Saturday, Oct. 5 • Family Fall Fest. From 9 a.m.-noon presented by the Elmhurst Park District at Wild Meadows Trace, 511 S. York St., get your costumes ready and bring the family to The Depot at Wild Meadows Trace for Elmhurst Park District’s Family Fall Fest. Activities include Safety Town […]

Community Calendar Monday, Sept. 30 An American Version of Swedish Death Cleaning. Presented by the Elmhurst Public Library from 7-8 p.m., loved ones wish to inherit nice things, but not all things. Give your family the gift of a clean, organized, and simple life. Learn to downsize in a memorable […]

Monday, Sept. 23 • Memory Café: Toys of Yesteryear. From 1:30-3 p.m. at the Elmhurst Public Library, did you know Frank Lloyd Wright’s son invented Lincoln Logs? Take a trip down memory lane as Elmhurst History Museum staff share popular toys from the 1940s through the 1970s. Learn the backstory […]

Quotes of the week:     “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”     William Shakespeare     “And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.”     Oscar Wilde     “One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.”     Henry David Thoreau (A student of […]

Pick of the week:     Saturday, Aug. 17 Senior Conversation with Mayor Scott Levin Attention seniors! At 10 a.m., there will be Senior Community Conversation held at City Hall, hosted by Mayor Scott Levin. Includes valuable information about Elmhurst ALERTS, transportation updates, and essential safety tips from the Elmhurst Fire […]

Sunday, Aug. 11 From 2-3 p.m., the Elmhurst History Museum presents “Little Orphan Annie: Politics in the Funny Pages” in the museum’s Education Center. Amidst the backdrop of World War II, comic strip creator and Lombardian Harold Gray utilized his “Little Orphan Annie” comic strips to depict Annie’s unwavering support […]

Quotes of the week:     “It’s summer: if you’re not barefoot, then you’re overdressed.”             Unknown “Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.”             Sam Keen “Summer breeze makes me feel fine; blowing through the jasmine in my mind.”             Seals & Crofts “Live in the sunshine. Swim in the […]

Thursday, Aug. 1 From 6:30-8:30 p.m., all are invited to Music at the Gazebo on Spring Road by the Prairie Path, where the Spring Road Business Assn. presents two acts. The students from Elmhurst School of Rock start the evening with their band, followed by The Sting Rays, who will […]

Monday, July 22 From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Education Center of the Elmhurst History Museum, kids and their caregivers are invited to drop in and play games, make a craft, and explore the exhibits. Appropriate for elementary school age children accompanied by an adult. No registration required. […]

Thursday, July 11 From 6:30-8:30 p.m., all are invited to Music at the Gazebo on Spring Road by the Prairie Path, where the Spring Road Business Assn. welcomes Yuriy’s Klezmer Band and the Chorus of DuPage. Enjoy Eastern European folk music plus a capella singers. Bring a picnic, lawn chair […]