In this virtual edu-tainment adventure, singer/songwriter/historian Barry Cloyd time-travels back to the days of knights and chivalry. Learn how the discoveries and inventions of that most misunderstood of time periods, the Middle Ages, have made a major impact on our ...
It was 50 years ago in the spring/summer of 1970 that the Beatles called it quits. Incredibly, it was only 6 years earlier that the Beatles exploded in America on the Ed Sullivan Show. However, in that brief period they ...
The First Folio was compiled by John Heminges and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors. Without it, we would not today have half of Shakespeare’s plays. Peter Garino will examine how the First Folio came to be, its importance ...
In this virtual performance President Lincoln (Kevin Wood) shares his ever-evolving perspectives on the subjects of slavery, emancipation, and equality, including the relationship between the races during his times Kevin Wood, currently of Oak Park, Illinois (Chicago area), portrays President Abraham ...
Craig Mathey and Friends will be performing live at Katz Park in DeKalb! Join the DeKalb Public Library and Club 55 for this special outdoor concert. Craig Mathey (keyboards and vocals) has been a life-long Sycamore resident and a musician since ...
Our brain decides how we perceive everything around us. It finds patterns and solves problems efficiently, except for when it lies to us. In this engaging, virtual program William Pack explores the real science of how our brains trick us into ...
The Wild Blue Ukulele Orchestra is dedicated to expanding people’s notions about what the humble little four-stringed instrument can do. Using a full range of ukuleles—from sopranino to baritone and banjolele to U-Bass—the Wild Blues perform primarily fully orchestrated, house-made arrangements ...
Ron Allison returns with another installment of Fairy Tales for Adults. He will be telling Grimm tales, The Blue Light and Rumpelstiltskin, and a Norwegian tale, The Giant Who Had No Heart, with a discussion following each. Mr. Allison’s approach grew ...
Join us for a virtual presentation on women’s suffrage in America. This virtual event outlines the astonishing history of the vision, courage, strategic planning, networking and tenacity demonstrated to win the 72-year battle for women’s political, social and legal equality. Learn ...
Mary Ellen Nilles visits Huntley Park to give a brief summary on the history of creating caricatures and silhouettes. She will demonstrate the process for each on willing participants in front of an audience. Mary Ellen has a BFA from the ...
September 19, 2020
DIY Witch Cauldron
September 18, 2020
Four New Children’s Books by Newberry Award-winning Authors
September 18, 2020
New Free Learning Resource: Scholastic Teachables!
September 16, 2020
Volunteers Make the World a Better Place
