Events - Month

Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers to present a unique blend of bluegrass and gospel music on Sunday, April 28th at Park Ridge Community Church

Not to be missed: the majestic Ode to Joy with over 100 musicians onstage at the Pickwick - with a free wine and cheese reception for all!

Please contact Park Ridge City Hall with any questions.

Lynn Rymarz brings to life Mary Cassatt, a famed American painter and printmaker, who befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists.

The Friends' Spring Book Sale will be held Friday through Sunday on the first full weekend in May. ------------ On FRIDAY, the Sale will be open for Friends of the Library members ONLY. Numbers will be given out beginning at 3:00 pm. DOORS OPEN AT 4:00 PM. Memberships to the Friends of the Library may be purchased at the door. Information on Memberships is available at the Library's Circulation Desk.------------ On SUNDAY, from Noon to 2:00 pm, all items will be half-price.

The Friends' Spring Book Sale will be held Friday through Sunday on the first full weekend in May. ------------ On FRIDAY, the Sale will be open for Friends of the Library members ONLY. Numbers will be given out beginning at 3:00 pm. DOORS OPEN AT 4:00 PM. Memberships to the Friends of the Library may be purchased at the door. Information on Memberships is available at the Library's Circulation Desk.------------ On SUNDAY, from Noon to 2:00 pm, all items will be half-price.

The Friends' Spring Book Sale will be held Friday through Sunday on the first full weekend in May. ------------ On FRIDAY, the Sale will be open for Friends of the Library members ONLY. Numbers will be given out beginning at 3:00 pm. DOORS OPEN AT 4:00 PM. Memberships to the Friends of the Library may be purchased at the door. Information on Memberships is available at the Library's Circulation Desk.------------ On SUNDAY, from Noon to 2:00 pm, all items will be half-price.

Spring Concert by the Studio of Rhona Reagen. 40+ musicians aged 4 - 18 perform works by Bach, Brahms, Telemann, Vivaldi, Suzuki, and O'Connor.

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.

A member of U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky's Evanston office will be at the Library from 9:00 a.m. to Noon today.

MCYAF Annual Appreciation Event

Not For Profit Group May Celebration. Board and Benefit meeting on status of club.

Jack Diamond will take you back in time for a look at the life and career of Julie London, a torch singer and actress. The presentation features her smokey, sensual voice in her signature song "Cry Me a River".

The First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge (418 Touhy Avenue) will host their 4th annual Plant and Garden Sale on Saturday, May 11th from 8:00 am to 12 Noon featuring seasoned perennials, Mother's Day gifts, and handmade garden gifts. All proceeds benefit youth & mission work.

Come join the American Society of Artists for their annual Arts & Crafts Fair, offering original art and handcrafted items for sale. ----------------------- This year the Arts & Crafts Fair will be held Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm AND a new and different show with new and different exhibitors will return Saturday, September 14, 2013 in Hodges Park from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Kalo Foundation presents a program for children in Grades 3-5 designed to help them explore the story of their home. ----- Stories and drawings by the children will be published and celebrated at a reception June 2 at Iannelli Studios Heritage Center. ---- A donation of $5 is suggested.

Enjoy us for a fun filled family day!! --- Messiah Lutheran Church will host its annual Family Fun Fair from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

In honor of National Police Week, the Park Ridge Police Chaplains Association invites you to a service of remembrance to honor the lives of officers killed in the line of duty and to thank our police for their service. ---- TODAY at 6:30 p.m. on the front steps of Park Ridge City Hall, 505 Butler Place, Park Ridge, IL 60068. Neighboring police departments will also be participating.

Join the Park Ridge Chamber for their 8TH Annual Cubs Game Outing. (SORRY - TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT)

You are invited to Park Ridge Community -“Where Work Meets Faith” seminar Monday, May 13, 2013, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the first floor meeting room of the Park Ridge Public Library.

The Center of Concern will host its 35th Annual Meeting from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Park Ridge Senior Center.

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.

General meetings of the Park Ridge Garden Club are held at 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.

The mission of the Elementary Learning Foundation (ELF) is to expand and enrich lifelong learning opportunities for all students in the Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64.

This Alzheimers Caregiver's support group is at Advocate Medical Group in Park Ridge, IL. It meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. Please contact Advocate with any questions.

Guests and new members are always welcome at our programs, which are held on the third Friday of the month (except December and January) at South Park Field House located at Talcott and Cumberland. See our website under "Programs" for details about our scheduled presenters and special events.

Des Plaines Child Development Center in Des Plaines, IL is hosting a Family Open House

In this FREE exhibit: discover the love Alfonso & Margaret had for modernism, and the love that they had for each other.

Benefit: Concert & Wine Tasting all in one. Reservations requested by May 15

A parade celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Park Ridge. Festivities begin in Hodges park from Noon to 4:00 pm. --- The PARADE starts at Southpark at Cumberland and Talcott and marches north on Cumberland from Southpark to Park Ridge City Hall.

An extraordinary collection of new photos by students from Maine East, Maine South and Maine West High Schools on display at Brickton Art Center May 20–May 31

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.

Reception and artists’ discussions for this Art Exhibit - PhotoVoice will be held on May 21, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. ----- An extraordinary collection of new photos by students from Maine East, Maine South and Maine West High Schools on display at Brickton Art Center May 20–May 31

A member of U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky's Evanston office will be at the Library from 9:00 a.m. to Noon today.

An extraordinary collection of new photos by students from Maine East, Maine South and Maine West High Schools on display at Brickton Art Center May 20–May 31

A member of Illinois State Senator Dan Kotowski's office will be at the Library from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today. BUT NOT IN SEPTEMBER 2013.

Bob Levi showcases Opera in Pop Culture by focusing on the popular works of Rossini and Donizetti.

In this FREE exhibit: discover the love Alfonso & Margaret had for modernism, and the love that they had for each other.

An extraordinary collection of new photos by students from Maine East, Maine South and Maine West High Schools on display at Brickton Art Center May 20–May 31

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

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

An extraordinary collection of new photos by students from Maine East, Maine South and Maine West High Schools on display at Brickton Art Center May 20–May 31

An extraordinary collection of new photos by students from Maine East, Maine South and Maine West High Schools on display at Brickton Art Center May 20–May 31

In this FREE exhibit: discover the love Alfonso & Margaret had for modernism, and the love that they had for each other.