Kate Santillan

Adults and teenagers can learn how to sew a pin cushion or paper weight at a program at the DeKalb Public Library.

The Streator Public Library recently announced its upcoming programs and events for the second week in May.

The Walnut Public Library District will offer children in fourth through sixth grades a free “Safe At Home Class” program from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 3.

Several entrepreneurs in Sheffield will host Thrive on Main, an Etsy-inspired market, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9.

The Putnam County Public Library District’s Hennepin branch will offer a tour of the Reddick Mansion at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16.

Illinois Valley Community College will hold its 60th annual commencement ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in the college’s gymnasium, 815 N. Orlando Smith St., Oglesby.

The Walnut Public Library District will hold a Farmhouse Barn Quilts by Tammie program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Walnut Community Building, 141 Main St., Walnut.

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform a “Springtime in Vienna” concert on Saturday to conclude its 49th concert season.

The Aruna Project will hold its fourth annual Aruna Run and Walk on Saturday to support its mission and victims of human sex trafficking.

The Streator Public Library recently announced its upcoming events and programs for the first full week in May.

The Streator Public Library will hold an event for community members to receive May Day baskets from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2.

Sycamore Middle School is set to open its spring production, the musical “The Wizard of Oz,” May 1.

The Illini and Princeton-Illinois chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated their mutual 130th anniversaries Saturday, April 4.

The Sunrise Rotary Club of Ottawa recognized two students as May Students of the Month.

Community members, labor and advocacy organizations will hold a May Day rally in Aurora on Friday to support the rights of immigrants and international workers.