Park District of Oak Park

High School Rat Hockey
2022-07-10 17:15 - 18:15, 2022-07-03 17:15 - 18:15 (America/Chicago)
All players must pre-register at least 1 hour prior to the session.
Gear Requirements 18 & Up: Face covering, helmet, elbow pads, gloves, shin pads, hockey skates
Gear Requirements 17 & Under: Full gear – helmet w/ full face shield, chest pad, elbow pads, hockey gloves, hockey pants, shin pads, skates
Stick & Puck is for open hockey and skill practice only.
Scrimmages of any sort are strictly prohibited.
Coaching and instruction of any sort is strictly prohibited during Skills & Drills sessions.

All Ages Stick & Puck
2022-07-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-07-03 16:00 - 17:00

Public Skate
2022-07-10 13:45 - 15:45, 2022-07-09 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-07-08 18:15 - 20:15, 2022-07-03 13:45 - 15:45, 2022-07-02 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-07-01 18:15 - 20:15
Skate rental is available at $3

Art in Motion
2022-07-10 13:00 - 15:00
In this workshop, participants create a simple sculpture around a rotary hub with stacked wooden beads and soft wire. When a direct air current is applied to metallic paper “sails” (blow on it!), the sculpture blades turn gently.

D&D Adventures: 7/9 Session 2
2022-07-09 15:15 - 18:15
Suit up and prepare for the most adventurous quest of your life! Battle monsters, explore magical kingdoms, and make new friends with our new Dungeon Master!

Teen Video Game Club: 7/9
2022-07-09 14:15 - 16:15
Meet other gamers in Oak Park. Explore the history and future of video games with our huge collection of consoles and video games!

July Creative Cooking (Afternoon)
2022-07-09 12:30 - 15:30
Creative Cooking offers life skills and art work all wrapped into one awesome class! They are designed for students to explore their creativity in the kitchen! A different theme and recipe (or two!) will be introduced in each workshop. While the food cooks, bakes, or simmers, our little chefs with enjoy additional art and/or games during those times. Each child will go home with their recipes to share with the entire family.

D&D Adventures: 7/9
2022-07-09 12:00 - 15:00

Youth Video Game Club 7/9
2022-07-09 12:00 - 14:00
Does your child love video games but wants to know what exsists past Minecraft and Mario Bros? Send them to Youth Video Game Club. Every month we bring a wide assortment of games and consoles new and old for elementary aged kids. It's a way to try new games and meet other kid gamers!

Architectural Letter
2022-07-09 10:00 - 12:00
Design and construct a 3-dimensional letter using one of your initials. The surface can be decorated with descriptive words and images that are personally meaningful and unique.

July Creative Cooking (Morning)
2022-07-09 09:00 - 12:00

Try-It: Ceramics 7/8
2022-07-08 18:00 - 20:00
Want to experiment with clay? Join us for an introduction, discovery, and exploration to wheel and hand-building techniques. No take-home projects in this class. As it is purely an exploration workshop.

Noon Skate
2022-07-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-07-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-07-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-07-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-29 12:00 - 13:00
Participants who preregister for public skate will be let into RCRC 15 minutes before the set start time. Participants are encouraged to put their skates on prior to entering the building and take their skates off once they have exited at the end of their skate.
Face coverings fully covering the participants mouth and nose are required at all times when inside the building and skating. While on the ice, all participants are to maintain 6 feet of distance from other patrons not in their family group.
Wipes and hand sanitizer will be provided. Participants will also have access to the single use bathrooms.
Skate rental is available at no additional cost.

July Storybook Nature Walks
2022-07-05 09:00 - 10:00
Grab your strollers and wagons and join us for an early morning story walk around Scoville Park! With activities themed around shapes we can find in nature, these walks provide sensory experiences for kids and plenty of toddler-adult bonding time.
Register for the whole month of classes above. Unable to come every week? No worries – use the calendar below to register for drop-in sessions!
This month's theme is: Shapes

4/5 – Circles
4/12 – Triangles
4/19 – Squares
4/26 – Ovals

This is an adult-tot class, and it is expected that an adult accompanies the registered child for the duration of the program. This is not a drop-off program.

Summer Concerts: "Whiskey Thunder"
2022-07-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Scoville Park, 800 Lake St, Oak Park, 60301, United States
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 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. with set up beginning at 4:30. The Park District of Oak Park provides and easily accessible stage and power and bands would need to provide amplification and microphones.
Band Schedule
Jun 12 – Bopology Swing Machine
Jun 19 – Jaime Clay
Jun 26 – The Half Brits
Jul 3 – Whiskey Thunder
Jul 10 – Kettlestrings
Jul 17 – Summer Drive
Jul 24 – Compass Rose
Jul 31 – Earthmother
Aug 7 – The Great Crusades
Aug 14 – Chicago Latin Groove
Aug 21 – The Right Now
Aug 28 – The Jolly Ringwalds

Cultural Creations- Aboriginal Art
2022-07-03 13:00 - 15:00
Celebrate National Aboriginal and Islander Day learning about the native people of Australia and their incredible artwork derived from storytelling. Participants will create and take home a stylized Aboriginal Dot painting.

Altered Penny Carpet
2022-07-02 10:00 - 12:00
In the 1800s, many homes were decorated with “Penny Carpets”, made from miss-matched fabric cut into circles. Patches were then layered and stitched together to make a large piece. Students create a Penny Carpet with fabric scraps. Each section is sewed to felt swatches, then joined to make a larger piece of art.

Acrylic Skin Mosaics
2022-07-01 18:00 - 20:00
Acrylic isn’t just for painting. Acrylic paint dries to form a flexible and durable material that resembles a skin or thick fabric. In this workshop, we’ll cut the acrylic into pieces and work it into a mosaic pattern on a glass object. Several forms will be available to choose from and each participant will leave with their very own.

Composting Starter Kits
2022-06-29 18:00 - 19:30
Have you ever wanted to get started with composting, but didn’t know where to start? Never fear! This beginner class will provide you will all the information you’ll need, and a composting “seed” to get your compost pile started!
