Pick of the Week – An event NOT to be missed…
Thursday, April 7 – Silent Spring presentation
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
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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.
Wednesday, April 6
The Elmhurst Garden Club will hold its annual Spring Luncheon at Medinah Country Club, 6N001 Medinah Rd., Medinah. The Club will install new officers and present a program, “The Little Black Dress: An Historic Portrayal.” Luncheon begins at 11:30, program at 1 p.m. Tickets are $35 each and guests are welcome. For tickets and information, visit elmhurstgardenclub.org or send an e-mail to [email protected]
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.
Saturday, April 30
At 12:30 p.m., the Women of Bethel United Church of Christ will hold their Spring Tea in the church’s new Welcome Center at 315 E. St. Charles Road. Full-tea menu in an elegant setting; program: Jenny Riddle will perform her one-woman show in character based on Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. Proceeds benefit the Elmhurst Shoe Fund. Tickets, available beginning April 1, are $25 per person and must be purchased in advance, as seating is limited. Tickets for the program only (without tea) are $10 at the door. The program begins at 1:45 p.m. Guests are invited to wear hats and gloves. Call 630-834-6254 for tickets and info.
Ongoing programs:
• Now through 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.
• 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]
