Events - Month

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge meets Wednesdays at Noon at Summit Square of Park Ridge, 10 North Summit Avenue 847-825-1161 Park Ridge, IL

Ring in 2016 on the eve of New Year's Eve with your friends at the Centennial Activity Center! Enjoy lunch and music. ------ Please register in advance. FEE is $17 Member/$19 Guest.

The Park Ridge Public Library will be closed today in observance of the holiday.

The Humanities Club works to promote understanding through discussion of a variety of important topics and current trends. Come and share your opinions! Contact the Centennial Activity Center at 847-692-3597 for more information. Free to members, non-members pay a $2.00 drop in fee to participate.

The Park Ridge Public Library will be closed today in observance of the holiday.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

The Niles All American Speakers are charter members of Toastmasters International, a club devoted to the refinement of speech, our mission is to make better speakers of everyone.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge meets Wednesdays at Noon at Summit Square of Park Ridge, 10 North Summit Avenue 847-825-1161 Park Ridge, IL

The Humanities Club works to promote understanding through discussion of a variety of important topics and current trends. Come and share your opinions! Contact the Centennial Activity Center at 847-692-3597 for more information. Free to members, non-members pay a $2.00 drop in fee to participate.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

The Twenty-first Star Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a meeting -- "Keeping Yourself Safe"presented by the Park Ridge Police -- at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Avenue in Park Ridge. --- A luncheon will be served at 12:00 p.m. with a meeting and program to follow. Hostesses for the day are: Susan Clifford, Kathy Steplyk, Laura Beth Wolf, and Gene Andersen, Chairman.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

We are "Seniors Together At Recreation". Our mission is to keep active adults healthy, active and having fun! Meet current members, participate in a class, take a tour and find out what we have to offer you!

The purpose of this group is to encourage members to write and provide a safe place to read one’s work and get some feedback. We meet the second Tuesday of every month.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge meets Wednesdays at Noon at Summit Square of Park Ridge, 10 North Summit Avenue 847-825-1161 Park Ridge, IL

The Humanities Club works to promote understanding through discussion of a variety of important topics and current trends. Come and share your opinions! Contact the Centennial Activity Center at 847-692-3597 for more information. Free to members, non-members pay a $2.00 drop in fee to participate.

It’s a casting call!!! This fun, new group brings storytelling and radio theatre to life! This theatre of imagination where you do not have to memorize scripts, but, rather, get into the full meaning of different plays, and even put on a short play.

General meetings of the Park Ridge Garden Club are held at the Centennial Activity Center (formerly named the Park Ridge Senior Center) on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE. There are NO meetings in January, July or August. Meetings include a short business session, followed by guest speakers, refreshments and socializing, and conclude between 9:00-10:00 pm

The Park Ridge Toastmasters club has been in Park Ridge since June 9, 1949, meeting in the same location at the United Methodist Church, 418 West Touhy. We meet on the first floor and love to have guests visit our club. --- We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from January through October. Due to the Holidays we meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month in November and December.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

Join Yi Liu and other members of Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association for a Shen Yun Performance Introduction – a short presentation on traditional Chinese dance and music, as well as a Chinese Calligraphy demonstration, and information on traditional Chinese music and dance.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

The Old Things Antique Club in Park Ridge Club meets on the THIRD MONDAY of the MONTH from September to May.

Free program, with Midwest Palliative Care Center. Did you know that drumming for 30 minutes increases your white blood cell count, reducing stress? Beat your blues away on hand drums! Knock that stress out!

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge meets Wednesdays at Noon at Summit Square of Park Ridge, 10 North Summit Avenue 847-825-1161 Park Ridge, IL

It’s Mozart’s birthday month! Join music educator and historian, Jim Kendros to celebrate magnificent music from the pen of the Salzberg genius himself, Mozart! Jim will share majestic symphonic treasures, intimate chamber music, dazzling concertos and operatic favorites. Come and celebrate “the Miracle that God let be born in Salzberg.”

Intended for those who want to learn more about celiac disease, and living gluten free, and a panel discussion. ------ 6:00 PM – Doors Open 6:30 PM – Film Screening & Panel Discussion ----- Hosted in the Olson Auditorium. Free parking will be available in the WEST GARAGE on Luther Lane.

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Today, January 22, 2016 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm to reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. We can only accept white block Styrofoam (no food service/beverage containers or packing peanuts). Did you know that styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade?

INDOOR Winter Farmers’ Market hosted by St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Enjoy a wide range of seasonal, sustainably-produced goods from LOCAL farmers and vendors. Saturday, January 23 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Park Ridge. --- FREE and open to the public. Take home winter-available produce, meats, salsa, soup, honey and a variety of specialty items and homemade goods. --- For more information, call (312) 733-4640 ext. 116

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

STAR Art Workshop- Mondays, January 25-March 14, 10:00-12:00 Calling out your inner Picasso! Talented instructor, Rae Penzin, can bring out the best in you artistically! All ability levels are welcome. Instruction is in acrylics.

But First, This Word From Our Sponsors!- Monday, January 25, 1:30-3:00 --- Take a video journey through time as we view and discuss some of the earliest TV commercials.

Dancing for Weddings and Special Occasions- Tuesdays, January 26-April 19, 10:20-11:20 This class will brush you up on all of the most important dances for your special event. Be the hit of the party with you cha-cha or waltz! Sizzle it up with a salsa or a bachata! This class is taught by a professionally trained, working dancer and dance instructor.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge meets Wednesdays at Noon at Summit Square of Park Ridge, 10 North Summit Avenue 847-825-1161 Park Ridge, IL

Bingo & Pizza- Wednesday, January 27, 12:30-3:30 Treat yourself to hot slices of Spuntinos cheese, sausage, and veggie pizza. Afterwards play several games of bingo!

The Library welcomes citizens to join us for this community input meeting to discuss ideas for "Phase I of the Library Improvement Plan". -- First floor meeting room. No registration necessary however the room will only accommodate 90 people so please arrive by 6:45 pm. Please contact the Library Business Office with questions or regarding special accommodations for disabled persons.

Rachel Barton Pine plays Beethoven! The much-anticipated return of Ms. Pine to the PRCO stage promises to be memorable in every way. Playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto, this world-famous star and Chicago native’s performance will be a highlight of the season. Mahler’s melodic First Symphony completes this can’t-miss program of the best in classical favorites.

The Park Ridge Toastmasters club has been in Park Ridge since June 9, 1949, meeting in the same location at the United Methodist Church, 418 West Touhy. We meet on the first floor and love to have guests visit our club. --- We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from January through October. Due to the Holidays we meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month in November and December.

One Night Event!! 13 Hours - The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Pickwick Theater 01/28/16 at 8:00pm True Story - See what really happened, through the eyes of the brave men who were there. --- Hosted by the Republicans of Maine Township and the Niles Township Regular Republican Organizations. The GOP package price for movie, popcorn and soda is only $15! All are welcome.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Join us on the last Friday of the month for a friendly Dominoes Tournament at the Senior Center. Fee is $2 for member/$3 guest. Contact the Park Ridge Senior Center at 847-692-3597 for more information.

Understand the importance of capturing your family stories --- This interactive workshop takes you through the steps of finding, documenting, and preserving (in print version) your family’s treasures for future generations. It could be your own life or the life of your parents/grandparents. Ages 18 and over. Fee is $27.

The Belly dance is a Western-coined name for a type of Middle Eastern dance. Originally a solo, improvised dance involving torso articulation, belly dance takes many different forms depending on the country and region; both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally. This is a great workout for the body – limbering up the torso, and keeping your whole being balanced. Come and learn the fun techniques of this classic dance.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

This 2011 documentary shows astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson consulting computer scientists and bioengineers and investigates the possibility of extending human life indefinitely and if the principles that keep a Volvo running could be applied to our own biology.

The Niles All American Speakers are charter members of Toastmasters International, a club devoted to the refinement of speech, our mission is to make better speakers of everyone.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge meets Wednesdays at Noon at Summit Square of Park Ridge, 10 North Summit Avenue 847-825-1161 Park Ridge, IL

With Amy Fields from Bright Star Home Care An accident or injury can occur in any part of your home. Some safety hazards are obvious — such as a pair of shoes left lying at the top of the stairs. Others are not so easily identified — such as a stairway railing that has become loose or a rug. Come learn about home safety and get some tips you can use to keep your home safe.

January 20, 2017 is the LAST DAY Park Ridge Public Works (400 Busse Highway) will be collecting WHITE block styrofoam to be recycled. Drop it off between 7am and 3pm and help reduce our community's carbon footprint and keep styrofoam out of landfills. Styrofoam takes 20,000 years to biodegrade. Sorry NO food/beverage containers; NO straws, lids, plastic wrap; NO packing peanuts; NO building insulation/foam of any kind. Questions? Call Mike at 847-318-5243

Park Ridge “Noon” Kiwanis Club members will don their chef hats once more when the club will hold its 29th annual homemade SPAGHETTI DINNER at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1300 W. Crescent Avenue, Park Ridge on Friday, February 5, 2016 from 4:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children six to 12. There is no charge for children under six. Dine in and carry out options are available. For tickets, call Dave Donovan, president, at 847-692-9077.

The Library welcomes citizens to join us for this community input meeting to discuss ideas for "Phase I of the Library Improvement Plan". -- First floor meeting room. No registration necessary however the room will only accommodate 90 people so please arrive by 1:45 pm. Please contact the Library Business Office with questions or regarding special accommodations for disabled persons.

A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing either each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Sounds too complicated??? It’s not!! Join us for a great time learning the easy way to line dance!