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Attend a free College Transfer FairFeb 7, 2014 12:00 AM
If you’re looking for information about higher education, you won’t want to miss a free Transfer College Fair from 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Oakton Community College, Room 1604, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des
Lawyers perform in Oakton benefit Jan 22, 2014 12:00 AM
The Chicago Bar Association will hold its 90th Annual Holiday Spirits Review, “The Merry Old Land of Lawz,” 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at Oakton Community College’s Footlik Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Enjoy an evening in ‘The Merry Old Land of Lawz’ Jan 17, 2014 12:00 AM
Enjoy an evening in The Merry Old Land of Lawz at the Chicago Bar Association’s 90th Annual Holiday Spirits Review, on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Oakton Community College’s Footlik Theater, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Oakton exhibit showcases African-American cinema posters Jan 17, 2014 12:00 AM
From the 1930s through the 1950s, the black movie industry expanded as its triumphs and struggles echoed the nationwide Civil Rights Movement that culminated in the 1960s. For February, Black History Month, Oakton Community College’s Koehnline Museum of Art will exhibit Gems from the Koehnline: African-American Movie Posters.
Judaic history comes alive in Oakton class Jan 9, 2014 12:00 AM
For more than 3,000 years, Judaic civilization has shaped history and the world. Gain a distinctive overview of Jews and Judaism, beginning with the biblical period and ending with modern times, by enrolling in Introduction to Jewish Studies (HIS 136 001) this spring at Oakton.
Oakton offers online women’s history course Jan 5, 2014 12:00 AM
Oakton Community College will offer an online course starting this month examining the roles and accomplishments of women from prehistory to the present day through art, film, music, and literature. The 16-week Women in Western Civilization begins Jan. 21.
OCC has Jewish Studies class Dec 29, 2013 12:00 AM
For more than 3,000 years, Judaic civilization has shaped history and the world. Gain a distinctive overview of Jews and Judaism, beginning with the Biblical period and ending with modern times, by enrolling in Introduction to Jewish Studies at Oakton Community College. The 16-week course meets 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Fridays starting Jan. 24, at the Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave.
Open house at Oakton nanotechnology lab Dec 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Delve into a world too small to be seen by the naked eye during a free nanotechnology open house hosted by Oakton Community College from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the school’s state-of-the-art lab at Skokie’s Illinois Science + Technology Park (IS+TP), 8045 Lamon Ave.
Oakton to offer food equipment repair training Dec 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Oakton Community College has partnered with an online firm to offer students training in the commercial food equipment repair technology field.
Chicago artists on exhibit at Koehnline Museum Dec 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Enjoy a fascinating side-by-side look at works by contemporary Chicago artists Sandra Holubow and Judith Roth, each of whom brings a unique perspective to capturing the Windy City, starting Thursday, Dec. 12, at Oakton’s Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Both artists will attend a public reception on opening night from 5 to 8 p.m. The free exhibition Unforgettable Places, Memorable People runs through Friday, Jan. 24.
10th Empty Bowls fundraiser comes to Oakton Saturday Dec 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Professional and student potters from the Chicago area have contributed hundreds of unique bowls for the 10th Empty Bowls fundraiser at Oakton Community College. The event, which raises awareness about local and worldwide hunger, will run 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Oakton’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Child model from Mount Prospect now has agency of her own Dec 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Kukec's People features John MacLeod of Kenilworth, who is heading up a new concept in 24/7 news broadcasting, an app that provides local news to your mobile device.
Master puppeteer at Oakton performance for adults Nov 27, 2013 12:00 AM
11.14- with one photo-page 2 Chicago’s Redmoon Theater co-founder Blair Thomas sure knows how to pull the strings behind the scenes! Puppetry, storytelling, and high art converge for an unbelievable night of amazing showmanship in “Hard Headed Heart” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Oakton’s Footlik Theater, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Master puppeteer to perform at Oakton Nov 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Redmoon Theater co-founder Blair will give an amazing display of puppeteer showmanship in “Hard Headed Heart” at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at Oakton’s Footlik Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Oakton concert spotlights post-traumatic stress disorder Nov 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Folk/rock singer-songwriter Jason Moon, a veteran of the Iraq War and a tireless advocate for veteran’s issues, explores this serious condition at a free performance 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at Oakton Community College’s Des Plaines campus
Oakton highlights Rumbula massacre, Nazis in fiction Nov 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Jewish Studies at Oakton is making two free presentations that shed light on the massacre of Jews in the Baltics and the use of Nazi figures in literature. . “Rumbula’s Echo: An Incredible Story of Holocaust Survival” at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, traces the two-day massacre of more than a third of the Jewish population in Latvia in 1941. Director Mitchell Lieber will be on hand and there will be a question-and-answer session with Sia Hertsberg, a massacre survivor.
Visit Oakton Community College Dec. 3 Nov 19, 2013 12:00 AM
If you’re investigating colleges, check out Oakton from every angle during an upcoming campus visit program. At 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, take stock of the college’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road (Room 1625).
Little Rock Nine speaker coming to Oakton Nov 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Terrence Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine, will share his account on the front lines of the civil rights battle during an event Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. "I wasn’t even born yet,” said Krissie Harris, Oakton’s student life coordinator, who is organizing the speaker event. “I think it’s going to give them (students) a historical perspective. And it ties into some of the things happening now.”
A history of Jewish food in America: Bagels, pastrami and more Oct 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring made from yeasted wheat dough, bagels are especially popular in cities with large Jewish populations. Learn how this tasty treat and other dishes introduced to the United States by Eastern European Jewish immigrants - pastrami, knockwursts and chicken soup with kneidlach and lockshen -
Pianist Doug Montgomery returns to Des Plaines Oct 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Enjoy an evening of contemporary and classical piano music performed by Doug Montgomery Nov. 2 at Oakton’s Footlik Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.