Tree identification walk At AWLI’s winter fest
The Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative (AWLI) will host the 23rd annual Winter Wonderland festival Saturday at Eggers Grove Forest Preserve, 11251-11249 S. Ave. E, Chicago. The event will feature a tree identification walk at 1:30 p.m. Marianne Kozlowski, co-steward of Eggers Grove, will lead the walk. The entrance to Eggers Grove is at East 112th Street and South Avenue E, Chicago. After entering the forest preserve, drive to the stop sign at the T-intersection and turn left. Drive past the brick caretaker’s building into the east lot, and park.
Participants should wear sturdy shoes and outerwear fit for the weather. Online registration is required at www.wolflakeinitiative.org. Registration deadline is Thursday. More information is with Michael Boos at 219-933-7149 or 312-220-0120.
PNW to celebrate MLK Day with community conversations, service
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) invites the public to join its annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. PNW will host community conversations and a keynote speaker on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as facilitate volunteer community service opportunities on Friday and Monday. A free Unity Breakfast will be held on Thursday at PNW’s James B. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex, 1401 S. U.S. 421, Westville. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and food will be served starting at 8:30 a.m. To register and view sponsorship information, visit pnw.edu/mlk-celebration. Author Kevin Powell, a 2024 Grammy-nominated poet, will serve as keynote speaker for PNW’s MLK Day recognition. He will deliver his keynote, “Been to the Mountaintop: Dr. King and the Present and Future of Our World,” at 2 p.m. Wednesday inside Alumni Hall in the Student Union and Library Building on PNW’s Hammond campus, 2233 173rd St., Hammond. Powell also will provide his keynote at 9 a.m. on Thursday inside the Great Hall at the James B. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex on PNW’s Westville branch campus, 1401 S. U.S. 421, Westville. Breakout community discussions will be facilitated following Powell’s keynote at both campuses. For a complete schedule of PNW MLK Day recognition events, registration and sponsorship opportunities, visit pnw.edu/mlk-celebration.
League of Women Voters to host monthly meeting
The League of Women Voters of Porter County will hold their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 201 N. Washington, Valparaiso. Parking and access to the building are at the back of the church on Lafayette Street. The meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss plans, volunteer for activities and learn more about the League’s mission. The public is invited to attend. The League of Women Voters is a non partisan organization founded to promote and advance voting rights. More information is with Beckie Guffin at 219-508-0387.
Warm up to winter at Chellberg Farm
Try out snowshoeing and wander through a winter wonderland from 1 to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in January at Chellberg Farm, 709-747 N. Mineral Springs Road, Porter. Stop by the farmhouse to warm up and learn about the area’s history. A limited number of snowshoes will be available for check out at the farmhouse. Snowshoeing is dependent on the amount of snow on the ground with a minimum of three inches of snow required. Regardless of snow, the farmhouse will be open for hikers to stop by and enjoy. Call 219-395-1882 for snow conditions. This program is sponsored by Friends of Indiana Dunes. For more information on how to join the Friends and support the park, visit dunefriends.org. For more information on this and other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882, visit https://www.nps.gov/indu/index.htm, download the official National Park Service app, or view our https://www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNPS/.
Valpo to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Valparaiso University invites the campus community and members of the public to attend their annual event to honor the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday on campus, 1700 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Realizing the Dream Through Healing and Resilience.” Speakers at the event include Morgan M. Medlock, M.D., M.Div., MPH, director of community outreach and engagement for Howard University Hospital’s psychiatry department. Events will include: Convocation, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Chapel of the Resurrection; Focus Sessions, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Harre Union Ballrooms; and Children Programming, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Harre Union. Registration for all events is at 9:30 a.m. at the Harre Union. For more information, visit valpo.edu/mlk.
