Park District of Oak Park

Public Skate
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, 2022-06-26 13:45 - 15:45, 2022-06-25 18:00 - 20:30, 2022-06-24 18:15 - 20:15 (America/Chicago)
Skate rental is available at $3

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, 2022-06-27 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

High School Rat Hockey
2022-07-03 17:15 - 18:15, 2022-06-26 17:15 - 18:15
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
2022-07-03 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-06-26 16:00 - 17:00

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!

June Storybook Nature Walks
2022-06-28 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 animals, 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: Animals

6/7 – Rabbits
6/14 – Squirrels
6/21 – Birds
6/28 – Bugs

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: "The Half Brits"
2022-06-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Scoville Park, 800 Lake St, Oak Park, 60301, United States

Contour Fish Sculpture
2022-06-26 13:00 - 15:00
Paper is commonly thought of as a material strictly for use in two-dimensional art. However, it can be a form of sculpture, especially when various types of paper are combined as a collage. In this project, students create a three-dimensional “contour line drawing” out of soft, flexible sculpture wire, then cover it with decorative papers and tissue. The finished sculptures are lightweight and whimsical.

3D Painting on Glass 6/25
2022-06-25 12:00 - 15:00
Take a leap into the third dimension as we paint tree landscapes from a neighboring park on 3
layers of clear glass. In this one session workshop we will delve into the permanence of oil
paints on glass, how to apply and manipulate the paints to capture your unique painting style,
and finally how to think about depth and transparency to create a cohesive image in three
layers that is full of depth, interest, and life. Your painted glass panes will finally be installed into
a shadow box style frame allowing you to further build depth creating that magical lively quality
that is so unique to this style of glass painting.
*We will meet and work in the park. Precise meeting directions forthcoming. In the event of
foul weather we will work inside the Dole Center*

Pulp Painting
2022-06-25 10:00 - 12:00
Nonbleeding tissue paper is combined with water and torn so that the paper fibers separate and make a rough pulp. Pressing the paper onto a canvas causes the fibers to re-bond with one another and, when dry, form a thicker, stronger paper. Create colorful abstractions, landscapes, and more with this fun technique.

Telescope Talks: Exoplanetary Life with the JPL
2022-06-24 19:00 - 20:30
Come join Mark Benson, our resident Solar System Ambassador, for a very special Telescope Nights! We'll be joined virtually by an astrobiologist from the Jet Propulsion Lab in California, who will tell us all about NASA's search for life on other planets. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known – let's see what we can find!
This program is free and open to astronomy enthusiasts of all ages!
