Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Sunday, Feb. 23  Messiah Lutheran presents Spirituals for Black History Month At 10 a.m., Messiah Lutheran Church at 130 W. Butterfield Rd., will present A Service of Spirituals to celebrate African American History month. Singers will perform African […]

Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Thursday, Feb. 13 Next Stop Elmhurst: Exploring railroads at EHM At 3 p.m., the Elmhurst History Museum presents a new Throwback Thursday lecture by exhibits curator Dan Bartlett, who will talk about the earliest history of the Galena […]

Saturday, Feb. 8  • At 10:30 a.m., Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, now located at 1220 Kensington Road in Oak Brook, offers “Start Your Rockin’ Collection” for youth 5 to 10 years of age. Create your personalized rock collection. Bring our own egg carton to repurpose into a collection box. […]

  Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Thursday, Jan. 30  From 7-8 p.m., the Elmhurst Youth Commission and Thrive D205 invites parents and teens to a program entitled, “Legal Marijuana: What Does It Mean for Teens,” in the large meeting room at Elmhurst Public […]

Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Sunday, Jan. 26 Candidate’s Forum From 1 to 6 p.m. at the Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York St., the League of Women Voters of Elmhurst will host a Candidate Forum for contested candidates for the March 17, […]

Saturday, Jan. 25 Beginning at 1:30 p.m., the Elmhurst Art Museum is holding an opening reception for its two upcoming exhibitions, one about the works of Sandra Jorgensen and another called “Could Be Architecture: McCormick AfterParti.” The program includes a conversation with artist and curator Suellen Rocca and writer Margaret […]

Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed!   Saturday, Jan. 11 EHM hosts Train Songs of America At 2 p.m., the Elmhurst History Museum presents Train Songs of America with folk musician Dean Milano, who will bring an engaging musical program of train-themed songs from […]

Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed!   Saturday, Jan. 4 Dinosaur Day at Lizzadro Museum   From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ages 5 thru adult are invited to Lizzadro Museum, 1220 Kensington Rd. Oak Brook, for Dinosaur Day, held annually on the first […]

Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed!   Merry Christmas & Greetings of the Season from the Elmhurst Independent   ———————————-   Saturday, Jan. 4 From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ages 5-adult are invited to Lizzadro Museum, 1220 Kensington Rd. Oak Brook, for Dinosaur […]

Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed!   Saturday, Dec. 14 Free holiday movie ‘The Polar Express’ At 9:30 a.m., York Theatre will present a free holiday movie “The Polar Express.” Doors open at 9 a.m. and there will be free conductor hats for all […]