365+ Things to See, Do & Celebrate in Barrington, IL
Easter is coming up next weekend and that means Peter Cottontail has booked a bunch of Barrington events in the coming days. If you’d like to bring your kids out to see the big bunny, there are plenty of opportunities to meet him in person, starting tomorrow.
To help you book some bunny time, I’ve put together a quick list of upcoming Easter Bunny appearances in Barrington……
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The second Middle School Musical happening in Barrington this weekend will take you way back to the 1920’s, right at Prairie Middle School. The title character, Millie Dillmount, has arrived in New York City from Salina, Kansas to experience life and see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties.
Although scared and alone, Millie Dillmount is determined to “make it,” even of it means raising her hemline, bobbing her hair and marrying for money. As she sets out to test the “modern” ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas, Millie learns a thing or two about life, love and true happiness.…
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If you’d like to spend and evening at the Theater this weekend, you won’t have to go far. The spring musicals are happening at both of Barrington’s Middle Schools this weekend and the critics are giving them both rave reviews!
For a little 1960’s style dance music, check out Hairspray at Station Middle School.…
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Do you like to sing in the shower? Do your toes start tapping when you hear a snappy tune? Does your car become your stage when you sit down in the driver’s seat? Don’t waste all of that untapped talent by performing for yourself! Why not share it with the world in the first ever Barrington Community Follies? That’s right, the Follies are coming to Barrington High School this summer and the sign-up and auditions begin this weekend. How cool is that!!!
If you’re a singer, dancer, musician, comedian, writer or if you want to be part of the tech or costume crews, come on out to sign-up or audition for the ALL-AGES Barrington Community Follies this weekend.…
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“Perhaps the most hurtful impact of the stigma surrounding mental illness is the common belief that women with mental illness cannot be good mothers. In a society that values ‘self-sacrificing mothers’ and rewards adherence to gender norms, we often deem that a ‘good mother’ has few needs and challenges of her own; rather, she can commit herself in her entirety to her children.
Mental illness can certainly make some aspects of motherhood more challenging, but it doesn’t disqualify those of us living with a mental health condition from being good parents. In fact, research suggests that many issues faced by mothers with mental illness are generic to all parents. While mothers with mental illness may experience more unique challenges from their symptoms, or from medication and treatment obligations, these risks can be managed with the guidance of a good collaborative care team.”
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