5 things to do in DeKalb County: Daddy daughter dance, Kishwaukee Symphony and more

1. Enjoy a night out with your loved one during the DeKalb Park District’s Daddy Daughter & Heroes Dance from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

The event will be held in the Terrace Room at the Hopkins Park Community Center, 1403 Sycamore Road. Join staff for a special, Luau Princess-themed event with desserts, dancing, guessing games, contests, light refreshments and personalized photographs. Space is limited.

For information, go to dekalbparkdistrict.com or call 815-758-6663.

2. Enjoy an evening of music by the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra & Campus Strings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Northern Illinois University’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, 550 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb.

For information, visit calendar.niu.edu.

3. Take in a night of jazz at the Martin Luther King Memorial Jazz Concert from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Northern Illinois University’s Recital Hall, 550 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb.

For information, visit calendar.niu.edu.

4. Enjoy an old-school movie night at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in downtown DeKalb for the Classic Comedy Film Series: “The Blues Brothers.”

The series continues March 1 with “Monty Python & The Holy Grail.” Tickets cost $10 for adults, and $8 for students and seniors.

For information, visit egyptiantheatre.org.

5. Give the kids a lesson in computer coding basics at Unplugged Coding: Programming Present Wrapping (Elementary) from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. in downtown DeKalb.

The workshop is for students in grades 2-5.

Kids don’t need computers to learn coding basics. Led by volunteers from the Society of Women Engineers, kids will learn how computers process instructions by creating a set of instructions for how to wrap a gift. Kids learn by trial and error, and see how vague instructions can result in unexpected outcomes. At the end, kids will see an example of a basic program built in Scratch that they can try at home.

For information, call 815-756-9568, ext. 3350, email theresaw@dkpl.org, or visit dkpl.org.

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Source: The Daily Chronicle