Community Calendar

Rockford Promise is a non-profit program that offers scholarships to qualifying graduates of Rockford Public Schools.

We believe that financial barriers are just part of the equation for our students. In addition to full-tuition scholarships, Rockford Promise also provides scholars with mentors to help guide them through their academic journey and into their future careers.
Our mentors meet with scholars once a month in a group setting, and provide 1-on-1 support as needed.

To become a Rockford Promise Mentor, just visit our website at RockfordPromise.org and click on the "Support" tab.

Rockford Promise - Changing Lives. Transforming the region.

Take the family to Discovery Town…a temporary exhibit at Discovery Center Museum where children play as they learn about the people and places that make up a community. The exhibition opens February 11 and runs through May 29.

Discovery Town is a friendly little town with a focus on fun! Each stop on the trip through this mini city provides opportunities for children to try out adult roles through role play.

While in Discovery Town, children can explore a variety of settings including a vet clinic, post office, theater, pizza shop, fire station, airport, classroom, town zoo and town park. Each setting is filled with costumes, props and hands-on fun! The exhibit is sponsored by Associated Bank, Smith Charitable Foundation and JL Clark.

Rockford Art Museum's Young Artists Show exhibition includes two distinct exhibits that recognize and celebrate outstanding students and the dedicated teachers who contribute to the quality of artwork submitted.

The juried High School Division running March 5-April 2 includes approximately 300 artworks by over 200 high school students. Students entering the High School Division compete for more than $2,000 in scholarship and recognition awards.

The Youth Division runs April 16-May 14 and includes artwork in a variety of media by kindergarten through eighth-grade students from the Rockford area. Art teachers select the work to be included in the exhibition. About 500 students’ pieces are displayed in the Youth Division.

Outer Harmonies presents thirteen groups of work from Rockford Art Museum’s acclaimed Permanent Collection. These themed groupings show similar explorations of subject matter representing the museum’s five focus areas. The themes and subject matter examined in this exhibition are: Americana, home, eroticism, apocalypse, the psychological nature of cartoons, horses, oddities, pairs, portraits, politics, scale, meta, and the evolution of the human figure in art.

On view in this exhibition, you will find works by Z.B. Armstrong, Roger Brown, Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Warrington Colescott, Walker Evans, Howard Finster, Audrey Flack, Alex Katz, Angela Kelly, Mike Lash, Jacob Lawrence, Roy Lichtenstein, Kerry James Marshall, Reginald Marsh, Jacqueline Moses, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, George J. Robertson, Edward Ruscha, Fritz Scholder, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Carrie Mae Weems, and Betsy Youngquist among many others.

RAM is open Thursday-Sunday.

Join others going through grief and loss and receive support in a safe and confidential setting with the facilitation from a ProMedica Hospice Bereavement Coordinator. In this ongoing grief support group, you will have the opportunity to share your experiences with grief, receive insight from peers and the facilitator on the grieving process, and learn more about grief. This group is open to adults experiencing grief from any loss, no matter where they are on this journey.

This grief support group does not replace other mental health services. If you need individual counseling or other mental health services, you can contact the facilitator at (815) 397-3691 or call 211 to find support in your area. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate attention for a non-life-threatening mental health need, please call 988. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 911.

Marianna Galligani, MS is a Bereavement Coordinator with ProMedica Hospice, working with patients, families, and the community in the face of loss. She has a master’s degree in Developmental Psychology from Walden University and is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Marianna is currently a PhD student researching Thanatology: the study of death and dying.

This support group is free. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Samantha at samanthah@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.

End your day with a relaxing guided walk through our trails and witness the sunset on the Rock River. Leashed dogs are welcome to join in. There is no registration, simply show up. We will walk rain or shine.

The LaSalle Public Library will be virtually hosting Father Dominic Garramone aka the Bread Monk, on Tuesday, March 28th, at 6:30 p.m. for a presentation on the history of scones, from medieval times to present day. The presentation will include basic techniques for a classic scone recipe with some easy variations, and more advanced recipes, like Norfolk scones with a layer of raspberry filling, and savory scones with bacon, cheddar and chives.

Father Dominic Garramone, OSB, is a monk at Saint Bede Abbey in Peru, Illinois. He was the host of
the PBS cooking show, Breaking Bread with Father Dominic, from 1999 to 2001. He has written ten
cookbooks. Father Dominic says he got his culinary education “between my mother’s kitchen, PBS,
and the public library.”

This program will be presented virtually and is free and open to the public. To register, please use the following link – https://bit.ly/3YF4KNM.

For more information, please contact the LaSalle Public Library at 815-223-2341.

Join us for an evening among the stars (and planets!) with Space Case Sarah and her phenomenal telescopes as we look for the planet line-up of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars in the night sky. Be sure to bring layers and even a hot beverage to keep warm.

$5/members $8/general admission

CHILDREN NEEDED FOR AUTISM RESEARCH STUDY AT NIU
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Between 5 and 12 years of age

With or without a diagnosis of autism

Eligible participants will complete a one-hour session

Children will receive a small toy

Interested?

Please contact the NIU Research team at: GaitStudy@niu.edu or complete an interest form by following the QR code link.

Our research lab is located in the NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic DeKalb, IL 60115.
For more information, you may also visit our website at http://www.chhs.niu.edu/ahcd/huskieslab/index.shtml
Disclaimer: This research is not affiliated with WNIJ/WNIU in any way.

Rockford Promise is a non-profit program that offers scholarships to qualifying graduates of Rockford Public Schools.

We believe that financial barriers are just part of the equation for our students. In addition to full-tuition scholarships, Rockford Promise also provides scholars with mentors to help guide them through their academic journey and into their future careers.
Our mentors meet with scholars once a month in a group setting, and provide 1-on-1 support as needed.

To become a Rockford Promise Mentor, just visit our website at RockfordPromise.org and click on the "Support" tab.

Rockford Promise - Changing Lives. Transforming the region.