Winter Solstice – A Parade of Lights

Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United States

FREE! Celebrate the shortest day of the year with a Parade of Lights on the Green Bay Trail.  Decorate yourself, dogs, strollers and wagons with lights and things that glow. Parade will begin at the Shelton Park playground.  Stay for hot chocolate,  refreshments and a fire at the fire pit.  Severe weather will cancel the […]

Free

2020 EEA “Breakfast with the Board”

Evanston Ecology Center 2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston, IL, United States

A 'Breakfast with the Board' of the EEA to acquaint attendees with the organization and gather ideas to optimize membership offerings. The Evanston Environmental Association cordially invites you to a 'Breakfast with the Board' for a chance to mingle with the EEA Board and get to know current (and future) EEA members. We want to […]

Free

North Shore Green Women Event

Online IL, United States

North Shore Green Women & the Notorious RGB Join members of North Shore Green Women for a virtual tour of “The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Following the tour, there will be time for socializing and networking. Register HERE

6th ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE PARADE OF LIGHTS

Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United States

Decorate yourself, family, dogs, strollers or wagons with lights and things that glow. No candles or open flames, please! Meet at the Shelton Park playground for a surprise presentation then stroll the Green Bay trail to sing songs and celebrate the arrival of longer days.  Festivities will end at the Shelton Park fire pit to […]

6th Annual Winter Solstice Parade of Lights

Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United States

Decorate yourself, family, dogs, strollers or wagons with lights and things that glow. No candles or open flames, please! Meet at Glencoe’s Shelton Park playground for a surprise presentation and then stroll the Green Bay trail to sing songs and celebrate the arrival of longer days. Festivities will end at the Shelton Park fire pit […]

Earth Month Kick Off

IL, United States

Join the City of Lake Forest and local organizations as we celebrate Earth Day 2022 in a series of events throughout the entire month of April 2022. Come out to this fun event and submit your Act For Earth Intention (as a person, group, organization or business). Jump into the fun photo booth, learn about […]

Free

Sewing Challenge: T-Shirt Bags with Green Minds!

Gorton Community Center 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

Join us for a t-shirt to bag program hosted by Green Minds LFLB on April 5th, 4pm – 6pm at Gorton to celebrate Earth Month! Come and sew t-shirts into reusable produce bags.  The bags will be donated to a farm on America’s largest food desert.  You can also make a bag (or 2!) for […]

Free

The EcoVoice Festival

Chicagoland Various addresses, Chicagoland

The EcoVoice Festival is three days of performances and activities that build awareness, educate, and call others to action on climate change. The 2022 inaugural festival will take place July 8-10 and be hosted at Loyola University and the University of Illinois, Chicago. The festival will feature the premiere live performance of the New Earth […]

https://ecovoiceproject.org/ecovoicefestival

Go Green Morton Grove Compost-Palooza Party & Tour

5631 Church Street, Morton Grove, IL 5631 Church ST, Morton Grove, IL, United States

In recognition of International Compost Awareness Week, Go Green Morton Grove is hosting a party to help community members explore several options for keeping food waste out of landfills.  Come learn about the container-swap service available year-round through Collective Resource Compost and the nine-month, seasonal yard waste tagalong option available through Groot. See examples of things like vermicomposting, […]

Free

Tales from the Trails

Sketchbook Brewery 4901 Main St., Skokie, IL, United States

The Skokie Bike Network is hosting a storytelling event in July - "Tales from the Trails". It will feature live stories from the perspective of the lives we live while riding bikes. There is no charge and all are welcome. We are soliciting submissions of stories to be read from anyone who wishes to share. […]