Join tour guide Hillary Marzec for Inside Chicago River Architecture on June 13, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. This free, one-hour virtual tour highlights Chicago’s finest riverfront architecture. The tour will use Zoom meetings and screen sharing to take you on part of a typical Chicago River architecture tour. You’ll learn many interesting facts…
You’ll have a fabulous opportunity to listen to music from Japan when the Elmhurst College Philharmonic Orchestra performs the music of Japan at the World Music Concert. This event takes place on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. The orchestra will be led by its new director, Taka Matsunaga. The concert features a range…
Join the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Sebastian Bach’s Passion on Sunday, March 15, at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church. Accompanying the ESO will be the Apollo Chorus of Chicago and a star-studded cast of soloists, led by Music Director and Conductor Stephen Alltop. This is sure to be an exceptional and inspirational…
The Elmhurst Park District is holding a fun, family-friendly event called Jigsaw Jam on Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wilder Mansion. Family members and friends ages 13 and over are invited to form teams of up to four people. At Jigsaw Jam, teams will compete to see who can complete…
Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition presents a free screening of Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm on March 8 at Elmhurst College’s Schaible Science Center. This documentary, presented as part of the One Earth Film Festival, explains how good food is brought to the table. It also shows how adaptability, biodiversity and resilience are essential for survival…
If you love jazz, plan on visiting the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, which runs from Thursday, Feb. 20 through Sunday, Feb. 23. The event takes place at the college’s Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel. This annual concert series features the country’s best college jazz bands, which will perform for the most celebrated professional jazz musicians of our…
Photography lovers should save the month of February to see Potpourri, an exhibit by the fotoMuses. This exhibit takes place at the Elmhurst Art Museum’s EAG Gallery on Feb. 2-28. The fotoMuses are a group of talented women photographers from the Chicago area. As the name suggests, Potpourri is a collection that is a reflection…
If you love architecture or you’d like to learn more about it, take the McCormick House Tour on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, for a special look inside the McCormick House. This docent-led guided tour offers participants a special opportunity to go behind the scenes of this mid-century dwelling. You may even meet some of the…
Students in grades 9-12 can visit the Elmhurst Public Library’s Large Meeting Room on Monday, Jan 20 for the MLK Day of Service. This event, which runs from 1-5 p.m., honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by transforming the holiday from a day off to a day on. At BMW of Elmhurst, we remember Dr. King’s commitment…
