Events - Week

Come and leisurely browse beautifully handmade items Sunday, October 6, 2013 from Noon to 5:00 p.m. --- Complimentary coffee from Regulus Coffee Shop Company and sitting area available for shoppers --- Get a jump on your holiday shopping.We will have gifts for everyone on your list. --- Mrs A's Cupcakery will be there selling cupcakes. --- Wright Way Rescue with items for sale to benefit the rescue.

Bring your pet to St. Luke’s for a Blessing of the Animals outside the church on the west lawn. All friendly pets are invited on a leash or in a carrier, or you can bring a picture of your pet to be blessed. Animal companions who have passed away this year will also be remembered.

Tickets available for October 12th AFTER HOURS AT THE LIBRARY event at the Park Ridge Public Library ------- Join us for an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres and great conversation with: Chicago celebrity GEOFFREY BAER, creator and host of several popular shows on WTTW, and JULIA BACHRACH, historian for the Chicago Park District and author of "The City in a Garden". This event is restricted to those 21 and older. ---TICKETS $75 each

"The Abstract Show II" is a juried, regional art exhibition on display at the Brickton Art Center through October 19, 2013. --- Join us for a reception on September 21, 2013 to meet the artists, enjoy light snacks and see some great abstract artwork!

Park Ridge/Niles District 64 Elementary Learning Foundation Presents an evening for PARENTS. We will screen a shortened version of the acclaimed documentary THE BULLY PROJECT for district parents. The film will be followed by discussion with District 64 staff members.

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.

"The Abstract Show II" is a juried, regional art exhibition on display at the Brickton Art Center through October 19, 2013. --- Join us for a reception on September 21, 2013 to meet the artists, enjoy light snacks and see some great abstract artwork!

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.

Tickets available for October 12th AFTER HOURS AT THE LIBRARY event at the Park Ridge Public Library ------- Join us for an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres and great conversation with: Chicago celebrity GEOFFREY BAER, creator and host of several popular shows on WTTW, and JULIA BACHRACH, historian for the Chicago Park District and author of "The City in a Garden". This event is restricted to those 21 and older. ---TICKETS $75 each

"The Abstract Show II" is a juried, regional art exhibition on display at the Brickton Art Center through October 19, 2013. --- Join us for a reception on September 21, 2013 to meet the artists, enjoy light snacks and see some great abstract artwork!

Park Ridge Presbyterian Church will host a HUGE Fall Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 10th at the church. Admission is free.

"The Abstract Show II" is a juried, regional art exhibition on display at the Brickton Art Center through October 19, 2013. --- Join us for a reception on September 21, 2013 to meet the artists, enjoy light snacks and see some great abstract artwork!

Reservations are needed by October 4th. ---- The evening, which will begin at 7 p.m., will feature a fun mix of wine, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment and both silent and live auctions to help you pick up some truly unique and entrancing handbags for yourself and others and at the same time support the restoration of the one-room 1896 Central School, located at 103 S. Maple Street on the Museum campus. Tickets, are limited, can be purchased for $10 ea @ the museum or via PayPal at www.mtphist.org

If you have CLEAN, gently worn coats that your family is no longer using and would like to help someone in need from our community, please take them to any of the three police departments between October 11, 2013 and November 16, 2013 --- Park Ridge Police Department, Niles Police Department, and Des Plaines Police Department --- the departments are open 24 hours a day. NEW DEADLINE TO DONATE FOR PARK RIDGE P.D. IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Tickets available for October 12th AFTER HOURS AT THE LIBRARY event at the Park Ridge Public Library ------- Join us for an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres and great conversation with: Chicago celebrity GEOFFREY BAER, creator and host of several popular shows on WTTW, and JULIA BACHRACH, historian for the Chicago Park District and author of "The City in a Garden". This event is restricted to those 21 and older. ---TICKETS $75 each

"The Abstract Show II" is a juried, regional art exhibition on display at the Brickton Art Center through October 19, 2013. --- Join us for a reception on September 21, 2013 to meet the artists, enjoy light snacks and see some great abstract artwork!

If you have CLEAN, gently worn coats that your family is no longer using and would like to help someone in need from our community, please take them to any of the three police departments between October 11, 2013 and November 16, 2013 --- Park Ridge Police Department, Niles Police Department, and Des Plaines Police Department --- the departments are open 24 hours a day. NEW DEADLINE TO DONATE FOR PARK RIDGE P.D. IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Enjoy a beautiful morning at The Park Ridge Country Club. SPEAKER: Thanks to the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, a Survivor or Witness will share a memorable personal story. MUSIC: Karen Nelson String Trio and Lynn Brant, piano. A lovely breakfast is served. Treat yourself and bring a friend!

"The Abstract Show II" is a juried, regional art exhibition on display at the Brickton Art Center through October 19, 2013. --- Join us for a reception on September 21, 2013 to meet the artists, enjoy light snacks and see some great abstract artwork!

This event is restricted to those 21 and older. --- Join us for an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres and great conversation with: Chicago celebrity GEOFFREY BAER, creator and host of several popular shows on WTTW, & JULIA BACHRACH, historian for the Chicago Park District and author of "The City in a Garden". TICKETS $75 each --- Books will be available for purchase. ---Members of the Kalo Foundation will have copies of the David Jameson book, Alfonso Ianelli: Modern by Design available