2025-2026 Events
October Club Meeting
Wednesday Oct. 8, 2025
12 to 2 PM at Cheney Mansion
12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments
12:45 PM Business Meeting
1:00 PM Fantastic Fall Flowers by Heather Prince
Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Ave
Oak Park, IL
November Club Meeting
Wednesday Nov. 12, 2025
12-2PM at Cheney Mansion
Herbs can infuse their scent and flavor in many ways. Marcy will demonstrate how to create herbal sugars and vinegars for cooking, and how to infuse herbs into water, oil or bath salts. Recipes and instructions will be provided, as well as a discussion of how to package items for gifts or sale.
12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments
12:45 PM Business Meeting
1:00 PM Herbal Infusion by Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh
Herbs can infuse their scent and flavor in many ways. Marcy will demonstrate how to create herbal sugars and vinegars for cooking, and how to infuse herbs into water, oil or bath salts. Recipes and instructions will be provided, as well as a discussion of how to package items for gifts or sale.
Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Ave
Oak Park, IL
December Club Meeting
Holiday Bazaar
Wed Dec. 10, 2025
11AM-2PM at the Cheney Mansion
11:00 PM. Social Time, Refreshments, and Sale
12:45 PM Business Meeting
1:00 PM Holiday Floral Demonstrations by Robert Neri
Floral designer extraordinaire, Robert Neri, will demonstrate the art of creating stunning holiday floral decor for your home. Enter a raffle to win one of his finished creations.
Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Ave.
Oak Park, IL.
January Club Meeting
Wednesday Jan. 14, 2026
1PM via Zoom
1:00 PM Philosophy of Gardens by Eli Voigt of the Darien Garden Club
Eli will discuss the spiritual and philosophical aspects of gardening for those who see their gardens as more than just landscapes, but as spaces of community, renewal and connection. He’ll provide some historical background on British, Continental and Colonial gardens, and discuss developments affecting American gardens and their potential to be places of neighborhood renewal and personal fulfillment.
February Club Meeting
Wednesday Feb. 11, 2026
12-2PM at Cheney Mansion or via Zoom (weather dependent)
12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments
12:45 PM Business Meeting
1:00 PM Univ of IL Extension Service: Conservation@Home Program
Learn how residents can earn a Conservation@Home certification and a sign for their yard by filling out an application, meeting easy-to-follow criteria, and inviting a Conservation@Home evaluator to their yard for an evaluation. Conservation@Home is a program of The Conservation Foundation and coordinated in partnership with University of Illinois Extension.
Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Ave.
Oak Park, IL
March Club Meeting
Wednesday March 11, 2026
12-2PM at Cheney Mansion
12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments
12:45 PM Business Meeting
1:00 PM Japanese Style Gardens: An Appreciation of Design and Elements by Richard Katz
Richard will discuss the history and elements of Japanese style gardens, and share photos of stunning examples of the garden style.
Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Ave.
Oak Park, IL
April Club Meeting
Wednesday April.8 , 2026
12-2PM at Cheney Mansion
12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments
12:45 PM Business Meeting
1:00 PM From Bland to Grand: Tips for Rejuvenating a Tired Garden by Ann Baker
Considering a partial update to a mature garden or a complete landscape overhaul? Ann will cover practical tips for approaching your dream project, review basic landscape design elements and offer some creative ways to perk up a landscape.
Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Ave.
Oak Park, IL
May Luncheon
Wednesday May 13, 2026
11AM
Save the Date
Oak Park Country Club
2001 N. Thatcher
River Grove, IL
