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“Bring your leg warmers, parachute pants
and little gremlins out to Zabrocki Plaza this
Saturday from 7-10pm to see Dr. Feelgood
and 80’s Babies.”
@DowntownTinley – the official Twitter
of Downtown Tinley Park, tweeted this out July 6
prmototing the performance of Dr. Feelgood and the
80’s Babies on Saturday, July 9.
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From the Editor
Tinley gets ready to go tropical
Michael Gilbert
michael@tinleyjunction.com
The hits just keep on
coming in Tinley
Park.
Less than two weeks after
the Tinley Park-Park District
hosted its annual Fourth of
July celebration at McCarthy
Park, it is time for the Tinley
Park MainStreet Commission
to take center stage.
This celebration will be a lot
less patriotic and more tropical
as the red, white and blue
will be replaced by Hawaiian
shirts and Caribbean attire.
The 18th annual Caribbean
Beach Block Party is to
take place Sunday, July 17,
in downtown Tinley Park,
and, if one were to ask Tinley
Park special events coordinator
Vicki Sanchez, those
who attend the day-long
festival are in for a treat.
“There really is something
for everybody,” Sanchez
said in an interview with The
Junction last week. “It’s a
family friendly event and we
have a lot of activities for the
children in attendance.”
Many of those activities
for the youngsters will
be located in aptly named
“KidsZone,” Sanchez said.
There, the youthful attendees
can find inflatables, a minigolf
course, rides, a DJ and
a giant sandbox. All of those
rides and attractions are free,
Sanchez said. The only ride
in which attendees will need
to open their wallet for is the
Odyssey Fun World zip line
which costs $8 per person.
“The KidsZone has become
a popular attraction in
the four years we’ve had it,”
Sanchez said. “The fact the
attractions are free is really
amazing to a lot of people.”
Those without little ones
should have no trouble
finding something to do at
the party, which runs from
noon to 7 p.m. on Oak Park
Avenue from 171st Street to
Hickory Street. Four bands are
scheduled to play throughout
the day including the Chicagobased
Jimmy Buffett tribute
band South of Disorder and
the Motown band The Associates.
Bands will be playing
simultaneously on two stages
— one on each end of the fest
— to keep the party going. In
addition to the music, guests
will also be able to check out
a classic car show, enjoy food
from restaurants located along
Oak Park Avenue and participate
in a bean bag tournament.
While the Caribbean
Beach Block Party no doubt
shows off what Tinley Park
has to offer, its attendees
come from all over the
area. She mentioned the
event draws people from
Naperville, Elk Grove and
Crestwood.
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“We’re anticipating 20,000
people will attend throughout
the day,” Sanchez said.
“It’s a day we always look
forward to.”
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