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Dine with the Goose and More: 5 Things You Should Know for Friday, Aug. 19

Also, Chicago's annual Air and Water Show begins practice maneuvers today.

You can enjoy a youth performance of Annie Jr. through Sunday at the Arcada Theatre by the Marquee Youth Stage Theatre Company. Marquee Youth Stage empowers our area's young people of various backgrounds and economic status to learn the art of theater performance.

Crafty people might be interested in an expo hosted at Pheasant Run Resort. 

Here are five things going on today:

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1. The Scrapbook Expo runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at in St. Charles. This expo offers craft exhibits and classes in paper art and scrap-booking. 

Attendees will get to experience the newest techniques and products in scrap-booking. The expo runs through Saturday. 

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2. Marquee Youth Stage Theatre Company (MY Stage) will perform Annie Jr. at 7:30 p.m. at the in St. Charles. MY Stage is a educational non-profit organization providing youth with enrichment opportunities, making performing arts accessible to kids from all backgrounds. 

Annie Jr. runs through Sunday. Tickets are available at http://marqueeyouth.org/Mystage/HOME__Tickets.html.  

3. Head over to the in St. Charles for a lunchtime cookout from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The grill masters at "The Goose" will  serve up hamburgers, cheeseburgers, bratwurst and steak sandwiches.

4. Bakers and bread-lovers can submit an essay to contest through Aug. 31. Breaducation will challenge area bread-lovers to a one-of-a-kind competition that will make one lucky bread artist's dreams come true.

Cooks with a flair for all things bread are asked to submit a 500 words or less essay explaining their love for food. One lucky winner will receive the grand prize of one year's worth of master chef classes, a private dinner by a Le Cordon Bleu chef, and an overnight apprenticeship with a Panera baker. Two runners-up will each receive a $100 Panera gift card.

5. National Aviation Day takes place every Aug. 19. This national holiday was decreed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939 to honor the birthday of Orville Wright, one of two brothers who built the first successful airplane in 1903.

In what is possibly a coincidence, the Chicago Air and Water Show begins its preview and practice day today. Air performances by skilled professional and military pilots will take place Saturday and Sunday along Chicago's lakefront. The Chicago Air and Water Show has been conducted annually since 1959.

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