Scheduled Programs & Events

Upcoming Scheduled Events and Programs 2024

See our Program List where you can request a program or view the entire list of available programs.

Registration for PROGRAMS WITH COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOR both District 128 and 214 reopen seasonally and include programs through the end of the season. You do not have to live in the District to attend any of the offerings. Check the School district for the final word on in-person classes.

You can register for District 214 (Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Rolling Meadows and Elk Grove Village) using the link: Community Education District 214

Events

ONGOING EVENT - Farmer's Market in Lombard, IL 3 to 7 PM Beginning May 21, 2024 and continuing through October 1, 2024

Downtown Lombard at the corner of St. Charles and Park Ave.

 We will introduce our newest products here each month!  

Old Mill Fall Fest - Peotone, IL - Sunday Sept 15, 11 AM to 4 PM

Fall Sale and Fundraiser, Berkeley,IL,  Berkeley Public Library Freinds - Saturday Oct 5, 10 am to 4 PM

Harvest Days - Sunday Oct. 6 - 

Addison Trail Fall Craft Show - Addison Trail High School, 213N Lombard Rd, Addison, IL  - Saturday Oct 26,  10 am to 3 PM

Christmas Mart (United Methodist Church) Downtown Lombard, IL  - Saturday Nov 2,  9 am to 1 PM

Willowbrook High School Craft Fair, - Villa Park, IL  - Saturday Nov 9,  10 am to 4 PM

Artisan Market, Wils Onion Brewery, Barrington, IL - Sunday Dec 8 12 pm to 5 PM

Programs          (Click the blue links to register with the venue)  

PROGRAMS are emerging both in-person and online via Zoom.  Check regularly to see if any of the scheduled programs change from in-person to online and visa versa.

Dist 214 CommED (located in Arlington Hts, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling, and Mt. Prospect - You do not have to be a resident to register, just search under my name Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh to find classes.)

ZOOM Programs -

These are on several different dates with several different organizations, but you can sign up and join me from the comfort of your own home, no matter where you live!

IN Person Programs -

September 2024

Monday September 9, 2024 - Herbology 101, Lombard Public Library 7 :00 PM

Friday September 13, 2024, Infusion, Lincolnwood Garden Club, Evanston 9:45 AM

Saturday, September 14, 2024 Wednesday August 14, 2024 - Herbal Gourmet, Antioch Garden Club, 1:00 PM

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Canning Basics - District 214, 7:00 PM

Wednesday September 25, 2024 - Flavor Bomb and Compound Butters, District 214, 7:00 PM

 October 2024

Wednesday October 3 & 10, 2024 Maximizing your Herbal Harvest Morton Arboretum, 7 PM

Monday, October 7, 2024 - Gifts with Herbs, Harper College Lifelong Learning, 7:00 PM

Wednesday October 9, 2024 - Mocktails for Beginners, District 214, 7:00 PM

Friday October 11, 2024 - Samples of Herbology 101,  Cress Creek Garden Club 11 AM

Monday, October 14, 2024 - Charcuterie Made Easy, Harper College Lifelong Learning, 7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - Gifts with Herbs, Ela Library, Lake Zurich, IL, 6:30  PM

Thursday,  October 17, 2024 - DIY Gifts with Herbs, District 214, 7:00 PM

November 2024

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5 - ELECTION DAY -  GO VOTE!

Thursday, November 7, - Native American Herbs, Park Ridge Library 7 :00 PM

Friday November 8, 2024, Curative Properties of Tea, Lombard Garden Club, Evanston 1:00 PM

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Gifts with Herbs, Fossil Ridge Public Library, Braidwood, IL, 6:00 PM

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - Merry Mocktails, Lombard Historical Museum, 7:00 PM

Monday, November 18, 2024 - Merry Mocktails, Hinsdale Public Library, 7:00 PM

Thursday November 21, 2024 - Merry Mocktails, Riverside Public Library,  7:00 PM

 December 2024

Monday September 9, 2024 - Herbology 101, Lombard Public Library 7 :00 PM

Thursday, December 12, 2024, Merry Mocktails, Villa Park Public Library 7:00 pM