Events - Week

S.T.A.R. 35th Annual Variety Show- “Anything Goes”, Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 11:00am to 3:00pm --- Come to the Centennial Activity Center and see your friends, neighbors, and fellow members sing, dance, and make complete hams of themselves in this year’s Variety Show.

Support Avenues to Independence Thrift Shoppe AveVenture Program, which provides retail and customer service training to adults with developmental disabilities. Avenues to Independence is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Register on-line at http://avenuestoindependence.org/contribute/events/tea_and_fashion_show/ or call 847-292-0870 X 108 for more information

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 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 like to shop, snack, socialize and relax? Come and with the special shops, restaurants and services in our area. The Park Ridge Chamber Retail Committee is excited to bring you Ladies' Night in Park Ridge! FEE: $15 early bird by September 16 // after September 17 and after = $20

St. Luke's Lutheran Church at 205 N. Prospect Ave.is hosting Yoga classes every Tuesday eve. at 7:00 p.m. -8:15 p.m. and Thursday mid morning from 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. The instructor is Dawn Christiansen and she is a 200 hour Certified Yoga Instructor. A $5.00 donation per class goes directly to St. Luke's for their debt reduction program. Come and enjoy a nice relaxing class. 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 the Park Ridge Chamber's Young Professional Group as they host an evening of fun and networking at Topgolf.

St. Luke's Lutheran Church at 205 N. Prospect Ave.is hosting Yoga classes every Tuesday eve. at 7:00 p.m. -8:15 p.m. and Thursday mid morning from 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. The instructor is Dawn Christiansen and she is a 200 hour Certified Yoga Instructor. A $5.00 donation per class goes directly to St. Luke's for their debt reduction program. Come and enjoy a nice relaxing class. All are Welcome!

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

Join us for our Women in Business Networking Breakfast and Annual Book Club!

The Annual Community Garage Sale is a popular place for residents to sell their own wares or for shopping for great bargains on kid’s toys, clothes, furniture, tools, lawn equipment, household items and much more. It is held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine at Maine Township Town Hall, 1700 Ballard Rd., Park Ridge, IL. Info at 847-297-2510.

Event graciously hosted by Park Ridge Community Church and South Park Church in Park Ridge, IL.---- Solid Rock Carpenters Framing Day - Saturday, September 24 ---- Building Homes, Bringing Hope - A volunteer outreach event, organized by Solid Rock Carpenters(SRC) to benefit families in need in Central Appalachia. SRC will be assisting volunteers in building wall sections of homes that will be shipped to Appalachia Service Projects (ASP) ready for assembly by SRC volunteer groups later this yea

The Farmer's Market will be held every Saturday, from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. from May 28 to October 29, 2016 AT: Prairie and Garden, which is just south of the Metra train tracks and Touhy, and east of Cumberland Avenues. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Park Ridge Farmers’ Market features fresh seasonal produce, interesting packaged goods, Sprouts Kids Tent activities and live music. Now accepting SNAP and Illinois Link cards --- New Hope donations welcome --- Volunteers appreciated

The Park Ridge Newcomers Club is sponsoring its semi-annual Fall Kids Sale in the St. Andrew's Lutheran Church Gymnasium. Families can find gently used children’s items for sale at unbelievable prices. Doors will open at 9:00 am to the public. First come, first shop. No cart or strollers allowed. Shoppers will enter starting as directed by "staff". No numbers will be given out this year. Sales tax will be charged on all purchases; please plan accordingly. All sales are final. No refunds.