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Friends of Library Stage "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake"
The free performance will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center, 375 W. Briarcliff Road.
So what exactly happens if you give a cat a cupcake?
Inquiring minds can find out during the "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" performance sponsored by Friends at 7 p.m. tonight at the , 375 W. Briarcliff Road. Admission is free and no registration is required.
The event, put on by the Emerald City Theatre Company, is a kick-off to the library’s annual summer reading program. The Friends of the Library sponsor a play each year in support of library programming to the public.
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“Most years, the plays have actually closely matched the summer reading theme,” said Chrissy Little, communications manager at Fountaindale.
She said the theatre troupe offers a choice of two plays.
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“This year it was not difficult to select ‘If You Give a Cat a Cupcake’ since the summer reading theme is ‘Reading is SO Delicious,'" Little said.
The reading themes are established annually by the Illinois Library Association each year.
The kick-off program for summer reading is also the kick-off to the summer concert series. The concerts will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning June 13. All concerts take place at the Performing Arts Center. A schedule can be found here.
"This is a wonderful event to start our ‘Reading is SO Delicious’ summer reading program,” said Fountaindale Outreach Manager Marianne Thompson. “It's fun for the whole family and is a great partnership with the village and the Park District."
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