Pick of the Week – The two events NOT to be missed…
Saturday, March 26 — City Centre plans Easter family fun in downtown
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Elmhurst City Centre is hosting its Easter Family Fun event. Kids are invited to a free showing of the movie “Hop” at York Theater at 11 a.m. (doors open at 10:30). All receive free bunny ears. After that, hop on over to the Plaza for music by a DJ and a visit with the Easter Bunny. Don’t forget the camera! Free. Info: elmhurstcitycentre.com
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Thursday, March 24
Kids ages 11-16 are invited to hunt for great prizes under the night sky at the Park District’s Flashlight Egg Hunt in Wilder Park. Bring a flashlight and a basket for your goodies and be ready for the hunt to begin at 8 p.m. This event is free and no registration is necessary. For more information, visit epd.org/news/flashlight-egg-hunt-wilder-park.
Saturday, March 26
• Wilder Park plans Egg Hunt, Doggie Hunt
The Elmhurst Park District will host its annual Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. sharp. Bring your own basket. The Egg Hunt will be followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Doggie Eggstravaganza. Free and open to the public. Presented by Edward-Elmhurst Health.
• Spring Rd Easter Egg Hunt coming Saturday
The Spring Road Egg Hunt starts promptly at 1 p.m., at the Prairie Path near the gazebo. A Meet and Greet with the Easter Bunny begins at 12:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
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. Winners will be placed on display or shared on social media. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457.
Thursday, March 31
Free film screening of ‘A Bug’s Life’
At 2 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-hosted with the Elmhurst History Museum. Register at elmhurstpubliclibrary.org. Assistive listening devices available. Info: 630-279-8696.
Thursday, April 7
At 2 p.m., the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation presents Silent Spring, featuring historic re-enactor Leslie Goddard as Rachel Carson, a conservationist whose monumental book, Silent Spring (published in 1962), documented the damaging effects that pesticides used in farming and gardening had on the environment. Heritage Foundation Members, free; all others, suggested donation is $5. To be held in the Education Center at the Elmhurst History Museum. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457
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 N. 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.
• At 2 p.m., the Elmhurst Historical Museum presents Putting the ‘Burbs into Context. Join Roosevelt University history professor Margaret Rung as she traces the development of suburbia locally and nationally. To be held in the History Museum’s Education Center. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457
• From 4-6 p.m., Visitation Troop 14 Boy Scouts are having their annual All You can Eat Spaghetti Dinner in the Visitation Valentino Center Gym. Tickets, available at the door, are $7, which includes spaghetti, salad and bread. For advance tickets, send an email to: [email protected]
Thursday, April 21
At 7 p.m., the public is invited to a gallery talk about the By All Accounts exhibit on the 2nd floor of the Elmhurst History Museum. Museum Curator of Collections Nancy Wilson will present the highly-interactive tabletop map of Elmhurst. Note: The Museum is open late until 8 p.m. on the Third Thursdays of the month. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457. Free.
Ongoing programs:
• Now through May 29, 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]
