Pick of the Week – An event NOT to be missed…
Saturday, April 9 — How seniors can avoid fraud
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.
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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 2 p.m., the Elmhurst History Museum offers a lecture by Roosevelt University history professor Margaret Rung as she traces the development of suburbia locally and nationally. Held in conjunction with the current exhibit, available for viewing before or after the program. To be held in the History Museum’s Education Center. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457. Admission is free, no registration required.
• From 4-6 p.m., Visitation Troop 14 Boy Scouts are having its 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]
Sunday, April 10
From 12:15-2:30 p.m., the Single Mothers Support Group (SHE) will meet at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Rd. After lunch with the children, Attorney Laura Kern will talk about your rights in divorce, child support, domestic violence, etc. Childcare available during program. Free; guests welcome. Info: email: [email protected]
Tuesday, April 12
At 7 p.m. at Elmhurst City Hall, the City will host an open house to present a draft of the North York Corridor Streetscape Plan. The public is invited, especially home and business owners, to review the plan and speak with City staff and hired consultants 3D Design and Gewalt Hamilton.
Thursday, April 14
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Elmhurst Hospital is presenting “Take Charge of Your Healthcare Decisions” in the Soukup Herter Library & Resource Center at Elmhurst Hospital, 155 E. Brush Hill Rd. Will provide information about advance directives, durable power of attorney for healthcare, living wills, DNR orders, For more information, call Denise Ertsman at (331) 221-1146.
Monday, April 18
At 3:30 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m., there will be a screening of the movie Finding Kind in York High School’s Baker Auditorium. York students John and Katy Clugg obtained a Thiems grant to bring this film about bullying. Co-sponsored by York High School and the Elmhurst Commission on Youth, the film is 77 minutes in length. Parenting specialists Todd Adams and Cathy Cassani Adams of Zen Parenting will lead discussions after the film.
Thursday, April 21
• From 3:30-4:30 p.m., there will be a Dementia Caregiver Support Group Meeting held at Terra Vista, 100 E. Roosevelt Rd., Villa Park (next to Outback Steakhouse). Join in conversation with others going through a similar experience. Light refreshments served. RSVP to 630-534-0886 or [email protected].
• 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.
Tuesday, April 26
From 2-3 p.m., there will be a workshop on The Beginning of the Alzheimer’s Journey, led by Natalie McFarland, RN, BSN, Dementia Care Educator, at Terra Vista, 100 E. Roosevelt Rd in Villa Park (next to Outback Steakhouse). Seating is limited to please RSVP by calling 630-534-0886 or by email to: [email protected].
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 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]
