Set up camp in La Grange

“Up” will be featured during It’s Tent Time with a Movie June 15-16 in Sedgwick Park in La Grange.

Updated: June 1, 2012 4:32PM

Your family can have a great night out — all night — for a reasonable price at It’s Tent Time with a Movie at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 15, to 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 16, in Sedgwick Park, 48th Street and 10th Avenue, La Grange.

The evening will begin with a free showing of Disney’s “Up,” the heartwarming animated movie about a retired balloon salesman who finds a unique way to relocate. You’ll even get free popcorn.

“At the end of the movie, those who registered for Tent Time camp out” will stay, said Kevin Miller, recreation supervisor for the Park District of La Grange. “We’ll have a campfire and make s’mores.”

After a night sleeping in their tents in the park, families will be served doughnuts and juice.

The cost is $30 per family for residents, $39 for nonresidents and $33 for families in the neighborhood network. You must bring your own tent and advance registration is required.

For details, call (708) 352-1762 or visit pdlg.org.

Cool treat at pool

Everyone will enjoy a sweet snack at Westchester’s second annual ice cream social from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at John J. Sinde Community Swimming Pool, 10201 Bond St. The cone or cup of soft-serve ice cream is free with a current pool pass or payment of the daily admission fee.

For details, call (708) 344-1955 or visit wpdparks.org.

A wheel champion

X Games medalist Matt Wilhelm will perform amazing BMX bike tricks at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St., Western Springs. Wilhelm, who appeared on “America’s Got Talent,” also will talk about perseverance as a kickoff to the library’s summer reading program.

For details, call (708) 246-0520 or visit fordlibrary.org.

Easy listening

Pack a picnic dinner and bring your family to the Burr Ridge Village Green, 701 Village Center Drive, to hear the big-band music of the Steve Cooper Orchestra from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 8. The concert is part of the Burr Ridge Concerts on the Green series, which runs weekly through Aug. 17.

For details, call (630) 654-8181 or visit www.BurrRidgeEvents.com.

Puppy love

Kids who care for canines will particularly enjoy the Dog Gone It! Storytime at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Oak Brook Barnes and Noble, 297 Oakbrook Center. They will hear My Friend Fred by Hiawyn Oram and Super-Duper Dudley! by Sue Mongredien, then do a coloring activity.

For details, call (630) 684-0586 or visit barnesandnoble.com.

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