Winter Family Night will be a blast from the past

Go ahead, parents, admit it.

Sometimes when your children ask for help on their grammar worksheets, you find yourself singing “Conjunction Junction.” When they’re multiplying by three, you can’t help but tell them “Three is a Magic Number.”

And given our relatively collective childhood, it’s only natural that every news story about Congress makes us think of poor Bill, sitting on the steps hopin’ and prayin’ that someday he will become a law.

Whether or not you’ve shared your love of  1970s musical cartoon lessons with your children, the whole family is sure to enjoy “School House Rock — Live!” when it’s presented from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Brookdale for Winter Family Night.

Kidz Kabaret will perform the show for us as a warm-up to it’s public run the following weekend. The theater troupe  is a no-audition performance opportunity for children, allowing kids to experience being on stage without the anxiety of being cut. The Naperville-based not-for-profit offers classes and workshops in all areas of stage production.

Admission to the performance is free and no tickets are required, but organizers ask that families bring  a non-perishable food item to donate to Loaves and Fishes Community Pantry in Naperville. Light refreshments will be served after the performance.

Questions? E-mail Beth Reiman at bethoreiman@gmail.com.