May & June diversity events, summer programs + |
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May 7, 2021
As the Skokie Park District operates in Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan,
the following are reminders and news updates for this week.
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A June celebration of Skokie's LBGTQ+ communities
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The Skokie Park District warmly welcomes members of Skokie's LGBTQ+ communities and their families and friends to all district programs and events. In June 2021, the district and the Skokie Public Library will offer 15+ Pride events for all residents and their families, in lieu of the one large event held in years past.
Check out Skokie's many LGBTQ+ events, below.
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On June 19, 1865, two months after the surrender of the Confederacy and two-and-a-half years after Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Later, the celebration of June 19 was coined "Juneteenth" and grew over the decades, with Texas passing a bill in 1980 marking Juneteenth as America's first state-recognized emancipation celebration.
Today, Skokie joins the 156-year-old holiday celebrating the emancipation of African Americans from enslavement.
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Featuring Mini-Events in May
Celebrate the Skokie Festival of Cultures
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In lieu of the Skokie Festival of Cultures' usual two-day event, the 2021 festival features mini-events throughout the month of May, including music, dance, film, art, a take-home festival of colors, pop-up park events, and more.
Bring the entire family and enjoy the fun! Click on the button below for a full schedule of events.
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The new Navajo playground is here!
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Navajo Park is the latest Skokie park to install a new playground, joining Carol, Tecumseh and Gross Point Parks with brand new, cool play structures and surfaces!
Hamlin, Peccia, Playtime, Pohatan and Shabonee Parks are also set for renovation this summer.
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Check out the new Summer Program Guide |
The Skokie Park District's summer programs are now online and with them the district's Summer Program Guide, readying our residents for summer registration on May 15.
The Summer Program Guide offers you and your family an enormous variety of recreational, educational and fitness alternatives, including a huge number of summer special events.
Click on the guide cover to jump into summer!
May 15
Summer class registration for Skokie residents
May 22
Summer class registration for non-residents
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Check out this roster full of May special events, workshops, games and the Skokie Festival Cultures Mini-Events.
If you are ready to get out of the house and play, this is the place for ideas!
Click on the calendar to view it.
Due to COVID-19, all programs and events listed are subject to change or cancellation.
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