Our 2026 Events

July & August: No Meetings

September: SPEAKER - Alka Joshi, International Best Selling Novelist, Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 
10 AM, Fireside Room 

Alka Joshi captivates with stories of India and traditional life, the arts and the power of travel and fragrance to seduce, tease and entice - as do her characters.Ms Joshi received a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from the CaliforniaCollege of the Arts. She was born in the Indian state of Rajasthan and came tothe US as a child. Click HERE for more details.

October: TOUR - Guide Dogs for the Blind, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

With world-class client services and a robust network of instructors, puppy raisers, donors, medical staff and volunteers, highly qualified guide dogs and K9 Buddy dogs, provide guide dog readiness skills to improve mobility, safety and quality of life. Registration details will be sent in an email closer to the event date.

November: No Meeting

December1, 2026

OnﾊDecemberﾊ1 at 10 am in the Fireside Room HCC welcomes Supervisory Interpretive Park Ranger Hilary Grabowska.ﾊ Hilary will give an in-depth presentation on the often overlooked history of Port Chicago.ﾊ Registration is open n

ow, and we encourage both members and nonmembes to registerto do so by clicking here

The Port of Chicago, operated by the Illinois International Port District (IIPD), is North America's largest inland port and a vital tri-modal freight hub. Locatedon Chicago's Southeast Side, it links Great Lakes shipping to the Mississippi River system.How did i ge here? Do you know where it is?