Pick of the Week – An event NOT to be missed…
Saturday, Sept. 10 – Park District’s annual Touch-A-Truck event
From 10 a.m. to 12 noon, the Elmhurst Park District will host Touch-A-Truck in the lot at Berens Park. All are invited to come out and see fire trucks, tow trucks, police cars, army vehicles, ambulances, maybe even a helicopter. $1 admission for PEP. First 500 kids get free t-shirt.
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Thursday, Sept. 8
From 6:30-8 p.m., residents are invited to attend a Budget Town Hall meeting led by State Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) and State Rep. Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale) at Oak Brook Village Hall at 1200 Oak Brook Road in Oak Brook. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sen. Nybo’s office at 630-969-0990 or Rep. Bellock’s office at 630-852-8633.
Friday & Saturday, Sept. 9-10
The 9th Annual Lebanese Food and Music Festival will take place at Our Lady of Lebanon Catholic Church located at 950 No. Grace, one-half block north of North Ave. in Lombard. Hours are Friday from 5-11 p.m. and Saturday from 2-11 p.m. Enjoy authentic homemade Lebanese cuisine while enjoying live musical entertainment, folk dancing, a hookah tent and much more. For more information, call 630-932-9640 or visit ollchicago.org.
Saturday, Sept. 10
Beginning at 6 p.m., the Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 will hold a Military Ball community fundraiser event at the Post at 310 W. Butterfield Road in Elmhurst. Special guest: Allan Lynch, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Tickets are $125 each or $1000 for a table of eight (8). For tickets and info, contact Bill Shanklin at (708) 267-3987 or [email protected].
Sunday, Sept. 11
From 8-9:30 a.m., the City of Elmhurst will host a commemorative ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the events that occurred on 9/11 of the year 2001. It will be held at Wild Meadows Trace on Spring Road (near the gazebo) near Elmhurst’s 9/11 Memorial. Residents are urged to attend.
Monday, Sept. 12
• The Elmhurst Garden Club will hold a membership luncheon at the Wilder Mansion, 211 S Prospect, beginning at 11:30 a.m. There will be a brief presentation by our summer high school scholars from York High School, but no other formal program to allow more time to get reacquainted. Board members will be Items will be displayed highlighting the Club’s trip photos, summer successes, artifacts and more. For more information, visit elmhurstgardenclub.org
• From 7-8:30 p.m., the Elmhurst Library will host a program along with the Elmhrust History Museum called Presidential Election Campaigns in History. In a year of seemingly unending campaign drama, Professor Gary Midkif, senior faculty professor at DeVry’s Keller Graduate School, will review the 13 most interesting presidential campaigns spanning from 1789 through 2000 (remember “hanging chads”?). Midkif will also explain the Electoral College process. Co-presented by Elmhurst History Museum and Elmhurst Public Library. Takes place at the Elmhurst Public Library. Register in person or call 630-279-8696 or visit elmhurstlibrary.org.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
The AAUW Elmhurst Area Branch will hold its annual September Supper at 6 p.m. at the River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst. Tickets are $30 per person. To register. contact Pat O’Dwyer ([email protected]) or visit aauwelmhurst.org.
Saturday, Sept. 17
• From 1-5 p.m., the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation and the Elmhurst Rotary Club present the 2nd Annual Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest on the grounds of the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park. Tickets include more than 50 craft beer selections, a souvenir tasting glass, 18 beer tasting tickets, light snacks, door prizes, live music and more. You must be 21 or older. Event held rain or shine. Tickets are $40 before Sept. 10, $50 after or at gate; limited VIP ticket +$15 additional. Designated Driver tickets are $20. For tickets, visit elmhurstcraftbeerfest.com or call 630-833-1457.
• The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (EMH) Foundation’s 12th Annual Autumn Affair will be held the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E. Delaware Place in Chicago beginning at 6 p.m. with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and silent auction, followed at 7 p.m. by dinner, a live auction emceed by Chicago radio personality Eric Ferguson and music by The DJ Firm. Proceeds from the 2016 Autumn Affair will support Elmhurst Hospital’s behavioral health services. Visit emhfoundation.org/autumnaffair for tickets and information,
Sunday, Sept. 18
The Center for Speech and Language Disorders will hold its annual Talkie Trot Family Fun Walk at Berens Park in Elmhurst, where participants can enjoy a short walk around the park, games for kids, a moon walk, Thomas the Train, face painting, live children’s entertainer Super Stolie, DJ Anthony Cassano and much more. Every participant will receive a commemorative walk t-shirt and goodie bag after the walk. More details to follow.
Wednesday, Sept. 21
At 7 p.m., the Elmhurst Park District will hold a public meeting to seek input from anyone who has an interest in the planned improvements and replacement of the playground at Plunkett Park, located at West & Utley, just north of Courts Plus. It will be held at The Abbey, 407 W. St. Charles Rd., just west of York High School. Attendees will be entered in a prize drawing for swim passes. Free and open to the public.
Saturday, Sept. 24
Navarro Catering & Events is bringing the professional cast and crew of Tony & Tina’s Wedding to Elmhurst for a one-night-only performance at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Elmhurst. Food by Navarro Catering includes a cash bar throughout the evening. Tickets are: $75 for “Friend of the family” (general seating); or $85 per person for “Family seating” (VIPs). Reserve early for the best seating, as space is limited. For tickets and information, call (630) 638-0110.
Ongoing programs:
• CLOSING SEPT. 18 is the latest exhibit by the Elmhurst History Museum, “But Wait, There’s More.” Any Baby Boomer of the 1960s or 1970s remembers America’s most famous TV pitchman, Chicagoan Ron Popeil. Learn his story and explore many of Popeil’s most popular gadgets at hands-on displays. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457
• Also ENDING SEPT. 18 is a special exhibit “Minerals in Food featuring the Rock Café,” at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill Ave. Regular admission applies. Info: 630-833-1616 or lizzadromuseum.org
• 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]
