Pick of the Week – The event NOT to be missed…
Saturday, Feb. 6 — “Bags for Wags” bean bag tourney
From 5-10 p.m., the Brian E. Wagner Scholarship Fund (BEWSF) will host its 6th annual “Bags for Wags” Bean Bag Tournament at the Valentino Center at Visitation Church, 851 South York Road. Persons 16 and older are invited to register at BrianEWagnerFund.org All proceeds will benefit the BEWSF’s college scholarship fund.
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Thursday, Jan. 28
• At 7 p.m. the Elmhurst Historical Museum presents Lagunitas Small Plates & Beer Pairing at Pints, 112 S. York St. Sample small plates paired with different Lagunitas beers. Tickets: $15/Foundation members; $18/non-members; include four appetizers and four 5-oz. beer samples. Must be 21 and older with photo ID. To register via Eventbrite, visit elmhursthistory.org in the Adult Programs section. Info: 630-833-1457 or elmhursthistory.org.
• At 7 p.m. at the Elmhurst Public Library, the League of Women Voters will host a program explaining how it observes local government agencies, studies local, statewide and national issues and helps register and host candidate forums makes democracy work. Free and open to the public. (This is not an Elmhurst Public Library program.) Info: lwvelmhurst.org.
Monday, Feb. 1
The Elmhurst Garden Club will meet at the Wilder Mansion. Social hour begins at 11:15 a.m. with luncheon at 11:30; business meeting at 1 p.m., program to follow. Program: Cupid, Hearts and Flowers: A Valentine Celebration. Each month a different decade is highlighted to celebrate the club’s 90th anniversary. This month: 1970’s. Info: 630-267-3454 or elmhurstgardenclub.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
At 7 p.m., the Crestview Garden Club welcomes Stillman Nature Center Executive Director Mark Spryer who will talk about Birds of Prey. He will even bring five special guest birds! The meeting, held on 2nd floor of the Community Bank of Elmhurst’s Butterfield Road location, is free and open to the public. Info: 630-408-7900.
Sunday, Feb. 7
At 3 p.m., the Genealogical Forum of Elmhurst welcomes Debra Dudek with a talk called, “What’s the Buzz About Billion Graves?” at the Community Bank of Elmhurst. Guests welcome. Donations appreciated. Info: 708-531-0449 or rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgfe/
Tuesday, Feb. 16
From 5 – 7:30 p.m. at Wilder Mansion, 211 So. Prospect, the Elmhurst Economic Development Commission will host its 3rd annual Women in Management Forum. Networking followed by programs at 6 p.m. After updates from the City, Dr. Larry Carroll, from Elmhurst College will discuss balancing life and a career. Free and open all business women in Elmhurst. Please RSVP by Feb. 12 to [email protected] or call 630-530-6017.
Saturday, Feb. 20
• Beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Fitz’s Spare Keys, 119 N. York Street in Elmhurst, the Mary K. Steffens Foundation will hold “Mary’s Birthday Bowling Party” as its Heart of Elmhurst fundraiser. There will be a buffet dinner, a silent auction and bowling throughout the evening.
Tickets are $30 for the buffet only, or $35 for dinner and bowling, and can be purchased by calling 630-336-6107, or visiting facebook.com/MaryKSteffensFoundation.
• From 7-10:30 p.m., The People for Elmhurst Parks Foundation (PEP) is hosting “Be A Kid Again” on the tennis courts at Courts Plus to allow adults to view, try out and play on the actual equipment that will be used at the Playground for Everybody, coming to Butterfield Park in fall of 2016. Grown-ups can play games, climb on equipment, enjoy food and live music. Tickets are $100 per person. Info: 630-993-8900 or epd.org
Ongoing programs:
• Area artists, members of the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild, are exhibiting their recent works and competing for prizes in the Guild’s Winter Member Show being held in the EAG gallery from now through Feb. 26. The gallery is located inside the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave.
• “Beer Chicago,” is on display now through Feb. 14 at the Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave. Take a look at beer culture, taverns, and breweries; learn about different beers brewed right here in Chicago; encounter the “bartender” at an interactive video kiosk. Admission is Free. Info: 630-833-1457 or elmhursthistory.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: americanlegionthb187.org or 630-833-7800.
