Welcome to our event listing.
For more information on future programs,
please browse events calendar on the right.
March
WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake
Barry Winograd Quartet
Produced by the PianoForte Foundation
Thursday, March 11
7:30 p.m. concert (bar opens at 7 p.m.)
Tickets: $20 general seating/$25 premier seating
$16 for 65+, students, groups over 6
Reservations: (630) 206-9566
Saxophonist Barry Winograd has been a figure on the Chicago jazz scene since age 15. A member of the Green Mill Quartet for 20-plus years, he also leads his own bands, including the Alternatives Big Band. Barry also hosts and programs WDCB’s “All Things Jazz” and WXRT’s “Jazz Transfusion.” He will be joined by pianist Dennis Luxion, bassist Ken Haebich, and drummer Eric Montzka.
A docent-guided tour of Mayslake Hall will be offered before the concert at 6:30 p.m. at $5/person.
Spring Night Hike at Mayslake
Thursday, March 18
7 & up
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Free
Reservations start March 1: (630) 206-9581
This naturalist-guided experience will take participants through dusk at Mayslake Forest Preserve. Possible early-spring animal activities include woodcock courtship, chorus frogs singing, great-horned owls hooting, and coyotes howling. The hike will include woodland and prairie environments.
Indoor Archery
Saturday, March 20
8 & up
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Free
Reservations required: (630) 933-7248
Come join a Forest Preserve ranger and learn the basics of archery, available at some of our most scenic preserves. The clinic will take place inside the Event Hall. Learn archery basics, plus get tips and safety information about the preserves from our staff. You will leave with the confidence to embark on your own adventures.
Acappellago presents
Escape to… The Light of the Moon
Saturday, March 20
7:30 p.m.
$15 Adult / $12 Senior, Student
Tickets: (708) 484-3797 x2 or Acappellago
The night has long been a favorite of poets and composers. These songs of the night will take you on a passionate journey from the Romantics of the 19th Century through today’s music that celebrates the music of the night.
18th Annual Best-of-the-Best Art Exhibit
By the Alliance of Fine Art
Monday, March 22 – Friday, May 7
Mon. - Fri.: 9 a.m. ~ 3 p.m.
Sat.: 9 a.m. ~ 1 p.m.
Free. Donations to Mayslake Hall Restoration Society are welcome.
The Alliance of Fine Art is a nonprofit professional organization of art organizations who partner to advance art education and art appreciation in the community. The Alliance of Fine Art sponsors the prestigious “Best-of- the-Best” annual fine art exhibit. Come and view the artwork of local artists.
Introduction to Digital Photography
By the Mayslake Nature Study & Photography Club
Monday, March 29 – April 26
7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
$125
Reservations: (630) 206-9566
This class is for beginning photographers. The instructor will lecture on such topics as camera functions, ISO, white balance, depth of field, exposure, metering, histograms, and elements of composition. Students will be given weekly assignments and have their work critiqued. Please bring your camera and manuals to class. Included in the class fee is a one-year membership to Mayslake Nature Study & Photography Club!
This class is taught by Bob Pizzurro, who has over 30 years of experience in macro photography. He is a published nature photographer and has experience as a wedding and portrait photographer.
April
WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake
Lewis Brothers Quartet
Produced by the PianoForte Foundation
Thursday, April 8
7:30 p.m. concert (bar opens at 7 p.m.)
Tickets: $20 general seating/$25 premier seating
$16 for 65+, students, groups over 6
Reservations: (630) 206-9566
Fraternal twins Matt and Ben Lewis have been fixtures on the Chicago jazz scene for many years. Both have toured the world as Jazz Ambassadors for the U.S. Department of State and as members of Gary Sinise’s Lt. Dan Band. Vocalist and trumpeter, Matt, regularly performs and teaches around Chicago, and Ben plays as a soloist and has been called “one of the best-kept secrets in Chicago.”
A docent-guided tour of Mayslake Hall will be offered before the concert at 6:30 p.m. at $5/person.
Children’s Writers Critique Class
By Carmela Martino
Monday, April 19 – May 24 (six weeks)
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
$110
Reservations: (630) 206-9566
In this workshop, children’s writers receive a critique of their own work while learning how to critically study the work of other writers. Author, Carmela Martino, will facilitate critique sessions based on specific rules to create a supportive environment. You must bring copies of your manuscript (a picture book, short story, or novel chapter) to the first class. Also, before enrolling you must email the instructor for word count limits and manuscript guidelines:
Active Adults Fishing
April 27
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Free
Reservations: (630) 206-9566
“Active Adults Fishing” is a reintroduction to fishing for active adults looking for an outdoor activity which suits their lifestyles. This is a series of three two-hour classes. The first class will meet at Mayslake Mansion for an indoor introduction, and subsequent meetings will be in the field fishing in Forest Preserve lakes and rivers. The subsequent classes will be May 4 and May 11
Active Adults Geocaching
April 29
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Free
Reservations: (630) 933-7248
Come try this widely popular, high-tech game of treasure hunting. There will be a PowerPoint presentation on geocaching in the forest preserves followed by the opportunity to use a GPS device to discover hidden caches.
May
Glorious Gardening: Organic Gardening
By Glenn Grosch
Tuesday, May 4
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
$5
Reservations (630) 206-9566
This presentation will discuss the benefits and methods of organic gardening in the areas of plant nutrition and pest control. The new approach of ‘smart gardening’ will also be discussed.
A tour of historic Mayslake Hall will be offered at 6:30p.m at an additional $5 per person.
Intermediate Photography Class
By Fred Drury
Wednesdays, May 5- June 2 (5 classes)
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
$125
Reservations (630) 206-9566
This follow up class to intermediate Photography I will focus on practicing learned techniques in order that those techniques become ‘intuitive’, thus providing you more opportunity to focus on the very important creative aspects of photography. Participants need a good working understanding of their camera. Instructor approval needed if new to program. One year membership to Mayslake Nature Study and Photography Club is included in class fee.
Glorious Gardening: Animal Resistant gardening
By Mel Zaloudek
Tuesday, May 18
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
$5
Reservations (630) 206-9566
Have rabbits, deer and squirrels become growing adversaries to growing anything at all in your beleaguered garden? Hear the latest on what works (and more importantly, what doesn’t) against these critters.
A tour of historic Mayslake Hall will be offered at 6:30p.m at an additional $5 per person.
Night Hike
Thursday, May 27
7:30 p.m. -9 p.m.
Free
Reservations (630) 206-9581
Opportunity to experience night time sounds and sights and discover astronomy is possible in DuPage.
June
Line Dancing for Beginners
Tuesday, June 8 & 15
7 p.m. ~ 8 p.m.
$15
Reservations: (630) 206-9566
Come take these two classes and learn the Electric Slide (great for weddings) and several other easy dances. Enjoy fun exercise for all ages and LAUGH A LOT. Instructor Susan Shields will let you know various places in the area to go line dancing. No partner required.
WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake
Elmhurst College Jazz Band
Produced by the PianoForte Foundation
Thursday, June 10
7:30 p.m. concert (bar opens at 7 p.m.)
Tickets: $20 general seating/$25 premier seating
$16 for 65+, students, groups over 6
Reservations: (630) 206-9566
The ECJB, under the direction of Doug Beach, has gained international acclaim. The band has toured 17 nations and performed with numerous well-known artists.
A docent-guided tour of Mayslake Hall will be offered before the concert at 6:30 p.m. at $5/person.
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus: “Summer Camp”
Sunday, June 20
3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. concert
Tickets: $20 general seating/$25 premier seating
$16 for 65+, students, groups over 6
Reservations: (773) 296-0541 or (630) 206-9566
Sleeping bags and campfires, crafts and sports, new friends and fun crushes. There’s nothing quite like summer camp for the experience of a lifetime! “Summer Camp” is CGMC’s fond and funny trip back to the mosquitoes, smoke, rain, bug juice, blisters and songs of camp presented at the big Final Night Talent Show.
