Paddlewheel Riverboat Ride

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Spend the day along the river in downtown St. Charles. Shop, check out a museum or 2, and get lunch before we travel through a green corridor of scenic beauty on a paddlewheel boat down the Fox river at 1:30pm. Along the way, listen to an audio script of historic sights and stories with highlighted …

Noon Skate

RCRC Ice Rink - 415 Lake Street, Oak Park IL 60302

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 …

$5.00

“Uncorked” at the Conservatory

Oak Park Conservatory 615 Garfield St, Oak Park, IL
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Enjoy an evening of music and drinks outdoors at the Oak Park Conservatory. Advanced registration is required and includes two drink tickets and an appetizer per Adult. 21+

Wacky Weaving

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

Create a basket with a slight twist. Yarn soaked in glue, ribbon, raffia, cords and more can be used to make a looping and overlapping network to weave through and about. Be free to lump and overlap in the organic style basket form.

Public Skate

RCRC Ice Rink - 415 Lake Street, Oak Park IL 60302

Skate rental is available at $3

$8.00

Telescope Talks: Exoplanetary Life with the JPL

Longfellow Community Center (Upper Level) -

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 …

Pulp Painting

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

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.

3D Painting on Glass 6/25

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

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 …

Public Skate

RCRC Ice Rink - 415 Lake Street, Oak Park IL 60302

Skate rental is available at $3

$8.00

Contour Fish Sculpture

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

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 …

Public Skate

RCRC Ice Rink - 415 Lake Street, Oak Park IL 60302

Skate rental is available at $3

$8.00

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