Event List

Celebrate one of classic Hollywood's greatest song-and-dance men with a virtual tour to his Beverly Hills home(s).

Create sharp lines and bold geometric patterns! Use specialized tape to mask off designs on a canvas, layer on your favorite paint colors, and then peel back the tape to reveal your masterpiece. 

Instructor Sylvia Taflove will teach 4 lessons on Canasta, a rummy-type card game.  Each session will include supervised play.  First-time attendees only.

Celebrate Mother's Day by creating a beautiful, everlasting paper wreath. We will use various colors and weights of paper to assemble a wreath that captures the bright spirit of May. 

Join multi-Emmy Award winning producer and editor Harvey Moshman for a screening of a 1-hour special of the PBS series Wild Travels.

Join us for invigorating discussions on concise and thought-provoking works.

This month's title: Utopia by Sir Thomas More.

Drop in for camaraderie and creativity as we make free form, mixed media journal entries.  Supplies provided! 

Learn how movie directors use techniques like perspective relationships, focal length, and depth of field to guide viewers through a scene with Chicago Movie Tours' Kelli Marshall.  

Looking for a new skill to practice to help improve your resume? Get an overview of what Udemy can do for you!

Turn paper scraps into a scenic escape! Learn collage techniques as we cut out shapes and textures to assemble a custom landscape scene. 

Michael McColly, author of Walking Chicago’s Coast: A 63-Mile Journey to the Indiana Dunes, will read from and discuss themes in his book about the benefits of urban walking for the health of people, communities, and the environment.

Come hang out with fellow knitters in the Northfield Community Room!

David Mundt (Cave Dave) is a professional caver and cave tour guide in California. In this presentation, he will regale us with stories of his caving adventures in the United States and around the world and share captivating photos.

Instructor Sylvia Taflove will teach 4 lessons on Canasta, a rummy-type card game.  Each session will include supervised play.  First-time attendees only.

Join Red Hill Birding's founder Josh Engel at the Skokie Lagoons to learn about bird migration and see spring migrants at one of our best local birding hotspots.

Enjoy a creative "Studio Date" making personalized leather hairbows! See our equipment in action and spend some quality time together assembling a custom accessory.

What Can I Bring? Recipes to Help You Live Your Guest Life, by Casey Elsass 

Party People: A Cookbook for Creative Celebrations, by Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom 

The Cook County Circuit Court is offering a drop-in, mobile computer lab designed to help residents learn to use the Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) database.

Join in person or on Zoom. Please register to receive the Zoom link on the date of the discussion.

This month's book is Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto.

Bobby Darin’s career burned brightly and briefly, spanning rock ’n’ roll, timeless standards, film, and political activism.