10) Kid Rock s Holiday Sparkle December :45 am ($12)

6 General Information Cantigny Park 1s151 Winfield Road Wheaton, IL Cantigny.org Cantigny Shop Banquets and Receptions Le Jardin Red Oak Room Woodside Pavilion Cantigny Golf 27w270 Mack Road Wheaton, IL Tee Times Golf Shop Youth Links Junior Golf Clinics 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 Labor Day. 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 Cantigny.org for daily hours of operation and holiday schedules. Class/Program Registration Use calendar links on Cantigny.org, register@cantigny.org or call Cantigny Membership Support the park and enjoy the many benefits of membership. Details at Cantigny.org. Keep in Touch! Sign up for s at Cantigny.org (click under Get the Scoop, at the bottom of all pages). To receive text messages about Cantigny events, text PARK to Cantigny: The Colonel s Gift Discover the beautiful 500-acre legacy of Colonel Robert R. McCormick ( ). 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!