BIG WEEK May 17-24

What ’s Blooming on Harrison

Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Harrison Arts District

What ’s Blooming on Harrison is a day of community building featuring live music, dance performances, maker experiences, a kiddie carnival, local food and drink and an art fair with guest artists and local crafts people. It’s guaranteed fun for all ages. After Party at the Beer Garden at 9 p.m. Harrison Street between Humphrey and Highland, Oak Park.

The ca se for reparations

Sunday, May 21, 9:45 a.m., First United Church of Oak Park

Symphony Spring Concert

Sunday, May 21, 4 p.m., Concordia University Violinist Bea Sjostrom, a sophomore at Oak Park and River Forest High School, will play the works of Wagner, Saint-Saens and Schumann with the Symphony of Oak Park & River rest. Music director: Jay Friedman. $27, 7400 Augusta St., River Forest.

The Nick Adams Stories

y 19, 7 - 9 p.m., Birthplace Museum ussionist Josh Graham will be performing a work written for solo marimba by Gri en Candey. The performance will include readings from the works of Ernest Hemingway. There will also be a Q&A session with the performer and composer. $10, 339 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

Concert Film Screening: Delmark Re cords

70th Anniversary Blues Revue

Oak Park Public Library

This afternoon of celebration will feature activities for children and intergenerational families, the reading and signing of books by Asian Paci c Islander Desi American authors, music by local bands, and per formances by local groups. Bring a dish or drink to share at the potluck. Register now at oppl.org/calendar. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

The Adult Education team at First United Church will host a presentation on the reparations experience in Evanston, the rst city in the countr y to implement such a program. This is a topic that should be of interest to a broad swath of residents in Oak Park and surrounding neighborhoods. Professor Kari Lydersen of Northwestern University’s journalism school has followed this stor y closely and covered it in a comprehensive piece in The New Republic. We also hope to include one or more of the Evanston leaders of the initiative, such as Robin Rue Simmons, the former city council member who launched the initiative. May 21: Implementation - Revitalizing, preserving and stabilizing Black/African-American, owner-occupied homes.

Space Weekend

Saturday, May 20; Sunday, May 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wonder Works Children’s Museum

This weekend, you can blast o into the lunar stratosphere with this special event The museum will be open as usual, with the space exhibit included in the regular price of admission. $13, 6445 W. Nor th Ave., Oak Park.

Tuesday, May 23, 8:30 p.m., FitzGerald’s Delmark Records is probably the oldest-lasting record label in Chicago, keeping the sounds of blues and jazz alive and kicking. This lm features live performances by Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames, Mike Wheeler, Demetria Taylor, Jimmy Burns, and Dave Spec ter. $10, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berw yn.

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