4 Things You Should Be Doing This Week in Naperville

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Cheers to Our Veterans

Where: Cress Creek Country Club, Naperville
When: Wednesday, Nov. 6 - 6 p.m. 

The 3rd Annual Cheers to our Veterans wine tasting fundraiser sponsored by Coopers Hawk Winery from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Enjoy an evening of fine food, great wines, scotch, and cigar tastings at Cress Creek Country Club, while recognizing and honoring the service men and women, and their families, who continue to defend our freedom and protect our country. For more info, www.nrfov.org.

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Hometown Holiday Kickoff

Where: Downtown Naperville
When: Friday, Nov. 8 -  5 p.m.

Kickoff the holiday season as downtown Naperville illuminates. More than 300,000 lights will be turned on simultaneously transforming downtown Naperville into a winter wonderland for the holiday season. Also, enjoy the unveiling of 25 holiday sculptures – gingerbread men. Live music will accompany the “oohs and ahs”. The Little Friends Parade of Lights will occur over Thanksgiving Weekend on Sunday, Dec. 1, starting at 5 p.m. For more info, www.downtownnaperville.com.

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Edward Hospital Naperville Marathon and Half Marathon

Where: Downtown Naperville 
When: Sunday, Nov. 10 - 7 a.m. to noon

The Edward Hospital Naperville Marathon will take place on Sunday, November 10 and will be a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. The marathon will start and finish at the North Central College athletic complex – near South Loomis Street and East Porter Avenue – and run through an extensive loop in central, south and east Naperville. www.naperville26.com

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TEDxNaperville

Where: 2701 Maple Ave, Lisle
When: Friday, Nov. 8 - 1 p.m. 

TEDxNaperville brings the brightest minds of Chicagoland to Naperville for an annual event to share their world-changing ideas worth spreading.

Originally focusing on technology, entertainment, & design, the event has spread to all disciplines and features incredible speakers, interactive activities, and genuine interactions from open-minded professionals throughout Chicagoland.

This year we'll have talks from speakers like Julie Friedman Steele, founder of the first 3D printer retail outlet and Leah Guzowski, Argonne National Laboratory's Energy policy scientist. See the rest of our speaker lineup at www.tedxnaperville.com