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Closed-captioning will be available for all virtual adult programs.
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SUNDAY
MUSICALE
Anderlik, Roach & Church
Sunday, May 1, 2–3:30 p.m. Hendrickson Room Enjoy an afternoon with the cross-genre trio Anderlik, Roach & Church. Steeped in bluegrass, Rob Anderlik, Phil Roach and Mike Church present a rhythmic landscape where a traditional bluegrass instrumental by Bill Monroe sits comfortably with swampy blues by Robert Johnson or a sultry jazz tune by Lyle Lovett.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Sunday, May 22, 2–3:30 p.m. Hendrickson Room
ESSO is a multicultural live music band from Chicago. The group invokes polystylistic sounds from the same urban streets that birthed house music and movements in slam poetry, punk rock and free jazz. Drawing on these influences, the band fuses Latin roots music with modern Americana into a rhythmic sancocho filling dance floors and providing evidence of Chicago as a hotbed of creative new music.
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Get Help: Connect with Local Government
Wednesday, May 4, 4–6 p.m. Hendrickson Room
Meet with staff members from the offices of your elected officials and get quick access to services, information and resources. Do you need assistance with a State or Federal agency? Assistance within Cook County? From how to track and open an inquiry regarding a delayed IRS refund to contacting Social Security Administration on your behalf, learn about what is available and how the offices of your representatives can help.
Medicare Basics
Friday, May 6, 1:30–2:30 p.m. Hendrickson Room
Join Senior Health Insurance Educator Maureen Centeno of Northwest Community Healthcare for an informative session on navigating Medicare. Learn how and when to sign up for Medicare (whether you are retiring or not), the different parts of Medicare (A, B, C & D), the difference between original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans and how to avoid penalties.
Experience and discover.
Chicago Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, May 10, 7–8 p.m. Hendrickson Room
Embark on an interactive mission to explore Chicago’s neighborhoods with author Jessica Mlinaric. Mlinaric’s newest book, Chicago Scavenger, invites you to decipher clues and track down photos leading to littleknown museums, vibrant public artworks, nature areas, overlooked historical markers, charming cafes and architectural oddities. Mlinaric is also the author of Secret Chicago: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure.
French Conversation Group
Tuesdays, May 10 and 24, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom
Interested in learning, improving or maintaining your spoken French? Join our resident native speaker to grow your language abilities. All levels are welcome.
Writer’s Ink
Wednesday, May 11, 7–9 p.m. / Zoom
Start the novel, short story or poem you always meant to write and join instructor Jacob Knabb for this facilitated meetup to workshop a piece or network with other writers. All skill levels and writing styles are welcome.
Dann & Raymond’s Movie Club: Greatest Female Movie Sex Symbols
Thursday, May 12, 7–9 p.m. / Zoom
Dann Gire, Daily Herald movie critic, and Raymond Benson, film historian and novelist, take a look at the Greatest Female Movie Sex Symbols. Grab some popcorn and enjoy film clips, little-known trivia and more. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Train Your Brain for Success
Monday, May 16, 7–8:30 p.m. Cardinal Room
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Sunday, May 15, 1–3 p.m. Hendrickson Room
Join us for a celebration of Ukrainian culture with live music by the ODUM Bandurists, a dance performance by the Haydamaky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, pysanka egg demonstration and display of cultural items. The ODUM School of Bandura features student musicians, with the goal of establishing a connection to Ukrainian music. The Haydamaky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of the St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Bloomingdale preserves Ukrainian culture through dance, featuring authentic costumes and choreography. For all ages.
Illinois Libraries Present: An Evening with Michelle Zauner
Wednesday, May 18, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom Join us for an evening with musician and author Michelle Zauner as she discusses her music career and her bestselling debut memoir, Crying in H Mart. Jessica Hopper joins her in conversation. Michelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist who creates indie pop under the name Japanese Breakfast. Releases like Psychopomp (2016) and Soft Sounds from Another Planet (2017) earned critical acclaim along with Jubilee (2021), recently nominated for two GRAMMY® awards.
Jessica Hopper is a music critic, producer and author based in Chicago. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Hopper has earned acclaim as a music journalist. She has written for GQ, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, Elle and the Chicago Reader. She is the author of The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic and co-founded Golden Teapot, a production company. This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events.
Creative Aging: Art with Alayne
Watch the Art with Alayne Succulents class on video and do this month’s project. Then, join Alayne and fellow art students in a meet up to share your work, or get advice to complete your project.
Visit ahml.info/virtual_art to watch this month’s video class and register for a meet up.
Art with Alayne Meet Ups
Tuesdays, May 17 or 24, Friday, May 20 2:30–3:30 p.m. / Zoom
Meet up registrants will be notified by email when they can pick up their Create Kits with supplies at the drive-up window. All May meet ups cover the same project. Register for only one. Arlington Heights cardholders only.
Experience and discover.
Hablemos Español (Let’s Speak Spanish)
Monday, May 16, 6–7 p.m. / Room H
Meet other Spanish learners and speakers in your community and brush up your skills in this conversation club to practice your Spanish en la Biblioteca. All levels are welcome.
Wednesday Cinema: Belfast
Wednesday, May 18, 1–2:45 p.m. Hendrickson Room
Set in late 1960s Northern Ireland, Billy (Jude Hill) is a young boy from a working-class family. They try their best to live through “The Troubles,” with violence erupting all around them.
To protect his family, Billy’s father (Jamie Dornan) looks to move his family. With an ill grandfather, and a mother reluctant to leave Belfast despite the dangers, Billy struggles to understand what’s best for the family, as what they all want in the end is each other. Rated PG-13; 98 minutes.
Favorite Things: Vacation Reads
Monday, May 23, 7–7:45 p.m. / Zoom
From a swooning romance to a laugh-outloud comedy or a heart-racing thriller, we have scoured the shelves to bring you titles you won’t be able to put down. Vacation means detaching from reality, and in each of these reads, you will find the perfect distraction. Grab your favorite umbrella drink and sit out on the patio while we delve into some fantastic books to pack in your suitcase this summer. Then share your own favorites with us in the discussion that follows.
Sunday, May 22, 10 a.m.–noon / Makerplace Garden season is here and it’s time to share! Have extra seeds, sprouts, cuttings and plants that you won’t use in your yard or garden? Bring them to the
Makerplace to share with neighbors and fellow gardeners. Library staff will be on hand to help you sort and facilitate swaps. Stop by anytime between 10 a.m. and noon to drop off items or to see what’s available for swapping. Swaps will continue the fourth Sunday of each month, May through
September, so mark your calendars for the chance to drop, pick up and trade seeds, plants, flowers and vegetable harvests all season long. Garden swap Growing Terrific Tomatoes
Thursday, May 19, 7–8 p.m. / Hendrickson Room Nothing compares to the sweetness and flavor of a fresh, homegrown tomato. Master Gardener Mark Lyons will show you how to successfully grow this juicy, mouth-watering garden fruit in your own backyard or container garden.
Wednesday, May 25, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom
Join Illinois authors Jessamine Chan and Emily Maloney for an in-depth look at systems of power that wreak havoc on our lives, our families and our finances through the lens of their acclaimed debut books The School for Good Mothers and Cost of Living.
Jessamine Chan is a New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good Mothers, her first novel. Her short stories have appeared in Tin House and Epoch. A former reviews editor at Publishers Weekly, she holds an MFA from Columbia University. She lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter. Emily Maloney is the author of Cost of Living. Her work has appeared in Glamour, Virginia Quarterly Review and Best American Essays, among others. She has worked as a dog groomer, pastry chef, general contractor, tile setter and catalog model and sold her ceramics at art fairs. She lives in Evanston.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events.
Death Cafe
Monday, May 23, 7–8:15 p.m. / Zoom
Grab a cup of coffee and join us for a thoughtful discussion about the end of life and share your experiences, thoughts and fears about death from the comfort of your own home. This facilitated online discussion is not intended as a counseling group or a grief support but to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their lives. Learn more at deathcafe.com.
Todo sobre el crédito (All About Credit)
Tuesday, May 24, 7–8 p.m. / Training Center
¿Qué es el crédito y por qué es tan importante? Un programa para conocer y aprender cómo obtener una copia de su informe de crédito, cómo los puntajes de crédito ya sean buenos o malos pueden afectarle, y cómo construir y reparar su historial crediticia.
Presentado por Village Bank & Trust.
National Senior Health & Fitness Day
Wednesday, May 25, 9 a.m.–noon Senior Center
Experience and discover.
33 1/3 Classic Albums: Mike McGonigal on My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless
Wednesday, May 25, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom
Loveless remains an enigma, 15 years after its release - an album so influential and groundbreaking that its chief creator, Kevin Shields, has been unable or unwilling to release an official follow-up. In his book, author Mike McGonigal talks to the members of My Bloody Valentine, in an attempt to get at the essence of this extraordinary record. Bring your questions about this incredible album.
McGonigal has written about music and art since 1984, when he started the fanzine Chemical Imbalance. An occasional curator, sculptor and DJ, McGonigal edits the arts journal YETI and resides in Portland, Oregon.
Paint & Sip
Friday, May 27, 7–8:30 p.m. Hendrickson Room
Join us for an evening of painting and mocktails! Create a beautiful acrylic masterpiece and chat with your neighbors. Supplies and drinks provided by the library. This program is designed for adults. Arlington Heights cardholders only. Space is limited.
Medicare 101
Wednesday, June 1, 7–8:30 p.m. Hendrickson Room
Join David Wylly and Robin Dawson of Medicare Solutions Network for an informative session on what Medicare covers, what it does not, and potential outof-pocket expenses, as well as Supplements, Advantage Plans, Part D Prescription Coverage and cost-saving strategies.
Tuesday, May 31, 7–8:15 p.m. / Zoom Don’t miss this captivating new lecture from art historian Jeff Mishur, celebrating the work of artist William Morris, currently on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. Mishur offers a deeper look into the work of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement. A leading contributor to the movement, Morris founded his first decorative arts design firm in 1861. Over the following decades he collaborated with his wife, Jane Burden, along with fellow artists. Enjoy an overview of works by Morris and his colleagues, including paintings, furniture, stained glass, textiles and decorative arts.
Save the Date: Lit Stroll, Saturday, June 25
Join us for Lit Stroll, featuring four prominent Illinois authors at four downtown Arlington Heights’ restaurants and venues for one afternoon celebrating all things literary. During this exciting event, you can hear our featured authors share their newest novels, grab a drink from the bar, and mingle with other book lovers. Look to the summer newsletter for more information and to register!
BEAUTY, HISTORY & ROMANCE
THE MORRIS’ AND THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
