Featured Events in Oak Park in April 2025 (August Updated)

Step back in time and relive the iconic scents of the 90s and early 2000s while getting your groove on to a throwback playlist! Join us for a *fun and nostalgic* candle-making experience where you'll create your very own candle with fragrances that defined a generation. Featured Scents: - Endless Love - Sweet Pea - Axe (Yes, it’s making a comeback!) - Cucumber Melon Remember Vanilla Fields? - How about CK One? - Davidoff Cool Water had us in a chokehold!! - What about Curve? There will be a few other surprise throwbacks scents also. Limited spots available—You don’t want to miss out on this nostalgic experience! Information Source: Civinte | eventbrite

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LET'S TALK ABOUT IT - Craft N Vybe Come join us at Creative Minds - Center of the Arts for a fun and creative event where we'll be painting, crafting, and vibing together! No experience is necessary - just bring your positive energy and willingness to try something new. Come to CRAFT N VYBE with the Let's Talk About it community for a safe creative space where art and mental health collide. Decompress in painting, coloring, and various crafts. Enjoy laughs, good music, respectful interactions, and deep, unconscious healing, guided by an artist and a licensed mental health counselor. It's not therapy; it's an experience to help the collective navigate tough times. Come vybe with us and make this holiday special! Don't miss out on this opportunity to relax, create, and vibe with like-minded individuals. See you there! Information Source: Teala Stampley | eventbrite

Doors open at 5:30. Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines, and get the best seats. FILM DESCRIPTION: Author and wildlife rehabber Terry Masear has an ambitious goal: to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. But the path to survival is fraught with danger. This heart-expanding Sundance hit introduces audiences to Terry's diminutive patients through breathtaking slow-motion photography and emotional storytelling. Over the course of director Sally Aitken’s moving documentary, we become deeply invested in baby hummingbirds like Cactus and Wasabi, celebrating their tiny victories and lamenting their tragedies. Through Terry's eyes, each bird becomes memorable, mighty, and heroic. Her compassion and empathy serve as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures. Winner of the Nantucket Film Festival Adrienne Shelly Excellence in Film Making Award. Teens and young adults are encouraged to attend. We will also be screening Broken Flight directed by Erika Valenciana + Mitchell Wenkus , and one of the One Earth Young Filmmakers winning films The Most Wonderful Choice of the Year by Magnolia Elementary School. Stay after the film for an enlightening facilitated dialogue with relevant experts and advocates. Our Facilitator for the evening will be Nalini Johnson , Sustainability Coordinator, Village of Oak Park, IL. Mitchell Wenkus , Co-Director/Co-Producer, Broken Flight, will also be joining us for the evening alongside Annette Prince , Director, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors as our panelists. We will also have a brief message from one of our sponsors Laura Guderyahn , Chicago Program Director, Field Museum, Keller Science Action Center. ADA-compliant accessible venue. What's cool about this venue/host? The Oak Park Village Hall, located at 123 Madison St., is a notable example of mid-century modern architecture, designed by Harry Weese & Associates and completed in 1975. It reflects brutalist design elements, characterized by its use of exposed concrete and geometric forms. The building was designed with sustainability in mind, featuring passive solar design elements, earth berming, and energy-efficient insulation, which were innovative for its time. Additionally, the site includes native landscaping and a stormwater management system, which are of interest to environmentalists. The Village has continued to integrate sustainability efforts, aligning with Oak Park’s broader environmental policies. Become a One Earth Film Festival member and be a part of our growing movement! Memberships start at $35 for students and seniors and go up from there (monthly payment options available). If you are having trouble registering in Eventbrite, then try a different browser, register here , or contact joshua@oneearthfilmfest.org. Or are you having trouble making your donation through Eventbrite? Then after you make your free reservation, please use this link to make your donation through our website. Please note: When booking tickets, your information will never be shared with any 3rd party outside of One Earth Film Festival and its co-hosting partners bringing you this event. www.firstunitedoakpark.com and opcan.org www.oak-park.us Information Source: One Earth Film Festival | eventbrite

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Doors open at 10:30am. Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines, and get the best seats. Youth (10+), Teens, and young adults are encouraged to attend. FILM DESCRIPTION: ' Cafeteria Man' takes a candid look at Tony Geraci's sweeping, tenacious efforts to kick start school lunch reform in Baltimore's schools, a large urban district that serves 83,000 students. As the newly hired Food and Nutrition Director of the city's public school district, Geraci hatches an ambitious, multi-faceted plan to feed students healthy, locally-sourced meals, teach them nutritional awareness, and offer them training and vocational opportunities in the world of food. His bold vision includes a 33-acre teaching farm, school vegetable gardens, student-designed meals, and meatless Monday's. We will also be screening one of the One Earth Young Filmmakers winning films If I Could by Saron Bahre. However, for the Academy for Global Citizenship screening, we will instead be screening a different One Earth Young Filmmakers winning film Monarchs in Motion by Mason Mirabile. Stay after the film for an enlightening facilitated dialogue with relevant experts and advocates. Our Facilitator at this event will be Wendy Negron , Youth Educator. ADA-compliant accessible venue. What's cool about this venue/host? The OEFF Festival has been hosted at our site since the beginning of the festival. The Veteran's Room is a spacious and bright space in our award-winning library. Become a One Earth Film Festival member and be a part of our growing movement! Memberships start at $35 for students and seniors and go up from there (monthly payment options available). If you are having trouble registering in Eventbrite, then try a different browser, register here , or contact joshua@oneearthfilmfest.org. Or are you having trouble making your donation through Eventbrite? Then after you make your free reservation, please use this link to make your donation through our website. Please note: When booking tickets, your information will never be shared with any 3rd party outside of One Earth Film Festival and its co-hosting partners bringing you this event. Swati Saxena, Your Trusted Realtor www.firstunitedoakpark.com Information Source: One Earth Film Festival | eventbrite

Join us for a bring your own mat class at Lively Athletics! The class will be held on Sunday, April 27th beginning at 10am. At 11am, there will be opportunities for shopping the store and there will be refreshments from Courageous Bakery! $5 to reserve your spot that would then be pooled towards a Lively gift card raffle! Information Source: Club Pilates Oak Park & Kinslahger Brewery | eventbrite

Join us for a fun, self-led painting event where we’ll be painting your pets from an image of your choice! Gray Duck Art will turn your photo into a paint-by-number canvas, making it easy and enjoyable for everyone. After purchasing your ticket, please email us a photo of your pet following the directions at grayduckart.com/class. Photo submissions must be received 3 WEEKS prior to the event to ensure we have time to create your custom artwork. Each ticket includes a hand-drawn paint-by-number canvas and a full set of custom-mixed paints, all created by local artists from the Twin Cities (learn more about our team at grayduckart.com/about). --- No painting experience necessary—everyone is welcome! 1 drink is included with your ticket. Information Source: Gray Duck Art | eventbrite