Jul 07 Thursday
The DeKalb School District’s food pantry is moving from Huntley Middle School. Beginning on Thursday, July 29, Barb Food Mart’s new home will be Chesebro Elementary School, 900 E. Garden Street in DeKalb. Barb Food Mart will continue to be open every week on Thursdays between 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. —The pantry’s final food distribution day at Huntley is on July 14. The pantry is closed on July 22. -- Barb Food Mart serves families with children in DeKalb schools. Those using the pantry must register every year, either online at www.barbfoodmart.com or by contacting the office of the school attended by a child. Send questions to barbfoodmart@d428.org. --At Chesebro, food will continue to be distributed outdoors with curbside pickup for those who drive up to the front door at the Garden Street entrance. Walk-up pickup will be available for those who park in the parking lot accessed off Taylor Street and walk to the entrance. Wagons will be available to help people carry food boxes to cars.—Beginning on July 28, donations of food and personal care items may be dropped off at Chesebro using the Garden Street entrance. Donation times are Wednesdays between 1:00-2:30 p.m. and Thursdays between 9:00-10:30 a.m. Beginning July 26, mail monetary donations to Chesebro Elementary School, 900 E. Garden St., DeKalb, IL 60115. Do not mail or drop off donations at Huntley at this time.
Jul 08 Friday
The 16th Annual 'Let's Dance' Big Band Weekend, July 8 - 10, 2022 features, 3 themed dances, Cabaret Dance w/combo, 3 bands, 4 ballroom dance lessons: waltz, swing, latin, foxtrot.At door registration, cash, check, square, 13,000 sq. ft. smooth wood floor, natural acoustics, advance registrations closed, at door sales 30 minutes prior to dance. balcony seats for listen only fans,
Saturday night July 9 A Balcony View fundraiser by DeKalb District 428 Music Boosters 70% profit Remaining 30% amount for Shananigans Student Interns. Food options closed July 1.
Host: Just Make it Happen, Inc a 501 c non profit entity. Mission: the pro entertainment campaign to benefit our community. 4 projects area: Health - let's dance; Education: pre K - 12 artist in residence; Community outreach and jazz form venue development. Host band: John Smith and Shananigans Big Band DeKalb, Il. Free parking in nearby lots. Cash, check or Square, Easy on-off I 88, I-39, I 90 I 80. Remaining Package deal: Balcony or Dance Only. Food orders closed as of July 1. Leather soled shoes required for main floor; attire: casual up or formal all levels of social ballroom couples and singles w/friends welcome www.justmakeithappen-dekalb.com on site hotel: 815-753-1444 and nearby.
Jul 09 Saturday
Support K9 superheroes in training!
Donate your post 4th of July aluminum cans to Dogs On the Go Assistance Dogs - a McHenry County 501c3 non-profit organization.
Drop cans off at the McHenry County Farm Bureau parking lot on Saturday, July 9th from 8:30am to 11:30am.
Your cans become cash that directly supports RESCUED pups in training as service dogs for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Silvie (pictured) alerts her owner to many critical, every day sounds - such a door knock, driveway alarm, cell phone, smoke alarm, and someone calling her owner’s name.
Your donation CAN and WILL make a difference in our ability to continue transforming K9 and human lives.
Work alongside fellow nature-lovers in the beauty of the outdoors for a gratifying and invigorating day restoring the forest ecosystem. You’ll learn new things, have fun, meet wonderful people, and help contribute to the health of the forest. No experience is necessary; training and tools are supplied. Bring a water bottle and stay hydrated. Dress in layers and expect to get dirty!
Please RSVP to Andrea at andrea@seversondells.org
From 10am until noon, visit stations on the grounds of the Ellwood House Museum where you’ll learn about DeKalb’s native plant and animal species. Create wildflower “seed bombs,” go on a guided birdwatching walk, and take part in building bird feeders for Russell Woods Forest Preserve in Genoa, IL.
“History in our Habitat” is the second of five monthly programs as part of Ellwood Explorers, the Ellwood House Museum’s youth educational series. Programs are free of charge.
All ages are welcome, registration is required. For more information and to register to attend, please visit ellwoodhouse.org/youth-programs.
Ellwood Explorers is generously supported by the Cy Miller Foundation. The museum is located at 420 Linden Place in DeKalb. On-site parking and restrooms are available.
Jul 10 Sunday
Jul 11 Monday
Calling all moms, dads, entrepreneurs, teens, college students, or anyone interested in coding! We will be exploring CSS, a coding language meant for the presentation of a web page’s content and is a continuation of Coding Bootcamp: HTML taking place on July 11th. CSS is used to modify any HTML tag, and add color, background images, change the layout of your page to beautify any webpage.
This program is designed for patrons with no coding experience who want to learn something new and those who have taken Coding Bootcamp: HTML.
This program is intended for adults and mature teens. No registration is required.
For additional information, please contact Isabel at isabelm@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1700.
Calling all moms, dads, entrepreneurs, teens, college students, or anyone interested in coding! For this program we will be exploring HTML, the foundation of all web pages. Students will learn HTML terminology, how to create tags, headings, images, videos, links, and more.
This program is designed for patrons with no coding experience who want to learn something new. Today we will be designing a webpage about Foxes!
On Monday, July 11th, at 6:00 p.m. central, the LaSalle Public Library will virtually host NASA Solar System Ambassadors Joel Knapper and Scott Pellican when they discuss the James Webb Space Telescope as the world waits for the first images, which are set to be released on July 12th.
In this virtual program, NASA Solar System Ambassadors Joel Knapper and Scott Pellican will look back on the long and tumultuous journey of the most powerful telescope ever built, from concept to launch, its "30 Days of Terror", and the science and discovery it promises to deliver. The James Webb Space Telescope will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide.
Joel Knapper has been hooked on NASA and space exploration since the seventh grade. Joel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English Education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Through the years, Joel has never lost his interest in the space program and continues to learn more each day.
Scott Pellican is a retired Senior Manager, having worked for a large multi-state contract cleaning company. As a nine-year-old in 1967, he sent a hand-written letter to NASA Headquarters asking for any information available. When the rocket posters and photos of astronauts arrived in the mail, he was hooked for life. Like all Americans his age, he watched man walk on the Moon with his parents on their black and white TV.
This program is free and open to all. It will be virtual via Zoom. Register – https://bit.ly/3ub3wMS. For more information, please contact the LaSalle Public Library at 815-223-2341.
