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5 Things to do in Will County: get creative this weekend

Plus, enjoy a family fun fest and Civil War reenactors.

By Denise M. Baran-Unland
On Oct. 10, the 100th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Co. K. reenactors headed to Wilmington in costume to check out a drum at the Wilmington Area Historical Society that had once belonged to the actual unit.

On Oct. 10, the 100th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Co. K. reenactors headed to Wilmington in costume to check out a drum at the Wilmington Area Historical Society that had once belonged to the actual unit. The Manhattan Township Historical Society will host its third annual outdoor living history event featuring Cypress Company from 10 am to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Manhattan History Museum. The event is free. (Photo provided)

1) Families with kids ages 12 and under are invited to the Family Art Jamboree from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Romeoville Branch of the White Oak Library District, 201 W. Normantown Road. For information, call 815-552-4200 or visit whiteoaklibrary.org.

2) The Four Rivers for All Abilities event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon. The event is free and open to all ages. Registration is required for the craft and guided sensory walk. For information about the event and unveiling of the All-Persons Trail, visit reconnectwithnature.org. To register for the craft and guided sensory walk, call 815-722-9470.

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3) The Manhattan Township Historical Society will host its third annual outdoor living history event featuring Cypress Company from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Manhattan History Museum at 255 South State Street, Manhattan. Free, all-age activities include marching maneuvers, musket drills, encampments displaying many aspects of Civil War military life, cannon firing demonstrations and a Civil War lecture by a local Will County historian. For schedule and information, visit Manhattan Township Historical Society on Facebook.

4) The Fields on Caton Farm, Inc. will host its Art in the Garden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at 1850 Caton Farm Road, Crest Hill. Vendors and artists will sell handcrafted soap, photography, pottery, handmade signs, wind chimes, watercolors, ceramics, jewelry and more in the five-acre garden. Enjoy live music and enter for a chance to win a panicle hydrangea. Food and beverages available to buy by Lil’ Deb’s Mobile Eats. For information, call 815-744-7841 or visit the fieldsnursery.com.

5) St. Joseph Academy will hold its Family Fun Fest from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Park, 700 Theodore St. Joliet. Features live music, food, drinks, raffles, bounce house, kids games, Bingo, bake sale.

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