Pick of the Week – An event NOT to be missed…
Friday, Nov. 18 — Spring Road tree-lighting
From 6-7 p.m., the first Christmas tree-lighting event in Elmhurst (and Santa’s first visit!) takes place at Spring Road. Santa will be arriving in a fire truck, before taking his post inside the Gazebo, where he will talk with children. Enjoy refreshments, hot chocolate, and Christmas carols performed by the Lincoln School Singers. Sponsored by the Spring Road Business Association. Free and open to the public.
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Thursday, Nov. 17
From 1-2:15 p.m., the Elmhurst History Museum presents Women of Steel and Stone: Inspirational Architects, Engineers and Landscape Designers from 1800s to Today. Subjects include Marion Mahony Griffin, currently on exhibit at the EHM. Co-presented by the Elmhurst Public Library. Free, but reservations requested. Call 630-530-6879 or visit elmhursthistory.org.
Saturday, Nov. 19
From 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art will host jewelry-making demonstrations by artists from the West Suburban Lapidary Club. Free hands-on activities and jewelry cleaning. Admission: free. Info: 630-833-1616 or lizzadromuseum.org
Thursday, Nov. 24 – Happy Thanksgiving!
• The annual Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot steps off at 9 a.m. Registration is still available. For more information, visit dangibbonsturkeytrot.com.
• Beginning at 12 noon on Thanksgiving Day, area residents are invited to a complimentary turkey feast at the 23rd Elmhurst Thanksgiving Dinner, co-hosted by the Elmhurst Rotary Club and Diplomat West Banquets, located at 681 W. North Avenue near Route 83. The event is open to the whole community,
Saturday, Nov. 26
From 4:30-8:30 p.m., the holiday shopping season kicks off in Elmhurst City Centre, and the community tree next to the police station in the heart of downtown will be lit by Mayor Steve Morley and other special guests. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive on a fire truck to meet with little ones and hear their wishes. Enjoy holiday music, refreshments like hot chocolate, rides on the kiddie train and much more. The tree will be lit at approximately 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 29
Beginning at 7 p.m., the Elmhurst Commission on Youth, District 205 PTA Council and D205 Foundation, present former NBA player Chris Herren at a community event in the Campbell (Green and White) Gym at York High School. Herren will share how drug addiction cut short his career with the NBA and will offer strategies to handle the pressures faced by today’s teens. Includes informational tables. Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, Nov. 30
From 4:30 – 6 p.m., Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation will host its annual Love Lights Celebration & Open House in the Hospital’s East Lobby, 155 E. Brush Hill Rd. To purchase Love Lights or make a donation, call (331) 221-0388 or visit emhfoundation.org.
Friday, Dec. 2
• The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (EMH) Foundation will host its 40th Annual Reindeer Route Housewalk featuring five homes in Elmhurst and one in Oak Brook, decorated for the holidays by local florists. Homes are open for tours from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and from 6 – 9 p.m. Tickets: $30 available in advance at the EMH Foundation office at Elmhurst Hospital; Pink Elephant Resale Shop; Wild Rose Floral, Elmhurst Hospital; Carousel Flowers; Phillip’s Flowers; Uptown Shop; Blossoms of Lombard and Shamrock Garden Florist, Lombard. On the day of the Housewalk, tickets can be purchased for $35 at any of the featured homes.
• From 7-8:15 p.m., the Elmhurst History Museum presents a Jolly Old St. Nicholas Concert at Yorkfield Presbyterian Church, 1099 S. York St. Celebrate Elmhurst’s German roots with Christmas carols, a visit from St. Nicholas, hot cocoa, sweet treats and much more. Children are encouraged to wear pajamas! All ages welcome, reservations required. Visit elmhursthistory.org and click on the Special Events or call 630-833-1457.
Friday, Dec. 9
From 5:30-8:30 p.m., the Elmhurst Park District will host its annual Old-Fashioned Tree-lighting in Wilder Park. Groups, clubs, organizations, Scout troops and neighborhoods gather to sponsor and decorate one of the trees that will encircle the park that evening.
There will be musical entertainment in the band shell, hot chocolate and other refreshments, a chance to meet Santa, who usually brings along one or two of his reindeer. Free and open to the public.
Ongoing programs:
• Currently on display through March 12, 2017, the Elmhurst Historical Museum presents “In Her Own Right: Marion Mahony Griffin. More than a talented artist and architect: Griffin was the backbone of the Prairie School of Architecture who brought the work of many more famous architects to life—including her husband, Walter Burley Griffin, and the inimitable genius Frank Lloyd Wright. This biographical exhibit explores her life, her work, and her legacy.
• 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]
