Chicago: See This Week's Upcoming Events In The Area

Chicago IL

17 May, 2021

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CHICAGO, IL — Looking for things to do in the Chicago area? Your Chicago Patch community calendar is a great way to keep tabs on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here are some events taking place in town this week. Want to see your event in the next roundup? You can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Mom and Me Diaper Drive When: Monday, May 17th at 11:45 p.m. What: Each and every year, and especially during the pandemic, our families have identified diapers and wipes as a major area of need. Therefore, in time for Mother's Day, Kids Above All is launching our first annual Mom and Me Drive. We ask that you help us collect and donate diap... Learn More Mom and Me Diaper DriveWhen: Monday, May 17th at 11:45 p.m. Where: 8765 W Higgins Road suite 450 What: Each and every year, and especially during the pandemic, our families have identified diapers and wipes as a major area of need. Therefore, in time for Mother's Day, and Kids Above All is launching our first annual Mom and Me Drive. We ask that you help us collect and donate diap... Learn More Featured Event: Shavuot Festival Service including Yizkor When: Tuesday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Congregation Kol Emeth What: Join Rabbi Barry Schechter and Congregation Kol Emeth for a Shavuot Festival Service including Yizkor. To get the link for this free Zoom event please email [email protected]. Learn More Featured Event: Shavuot Festival Service including Yizkor (Judy Aronson) Introduction To Basic Handguns Training for Personal Protection When: Tuesday, May 18th at 8:00 a.m. Where: 8519 West 191st Street, Mokena, Illinois, USA What: Did you just buy a handgun for personal protection? Are you thinking of buying a handgun for personal protection? Want to Transition from a revolver to a semi-automatic? Want to learn how to shoot correctly & safely? If so, this is the class for you The Facility located at... Learn More Arbor Lodging Management to Host National Virtual Career Fair When: Tuesday, May 18th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Virtual What: As the country continues to loosen restrictions that have been put in place this past year and hotels prepare for the return of business and leisure travel, Chicago-based hotel management company, Arbor Lodging Management, today announced the partnership with Disabled American... Learn More High School Information Session, Grades 9-12 When: Tuesday, May 18th at 5:30 p.m. Where: 9 West Washington St., Fourth Floor What: A Chicago high school experience that makes a world of difference. At Global Citizenship Experience Lab School, we're preparing students to respond to the world's biggest challenges through real-world, project-based learning that is engaging and relevant. So what does this loo... Learn More Virtual Hot Stove Cool Music Concert When: Tuesday, May 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: Virtual Hot Stove Cool Music Concert featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Juliana Hatfield, Bill Janovitz, French Lick and More Virtual concert brings together music and baseball all stars to raise critically needed funds to support the next generation of diverse leaders through the Foundatio... Learn More Healing Trauma and Awakening Power with Kimberly Ann Johnson When: Tuesday, May 18th at 6:00 p.m. What: May 18 | 7p | REGISTER FREE CALL OF THE WILD | Kimberly Ann Johnson | BUY BOOKAll registrants receive 10% off book purchase with code 'EVENT' Unfamiliar with using Crowdcast? Click GUIDE for new attendees. How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good From trau... Learn More Featured Event: Basic Draw from the Holster Training for Civilians Live Fire $120 When: Wednesday, May 19th at 1:00 p.m. Where: 8519 191st St Unit # 29 What: THE FACILITY IN MOKENA------------thefacilityil.com----------------------------- 3- HOUR basic pistol DRAW & SHOOT TRAINING The Facility in Mokena will be providing multiple Training courses throughout the spring & summer for civilians on our outside range in Crete Ill... Learn More Featured Event: Basic Draw from the Holster Training for Civilians Live Fire $120 (Tony Wasco) AMA Chicago LinkedIn Live with Guest Martin McGovern When: Wednesday, May 19th at 12:00 p.m. Where: LinkedIn Live What: Through regular LinkedIn Live broadcasts, AMA Chicago connects marketers with thought-leaders, tips and ideas to inspire their own marketing and drive their careers forward. Our Guest: Martin McGovern Founder & Lead Career Coach, Career Therapy Recent graduates and profess... Learn More Rooftop Deck Painting at AIRE Rooftop Bar When: Wednesday, May 19th at 1:00 p.m. Where: AIRE | Chicago Rooftop Bar What: AIRE Rooftop Bar is thrilled to host a rooftop deck painting event on Wednesday, May 19th from 1 pm to 3 pm. AIRE Rooftop has teamed up with Pinot's Palette to offer guests the opportunity to create a "Field of Flowers" masterpiece. Take in the views of the Chicago skyline fro... Learn More Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather Reveal The Women of Murderess Row When: Wednesday, May 19th at 6:00 p.m. What: May 19 | 6p | REGISTER FREE HE HAD IT COMING | Kori Rumor and Marianne Mather | BUY BOOKAll registrants receive 10% off book purchase with code 'EVENT' Unfamiliar with using Crowdcast? Click GUIDE for new attendees. Beulah Annan. Belva Gaertner. Kitty Malm. Sabella Nitti. The... Learn More Featured Event: NAMI Cook County North Suburban "Light the Way" 2021 Virtual Gala When: Thursday, May 20th at 7:00 p.m. What: Join us virtually on May 20th to celebrate the work of NAMI Cook County North Suburban. Our video presentation will include heartfelt stories about how NAMI CCNS Lights the Way for members of our community with mental illness and those who love them. We are honoring NorthShor... Learn More Featured Event: NAMI Cook County North Suburban "Light the Way" 2021 Virtual Gala (Alyx Kesselring) AMA Chi 'The ABC's of Email Deliverability' Workshop When: Thursday, May 20th at 12:00 p.m. Where: American Marketing Association, Chicago Chapter What: Email best practices, technical configurations needed by every organization and the things you can and can't control with speakers Karen Talavera, Founder, Synchronicity Marketing, Udeme Ukutt, Postmaster, LinkedIn, and Matthew Vernhout, VP, Deliverability North America, NetCo... Learn More Bennett Live: Visual Storytelling for Cultural Literacies When: Thursday, May 20th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: Connect and share at our family social event on the ways to create, share and celebrate stories visually at home and around the world.About Bennett Day School: Bennett Day School is a progressive, PK-12 school located in Chicago's West Town neighborhood. Bennett Day provides s... Learn More Half of Us When: Thursday, May 20th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago What: Half of Us is a captivating new film by acclaimed choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams. The Princess Grace Award winner and former Hubbard Street Dancer creates a mesmerizing ebb and flow of melody and movement, as two dancers and two musicians merge their artistry upon a lonel... Learn More Art on theMART Hope is Light Program When: Thursday, May 20th at 8:30 p.m. Where: Art on The Mart What: Art on theMART will project the work of seven Chicago Public School (CPS) senior artists on the façade of theMART as part of a new animated projection entitled Hope is a Light: Select Works from the Chicago Public School Class of 2021. Projections occur nightly at 8:30pm and ... Learn More COVID Sanitizing 708-369-1269 Deep Cleaning for COVID-19 When: Friday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. What: Chicagoland Sanitizing Services 708-369-1269 COVID Sanitizing COVID Disinfecting Professional COVID-19 Deep Cleaning using a Safe, Non-Corrosive, Medical Grade Disinfectant & Germicide, which we apply to the surfaces using Electrostatic Technology. This process statically ... Learn More World Meditation Day with a FREE online meditation retreat May 21 When: Friday, May 21st at 8:00 a.m. Where: 1444 S Butterfield Rd What: Title: Join us to celebrate World Meditation Day with a FREE online meditation retreat May 21, 2021 Join us on World Meditation Day as people from all over the globe come together at the same time to meditate. A powerful energy to be sending out to the planet! If you're experi... Learn More Delavan Spring Wine Walk Weekend Package at Lake Lawn Resort When: Friday, May 21st at 4:00 p.m. Where: Lake Lawn Resort What: Tickets for the Delavan Spring Wine Walk on Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 3:30pm until 7:30pm. All participants will receive a souvenir wine glass at check-in alongside an event map, tasting passport, complimentary bottle of water, and Wine Walk Bottle Bag.Two nights lodgingThre... Learn More Featured Event: One-day online with Jack Davis on Lightroom/Camera Raw techniques When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m. What: Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum Presents: Develop Mode Lifesavers in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw with Jack Davis Saturday, May 22, 2021,  9am-4pm with 1-hour lunch break General Admission $95; Fort Dearborn members: $55See more details and register at: https://www.chi... Learn More Featured Event: One-day online with Jack Davis on Lightroom/Camera Raw techniques (Charapin Pongtornpipat) Featured Event: Get Your Illinois Medical Cannabis Card From Home! When: Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: TeleMedicine Physician Certification Visit What: Appointments Available 6 Days a Week Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm Saturdays 10am-2pm Click Here to Book Now! We're proud to be nominated by our patients and subscribers to The Chicago Reader for the second year in a row as "The Best Clinic in Chicago to Get A Medical Cannabis Card!... Learn More Featured Event: Get Your Illinois Medical Cannabis Card From Home! (Educated Alternative) Featured Event: Oak Brook Artisan Market - Sat & Sun, May 22-23 | 10am-4pm When: Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection What: Shop small, local, safe & sustainable at the Oak Brook Artisan Market. We'll be spreading out on the picturesque 10-acre grounds of The Drake Hotel in Oak Brook.  Look for the white tents visible from York Rd. (just south of 22nd St.) on & around Great Lawn, Gazebo &am... Learn More Oak Brook Artisan Market - Sat & Sun, May 22-23 | 10am-4pm (StyleChicago) Tennis Opening Day When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m. What: Tennis Opening Day celebrates the start of the summer tennis-playing season by encouraging folks to get out and play and share photos and videos of them doing so by social media in order to win prizes. Additionally, free tennis instruction for all ages and abilities will be of... Learn More Tennis Opening Day When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m. What: Tennis Opening Day celebrates the start of the summer tennis-playing season by encouraging folks to get out and play and share photos and videos of them doing so by social media in order to win prizes. Additionally, free tennis instruction for all ages and abilities will be of... Learn More Tennis Opening Day When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m. What: Tennis Opening Day celebrates the start of the summer tennis-playing season by encouraging folks to get out and play and share photos and videos of them doing so by social media in order to win prizes. Additionally, free tennis instruction for all ages and abilities will be of... Learn More Tennis Opening Day When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m. What: Tennis Opening Day celebrates the start of the summer tennis-playing season by encouraging folks to get out and play and share photos and videos of them doing so by social media in order to win prizes. Additionally, free tennis instruction for all ages and abilities will be of... Learn More Tennis Opening Day When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m. What: Tennis Opening Day celebrates the start of the summer tennis-playing season by encouraging folks to get out and play and share photos and videos of them doing so by social media in order to win prizes. Additionally, free tennis instruction for all ages and abilities will be of... Learn More Unity Toastmasters virtual public speaking event When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:30 a.m. Where: The Edge Theater What: Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., the organization's membership exceeds 364,000 in more than 16,200 clubs in 145 countri... Learn More Clear Sky Mind Day Retreat When: Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: https://www.meditateinchicago.org/event-details/clear-sky-mind-day-retreat What: During this brief morning retreat, we will enjoy the powerful meditation called "clarity of the mind," which is deeply relaxing and empowering. By practicing it regularly, we gain insight into the flexible and limitless nature of our own mind. This in turn helps us gradually t... Learn More Lifestyle & Wellness at Jewel-Osco! When: Saturday, May 22nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: 6140 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake, IL What: Join our Lifestyle and Wellness fair at Jewel-Osco where Integrative Health and Wellness Coach, Katie Hardy, will be hosting a table for you to ask any questions and get nutrition tips about Gluten & Allergen-Free and Organic lifestyles!This event includes:• Product showca... Learn More Oak Brook Artisan Market - Sat & Sun, May 22-23 | 10am-4pm When: Sunday, May 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Where: The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection What: Shop small, local & sustainable at the Oak Brook Artisan Market. We'll be spreading out on the picturesque 10-acre grounds of The Drake Hotel in Oak Brook. Look for the white tents visible from York Rd. (just south of 22nd St.) on & around Great Lawn, Gazebo & Sid... Learn More Kayak 5K When: Sunday, May 23rd at 8:00 a.m. Where: Quaas Creek Park What: The Downtown West Bend Association in partnership with Orenda By The River brings you a third year of fun on the river with our Kayak 5k! This unique course will take paddlers along the scenic Milwaukee River from the Orenda to Quaas Creek Park. The trophy ceremony will take p... Learn More Check out more local events, or add your own, on the Chicago Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.