Iron Oaks High Ropes Course

Fox Community Center (Upper Level) - 624 South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park IL 60304

Can we squeeze one more adventure in before school starts? You bet! This time, we’re challenging ourselves on the high ropes course at Iron Oaks! We’ll work with partners to climb through the tree canopy - 30 feet off the ground!

Mixed Media Poetry 8/22

Dole Center Multipurpose Room (2nd Floor) - 255 Augusta Street, Oak Park IL 60302

Whether you're a bona fide poet or you didn't even know it, come use word stickets, fill-in-the-blank templates, and pages from ruined books and magazines to create your own mixed media poetry masterpiece.

McCormick’s Cantigny

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Enjoy the last days of summer at Cantigny Park. Walk the gardens, tour the mansion, and grab lunch at Bertie’s Café. Pickup: Dole Center 8am/Pleasant Home 8:15am/Fox Center 8:30am Ages 50+ Strenuous Walking.

Paste Papers

Dole Center Studio Room 3 (3rd Floor) - 255 Augusta Street, Oak Park IL 60302

Paste papers, one of the earliest forms of decorated paper, were used for both covers and end-papers in books from the late sixteenth and eighteenth century. The basic technique involves dampening a sheet of paper, coating it with colored paste, and then drawing designs through the paste. In this exciting three-hour workshop participants will be …

Cricut Decal Design

Dole Center Multipurpose Room (2nd Floor) - 255 Augusta Street, Oak Park IL 60302

Create awesome sticker decals for your computer, water bottle, car, luggage, and more using computer design, our Cricut machine, and your imagination!

3D Printing

Dole Center Multipurpose Room (2nd Floor) - 255 Augusta Street, Oak Park IL 60302

Have you ever wanted to try a 3d printer? Spend the morning with us at Dole Center and learn how the printer works while creating some fun beginners’ designs using our computer lab and new 3d printer!

Pour Painting 8/28

Dole Center Studio Room 3 (3rd Floor) - 255 Augusta Street, Oak Park IL 60302

Those pour painting videos are totally addictive! Come make your very own and we’ll clean up the mess! 2 canvas boards per person can be used. We’ll also provide a large variety of colors and finishes to make your painting stand out.

Summer Concerts: “The Jolly Ringwalds”

Scoville Park 800 Lake St, Oak Park
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2022 Concerts in the Park! June 12 - August 28 Sundays, 6:00-7:30P Located at Scoville Park We are looking forward to what we hope will be the full return of our Summer Concert Series in Scoville Park starting Sunday, June 12th and running weekly through Sunday August 28th. Join us for some free, family-friendly entertainment! Sunday concerts run …

Recurring

Sustainable Saturday

Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center 167 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL
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May Date: May 14 Topic: Rainwater Collection Demonstration: Mosquito Habitat Mapped Craft: Recycled Bottle Rain Gauge June Date: June 11 Topic: Green Roofing Handout: Ways to keep your house cool & reduce A/C bills at home Craft: Turtle Planter July Date: July 9 Topic: Solar Panels Craft: Recyclable Paper Sunflower August Date: August 13 Topic: Protecting Native Species Demonstration: iNaturalist Demo Craft: Recycled Can Mason Bee House September Date: September 10 …

Ice Show

Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex 415 Lake St, Oak Park, IL
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Watch our annual show, where Skate Academy participants perform unique routines to popular soundtracks! See all the hard work of Park District skating participants.

Holiday Exhibition

Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex 415 Lake St, Oak Park, IL
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The Holiday Exhibition takes place in December and highlights intermediate to advanced skaters. The annual Ice Show takes place in March and all skating levels are welcomed to participate. This is a separate event in which skaters register to participate, are group with those at the same skating level, learn a choreographed routine, with costumes, …

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