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Julia Child, Disney Movies, Jazz and More in Niles and Morton Grove this Weekend

Looking for something to do in Niles or Morton Grove this weekend? Patch rounded up a list of events including a jazz big band concert, free movie showings and the telling of Julia Child's story.

July 26, 7 p. m., Morton Grove Public Library

The Jazz Consortium Big Band, a swinging 17-piece Chicago big band will be performing in Baxter Auditorium on Friday night. The show of jazz, swing and jazz-rock is open to audience members of all ages.

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Julia Child Comes to Life
July 26, 1:30 p.m., The Summit of Uptown, 10 N. Touhy, Park Ridge
Hear the story of Julia Child, My Life in France. Lynn Rymarz, author and storyteller, will share the source of Child's passion for French cooking and how it shaped multiple aspects of her life.

Family Movie: Disney's Wings of Life
July 27, 2 p.m., Niles Public Library
Niles Public Library will show a youth Disney movie called Wings of Life from Disneynature studio.

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Film: Shun Li and the Poet (Italian with English subtitles)

July 28, 2 p.m., Morton Grove Public Library, 1 hr. and 40 min.

Shun Li meets Bepi, an old fisherman and poet, along the Venetian lagoon. A delicate bond grows between them, shattering their solitudes.


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