Mar 29 Friday
Thinking about what to do with the children over their spring break? Plan a spring break “playcation” to Discovery Center for a day filled with awesome activities and playful learning.
In addition to more than 300 hands-on exhibits, special spring break additions include weekday planetarium shows at multiple times, live science demonstrations, special projects in the Makerspace and art activities in the Art Studio.
Discovery Center will be open special hours the week of March 25 to accommodate families with children on spring break. The museum is normally closed on Mondays, but will be open Monday, March 25, in addition to its normal hours.Spring Break Hours:Monday, March 25 – Saturday, March 30: open every day from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm.Sunday, March 31 – Closed in observance of Easter
General admission to Discovery Center. $10 adults; $10 children ages 2-17; free to Discovery Center Members and children age 1 and younger. Spring break activities, excluding planetarium shows, are free. Planetarium shows are $1 Public and $0.50 for Members. Admission to the temporary exhibit, Discovery Town, is an extra $1 for the Public and free to Members.
The Next Picture Show community fine arts center in Dixon presents its Shades of Gray Art Exhibition thru March 30. It features works of art created in black, white & gray using mediums such as acrylic, charcoal, digital photography, enamel, wool & silk fiber, film photography, graphite pencil, and watercolor.
March brings a new line up of artists on display at the Coliseum Museum of Art, Antiques & Americana in downtown Oregon, IL, with exhibits by Stephen Hart of Dixon and David Van Delinder of Cherry Valley.
Stephen Hart is the Feature Artist for March, with his display of digital photography of local and regional scenes with an emphasis on the Nachusa Grasslands. Starting out at the young age of 13 his hobby has been evolving since the film days to today’s modern cameras that offer so many features.
David Van Delinder, of Cherry Vallery, has his work on display in the Lowden Gallery from March 1 – April 30. David’s fine art is rooted in traditional technique and classical composition. His pen and ink drawings of abandoned barns and jazz musicians, impressionistic florals, landscapes, and classical oil portraits all display both virtuosity and inspiration.
The work of these two artists as well as the many other artists on display throughout the Coliseum Museum will be highlighted on Friday, March 15, with an Artist Reception from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, with music by Slainte who will present Celtic music for the evening’s entertainment.
Mar 30 Saturday
The Human Rights Authority is the investigative branch of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, a state agency that is dedicated to advocating for the rights of citizens with disabilities in Illinois. The Human Rights Authority investigates alleged violations of the rights of persons with disabilities by providers of services. The agency is unique in its use of citizen volunteers to conduct these investigations and make corrective recommendations. As such, Regional Authorities are always seeking to fill vacancies as they occur as well as maintain a pool of potential volunteer members for times when the need arises.
If you feel that you, or someone you know, has had their rights violated by a disability service provider or if you would like to volunteer to participate in the Northwest regional board, located in Champaign, please visit the website at gac.il.gov or call the statewide intake at 1-866-274-8023.
CHILDREN NEEDED FOR AUTISM RESEARCH STUDY EXPLORING COORDINATION AND BALANCE AT NIU
Children between 3 and 12 years of age with and without a diagnosis of autism are eligible to participate. Children will engage in a variety of motor tasks, such as pulling a string, repeating a spoken sentence, or walking on a straight line. Entire study takes about one-hour. Children will receive a small toy.
Interested? Please complete an interest form by going to https://www.niu.edu/huskieslab/participate/index.shtml, emailing huskieslab@niu.edu, or calling The Human Speech Kinematics Experimental Studies (HUSKIES) Lab at 815-753-5211.
Questions? Please reach out to Allison Gladfelter, PhD, CCC-SLP, agladfelter@niu.edu, or Doug Wallace, PhD, at dwallace@niu.edu.
Our research lab is located in the NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic DeKalb, IL 60115.
The free AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program will again be available at the DeKalb Public Library and is for people with low to moderate incomes. AARP Foundation Tax -Aide volunteers will be available by appointment every Saturday starting February 3 through April 13th, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. *This program will not be available on March 16.
Be sure to bring a photo ID and all necessary tax documents, as well as last year’s return forms. For a complete list of important documents to bring, contact AARP.
Please sign up for an appointment by contacting Frances at (815) 991-9418.
For more information, please contact the reference desk at (815) 756-9568 ext. 2150 or at reference@dkpl.org.
Are first editions always valuable? What about that box of comic books in your attic? Was your last book sale purchase a diamond in the rough?
Personal property appraiser Carolyn Law will speak about the current market for collectible books, comics, and manuscripts. This program will define the characteristics that drive value for printed and paper materials and cover best practices for storing and handling them. For avid collectors as well as those looking to downsize personal or inherited libraries.
Carolyn Law is the owner of Carolyn Law Antiques LLC in Sycamore, Illinois. She is a certified personal property appraiser and antiques researcher.
This program is free and intended for adults. No registration is required.
For more information, contact us at chelsear@dkpl.org or (815)-756-9568 ext. 1700.
The Steam Quartet is a powerful combo of the leading exponents of traditional Irish music from the international acoustic scene. Chicago artists John Williams, Katie Grennan, Steve Morrow and Jeff Lindblade have thrilled audiences from Shanghai to Chicago and from Paris to Pittsburgh. Concertina, fiddle, bodhran and guitar ignite to raise the rafters and warm the heart. Appearances on BBC, PBS, Dreamworks, Riverdance and with the Chieftains round out their various backgrounds and their versatility embraces dance, wit, and road-tested musical integrity.
Mar 31 Sunday