Coming soon:
April 22nd, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Community Workshop, Town of Munster Strategic Plan, Munster Town Hall, Main Meeting Room, 1005 Ridge Road, Munster. FYI www.munster.org
April 23rd, 7:30 pm, Melinda French Gates in Conversation in honor of her new book The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward, available April 15 from Flatiron Books. Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. Tickets hardcover copy of book included) start at $44.50. FYI (312) 341-2300 or auditoriumtheatre.org
April 24th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT, Indy Chamber's 11th Annual Women in Business Retreat, Alexander Hotel, 333 S Delaware St Indianapolis, IN. $99 - $375. FYI https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-women-in-business-retreat-tickets-1094...
April 24th, 7:00 pm, CityTalk — a Prayer for the French Republic companion lecture series: From the Bean to the Brasserie: Conversations on Assimilation, Antisemitism, and Culture presents The Arc of Memorial Vernacular: Holocaust Memory and the Evolution of Public Memorials. Speaker: James E Young, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Founding Director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies;University of Massachusetts at Amherst. North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, 1175 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park. Free & open to the public. FYI citytalkchicago.org.
April 26th, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm, Powers Health presents 2025 Empowering Women’s Retreat – Self Care for Mind and Body, Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. Open to women of all ages. Advance registration required. FYI (219) 836-3477 or https://www.powershealth.org/programs-and-events/e/empowering-women-retreat-self-care-for-mind-and-body .
**** April 26th, 8:45 am - 12:00 pm, Munster Parks & Recreation & Weed Wrangle Indiana, Park Wranglers, Heritage Park Gazebo, Ridge Road & Columbia Ave., Munster. Free. Age 6+. Wear closed toed shoes, long sleeves & pants, gloves. Bring water for hydration. FYI (219) 836-7275 or www.munster.org
May 1st, 6:30 pm, MUNSTER CRIME WATCH MEETING, Munster Town Hall, 1004 Ridge Road, Munster. FYI Please contact Sgt. James Ghrist at jghrist@munster.org
May 1st, 7:00 pm, CityTalk — a Prayer for the French Republic companion lecture series: From the Bean to the Brasserie: Conversations on Assimilation, Antisemitism, and Culture presents Assimilation After Revolution: Jewish Emancipation in Post-Revolutionary France. Speaker: Adi Saleem, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages & Literatures and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan. Segal Visitor's Center Auditorium, Northwestern University, 1841 Sheridan Road, Evanston. Free & open to the public. FYI citytalkchicago.org.
May 3rd, 2:00 pm, CityTalk — a Prayer for the French Republic companion lecture series: From the Bean to the Brasserie: Conversations on Assimilation, Antisemitism, and Culture presents Yiddish Paris: Jewish Cultural Pluralism and Antifascism
in Interwar France. Speaker: Nick Underwood, Assistant Professor of History, Berger-Neilsen Chair in Judaic Studies; The College of Idaho. Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. Free & open to the public. FYI citytalkchicago.org.
May 4th, 10:00 am, CityTalk — a Prayer for the French Republic companion lecture series: From the Bean to the Brasserie: Conversations on Assimilation, Antisemitism, and Culture presents French Intellectuals and the Jewish Question: Antisemitism, Universalism, and the Shifting Politics of Jewish Identity. Speaker: Jonathan Judaken, Goldstein Professor of Jewish History and Thought; Washington University in St Louis. Congregation Rodfei Zedek, 5200 S Hyde Park Blvd, Chicago. Free & open to the public. FYI citytalkchicago.org.
May 4th, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, AAUW Indiana State Convention, Northrop High School 7001 Coldwater Rd, Fort Wayne, IN, $40. FYI Registration form.2512b.pdf
May 5th, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Purdue Extension will lead a Nonprofit Boards Workshop, Legacy Foundation, 30 E. 84th Drive, Suite 100, Merrillville. $10. FYI https://legacyfdn.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=5455
May 7th, 7:00 pm, CityTalk — a Prayer for the French Republic companion lecture series: From the Bean to the Brasserie: Conversations on Assimilation, Antisemitism, and Culture presents Medieval Jewish Paris: A Virtual Tour. Speaker: David Shyovitz, Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies, Director of the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies; Northwestern University. Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. Free & open to the public. FYI citytalkchicago.org.
May 8th, 10:00 am, CityTalk — a Prayer for the French Republic companion lecture series: From the Bean to the Brasserie: Conversations on Assimilation, Antisemitism, and Culture presents American Jews, the Melting Pot, and Cultural Pluralism:
Then and Now. Speaker: Daniel Greene, Historian, US Holocaust Memorial Museum; Adjunct Professor of History, Northwestern University. Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, 303 Dodge Ave, Evanston. Free & open to the public. FYI citytalkchicago.org.
May 13th, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ET, Indy Chamber’s Hispanic Business Council hosts Conexión: 5 for 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th Street, Indianapolis. Members $30, Non-members $45. FYI https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indy-chambers-conexion-5-for-500-registrati...
May 17th, 10:00 - 11:15 am, Munster Parks Recreation Keen-Ager Program, Benefits of Funeral Pre-Planning, sponsored by Burns-Kish Funeral Home & Cremation. Community Park, Lions Club Social Center, 8751 Lions Club Drive, Munster. Free. FYI (219) 836-7275 or www.munster.org
May 22nd, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT, Join IDOA Division of Supplier Diversity & INDOT Business Opportunity Initiative Division at The Resource Garden. Resource Fair: Cultivating Connections: Blooming Together IN Business. Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington, Indianapolis. FYI https://events.humanitix.com/the-resource-garden
May 28th, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm, LCAC Luncheon, Let's Talk Legislation! A conversation on the 2025 Indiana Legislative Session, Innsbrook Country Club. 6701 Taft Street, Merrillville. $30. FYI https://legacyfdn.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=5389
June 20th through 23rd, American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions, McCormick Place Convention Center, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago. Register @ https://corereg.cmrus.com/ada2025
August 5th through 8th, National Brownfields Training Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago. Registration begins in April. FYI https://gobrownfields.org/about/conference-overview/