Momo The Clown is an entertainment company offering award-winning face painters, balloon twisters and themed entertainers. Professionals can provide body art such as Henna tattoos, airbrushing, glitter art and temporary tattoos. Entertainer themes include Jungle Jane, Minni Mouse, Fairy Godmother, Hula Gal, Scarecrow Girl and many more. For more information, contact the company directly or visit the website.
The Elmhurst Historical Museum provides a permanent exhibit chronicling Elmhurst's modernization, as well as many temporary and traveling exhibits. The permanent collection includes more than 15,000 artifacts, such as letters, historic photos, books and other items. The museum is housed in the Glos Mansion, which is a historical masterpiece itself. The museum opened in 1957 on the third floor of the mansion, which also housed City Hall at the time. The mansion was built in 1892 and was home to the village's first president, Henry Glos, and his wife, Lucy. Elmhurst Historical Museum offers special programs for adults and students, including Tea Time Talks and Sunday Funday activities. The Elmhurst Heritage Foundation is the fund-raising arm of the museum, acting as an advocate to the museum and the Churchville One-Room Schoolhouse, which is scheduled to open to the public in fall 2010 after a major renovation. The schoolhouse, located on Church Road in Bensenville, was built around 1850 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Located in downtown Elmhurst, York Theater is in the middle of a busy shopping and dining area. The clear lights and red background that surround the movie house sign give it the feeling of earlier times. Even the attendants wear blazers and bow ties. However, what's current are the movies shown in the nine rooms here.
Splatters Create & Party offers a variety of artmaking classes, camps and workshops for kids and tweens, as well as artmaking birthday parties. Choose from a variety of themed art creations for parties, and cupcake decorationg is available for extra--and edible--creativity. Workshops with a variety of themes and subjects are available, as are holiday and seasonal workshops.
Edan Concerts is one of Chicagoland's most prominent Christian pop- and rock-music promoters. From its management offices on York Road, this business has been organizing and promoting Christian-music concerts throughout the Chicago area since 1994. It has worked with big names of the genre including Michael W. Smith, Mercy Me, Skillet, Newsboys, Casting Crowns, Rebecca St. James, Jeremy Camp, POD, Pillar, Audio Adrenaline, Amy Grant, Underoath, Bebo Norman, Switchfoot, Third Day, Reliant K, Jars of Clay and more.
Trinity Academy of Irish Dance is a prestigious dance school and training program with locations based around Illinois and Wisconsin, including one located in Elmhurst. For more than 30 years, the academy has provided students and audiences with inspiring performances and special programs. The academy offers a wide range of class options for students, including solo and extracurricular classes such as the river program, county program and province program, as well as the Trinity Performance Troupe.
Teachers offer students professional lessons in dance as well as sportsmanship, and also provides community outreach services and summer programs. Over the years, dancers from Trinity have earned 32 world titles and have been featured on shows including “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Good Morning America” and “The Martha Stewart Show.” Students are welcome to try a free class to see if the academy is right for them.
Mayan Adventure Indoor Waterpark offers a great place to go for fun any time of year. The water park is located inside of Elmhurst's Holiday Inn, which offers a full bar and restaurant, as well as room service, a spa and a gym for guests. The water park is open 7 days a week and has a water slide, a lazy river, basketball hoops and more.
This house-transformed-art gallery is the perfect spot for ingenuity to sprout forth. Colorful trim and walls add to the fun-filled atmosphere along with laughing kids and messy hands. It's a great place to take the kids for some arts 'n crafts so they can explore their artistic side in a kid-friendly environment.