Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
Business After Hours
Catalano Mortgage Group of American Home Mortgage (112 South York Street), along with Edward Jones Investments/Jeff McGinnis and La La Land will co-host the Chamber’s Pre-Elmfest 2005 Business After Hours on Thursday, June 9, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Elmfest 2005
The Chamber, City of Elmhurst (209 North York Street), Elmhurst Park District (225 Prospect Avenue), Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) and Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235) will sponsor the 23rd Anniversary Elmfest in downtown Elmhurst from June 10-12. Festival hours are 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. The Jaycees Carnival starts Thursday, June 9, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. The three-day festival boasts entertainment stages sponsored by Fifth Third Bank (City Centre) and Comcast (Addison); 80 food, business and not-for-profit booths, including the new Elmhurst City Centre Court; and free family attractions such as a climbing wall (Larry Roesch Chrysler-Jeep), SciTech Hands On! Museum (Suburban Bank & Trust), 4-in-1 moon jump (Century 21 GMS Realty), Chicago Wolves Hockey Shoot (Elmhurst Family YMCA), pony rides and show pony photos. For more info, call 834-6060 or visit www.elmfest.org.
Membership Breakfast
Immanuel Lutheran Church (142 East Third Street), along with Ross Financial Group (125 Elm Street), will co-host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Wednesday, June 1, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Memorial Day Parade
The Chamber, Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187, Elmhurst Veterans of Foreign Wars Walter A. Glos Post 2048 and the City of Elmhurst will present Elmhurst’s 87th Annual Memorial Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst on Monday, May 30, starting at 9:30 a.m. A Post-Parade Military Ceremony will be held at the Elmhurst Veterans Memorial in Wilder Park at around 11:30 a.m. The Parade and Memorial will be videotaped for airing by “Elmhurst Our Kind of Town” on Channel 6 of Comcast throughout June.
New Members
The following two businesses re-activated their Chamber memberships in the past two weeks:
Mayer School of Irish Dance, Inc. (51 South Villa Avenue, Villa Park 60181), performing arts/dance troups, Mary Mayer-McHugh, 834-8440; and
Principe’s Pizzeria, Inc. (426 North York Street), pizzeria/restaurant/catering, Joe Principe, 993-1122.
Newsmakers
The European-style Cafй Amano (105 South York Street) will feature live jazz on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. throughout the summer, and classical guitar with Elmhurst College’s Ron Swanson on Mondays. Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. will feature either Cooking with Marco (first and third Tuesdays) or wine tasting (second and fourth Tuesdays) at $25 per person. For more info, call 279-9333 or visit www.cafeamano.com.
Wolf & Company LLP (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook) will host the second in a series of three 2005 Family Business Forums, titled “Getting Ahead of the Competition: Establishing an Advisory Board and Other Family Governance Issues,” on Wednesday, June 15, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. A Continental breakfast will be available. For more info, call Gail Joyce at 545-4501 or e-mail gail.joyce@wolfco-fs.com.
Elmhurst Partners, a division of Elmhurst College’s School for Advanced Learning, announced the formation of the Elmhurst Life Skills Academy (ELSA), a four-year, inclusive program for high school graduates with significant learning, cognitive and developmental disabilities, starting in the fall of 2005.
Special Events
Elmhurst City Centre (2 City Centre Plaza) is sponsoring Cool Cars Under the Stars from on Wednesday nights from June 1 through August 30. Call 993-1600 or visit www.elmhurstcitycentre.com for more info.
The Elmhurst Historical Museum (120 East Park Avenue) will exhibit “Playing Together: Games” from June 1 through September 4. Call 833-1457 for more info.
The Elmhurst Art Museum (150 Cottage Hill Avenue) will exhibit “Thomas McDonald: Don’t Give Up the Ship” from June 4 through July 17. For more info, call 834-0202 or visit www.elmhurstartmuseum.org.
Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare (200 Berteau Avenue) will conduct its 2005 Golf Classic at River Forest Country Club (15W468 Grand Avenue) on Monday, June 6. Proceeds will benefit the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation Clinical Staff Education Endowment Fund. Call 941-4501 for more info.
The York/Vallette Business Association and Chamber will sponsor the Farmer’s Market in the municipal parking lot on the north side of Vallette just east of York from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesdays from June 8 through October 5. Call Jason Janes at 279-5530 for more info.
The Elmhurst College Bluejay Backers (190 Prospect Avenue) will sponsor their 23rd Annual Golf Outing on the East Course at Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale on Tuesday, June 21, starting at 11:00 a.m. with registration. The costs are $175.00 per golfer, which includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch and dinner, or $40.00 per person for dinner only. Call 617-3140 for more info.
Fifth Third Bank (105 South York Street) will sponsor Elmhurst College’s 10th Annual Summer Extravaganza, featuring the Yellowjackets, on the College Mall on Sunday, June 26, at 6:00 p.m. The picnic-style event is free and open to the public.
Subscriptions for the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s 46th season of four concerts starting next fall will be on sale at a 36% discount ($85.00 per adult) through September 16. Call 941-0202 or visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org for more info.