Kids build structures with blocks, pipes, Duplo® blocks, learning about size, weight, shape, balance, gravity and stability

Kohl Children’s Museum officially opens the new “Little Builders” exhibit to the public, Oct. 6 at 10:30 a.m. with a “CAUTION” construction tape cutting!

The first 25 kids to enter the exhibit will get a FREE yellow hard hat!

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Need a one-stop shop for entertainment this year? Just a hop, skip and a jump from Westfield Old Orchard shopping mall, Centre East at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts has a really cool 30th Anniversary Season lined up, full of theater, comedy, music, dance, including the likes of Second City, the stars of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”,these guys below, and many more. Click here to see a full list of the Season’s performances.

Single tickets go on sale to the public beginning Saturday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. by phone at 847-673-6300, online at northshorecenter.org or in person at the box office at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. And there are some PERKS to being an early bird: The first 100 buyers at the box office window will get gift bags with items from Centre East artists and promotional partners. Snacks and drinks will also be provided in the lobby 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Free parking is available. Groups of 15 or more, call GroupTix: 877-4-GRP-TIX (877-447-7849).