Calendar

Location: via Zoom Members and guests – Free! This ongoing Village discussion group meets online the first Wednesday of each month to discuss a selection of short readings from an anthology published by The Great Books Foundation. Although the group has been meeting for years, they are very welcoming to new members! Come join the conversation! […]

Please register each person individually. Please note you must register separately for the self-hosted dinner.   Location: mHub (1623 W Fulton) Members & guests: Free. Dinner after the tour: self-hosted The Greek Islands restaurant (200 S Halsted) Join the Life 3.0 Committee for a 45 minute guided tour of mHub, Chicago’s hardtech incubator. As a […]

Please join us at our Solo Agers Meet Up at Belmont Village (700 W Fullerton). Our group’s focus during this event will be about forming connections with others in the group to help support one another. Whether this comes in the form of a daily call or text message, a weekly chat over coffee or […]

Members & guests: free. RSVP requested. Please RSVP to lunch and the tour separately. The Life 3.0 Committee invites you to a tour of the Driehaus Museum featuring its current Materialities exhibition on Saturday, April 5, at 1 pm. The event is free as a part of the Driehaus Museum’s Community Days and will feature artists Jonas N.T. Becker and Adam Brooks and Mathew Wilson from […]

Location: The Village Chicago office (2502 N Clark St) Members & guests: free Join member Ray Enriquez for a welcoming and informal Spanish conversation class. Various levels are welcome – this is a place to practice your spoken Spanish whether you are just beginning or more advanced. Space is limited – register now!

Presented by the Bridging Generations Board Members & guests: free; food & drink self-hosted Test your trivia skills at this new monthly event! The first Monday of the month, BGB and Village members will be meeting at D’Agostino’s in Wrigleyville for a few rounds of trivia. All 21+ are welcome but RSVPs are required. ----- […]

Members and guests: free. Join us for a casual, member-organized happy hour at a different location each month, with no agenda other than great conversation. Check back for this month’s location soon! This is a recurring, in person event; once you sign up, you will continue to receive emails for upcoming events. Life 3.0 is a lively, […]

Location: Belmont Village of Lincoln Park (700 W Fullerton) Members & guests: free. Join the Men's Group this April for their monthly meeting, hosted by Belmont Village in Lincoln Park. If there are no crises in City Hall on the day, 43rd Ward Alderman Timmy Knudson will join us to talk about running his ward, what it […]

This program will be held virtually via Zoom. Tai Chi is a healing martial art characterized by slow, flowing movements that emphasize balance, flexibility, and coordination. It involves a series of gentle, continuous movements that engage the entire body, promoting strength and stability while calming the mind. Tai Chi is often described as “meditation in […]

Reading the Rainbow is a bi-monthly book discussion group featuring a lively conversation of LGBTQ+ texts. This month, we're reading "In the Dream House" by Carmen Maria Machado. This award winning memoir blends genres including horror, sci-fi, and criticism to tell the story of a relationship gone bad. Innovative and engrossing, "In the Dream House" […]

Spring is nearly here, and with it the return of our weekly North Pond walks! Enjoy some exercise and conversation every Thursday morning with new and established friends. Registrants receive ongoing reminders, including cancellation notices for inclement weather - no need to register each time. Path is paved and accessible for those using mobility aids. […]

Location: via Zoom Members only–free. To RSVP, please scroll down. The day before the discussion, a confirmation email will be sent to registered attendees with additional details to join via Zoom. An informal ’round table’ morning coffee chat via Zoom with fellow Villagers to catch up on local issues, share your opinions, ideas, memories, have some […]

Members & guests: free Join member Beverly Livingston for a welcoming and informal French conversation class. This is a place to practice your speaking skills and learn some colloquial French. Various levels are welcome, but some experience is suggested. This event is accessible.

Spring is in the air, and the lakefront is bustling with birds making their way north to breed in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Canada. Come join Village member, David Baker, for […]

Location: via Zoom Members & guests: free. Death Cafe has evolved! Crossing the Bridge is a safe space to share personal feelings about death as we support and learn from […]

Members & guests: free, via Zoom. RSVP below to attend this event. The Chicago Area Villages Collaborative has partnered with Person Centered Care Solutions to offer a virtual presentation addressing […]

Members & guests: $15 (click here to register) Location Via Zoom Are your passwords scattered among multiple web browsers, dedicated utilities, the Notes app and a plethora of paper stickies […]

Members & guests: free. Looking for a fun way to socialize and share some laughs? Join us for Monthly Game Day, where this month’s featured game is Cards Against Humanity! Cards Against Humanity is a popular, party-style card game known […]

Location: The Village Chicago office (2502 N Clark St) Members & guests: free Join member Ray Enriquez for a welcoming and informal Spanish conversation class. Various levels are welcome – this is a place to practice your spoken Spanish whether you are just beginning or more advanced. Space is limited – register now!

Location: via Zoom Members only–free. To RSVP, please scroll down. The day before the discussion, a confirmation email will be sent to registered attendees with additional details to join via Zoom. An informal ’round table’ morning coffee chat via Zoom with fellow Villagers to catch up on local issues, share your opinions, ideas, memories, have some […]

Members & guests: free Join member Beverly Livingston for a welcoming and informal French conversation class. This is a place to practice your speaking skills and learn some colloquial French. Various levels are welcome, but some experience is suggested. This event is accessible.

We are excited to invite you to attend this new program offering, in partnership with our local Lincoln Park Branch Library (1150 W Fullerton). This monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their care partners. Make friends, have lunch and have fun! Activities at this event will […]

Location: The Village Office (2502 N Clark) Members & guests: free. Designed to introduce you to using collage as a visual tool to: Connect with your creativity Explore your inner world Express thoughts and feelings Manage stress and elicit positive emotions Generate insights and ideas to move you forward in life You’ll also learn mindfulness and grounding exercises […]

Location: Virtually, via Zoom Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere! We are seeing it utilized in web searches, incorporated into our smartphones, even used as exciting features in new cars. This month's Health Hub will focus on AI as it relates to healthcare- we will discuss how the cloud can transform data usage within health systems, […]