Events

Adults of all ages are welcome to join for our monthly DIY series! This month we will be learning to grow our own microgreens. Attendees will receive instructions and a kit to assemble for growing at home. Microgreens can add exciting color, variety, texture, and nutritional value to meals. They can be used in soups, salads, sandwiches, as garnishes, and more!

Registration is required.

Computer Workshop: Microsoft Excel Basics

In this session, we will focus on Microsoft Excel, a versatile tool for organizing data, performing calculations, and analyzing information. Whether you're managing personal budgets, tracking expenses, or simply looking to improve your skills, this class is perfect for beginners. In this class, you’ll learn:

• Understanding the Excel Interface: Familiarize yourself with the layout, worksheets, rows, columns, and cells in Excel.
• Creating and Saving Spreadsheets: How to start a new workbook, save your work, and organize your files for easy access.
• Entering and Editing Data: Learn to enter text, numbers, and dates into cells, and how to make basic edits.
• Formatting Spreadsheets: Adjusting the appearance of your data using font changes, colors, borders, and alignment.
• Sorting and Filtering Data: How to organize and find specific information quickly in large sets of data.
• Printing and Sharing Workbooks: Learn how to prepare your Excel sheet for printing and share it with others.

These classes are designed with a slower pace, providing time for questions and hands-on practice. You'll be guided through each step to ensure a comfortable and supportive learning environment. Whether you want to track expenses, create a simple budget, or organize your information in a more efficient way, this class will help you master the basics of Excel. 

Registration is required.

Join us as we read and bring intention to small actions. For more information call 708-748-3731.

This month, we're reading The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson.

Dressed in her native regalia, Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Kim Sigafus will be giving a history of the natives in Illinois with a focus on native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus will be women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will bring native items that women would have used in their daily lives, as she discusses the role women played within the family unit. 

The audience will be able to pick up and view the items, learn native language and music, and get the chance to play the drum in this interactive experience.

Registration is encouraged.

Upcycle your jewelry with Sherri of Precious One Designs Handmade! Empty your jewelry box for old necklaces and bracelets that can be taken apart, an earring that doesn't have a match, or charms that you need a use for. We will learn to give these elements a second life and create new, unique pieces of jewelry! 

Registration is required.

An Afternoon of Laughs: Improv Show

-Available in-person at 1:30pm-

Looking for something fun, free, and full of surprises? Come enjoy a high-energy improv comedy show featuring the award-winning troupe It's Improv Baby (IIB) - Led by the unforgettable Classic Kryzzie!

This interactive show is packed with spontaneous scenes, audience participation, and laugh-out-loud moments the whole family can enjoy. Whether you're 8 or 80, there's something for everyone. This one-of-a-kind event is the perfect way to bring the community together for a shared hour of joy, creativity, and connection.

Registration Required

Registration opens on July 19th

Writer's Workshop (Led by James Pressler)

Are you an aspiring author looking for tips and tricks to improve and perfect your craft? Are you interested in sharing your work with other authors for constructive criticism? Are you skeptical of the writing process and looking for answers from your peers? We've got the club for you! Join local author and writer James Pressler twice a month on designated Saturdays at the Writer's Workshop.

Welcome Danny Deleon of Dance Develope for a new Latin Ballroom Class series! This session we will be focusing on bachata.

All ages and experience levels are welcome to join. Get in a fun hour of cardio, socialization, and entertainment while learning new moves to show off to your family and friends!

Registration is required.

Please join Jamica Davis of Legacy Creation Solutions in an informational session regarding trusts. This session will cover essential information on the process of getting your affairs in order and obtaining a trust. Discussion topics will include:

• The power of a trust
• What a trust is used for
• Comparison to a will, beneficiary, and other public options
• Pros and cons of a trust
• Timelines of when a trust is needed
• Steps of processing a trust
• Understanding the role of a lawyer

Registration is encouraged.