Visit Jamilla Yipp Photography Studio at 136 Harrison for a great opportunity to take a photo with Santa. Santa photos are free with a Toy donation.
Photos with traditional Santa from 10am-12pm and Photos with Black Santa (Aka Maui) from 2-4pm.Sign up online for a slot from this link. Advance Sign Up is recommended, but walk-ins will be accommodated between signed up slots.
Spot Cece the little pig with wings hidden in shops and businesses, win prizes, and attend FREE, local, family-friendly events in the Oak Park Arts District from November 15-22! There’s so much to discover as you Toddle Around Town!
Toddlin’ Around Town is just what it sounds like: a family friendly way to play and explore in different areas of Oak Park with your toddlers, babies and young children sponsored by The Collaboration for Early Childhood.
Special Events will happen on Satuday, November 16, as Toddlin’ comes to an end in the Arts District and we celebrate Saturday with Santa! Enjoy pictures with Santa, Family Friendly activities, and other special events along Harrison Street.
Halloween is in the Air in the Oak Park Arts District
In this entertaining video from the Village of Oak Park, one of Frankenstein’s Monsters takes a surprising detour to Harrison Street in the Oak Park Arts District.
Thankfully, a delicious stop at Publican Quality Bread helps calm the creature, ensuring that business can resume smoothly. Join us for a glimpse of this wild encounter and see how a little hospitality can tame even the most misunderstood beings!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and many of the local shops and businesses within the Arts District offer services for enhancing mental health and whole body, mind, and spiritual wellness.
From therapy and counseling to studios specializing in Reiki, meditation, dance, and language learning, along with unique gyms focused on holistic health rather than just toning—many of the businesses here are united by a vision to help individuals achieve wellness.
Check out many of the local businesses in the Arts District to enhance your Mental Health and Well-Being.
Natalie Walsh
Natalie Walks guides clients to identify and release what’s no longer serving them in order to move forward to live a life filled with passion and purpose, shining their inner light on their own life as well as those around them!
Tip from Natalie Walsh: Through our lives we take on the weight of grief, limiting beliefs, physical, mental, and energetic blocks from traumas, past “versions” of ourselves which we become attached to, even when that version is no longer feeling good or bringing us joy! I help clients to clear that and welcome new abundant energy into their bodies, their energy, their homes, their work, and their relationships so they can live the beautiful, purposeful, peaceful life they were put on earth to live! Learn more about Natalie Walsh.
Mosaic Counseling & Wellness
Mosaic believes that there is room for growth in all of our lives. They understand that the fit between therapist and client is essential to success as healing occurs within relationships. They practice from an insight-oriented, collaborative, and individualized approach to meet the unique needs of clients. They offer services for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Mosaic therapists work with clients to co-create an empathic and accepting space where they can feel safe while also feeling challenged to work towards change.
Tip from Mosaic: Take a moment for yourself today with the gentle art of journaling. Amidst life’s hustle, it’s important to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your inner world. Carve out some quiet time, grab your favorite notebook, and let your thoughts flow freely onto the page. Nurture your mind, one entry at a time. Learn more about Mosaic.
Purple Sun Arts
“Raise Your Vibration” is the theme at Purple Sun Arts. Visit the shop to see a delightful collection of Cicada inspired paintings, artwork, and jewelry that will inspire and help you raise your vibration. The shop offers an immersive arts experience for those who seek purpose and meaning.
Tip from Purple Sun: Try out Cosmic Smashbooking™ and Cosmic Coaching™ with Dr. Ann Viernes, founder of Purple Sun Arts. Her workshops and transformational life coaching sessions helps clients create more purpose and meaning in their lives.
Fifty First Street Studio
Fifty First Street is a shop and studio for people interested in fostering a creative lifestyle. The studio offers workshops for all ages to learn new visual art skills, find connection with themselves and others, and expand the boundaries of their own creativity.
Tip from Cassie, owner of Fifty First Street: Pop in and check out the ceramics + goods in the store. She encourages you to them in your hands and feel the weight of each piece. These items are meant to be used and loved. Consider a workshop to expand the boundaries of your own creativity! Learn more about Fifty First Street.
Summer is a great time to start learning French or progress from your current level by taking a six-week French class with l’Institut français d’Oak Park! Registration opens on Monday, April 29 for classes that will take place from June 11 through July 17 in the Oak Park Arts District.
Start learning French with Le Débutant or build your French vocabulary, conversational fluency, and comprehension with Le Touriste, Le Globetrotteur, or Le Découvreur. Visit our website for session details and course descriptions.
Oak Park’s Largest and Favorite Spring street festival is in Full Bloom!
Since 1999, Harrison Street between Humphrey and Culyer is transformed every May with Booths including an art fair, crafter booths, local business booths, food vendors, children’s carnival rides, an art auction, craft beer garden, and entertainment stage for the WHAT’S BLOOMING STREET FESTIVAL.
Showcase your Art, Talent or Business at the Vendor Fair
Unleash your creativity and shine bright at our Vendor Fair! Whether you’re an artist, maker, or a budding entrepreneur, this is your chance showcase your craft to a vibrant community of enthusiasts. We are now accepting Art Vendors, Food Vendors, Community Booths, and Art Auction Submissions for the What’s Blooming. Complete the form by Saturday, April 6, to be included in all the pre-event promotion.
Save the date and gather your friends and neighbors for What’s Blooming
Get ready to enjoy the Oak Park Arts District’s signature event with over 5000 people expected to attend. What’s Blooming is a day filled with amazing artisans and makers tents, fun, food, music, and good neighborhood vibes from 11 am to 7 pm.
As the sun goes down, the tunes crank up, and our craft beer garden keeps the good times flowing until 9 pm.
