Pick of the Week — Sunday, July 23 – Chicago in the 70s at History Museum
From 2-3:30 p.m., in the Education Center, the Elmhurst History Museum offers Chicago in the 1970s: Music, Sports and Radio, featuring Dave Hoekstra, author journalist and WGN-AM Chicago weekend host. Includes a panel discussion featuring: Mike Veeck, former White Sox promotions manager and minor league team owner; Bob Chicoine, former Comiskey Park vendor at Disco Demolition night; Mitch Michaels, former WLUP program manager and rock DJ since 1971; Jim Rittenberg, general manager, Faces disco club; and Jeff Schwartz, former WLUP general sales manager. Fees: $10/members, $15/non-members. Info: 630-833-1457 or elmhursthistory.org/
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Friday, July 21
The 5th annual Superior Ambulance Elmhurst Cycling Classic takes place in the neighborhood around Elmhurst College. It begins early morning and lasts until just after 10 p.m. For information visit elmhurstcyclingclassic.com
Saturday, July 22
From 2-3 p.m. (perhaps longer), Lizzardo Museum of Lapidary Art presents “Start Your Rockin’ Collection,” for ages 5 to 10. Create your very own personalized rock collection. Cartons and materials for the decoration are provided. Each child can choose several rocks to start or fill in their collection carton. Rocks from home can also be brought in for identification. The museum is located at 220 Cottage Hill Ave. Cost: $5 per person. Reservations are required, Info: call 630-833-1616 or go to lizzadromuseum.org.
Wednesday, July 26
Take a trip back to the Disco Era and the 1970s from 10:30 a.m.-12 noon at the Elmhurst History Museum Education Center, 120 E. Park Ave. How would people who liked disco music have dressed or decorated in the late 1970s? What music did they listen to and how did they dance? Learn about disco culture and style with DJ Oliver as he spins records to explore the disco sound. Participants will make their own mini lava lamps, design record labels, and use paper dolls to create a designer disco look. Kids will end the workshop by learning one of the signature dance moves of the disco era. Appropriate for kids age 5-12 accompanied by an adult; no charge for an adult. Registration is required: Online at elmhursthistory.org (Family Programs Section) or http://bpt.me/2934474. Cost per child: Free to members, $5 for nonmembers; $2 Elmhurst Public Library coupon holders. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457.
City Centre will hold its end-of-the-season Block-To-Block Party in the City Centre Plaza and at Elmhurst 255. Bring a blanket or lawn chair if you’re going Elmhurst 255 to sit on the lawn. Info: elmhurstcitycenter.com, or call 630/993-1600.
Saturday & Sunday, July 28-29
Elmhurst Children’s Theatre will present “Seussical Jr.” on the stage at Field Elementary School, 295 No. Emory. Performances are July 28 at 7 p.m. and July 29 at 2 p.m. and at 7 p.m. Tickets available at the door are $8.
Thurs.-Sun. Aug. 3-6
The AAUW Elmhurst Area Branch is hosting its annual Used Book Sale at Lincoln Elementary School, 565 S. Fairfield Ave. Hours are: Thurs. Aug. 3 from 6-9 p.m. Preview sale – $10 admission; Friday, Aug. 4 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 6 from 12- 3 p.m. – Bag Sale $10.
Wednesday, Aug. 9
Participants in the Elmhurst Historical Museum’s Family Fun Series’ Wacky Sports Promotions event from 10:30 a.m.-12 noon at the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., will learn about how Disco Demolition Night was one of many promotions that have attracted and entertained audiences at sports events for years, including promotions that worked … and those that didn’t. Participants will plan their own crazy promotional event and design their own t-shirt and buttons. Limit: 40 participants. Appropriate for kids age 5-12 accompanied by an adult. Cost per child: $5 for members, $7 for nonmembers. Info: Call 630-833-1457 or elmhursthistory.org
Friday, Aug. 18
ECAF will hold its annual golf outing at White Pines Golf Course in Bensenville. At the dinner following golf, Joe Schamberger will be ECAF’s Friend of the Children award. For more information or to sign up to play, visit ecaf4kids.org.
Ongoing programs:
Now through Oct. 8, the Elmhurst History Museum hosts Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died. It started as an off-beat baseball promotion called “Teen Night” designed to sell tickets at Comiskey Park and gain listeners for a fledgling FM radio station—until it devolved into one of the most infamous events in Chicago’s rich baseball history. Disco Demolition Night exploded on July 12, 1979 in the middle of a White Sox doubleheader and it remains one of the city’s most controversial sports history moments. Media sponsor: WLUP-FM. At Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave. Free admission. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-833-1457
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. New York steaks are 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]
