Events - Month

American Cancer Society 12 hour family, community fundraiser. Prospect High School (football field) 801 W. Kensington Road Mount Prospect, IL 60056 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION! Shop 30+ vendors at the Centennial Activity Center to see what is new this spring in fashion, accessories, jewelry, skin care and cosmetics, home and kitchen goods, art, and sweet treats! Vendor registration deadline: April 22.

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.

Do you want to become a better speaker/leader? Then the Toastmasters can help you! "Become the Speaker/Leader you were Meant to be!" -- Des Plaines Toastmasters 1645 meets on 1st & 3rd Mondays in Room A or B at Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL -- FREE -- Upcoming meetings are: Feb 5; Mar 19; April 2 & 16, May 7 & 21.

Free screening for children from birth through age 3 living in the School District 64 community. Meet with our Early Childhood Diagnostic Team and find out how your child’s early cognitive, social-emotional, communication, and motor skills are developing.

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.

The Twenty-first Star Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Avenue in Park Ridge at 11:30 a.m. A luncheon will be served at 12:00 p.m. with a meeting and program to follow. Chapter Regent, Carol Gale, will present a program entitled, "The Year in Review". Delegates to the State Conference will have a report, and the newly elected officers will be installed.

Join the Park Ridge Chamber for our Monthly Networking Luncheon. The Monthly Networking Luncheon is always the 2nd Wednesday of the month and the speaker always changes. The location is usually 720 Garden, but can change. Please contact the Chamber or check their website to confirm location. ---- Bring your business cards for some great networking and enjoy a delicious lunch.

Come join the American Society of Artists for their 28th annual Fall Arts & Crafts Fair, offering original art and handcrafted items for sale. Hodges Park will fill with artists and crafts artists exhibiting work they created. . Exhibitors located on the grass alongside sidewalks which wind around and thru the Park. Free Admission

Please join us at the Pickwick Theatre for this Classic Film Series presented by Matthew C. Hoffman, film historian. --- For evening show doors open one hour prior/ Open 1:30pm other. Click here for details.--- Tickets: 2:00 pm screenings = $6 all seats // 7:30 pm screenings = $10 all seats ($8 advance) Come enjoy this classic film as it was meant to be presented: on the big screen!! --- Come early to hear Jay Warren will perform on the organ at 7:00 - MOVIE starts at 7:30 pm

Please join us at the Pickwick Theatre for this Classic Film Series presented by Matthew C. Hoffman, film historian. --- For evening show doors open one hour prior/ Open 1:30pm other. Click here for details.--- Tickets: 2:00 pm screenings = $6 all seats // 7:30 pm screenings = $10 all seats ($8 advance) Come enjoy this classic film as it was meant to be presented: on the big screen!! --- Come early to hear Jay Warren will perform on the organ at 7:00 - MOVIE starts at 7:30 pm

Enjoy demonstrations, raffles, screenings, educational discussions, service exhibits and much more!

The Harry O'Brien Fund Run/Family Walk is sponsored by the Park Ridge Community Fund and the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds are used to help those in need in our community through the agencies supported by the Park Ridge Community Fund. This is a 5k timed run -- or 1.5 mile walk -- to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund.

A parade celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day featuring Scandinavian organizations with members in traditional costumes along with marching bands, antique cars and floats. ---- Festivities begin in Hodges Park at the conclusion of the parade. --- The PARADE starts at South Park at Cumberland and Talcott and marches north ON Cumberland from South Park to Park Ridge City Hall. --- This event is sponsored by the Norwegian National League www.nnleague.org

Do you want to become a better speaker/leader? Then the Toastmasters can help you! "Become the Speaker/Leader you were Meant to be!" -- Des Plaines Toastmasters 1645 meets on 1st & 3rd Mondays in Room A or B at Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL -- FREE -- Upcoming meetings are: Feb 5; Mar 19; April 2 & 16, May 7 & 21.

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.

Do you want to become a better speaker/leader? Then the Toastmasters can help you! "Become the Speaker/Leader you were Meant to be!" -- Des Plaines Toastmasters 1645 meets on 1st & 3rd Mondays in Room A or B at Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL -- FREE -- Upcoming meetings are: Feb 5; Mar 19; April 2 & 16, May 7 & 21.

Bring your business cards for some great networking and enjoy a delicious breakfast while listening to an informative presentation. ----- $12 Members $17 Prospective Members and Walk-ins.. Please RSVP to the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce. -- The Women in Business Networking Breakfast meets the 4th Friday of the month --- EXCEPT in December, when it is the 1st Friday (call the Chamber to verify).

Honor those who have served our nation. Come watch the Memorial Day Parade co-sponsored by Park Ridge Chamber and the Park Ridge American Legion and V.F.W. Post 3579. --- THE PARADE STEPS OFF AT 10:00 AM at Talcott & Cumberland at AND WILL END AT Hodges Park (505 Butler Place, Park Ridge IL). Parade Route: Talcott/Cumberland north to Prairie, to Main, to Park Ridge City Hall, 505 Butler Place, Park Ridge IL

Come out for Cruisin' Park Ridge, the car shows in Park Ridge on the First Fridays of June, July, August, and September! Hosted by the Park Ridge Chamber, held in the library lot and on Summit Ave. between Touhy and Prospect. Fun for the whole family! Live entertainment, (music starts playing at 6:00pm) food, beer/wine, bounce house and, of course, cars, cars, cars! Thank you to all of our sponsors! --- FREE to exhibit and FREE to attend!!!

Trot Against Trafficking is a fast and fun 5K run/walk in Park Ridge, IL, with the goal of raising awareness and funding organizations and programs that are working to raise awareness and put an end to child and human trafficking.

A Genealogy Workshop, sponsored by the Twenty-first Star Chapter NSDAR will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in the third floor board room of the Niles Maine District Library. The library is located at 6960 Oakton, Niles, Illinois. Attendees will have the opportunity to work with one of the members on our lineage research team. This workshop is for women who are interested in joining the DAR.