If you’re looking for something fun to do with the kids on Presidents’ Day, February 18, stop by the Elmhurst Art Museum for Family Day: Bauhaus Workshop from 1-4 p.m. The museum has lots of fun, family-friendly activities inspired by its current exhibits, including The Whole World a Bauhaus. Everyone in the family, from adults…
It’s time for the annual Stanger Young Artists Concerto Audition on Saturday, February 16, from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. This annual event is presented by the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and the Elmhurst Kiwanis Club. This year, 22 talented students from local high schools will audition at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church for the chance…
The Elmhurst History Museum offers a class in Victorian Valentine Making on Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Museum’s Education Center. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and in this class, you can create a beautiful, handmade Victorian valentine to surprise that special someone in your life. The class…
The Elmhurst Children’s Theatre presents Dreamworks’ Shrek the Musical on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 25 through 27, 2019 at Timothy Christian School in Elmhurst. Both evening and matinee performances are available (see schedule below). This family-friendly production features talented Elmhurst kids singing, dancing and acting up a storm as the green ogre Shrek, his…
There’s still time to visit McCormick House: 1952-1959, which runs through Sunday, January 20. This beautiful installation features a newly designed, complete mid-century interior for the Children’s Wing of the McCormick House. Two talented interior architectural designers used photos from inside McCormick House in the 1950s as their modern-day inspiration. All of us at McGrath Elmhurst Toyota…
The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art is holding its popular Rock and Mineral Identification class on Saturday, January 19 at 10:30 a.m. Led by Geologist Sara Kurth, you’ll learn how to identify various minerals and rocks based on their appearance as well as through hardness testing. This class is appropriate for anyone ages eight and…
It’s time for the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art’s annual Dino Day on Saturday, January 5, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This family-friendly event is appropriate for everyone ages 5 and up. Moms and dads, you’re invited to participate too! You and your children can examine real fossils, build 3-D dinosaur puzzles and…
The Elmhurst Public Library invites high school students and adults with library cards to participate in the Winter Reading Challenge. The program runs through January 31, 2019, although you need to complete a brief questionnaire by January 24, 2019 to participate. At McGrath Elmhurst Toyota, we know the holidays can be busy and stressful. Why not give…
You and your family can enjoy some Hometown Holiday Family Fun this Saturday, December 15, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in Elmhurst’s City Centre. See a free screening of the 1946 holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the York Theater. Doors open at 9 a.m. for the 9:30 a.m. showing. Beginning at 11 a.m. in…
The Elmhurst Park District holds its annual Santa’s Workshop at Wilder Mansion on Saturday, December 8 from 1-4 p.m. When you think of Santa’s Workshop, you might picture a scene from a holiday movie with elves busy at work at a workbench, happily making toys for children. You won’t find Sant’s elves at Santa’s Workshop…
