Just Around the Corner - First Week of October

Just Around the Corner – First Week of October

October is one of my favorite months and Fall is one of my favorite times of the year – leaf raking not so much. Apple picking, hot cider, apple cider donuts, ghost walks, homemade soup, and all things pumpkin spice. Kuipers Family Farm in Maple Park is a local favorite for apple and pumpkin picking as well as apple cider donuts. But Harner's Bakery and Restaurant in North Aurora has great apple cider donuts too if you don’t want to travel so far. And Geneva’s own Windy Acres Farm on Fabyan is running its annual Fall Festival with lots of activities for the kids through the end of October.

The Geneva History Museum is offering the first of two annual cemetery walks on Friday, October 6^th. The walks take place at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM at the West Side Cemetery, the city’s oldest cemetery, on Stephens Street. The tour will provide an explanation of some of the markings on the gravestones and you’ll see where some of the earliest settlers in the area are buried. The cost is $5 for museum members and $10 for non-members. The next cemetery walk is at the Oak Hill Cemetery on Friday, October 20^th.

On Saturday October 7^th, the Fox River Distilling Company at 204 Dearborn Court on the East side of Geneva will host a tour and tastings fundraiser to benefit the Geneva History Museum. The event is open to persons aged 21 and over. Tickets are $10 and cocktails are available for $5. Music is provided by DJ Scott Mackay of 95.9 The River radio station.

Parents, if you need a break from the kids for a night on the town, the Geneva Park District is hosting Parents Night Out on Friday, October 6^th. Children must be between the ages of 3 and 11 and must be toilet trained. Parents must be available by phone or have an emergency contact available to pick up children if necessary. The cost is $15 per child. The children will be entertained with games, crafts, movies, and snacks.

The Geneva Public Library lineup for the week starts with 2 & 3 Year-Old Storytime and Bounce and Rhyme for ages 3 and under on Monday, October 1^st, starting at 9:30 AM. That evening the Knitting Club meets at 6:30 PM. All knitters of all skill levels are invited to come and to bring with their current projects. Tuesday leads off with 3 – 6 Year-Old Storytime at 9:30 AM. Friends of the Library will meet for the book sort starting at 10:00 AM. Evening Family Storytime commences at 6:30 Tuesday evening.

Wednesday the library welcomes children of all ages to The Amazing World of Spiders at 10:00 AM. There will be spider stories and rhymes in the Lodge followed by a trip outside to discover spiders in their natural habitat. Garfield would be horrified. Young Frankenstein is the topic of Book and Bag It during the noon hour. The presentation is on the classic comedy Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder, Marty (“Walk This Way”) Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Peter Boyle. The Library Squad for grades 6 – 8 meets at 5:00 PM. That evening the 20s and 30s – Mean Girls Trivia Night takes place at Aurelio’s at Fourth and State at 6:30 PM.

Thursday morning 2 & 3 Year-Old Storytime starts at 9:30 AM and repeats at 10:30 AM. Four sessions of Reading to Rover for grades 1 through 5 run in 15-minute increments starting at 3:45 PM. At 7:00 PM Thursday evening the class Cooking with a Pressure Cooker teaches novices and pros alike how to cook with stovetop or electric cookers. The class teaches recipes and tips and offers some tasty bites as a bonus. Be advised that there are waiting lists for these programs.

The week wraps up on Friday with Bounce and Rhyme for ages 3 and under ay 9:30 AM. Baby and Toddler Storytime for newborns to children younger than 2 also begins at 9:30 AM. The Library Horror Movie-Making class for grades 6 – 8 is a 3-hour session starting at 1:00 PM that teaches students to write, film, and edit horror films using a green screen and iMovie. Snacks are included. Finally, starting at 1:30 PM is 3 – 6 Year-Old StoryTime.