Event List

World traveler Brian Michalski revisits his five-week journey through Japan, riding the Shinkansen, chasing cherry blossoms, and exploring unforgettable food, history, and culture through local encounters and original photography.

Music historian Gary Wenstrup explores how Fleetwood Mac created Rumours 50 years ago - and why it has remained one of the top 10 best-selling albums every year since.

Agnes Lizak from the Illinois Attorney General's Office will teach you to identify basic online scams, recognize cybersecurity and privacy risks, protect personal information, protect financial information when shopping online, and report scams.

The “Mothers” of America are often overlooked, the women whose influence in the nation’s early years helped shape the United States for generations.

What can you do for your pets before you can get them to the vet? Dr. Samantha Musa will walk you through basic first aid and give some tips for the upcoming Fourth of July, a stressful time for many pets. 

Perhaps more than any other state outside the thirteen colonies, Illinois has played a major role in shaping our nation and constitution.

Join the Green Garden Mama to learn all about shoulder season gardening between summer and fall. Learn how to extend your garden beyond the first frost and some overwintering basics too.

Musician Fruteland Jackson brings us on a guided historical journey through the origins and development of blues music, tracing its path from folk traditions to its lasting impact on American culture, with a musical performance.

Yvonne Wolf explores the history of Chicago’s Chinatown, revealing how immigration shaped the neighborhood and its rich cultural and culinary traditions.