How you can celebrate Earth Day 2021 across the suburbs
Some Earth Day events incorporate restoration and planting activities. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Show a little love for Mother Nature.
She s always been there to sustain us, and she s been a source of comfort and peace especially during the pandemic, when outdoor pursuits such as gardening, hiking and biking helped keep us sane.
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, and there are plenty of local events celebrations, concerts, educational programs, cleanups, workdays, recycling to mark the occasion.
Friday, April 16
COD Music Fridays @ Noon: Noon Friday, April 16, online at www.atthemac.org. Alumni Spotlight featuring singer, songwriter, educator Louise Kelly performing her own music as she celebrates Earth Day and shares her story. Free.
Get into virtual FanFest 2021 with Mount Prospect Library
Updated 3/15/2021 11:33 AM
The Mount Prospect Public Library will host FanFest, an annual celebration of the world of fandom, during a weeklong event March 20-27. FanFest includes a variety of virtual programs and activities for all ages.
Players can challenge friends and neighbors during virtual game sessions of Dungeons and Dragons, Among Us, Codenames, Forbidden Island, and a family game of bingo. Virtual trivia game themes throughout the week include TV Sitcoms, Disney, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movies, Reality TV and Hamilton.
Children in grades K-eight are invited to learn tips for creating superheroes and villains from professional cartoonist Mark Anderson Monday, March 22, and then show off favorite costumes and dance moves during Costume Dance Party Saturday, March 27.
The League of Women Voters of Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect and Buffalo Grove will host virtual forums Sunday, March 14, for candidates for Mount Prospect village president, Mount Prospect Elementary School District 57 and the Mount Prospect Public Library board.
Watch candidates for the Mount Prospect Library Board square off in a joint Zoom interview with a representative of the Daily Herald Editorial Board incumbents Marie Bass and Kristine O Sullivan and retiring librarian Rosemary Groenwald
Mount Prospect Public Library trustees came to the defense of library Trustee Terri Gens, whose use of a racial slur during a Daily Herald endorsement interview led to calls from a Mount Prospect mayoral candidate for her to withdraw from the library board.