Pick of the Week – The event NOT to be missed…
Saturday, Feb. 13 – Elmhurst Fire Department Blood Drive
From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Elmhurst Fire Department will hold a LifeSource blood drive at the south fire station at 601 So. York Road. Appointments preferred, but walk-ins welcome. To schedule an appointment, call 877-543-3768 or visit lifesource.org and use code 031G. Donors receive a free t-shirt. Be sure to eat well, stay hydrated, bring an I.D., wear clothing with sleeves that provide easy access to your arm.
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Saturday, Feb. 13
• The public is invited to attend the 2016 Dr. Robert Stanger Young Artists Auditions at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1-2:30 p.m. Free; come and go as you wish throughout the day. There will be a luncheon at Park Place from 12-1 p.m. for $22 per person. Please call 630-941-0202 for more information.
• At 10:30 p.m., the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill Ave., presents “Olympic Fossils,” for students ages 10-18 who compete in Science Olympiad tournaments. Includes hand samples of fossils, tips for identification. Fee: $5 per person. Reservations required. Info: 630-833-1616 or visit lizzadromuseum.org
Sunday, Feb. 14
From 12:30-2:30 p.m., the Single Mothers Support Group (SHE) will meet at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road. There will be a special Valentine’s Day program and luncheon. Enjoy lunch with your child then childcare is available during program. Free. Guests invited. Info: elmhurstcrc.org/ministries/adults/sisters-helping-each-other.
Monday, Feb. 15
At 7 p.m., the Elmhurst Library welcomes author William B. Crawford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune reporter, who will discuss his recent book, Justice Perverted: How the Innocence Project at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism Sent an Innocent Man to Prison. Register online, in person or by phone. Info: elmlib.org/justice.
Tuesday, Feb. 16
From 5-7:30 p.m. at Wilder Mansion, 211 S. 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 businesswomen in Elmhurst. Info: email: [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
• From 7-11 p.m., there will be a kickoff to benefit the To The Moon and Back/Annie LeGere Foundation at the Diplomat West. Tickets: $50 each, includes appetizers, cash bar, raffle prizes, silent auctions and more.
Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 25-28
Held in Hammerschmidt Chapel on the campus, the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival celebrates its 49th year. The Festival begins at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, with the High School Invitational and concludes on Sunday with a performance by Festival artists/adjudicators along with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band. Tickets and info: elmhurst.edu/jazzfestival
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.
Immaculate Conception Grade School will perform Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” in the IC Parish Gymnasium Theatre at the corner of York Road and Arthur Street in Elmhurst. Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door.
Friday, Mar. 4
From 6:30-11:30 p.m., the Elmhurst YMCA will host its annual scholarship dinner dance at River Forest Country Club, 15W468 Grand Ave. Hoops & Hops theme will feature shooting baskets and craft beer. Guests are encouraged to wear high-tops with their “dressy-casual” attire. (River Forest does not allow jeans.) Seats are $125 per person; tables of 10 are $1250. RSVPs requested by Friday, Feb. 19. To register online, visit donate.ymcachicago.org/elmhurst. For more information, call 630-834-9200.
Sunday, Mar. 6
At 1 p.m., Elmhurst Cool Cities and Elmhurst College will screen the feature-length documentary The Human Experiment as part of the One Earth Film Festival in Illinois Hall of the Schaible Science Center on the campus. Tickets are free, but a $5 per person donation is requested to help underwrite costs. Tickets are limited and advance online purchases are recommended. For more information, contact [email protected] or (630) 426-9789.
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
• 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. Groups meet once a week from September through May to study Authentic Manhood’s “33 The Series.” Choose a day/time that works for you: Tues. 6-7:15 a.m.; Wed. 7-9 p.m.; Thurs. 6-7:15 a.m.; Sundays 9-10:15 a.m. 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: americanlegionthb187.org or 630-833-7800.
