Pick of the Week – The event NOT to be missed…
Saturday, March 19 — ECAF Casino Night
Beginning at 7 p.m., the Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation (ECAF) will hold its 7th annual Casino Night, with spectacle and fun similar to that at https://bonusetu.com/. The event will be held at the Diplomat West at Rte. 83 and North Ave. Tickets are $85 per person and include open bar, dinner, silent auction, dueling pianos, live NCAA coverage, blackjack, craps, roulette, poker and more. For tickets and information, visit ecaf4kids.org. If you need to hone your blackjack skills before you take part, you can play Vn88 the new growing brand from w88 online and see how you can raise as much money as you can with your casino skills. Due to the increased popularity of online casinos, you can even play on the go using your mobile phone.
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Thursday, March 17
• Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Be safe-if you plan to drink, please don’t drive. If your friends drink, don’t let them drive.
• At 7 p.m., at the Elmhurst History Museum, Collection Curator Nancy Wilson will host a Gallery Talk at the By All Accounts Exhibit on the 2nd floor of the Museum. Learn more about the former residents of the City and hear their famous yarns. Free and open to the public. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457.
Wednesday, March 18
Beginning at 6 p.m., the 19th Annual Elmhurst Community Chess Tournament will be held in the York High School Commons, 355 W. St. Charles Road. Prizes will be awarded throughout the evening, compliments of Tom Paravola from It’s Good to Be King in Elmhurst. Pizza will be sold by the slice during the tournament. Kids can sign up through the chess club at their individual schools.
Saturday, March 19
• At 2 p.m., the Elmhurst History Museum presents a Gallery Talk in the Patios, Pools Exhibit, currently on display there. The special exhibit on loan from the Smithsonian reveals themes relating to gardening and the environment. Receive seeds and a discount coupon to use at Pints, 112 S. York, good for that day only. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457.
• From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., people are urged to come to the Elmhurst Knights of Columbus to donate blood at a drive organized by LifeSource in honor of the Payton O’Brien Power Walk on Sunday. To make an appointment, call 1-877-543-3768.
Sunday, March 20
The 2016 Payton Power Run/Walk will step off at 10 a.m. from the Knights of Columbus at York & Vallette. The race is the namesake of Payton O’Brien, a young man from Elmhurst who recently lost his fight with cancer. The race is SOLD OUT, but there is still an opportunity to attend the post-race party at H. B. Jones. Tickets to the After-Party are $15 per person. There will be a cash bar. Info: 2016paytonpowerrunwalk.eventbrite.com
Monday, March 21
From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., conjunction with the Youth Job/Volunteer Fair, the Elmhurst Public Library will hold a Teen Resume and Interviewing Workshop. Register by phone or in person at the Library.?
Wednesday, March 23
From 3-6 p.m., students at York High School are invited to York Commons for the second annual Youth Job/Volunteer Fair, sponsored by the Elmhurst Commission on Youth along with District 205, the Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst Public Library, YMCA, Elmhurst Junior Women’s Club and the Kiwanis of Elmhurst. Students need not register to attend the Fair.
Tuesday, March 29 – Saturday, April 2
It’s spring break week and students are invited to the Elmhurst Public Library’s kids section and the Elmhurst History Museum to pick up a coloring sheet featuring a poem about the great outdoors. Illustrate the poem and return it to either the library or the museum where it will be either placed on display and shared on social media. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457
Thursday, March 31
At 2:00 p.m., the Elmhurst Public Library, 125 So. Prospect, will host a free film screening of the movie A Bug’s Life as part of Spring Break Week. Co-presented by Elmhurst History Museum and Elmhurst Public Library. Register at elmhurstpubliclibrary.org. Assistive listening devices available. Info: 630-279-8696
Saturday, April 9
At 10 a.m., the Elmhurst Senior Citizens Commission will host a Community Conversation about how to avoid fraud, deceptive practices and scams at Elmhurst City Hall, 209 No. York St. Presented by Betsy D’Onofrio of Inland Bank, who will be joined by a representative of the Elmhurst Police Department. Free, but reservations required as space is limited. To register, call 630-306-7077.
Ongoing programs:
• From March 18-May 29, 2016, the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., presents a exhibit from the Smithsonian called Patios, Pools & the Invention of the American Backyard. Filled with vintage photographs, historic drawings, and period advertisements, the exhibit reveals how these spaces evolved into an integral part of American popular culture. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457
• Now through May 13, the York High School Key Club is collecting for a shoe drive , which will be donated to “Soles For Kids.” Collection bins are located in most District 205 schools and at the Wagner Center and the Elmhurst YMCA.
• All men are invited to attend Men’s Fraternity at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church,
149 West Brush Hill Road, for weekly sessions that combine biblical teaching and group discussion. Info: 630-600-5074 or [email protected]
• 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. Ribs 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.
• 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]
