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Rep. Ford Talk for Vets, Art on Harrison, Oaktoberfest are This Week

Events coming up this week include pajama night at the River Forest library, a discussion for veterans with Rep. Ford, a Toastmasters open house and the 20th anniversary of Art on Harrison.

Monday, September 16

Kindermusik with Leah Egan, 9:30 a.m., River Forest Public Library

Monday Morning Story Time at Marion Street Cheese Market, 9:30 a.m., 100 S. Marion St., Oak Park

Pajama Night, 7 p.m., River Forest Public Library

Writers at Wright Presents Audrey Petty in Conversation with Alex Kotlowitz, 9 p.m., Unity Temple, 875 Lake St., Oak Park

Village Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., 123 Madison St., Oak Park

Tuesday, September 17

Mother Goose Story Time, 10 a.m., River Forest Public Library

Coffee With Rep Ford: Veteran Discussion, 10:30 a.m., 818 S. Oak Park Ave.

UniverSoul Circus Camp, 3:30 p.m., Washington Park, 5531 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago

Forest Park Community Garden Class, 7 p.m., Whole Foods Market, River Forest

Open Mic in the SideBar, FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn

Wednesday, September 18

Computer Learning Lab, 10 a.m., River Forest Public Library

Afternoon Book Discussion, 1:30 p.m., River Forest Public Library

Drop-in Middle School Craft, 3:30 p.m., River Forest Public Library

The Heart of Islam, 7 p.m., River Forest Public Library

SideBar Sessions with Mark O'Connor Quartet, 7 p.m., FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn

Thursday, September 19

Toddler Time, 10 a.m., River Forest Public Library

Oak Park Toastmasters Open House, 7 p.m., Holley Court Terrace, 1111 Ontario, Oak Park, 2nd floor

Country Night in Berwyn with Jon Williams and the Chandelier Swingers, 8 p.m., FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn

Book Club Evening Event Featuring Oak Park Author, at Buzz Cafe, 7 p.m., 905 S. Lombard Ave.

Evening, Self-Guided Tour of Pleasant Home, 6-9 p.m., 217 Home Ave., Oak Park

Friday, September 20

Treating Adolescents in Context: The Impact of Culture and Family, 8:30 a.m.,  Carleton of Oak Park, 1110 Pleasant St, Oak Park

Family Story Time at Whole Foods Market, 9:30 a.m., Whole Foods Market, River Forest

Drop-in Middle School Gaming or Movie, 3:30 p.m., River Forest Public Library

Art on Harrison (20th anniversary celebration), 6 p.m., Oak Park Arts District

Blue 8 Womens art show, 6:30 p.m., Three Queens Art Gallery, 140 Harrison St., Oak Park

Teen Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Oak Park Public Library

Hound of the Baskervilles, 7 p.m., Oak Park Festival Theater, 178 Forest Avenue, Oak Park

BUZZ AFTER HOURS at Buzz Cafe, During Art on Harrison, 7-10 p.m., 905 S. Lombard St., Oak Park

Live Music at Maya del Sol, 144 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park

Oaktoberfest, 4 p.m., Downtown Oak Park

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