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PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVENTS Download our Spring 2023 Calendar
APRIL 2023
ADULT LECTURE
G.P.A. Healy: Prodigious Painter of Cottage Hill
Sunday, April 30
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst
Cost: FREE to Members, $5 Non-Members Reservations Required: Register on Eventbrite
Join us for a special lecture by our staff in the By All Accounts exhibit gallery that sheds light on one of the museum’s newest acquisitions: a portrait of Jane Byrd Bryan by renowned 19th-century painter G.P.A. Healy. Curator of Exhibits Sarah Cox will explain the history of portrait painting and the early years of Healy’s career, and Curator of Collections Dan Lund will detail the significance of the painting to the history of Elmhurst.
MAY 2023
FILM SCREENING:
The Namesake
Friday, May 5
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst
Cost: FREE
More information: www.elmhurstpubliclibrary.org
Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri’s best-selling book, the 2006 film The Namesake chronicles the history of an immigrant family from India and the triumphs and challenges two generations face adapting to their new homeland. Co-presented with Elmhurst Public Library. PG-13, 2 hours + 2 min. running time. No reservation required.
SPECIAL EVENT
Cultural Crossroads Celebration
Saturday, May 13
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst
Cost: FREE
Join us for a colorful celebration of cultural diversity featuring an array of exciting performances and interactions with special guests. View the In Pursuit of Happiness exhibit on its closing weekend and participate in family-friendly activities outdoors (weather permitting) and in our Education Center. Watch an amazing performance by the Illinois Shaolin Kung Fu Academy, a group of multi-age martial artists who perform at Chicago Bulls games and across Chicagoland. Encounter students from York High School’s International Club, and meet representatives from the Xilin Association and Immigrant Solidarity DuPage.
PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVENTS Download our Spring 2023 Calendar
APRIL 2023
ADULT LECTURE
G.P.A. Healy: Prodigious Painter of Cottage Hill
Sunday, April 30
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst
Cost: FREE to Members, $5 Non-Members Reservations Required: Register on Eventbrite
Join us for a special lecture by our staff in the By All Accounts exhibit gallery that sheds light on one of the museum’s newest acquisitions: a portrait of Jane Byrd Bryan by renowned 19th-century painter G.P.A. Healy. Curator of Exhibits Sarah Cox will explain the history of portrait painting and the early years of Healy’s career, and Curator of Collections Dan Lund will detail the significance of the painting to the history of Elmhurst.
MAY 2023
FILM SCREENING:
The Namesake
Friday, May 5
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst
Cost: FREE
More information: www.elmhurstpubliclibrary.org
Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri’s best-selling book, the 2006 film The Namesake chronicles the history of an immigrant family from India and the triumphs and challenges two generations face adapting to their new homeland. Co-presented with Elmhurst Public Library. PG-13, 2 hours + 2 min. running time. No reservation required.
SPECIAL EVENT
Cultural Crossroads Celebration
Saturday, May 13
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst
Cost: FREE
Join us for a colorful celebration of cultural diversity featuring an array of exciting performances and interactions with special guests. View the In Pursuit of Happiness exhibit on its closing weekend and participate in family-friendly activities outdoors (weather permitting) and in our Education Center. Watch an amazing performance by the Illinois Shaolin Kung Fu Academy, a group of multi-age martial artists who perform at Chicago Bulls games and across Chicagoland. Encounter students from York High School’s International Club, and meet representatives from the Xilin Association and Immigrant Solidarity DuPage.