Events

This introductory workshop for adults will give you the tools you need to start your meditation and self-care journey. This workshop is beginner-friendly and all are welcome to join, no prior experience is needed. The session will be guided and accessible.

• Enhance Well-Being: Reduce stress and cultivate calm through guided meditation and self-awareness practices.
• Improve Focus and Productivity: Mindfulness increases clarity, sharpens attention, and supports emotional regulation.
• Build Emotional Resilience: Develop greater balance and inner peace through consistent self-care and grounding techniques.
• Support a Positive Culture: Encourage open-hearted communication and deeper connection amongst one another.

Registration is encouraged.

Join us for our monthly DIY series. This month we will be learning how to bind our own paper books using Japanese Stab Binding! With this method you will be guided step by step in a pattern of poking holes and sewing with thread to make a visible design along the spine of your book. In the end you will have your very own notebook that you made yourself!

Registration is required.

Chicago's Sweet Bakeries Remembered

-Available In-Person at 11:00AM-

Explore the history of Chicago's sweet bakeries, including Dinkels, Jarosch, Lutz, Gladstone, Fingerhut, Roesers, Central Continental, Vesecky's, and more. Learn about the history of some of Chicago's top baking companies: Maurice Lenell, Burny Bros, Sara Lee, Fasano Pie, Salemo, Keebler, Heinemanns, Nabisco and others. Some are over 100 years old, and others are gone, but not forgotten. Discover the best places to still buy mouth-watering, made-from-scratch baked goods.

Samples will be provided.

Registration is Required to attend this event.

Registration will open on September 18th

Please Note: There is NO video or audio recording allowed during this program**

Connecting Through Treads

**Available In-Person at 11:30am**

Join us for a relaxing afternoon just for knitters, crocheters and more! Gather with knitters just like you to share ideas, techniques, and good conversation.

Bring your own knitting & crochet materials, or use the basic supplies provided.

No experience needed. All skill levels welcome

(This is a self-guided event)

No Registration Required

This multi-media presentation, led by Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, Connie Martin, explores music created by enslaved Africans and its connection to the Underground Railroad. You will be drawn into stories of secrecy surrounding hidden messages in the lyrics of several beloved Pre- and Post-Civil War Negro Spirituals. Research unlocks how these special songs signaled when, where, and how freedom seekers navigate escape routes North to freedom in Canada.

Registration is encouraged. Please note: photos and video are not permitted during this presentation.