Community Calendar

Changes in touch can affect everyday life in ways that are often difficult to describe.

Join the National Council of Dementia Minds for a free virtual conversation focused on how dementia can affect the sense of touch and how those changes are experienced in daily life.

Led by individuals living with dementia, this discussion explores what these changes actually feel like and how they may show up in everyday situations.

This webinar is free and open to everyone, including individuals living with dementia, care partners, professionals, and the public.

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f267xYYVQGCnIQQ412Cg4w

Join us for this new gathering at Woodstock Public Library as we enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee and discuss a new program topic with a guest speaker every month. Free to attend, but advance registration is required.

February 26 - New Advances in Alzheimer’s Treatment with the Alzheimer’s Association
March 26 - Identity Theft & Fraud Prevention with the Illinois Comptroller’s Office
April 30 - Fall Prevention with Smith Physical Therapy+ of Crystal Lake
May 28 - Mental Health in Older Adults with NAMI of McHenry County
June 25 - Discount and Ride Free Programs with RTA

Get a head start on Pride Month while raising money to support LGBTQIA+ youth.

DAMN BEAVER PRODUCTIONS proudly presents an evening of queer and gender expansive musicians.

Headlined by NIK PERSON and featuring performances by BEAVERHEAD, LADY LOVE, and THE WOODRUFFS, this evening will showcase a range of musical styles by some of the area's best Queer and Gender Expansive musicians.

Held at GROOVE STREET, DeKalb's newest premiere music venue, featuring an intimate environment and comfortable seating. We hope to see you there

This is a FREE show, but free will donations will be donated to YOUTH OUTLOOK**.

NOTE: This is a NO ALCOHOL venue. ALL AGES are welcome.

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** YOUTH OUTLOOK celebrates, empowers, and advocates for LGBTQ+ youth by providing affirming, accessible, and essential services that meet the ever-evolving needs of young people ages 5-24, their families, and communities across northern and central Illinois. For more information, please visit: https://youth-outlook.org/

SNAP rules have changed! We'd like to hear how this has impacted people and families eligible to participate in SNAP, Medicaid, and other assistance programs.

Join University of Illinois Extension educators in partnership with the Illinois Commission to End Hunger at Zion-Benton Library on June 1, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Can't make this session? Virtual sessions are coming soon. Check back for details!

Join Emily Graslie on a journey through deep time in Prehistoric Road Trip. Traveling across the western United States, Emily explores ancient landscapes where fossils and expert insights reveal the stories of long-extinct worlds. In “Welcome to Fossil Country,” she begins in Wyoming’s Medicine Bow Mountains, uncovering evidence of 2.5 billion-year-old life and tracing the evolution of early organisms, from tiny fish to towering dinosaurs. Along the way, she connects with scientists to discover how fossils form and what they tell us about Earth’s distant past. The program is free and open to the public. It is approximately 53 minutes long and rated G and is made possible through Kanopy.

Step into the role of a paleontologist and uncover hidden treasures in our hands-on fossil dig! Each participant gets their own mini “dig site” and tools to carefully excavate and reveal what’s buried beneath the sand. Whether you’re a quick discoverer or a patient explorer, everyone can dig at their own pace and take home the fossils they find. It’s a fun, tactile adventure that brings prehistoric discovery to life! This program is free and open to the public. Recommended age five and older.

Emily Graslie continues her journey through deep time in Prehistoric Road Trip, traveling across the western United States to explore ancient landscapes where fossils and expert insights bring long-extinct worlds to life. In “We Dig Dinosaurs,” Emily heads into the Cretaceous Period, when remarkable creatures like T. rex ruled the planet. But what led to their extinction, and how did other life survive the asteroid impact 66 million years ago? Along the way, Emily meets scientists who study everything from bones and soil to fossilized leaves and clams, uncovering how life on Earth rebounded after catastrophe. This program is free and open to the public. It is approximately 55 minutes long and rated G and is made possible through Kanopy.

Join us for a hands-on program featuring dinosaur stories and exploration of what made these prehistoric creatures so unique. After storytime, participants will take part in a simple craft activity where they can build their own dinosaur to take home out of air-dry clay. This program is free and open to the public. Recommended age five and older.

In celebration of World Ocean Day, join us for a screening featuring Howard Hall, one of the world’s foremost underwater filmmakers, as he shares a lifetime of insight into how life in the ocean truly works. The film reveals surprisingly cooperative communities built on age-old partnerships, where coral reefs function like cosmopolitan cities and relationships are essential to survival.

From a specialist shrimp, baby damsel fish, and porcelain crab sharing the protection of an anemone, to an urchin and crab forming an unlikely pair, and fan corals supporting their own seahorses, the ocean is shown as a vast, interconnected system. From great whales and turtles to sharks and tiny blennies, every creature plays a role in a world where everything is connected.

This program is free and open to the public. It is approximately 53 minutes and rated PG and made possible through Kanopy.

Celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary by creating a miniature artwork inspired by the past, present, or future of the United States. Choose from prompts such as Then, Now, Next (reflecting on America’s past, present, and future), What Freedom Looks Like (your personal interpretation of freedom), My America (what America means to you today), or A Moment in American Life (every day or imagined scenes).

Participants may use paint, oil pastels, markers, or bring their own materials to create a mixed-media piece on a 3 x 3-inch canvas. Participants will have the option to leave their completed artwork on display as part of a community gallery throughout the month of June. The program is free and open to public. Recommended age 10 and older.