Event List

Let your artistic side take over and help make a giant mural using paint, markers, crayons, stickers, and more!

Join jewelry artist and Inventive Wire Weaving author Susan Barzacchini for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to craft a beautifully intricate wire-wrapped ring.

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts.

Whether you’re writing for fun or to be published someday, foster your creativity with like-minded authors in this monthly group. Bring in original work to be read aloud and get constructive feedback from your peers. Ages high school and up.

Calling all crafters! Gather together over snacks, movies, and dedicated time for creating what you love. We’ll decide as a group what to watch while enjoying each other’s company and working on our own projects.

Create beautiful masterpieces together using step-by-step painting. Please register each family member that will be attending. 

Ages 5+.

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts.

Create a pressed flower lantern with our supplies!

For grades 6-12.

Just us for a fun, creative activity for young children and their caregivers. Activities include art, movement, STEM, and stories. (Younger children are welcome, but activities are aimed at ages 2-5 years). 

We provide the supplies, you bring your imagination to this open-ended crafting program.

Grades K-5.

You took the shots—now it’s time to see the magic! Join us for a relaxed gallery-style evening where we unveil the photos from our tween and teen disposable camera program.

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts.

Continue your tarot journey by learning about two suits of the Minor Arcana: wands and pentacles. Librarian and Tarot Reader Rachel will take you through the imagery and symbolism of each card.

Just us for a fun, creative activity for young children and their caregivers. Activities include art, movement, STEM, and stories. (Younger children are welcome, but activities are aimed at ages 2-5 years). 

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts.

Unleash your creativity in this beginner-friendly class on abstract acrylic painting! Explore fundamental acrylic techniques while embracing the freedom of abstract expression.

Just us for a fun, creative activity for young children and their caregivers. Activities include art, movement, STEM, and stories. (Younger children are welcome, but activities are aimed at ages 2-5 years). 

Gather a group of 2-4 puzzlers to be the first team to put together a 300-piece puzzle. Members of the winning team each earn a prize! The competition will start promptly after the rules are read. Please plan to arrive early.

Invent your own board game using cardboard and art supplies. 

Grades K-5.

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts.

Learn eco-friendly lawn care techniques with a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener. Discover how to maintain a healthy lawn while protecting the environment and create a sustainable action plan for your home.

Bring a ray of sunshine to seniors with handcrafted origami and cards that will be distributed to assisted living facilities, hospitals, and care centers.

Ages 10+

Discover the art of floral embroidery as you learn a variety of stitches to create beautiful, hand-stitched flowers. Perfect for personalizing clothing, fabric, or home décor with a touch of handmade charm.

Just us for a fun, creative activity for young children and their caregivers. Activities include art, movement, STEM, and stories. (Younger children are welcome, but activities are aimed at ages 2-5 years).