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Daisy Troop plants flowers for Seguin
Anne Marie Evans, Alcuin’s Daisy Troop 47025 leader, and the other co-leaders believe service to the community can never start too early. They have encouraged the children in Daisy Troop to give back of their time, hard work and their treasure too. This year’s Daisy …
Derby Lite raises $32,000 at Walk & Roll
Team Derby Lite, of Oak Park, raised more than $32,000 during the American Cancer Society’s 2012 Walk & Roll. The 10-mile skate took place Sunday, April 29, on Chicago’s lakefront. More than 40 members skated in this fifth year Derby Lite has participated. It has …
Community Briefs
May 30 The Avalon String Quartet plays At 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association presents “Russian Feast, Part 2,” part of a concert series by the Avalon String Quartet performing the complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle. Opus 59, dedicated to Count Rasumovsky, …
Triton College
Name HIA dining room by May 30 Triton College’s Hospitality Industry Administration Dining Room needs a new name and the college is looking to the community for suggestions. It is conducting a contest to find a name that complements the atmosphere created by the unending pool …
Community Briefs
‘Talk Story’ told May 19 FAASt (Families of Asian American Students) will host its 2012 “Talk Story” event from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at the main branch of the Oak Park Public Library, Storytime Room, 834 Lake St. This year’s “Talk Story” …
News briefs
Farmers’ Market opens May 19 The Oak Park Farmers’ Market will open for its 37th season Saturday, May 19. The Farmers’ Market is held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from opening day through October in the Pilgrim Congregational Church parking lot, 460 Lake …
Cycle to Wright’s sites June 9-Sept. 23
Experience Oak Park’s wealth of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings with the “Pedal Oak Park Bike Tour” starting at 9:30 a.m.every Saturday and Sunday beginning Saturday, June 9, through Sunday, Sept. 23. The bike tour includes stops at 22 Wright-designed structures in Oak Park’s famed Frank …
University president named to Lincoln Library board
Dominican University President Donna M. Carroll has been appointed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to the advisory board of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield. Carroll will serve as a board member through 2014. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Advisory Board is responsible for …
Fenwick fashion show features Friars and styles
It was a fashion- and fun-filled afternoon at The Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace on April 26 when the Fenwick High School Mothers’ Club hosted its annual spring luncheon and runway show. Sweeten Your Style, the theme of the event, “put a smile on everyone’s …
Campus News of Oak Park and River Forest, May 17
Marc Solodky and Jeffrey Solodky, the sons of Maurice and Sheri Solodky, of Oak Park, are May college graduates. Marc Solodky, a 2004 graduate of Oak Park-River Forest High School in Oak Park, completed his master’s of art degree in school counseling at Concordia University …
Community Briefs
String quartet plays Beethoven May 16 At 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Nineteenth Century Club, 178 Forest Ave., in Oak Park, the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association presents “Song of Heavenly Thanks,” part of a concert series by the Avalon String Quartet performing the complete …
Playwright Kushner helps raise $100,000 for AIDS Foundation
With poignant honesty and razor-sharp humor, renowned playwright Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America, shared his insight and perspective on the evolution of the AIDS epidemic as the guest of honor at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC)’s annual Spring Dinner — “An Angel …
More than 13,000 plants at FOPCON sale May 4-5
Come to the 23rd annual Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory Plant Sale. Member sale: 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 4; and Public sale: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the conservatory at 615 Garfield St. (at East Avenue). If you …
Birds and Blooms celebration May 6 at Trailside Museum
Enjoy a special springtime festival, “Birds and Blooms” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 6 at Trailside Museum, 738 Thatcher Ave., in River Forest, celebrating migrating birds and blooming wildflowers. Enjoy bird and wildflower walks, meet live birds and fish, enjoy children’s activities, nature …
Women Voters topic: Libraries on May 8 in Oak Park
Join the League of Women Voters for its Second Tuesday Discussion Series, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Nineteenth Century Club, 178 Forest Ave., in Oak Park. The topic for May is “What’s happening in Oak Park and Illinois libraries? What …
Community Briefs: National Day of Prayer in Oak Park May 3
Join in National Day of Prayer May 3 You are invited to join in the National Day of Prayer, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at Oak Park Village Hall, Council Chambers, second floor rear, at 123 Madison St. For more information, call …
