This Week: Learn To Raise Confident Kids, See What City Officials Are Up To, Hear Live Music

It's the last week before school starts for most kids in Elmhurst, and everyone is beginning to get back into full-time work mode. Here's a look at the week ahead, which promises to be fun, educational and informative.

Monday, Aug. 12

• Raising Confident Children will be the topic of a presentation by the Zen Parenting Radio folks, Todd and Cathy Adams, at 5 p.m. at The Dailey Method, 155 S. York, Elmhurst. Perfect timing—right before the start of the school year.
• Elmhurst City Council members will meet in their committees at 7 p.m. Monday to discuss flooding solutions, downtown zoning, incentive policies for businesses and more. Get all the details here. 

Tuesday, Aug. 13

• Elmhurst District 205 School Board will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the administration building, 162 S. York. The board will recognize FCCLA and culinary arts competition winners, recap the budget year and look ahead to 2014 budget, hear an update on summer projects and more.

Wednesday, Aug. 14

• All the usual Wednesday fun continues, with the Farmers Market from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cool Cars Under the Stars from 6 to 9 p.m. and the City Centre Block to Block Party with live music at four locations downtown from 6 to 9 p.m. Arguably, the best day of the week.
• The Elmhurst Park District meeting on Wednesday will be all about flood control; the city of Elmhurst wants to use several Elmhurst parks for flood retention. Don't miss this important meeting at 7 p.m. at The Abbey, 407 W. St. Charles Road. Read more here.

Thursday, Aug. 15

• You'll find live music on Thursday, as well, at the Gazebo on Spring Road, at the Prairie Path. Empty Pockets, a contemporary rock band, will play from 7 to 9 p.m.
• And, Elmhurst resident Gary Goldberg, former front man for the Cave Dwellers, will discuss his career as a young musician at 7 p.m. at Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave. Get this: The Cave Dwellers opened for The Beatles at Comisky Park in 1965! 

Friday, Aug. 16

• Movie time! Check out this neat widget and get all the movie times and locations near Elmhurst. You can even watch the trailers.

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