The festival will feature a bugscope, more spiders, arthropods, and insect arts and crafts. The event will take place at the Foellinger Auditorium starting at 5:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
They will also perform on Thursday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. at Centennial High School with the Centennial High School Concert and Chamber Orchestras. The three groups will be combining to perform the “Russian Sailors’ Dance” from “The Red Poppy” by Reinhold Gliere. For a full list of upcoming concerts at Parkland College, visit parkland.edu/musicensembles.
“I used to book a room in the ACES library and hold study sessions with everyone in class,” she said. “I still remember us gathered around in the cozy warm library room stressing out about our next exam.”
More information on sumemr camps are available at parkland.edu/ceRegister. For more information about CFK or DiscoverU summer camps, contact Community Education at communityeducation@parkland.edu or by phone at 217/351-2235.
The Giertz Gallery acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council. All events in the accessible gallery are free and open to the public. Parkland is a Section 504/ADA-compliant institution. For accommodation, call 217/353-2338 or email accessibilityservices@parkland.edu.
The study, “Slow traffic, fast food: The effects of time lost on food store choice,” is published in the Journal of Urban Economics [DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2025.103737]. Authors include Panka Bencsik of Vanderbilt University, Lester Lusher of the University of Pittsburgh and IZA, and Becca Taylor.
The Civics Bee is an opportunity for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to show off their knowledge of civics and government. Students who are knowledgeable in civics education develop soft skills employers need.
These scholarships will be awarded throughout the state of Illinois to students who seek a higher education during the 2025-2026 academic year. These scholarships will only apply to tuition, books, and fees.
This year’s theme will have the theme “African Americans and Labor” with corresponding events. Parkland will celebrate African American experiences and accomplishments. The public is invited to participate in events unless stated otherwise beginning on Monday, February 3 with a presentation from Professor Evelyn Reynolds entitled “Black Jobs: A Review of Current U.S. Labor Statistics and Racialized Work.”
The presentation, “Bioengineered Human Disease Models,” will be presented at the William M. Staerkel Planetarium on Friday, February 7 at 7:00 p.m. This presentation is a part of Parkland College’s James B. Kaler Science Lecture Series, which is named after UIUC astronomer Jim Kaler who spoke at the series each year for over 20 years.