Event List

Develop your writing within a supportive community in this workshop series. Led by Northlight Theatre teaching artists, you will write and refine material using prompts, discussion, and peer feedback.

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Remember the Titans

In 1971 in Alexandria, VA, recently integrated T. C. Williams High School is assigned a new football coach-Herman Boone, a Black football coach who comes to win. 

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Between the website storied-stuff.com and two published books, Storied Stuff showcases photos of cherished belongings and personal essays.

Now You See Me

This festival highlights Indigenous/Native American filmmakers of all skill levels, providing them a venue for their works and voice.

This festival highlights Indigenous/Native American filmmakers of all skill levels, providing them a venue for their works and voice.

John Wendell Adams is the author of the Jack Alexander trilogy; made up of Betrayal, Payback, and Ruthless. His most recent novel was a finalist for the New Generation Indie Book Award, thriller category.

This month we will be discussing A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power.

Learn to make Native American fry bread and listen to the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard.

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

The Ballad of Wallis Island

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Pick up a lantern, find a cozy spot, and settle in with a soothing magical-world themed video projected onto a wall. Lights will be dimmed, and a chapter will be read aloud from a fantasy novel.

We'll watch and talk about Not If I See You First, a film shot in Skokie and Evanston, written and directed by Aaron Wertheimer. Discussion with the director and cast member follows the screening.

This month we'll be discussing Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. 

Award-winning cookbook author, New York Times food columnist, and Serious Eats director J. Kenji López-Alt provides an evening of cooking insights, techniques, and foodie exploration.

Remember the Titans

In 1971 in Alexandria, VA, recently integrated T. C. Williams High School is assigned a new football coach-Herman Boone, a Black football coach who comes to win. 

This month we'll be discussing Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah.

This month we'll be discussing On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock. 

Celebrate Illinois Family Reading Night with an extravaganza of books and activities! 

Families can join in throughout the event as local authors read their books. We'll also have crafts and activities. Drop-in event.

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

In this culinary demonstration, cookbook author Emily Paster will explain the long and colorful history of preserving fruits and vegetables in the Jewish kitchen.