The Elmhurst History Museum invites you to attend a virtual presentation entitled The Great Depression’s Impact on Chicagoland. This free prerecorded talk will be available from Jan. 24 through May 2, 2021. Learn how the Great Depression started and the impact it had on residents of Chicagoland. Dominic A. Pacyga, Ph.D. will deliver the illustrated…
The pandemic may have changed our holiday plans, but you can enjoy the Chicago School of Ballet’s virtual performance of The Nutcracker online. This holiday presentation will be streamed live on the school’s YouTube channel on Dec. 27 for two performances, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. These live performances promise to be one of…
If you love the Christmas carols and songs of the holiday season, join Alisa Clapp-Itnyre, Ph.D. for Victorian Christmas Carols. This virtual lecture explores Victorian Christmas carols, songs and traditions. You’ll recognize many of the carols discussed in this educational half-hour talk, which focuses on Christmas music from England during the Victorian era. This informative…
Enjoy the best of the Christmas season as Elmhurst Choral Union and Elmhurst Choral Union Chamber Singers present A Virtual Christmas 2020. This on-demand concert is available online from Dec. 18, 2021, through Christmas Eve. The concert, which includes Handel’s Messiah and an assortment of Christmas carols, is led by conductor Scott Uddenberg and features…
If you love Christmas carols, the Elmhurst Public Library has a great program for you. Many of us enjoy carols during the Christmas season, but most people don’t know much about their history and meaning. You can learn about the rich history of Christmas carols and the people who created them when you attend A…
The Elmhurst Art Museum’s Mies van der Rohe McCormick House presents There is Black Housing in the Future: Equitable Public Housing as Memorial from Dec. 3, 2020, through May 9, 2021. This installation is created by Ayanah Moor and Alisha Wormsley as a means of education and activism to support mothers in the struggle for…
The Elmhurst Symphony presents Mostly Mozart, beginning Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. through Dec. 6. The second of two virtual fall musical programs, Mostly Mozart allows audiences to see acclaimed pianist Ran Dank perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat Major. Dank will perform with the ESO musicians using state-of-the-art video technology. At…
When Halloween’s over, will you know the best way to get rid of your pumpkin? The folks at SCARCE remind you to smash it, don’t trash it. The annual Pumpkin Smash on Nov. 7 is a great way to dispose of your scary Halloween gourd. It’s fun, and it helps the environment, as the pumpkins…
A commission of 15 states and the District of Columbia recently entered into an agreement to develop regulations that require all new medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold in their states to be electric by 2050. With the burgeoning interest in heavy-duty electric trucks, Toyota Motor North America and Hino Trucks (a subsidiary of Toyota) are…
