Pick of the Week – the event NOT to be missed…
Saturday, Sept. 16 — Craft Beer Fest at the History Museum
From 1-5 p.m., the third annual craft brew celebration and fundraiser will take place, hosted by the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation and Rotary Club of Elmhurst. Features more than 30 craft and microbreweries including Lagunitas, New Belgium, Blue Moon, Baderbrau, Goose Island, Exit Strategy, and more. Tickets include souvenir tasting glass, 18 beer tasting tickets, light snacks, door prizes, live music, and more under a tent on the Elmhurst History Museum grounds. Must be 21-and-over to participate. Rain or shine. Tickets are $50 after Sept. 9 or at the door. VIP early entry tickets available for an additional $15. Designated driver tickets are $20. To purchase tickets, visit elmhurstcraftbeerfest.com or call (630) 833-1457.
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Friday, Sept. 15
At 5 p.m., the Elmhurst Art Museum will host the first in a series of films shown in conjunction with Hebru Brantley’s Forced Field exhibition currently on display. The first film is The Forbidden Planet (1956). Free and open to the public.
Saturday, Sept. 16
From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Spring Road Days comes to Wild Meadows Trace at the Gazebo on the Spring Road thanks to the Spring Road Business Association. Come out for food, a petting zoo, pony rides and more.
Sunday, Sept. 17
Beginning at 12:15 p.m., the Single Mother Support Events, (SHE) will meet at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, located at 149 Brush Hill Road, just west of the Elmhurst Center of Health. At 2:30 p.m. After lunch, there will be a mini-spa, where ladies who may not be able to afford it will receive a foot massage, manicure, hairstyle, a facial by Merle Norman, a shoulder massage by Advanced Health of Oak Brook and everyone receives a gift. During this time, children are dismissed to their age-appropriate activities. Info: [email protected] or visit elmhurstcrc.org/she
Friday, Sept. 22
At 5 p.m., the Elmhurst Art Museum will host the second in a series of films shown in conjunction with Hebru Brantley’s Forced Field exhibition currently on display. The film is Sun Ra Space is the Place (1974). Free and open to the public.
Saturday, Sept. 23
Beginning at 6 p.m., the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation will hold its 13th annual Autumn Affair at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago at 120 E. Delaware Place. Tickets include cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, dinner, and live and silent auctions by auctioneer Matt Goebel. Live music to be performed by The DJ Firm. Proceeds support the hospital’s behavioral health services. For tickets, information and sponsorship opportunities, call the foundation at 331-221-0388.
Saturday, Sept. 30
• Residents are invited to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Facility, a site generally closed to the public. Tour participants will learn about the quarry’s history, visit various areas including private quarry platforms, and see how DuPage County Stormwater Management currently operates the facility to reduce flooding. Tours depart from Elmhurst History Museum via bus every 30 minutes from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and last approximately two hours. Reservations required, ticket sales start Sept. 6 and can be purchased at elmhursthistory.org (Special Events section). Co-presented by DuPage County Stormwater Management and Elmhurst History Museum. Children age 10-and-over must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $10 per person. Info: elmhursthistory.org or (630) 833-1457.
• At 5 p.m. (doors open at 4), the Harlem Wizards will play an exhibition game against Elmhurst District 205 principals and teachers that will be filled with wild antics and lots of laughs. Food, drinks and raffle tickets will be available for purchase. Tickets are $12 in advance, $18 at the door. Reserved seating is $25 or Courtside Plus tickets are $50 and include a chance to meet the players, a free color poster of the team and a $15 discount on Wizards jerseys. For ticket, visit harlemwizards.com or elmhurst205.org/wizards. Elmhurst Dentistry for Kids is the Platinum Sponsor.
• From 7-10 p.m., the Committee for the Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts will be holding its 2nd Spotlight Gala at the Elmhurst Art Museum to raise funds for the ECPA. The evening will include music, song and dance along with a gourmet buffet and live auction. ECPA is a not-for-profit (501(c)(3) organization. To purchase tickets, visit squareup.com/store/elmhurst-centre-for-performing-arts. Sponsorship opportunities available. Contact ECPA at [email protected].
Ongoing programs:
• Over the weekends from Sept. 22 to Oct. 15, Greenman Theatre Troupe will perform Urinetown the Musical at their performance space at 232 So. York St. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.. Tickets are $20, $18 for students and seniors. For tickets and information, call 630-464-2646 or greenmantheatre.org.
• Now through Nov. 26, the Elmhurst Art Museum is showing Hebru Brantley: Forced Field, a solo show of new work by Chicago-based world-renowned artist. Brantley’s pop-infused contemporary art is inspired by Japanese anime and the bold aesthetics of street art pioneers Jean Michel Basquiat, Kaws and Keith Haring.
• Now through Oct. 8, the Elmhurst History Museum hosts Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died. It started as an off-beat baseball promotion called “Teen Night” designed to sell tickets at Comiskey Park and gain listeners for a fledgling FM radio station—until it devolved into one of the most infamous events in Chicago’s rich baseball history. Disco Demolition Night exploded on July 12, 1979 in the middle of a White Sox doubleheader and it remains one of the city’s most controversial sports history moments. Media sponsor: WLUP-FM. At Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave. Free admission. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457
• A support group for family caregivers of older adults meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Elmhurst Public Library’s second floor study room. (Not an Elmhurst Library program.) Info: (630) 833-9665.
• The Elmhurst American Legion, T.H.B. Post No. 187, hosts a fish fry every Friday night from 6-8:30 p.m. New York steaks are available first Friday of the month. Musical entertainment follows. Karaoke on the second Friday of each month. Bingo on Wednesdays, starting with Early Birds at 6:45 p.m. Info: 630-833-7800
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• TOPS—Take Off Pounds Sensibly—meets on Friday mornings at Grace Lutheran Church 950 S. York Road, Bensenville. Weigh-in at 9:30 a.m., meeting from 10-11 a.m. Info: email Millie at [email protected]
