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2 | October 5, 2017 | The orland park prairie calendar
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Business Briefs...............11
Photo Op......................12
Pet of the Week.............12
The Dish........................25
Puzzles..........................26
Classifieds................ 28-39
Sports...................... 40-48
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THURSDAY
Math Majors
3:30 p.m. Oct. 5, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Grades K-2
can have 30 minutes of
silliness, games and math.
Registration required with
child’s Orland Park library
card.
Archery w/Bowdoc Archery
4-6 p.m. Oct. 5, The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students will
learn the art of shooting a
bow and arrow, and practice
target accuracy at an indoor
archery range. This is a free
event for teens in grades
7-12. For more information,
call (708) 532-0500 or visit
www.thebridgeteencenter.
org.
Advanced Writing: Be An
Original Writer
4:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 5, The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students will
learn how to avoid many
of the common pitfalls that
young writers encounter
today. This is a free event
for teens in grades 7-12. For
more information, call (708)
532-0500 or visit www.
thebridgeteencenter.org.
An Evening with Claude
7 p.m. Oct. 5, Orland
Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia Ave.
Claude Bourbon is known
throughout Europe and
America for amazing guitar
performances that take
blues, Spanish, Middle
Eastern and Russian styles
into uncharted territories.
FRIDAY
Super Senses! Sensory
Storytime
10 a.m. Oct. 6, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Ages 3-5.
Children can partake in
this interactive storytime
that focuses on sensory
play activities that promote
motor skill development.
Registration required with
child’s Orland Park Public
Library card.
Top Chef-Pudding Creation
Challenge
5 p.m. Oct. 6, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Participants
are to make yummy
creations using pudding,
candy, cookies and more,
competing to see who can
make the yummiest, most
creative, most wormy and
more. Registration required
with teen’s Orland Park
Public Library card.
Meet the Artist - Antonia
Ruppert
7 p.m. Oct. 6, Orland Park
Public Library, 14921 S.
Ravinia Ave. Through this
collection of paintings and
drawings, Antonia Ruppert
explores redemption and
restoration by sharing each
mother’s story visually.
Her goal is to engage the
community by creating a
body of work that moves
and resonates with others.
SATURDAY
Drive Out Bullying Service
Day
10-4 p.m. Oct. 7, The
Bridge Thrift Store, 15605
S. 71st Court. October is
National Bullying Prevention
Awareness Month, and The
Bridge Teen Center is asking
the community to help
“drive out” bullying in the
community by volunteering
as an individual, family or
group, or hosting a donation
drive. Donated goods will
be sold at The Bridge Thrift
Store in support of the
The Bridge’s free holistic
programs that proactively
combat bullying on a daily
basis. For more information,
contact Rachel Blunier at
(708) 532-0500 or rachel@
thebridgeteencenter.org.
International Art - India
11 a.m. Oct. 7, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Grades 3-5.
Learn about arts and crafts
from around the world.
Participants are to make
something special to display
at home or give as a gift.
Registration required with
child’s Orland Park Public
Library card.
SUNDAY
Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer Walk
9 a.m. Oct. 8, Centennial
Park, 15600 West Ave. This
walk for the south suburbs
is meant to raise awareness
and funds to save lives
from breast cancer. This is a
noncompetitive 3- to 5-mile
walk. For more information,
visit makingstrideswalk.org/
southsuburbanil.
Orland Grassland Fall
Migration Bird Walk II
4:30 p.m. Oct. 8, Orland
Grassland, 167th Avenue
and LaGrange Road. The
bird walk will be led by
two Orland Grassland
Volunteers: Mike McNamee
and Marnie Baker. The
group will be looking for
warblers and ducks at the
newest Audubon Important
Bird Area. Flyover
migrating sandhill cranes
and other sightings have
been made recently. Wearing
long sleeves, long pants and
sturdy shoes for walking on
natural terrain is strongly
recommended. Participants
should bring bug spray,
binoculars and enthusiasm.
MONDAY
Toddler Art
10 a.m. Oct. 9, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Ages 24-
47 months, with a parent
or adult caregiver. Toddlers
will explore with all their
senses to create a beautiful
take-home art project.
Registration required with
child’s Orland Park Public
Library card.
Project Serve: Halloween
Thrift Store
2-4 p.m. Oct. 9, The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students
will help sort and stock
Halloween items at The
Bridge Thrift Store. This is a
free event for teens in grades
7-12. For more information,
call (708) 532-0500 or visit
www.thebridgeteencenter.
org.
Teen Inc. Service Club
Halloween Program
5 p.m. Oct. 9, Orland
Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia Ave. The
library is looking for hardworking
teens to come
each Monday and plan and
run a Halloween program
for children. Program will
be supervised by the teen
librarian. Snacks will be
provided at each meeting.
The 30th will be the event
day. Teens will be here 4:30-
6:30 that day. Registration
required with teen’s Orland
Park Public Library card.
DIY Drop-In Crafts: Book
Frames
7 p.m. Oct. 9, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. In Book
Frames, participants turn a
hardcover into a photo book
during a hands on paper craft
workshop. No reservation.
Seating first come, first
served. Space is limited.
Orland Park Theatre Troupe
Holiday Show Auditions
7-10 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10,
Cultural Center, 14760 Park
Lane. All actors ages 8 and
older are invited to audition
for the village theatre
troupe’s holiday show,
“The Family Fruitcake.” Be
prepared to read from the
script. Once cast, members
must pay a $35 registration
fee. For more information,
call the Recreation
Department at (708) 403-
7275.
TUESDAY
Once Upon a Time Family
Storytime
10 a.m. Oct. 10, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Children
of all ages can drop in for
stories, music and fingerplays
to build pre-reading
skills. Songs and dancing.
Story tellers make each
storytime experience unique.
WEDNESDAY
Orland Park Memorial
Cemetery Tour
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 11,
through Orland Park History
Museum. Adults ages 18
and older are invited to
bring flashlights and take
an evening stroll through
the cemetery at 153rd
Street and West Avenue.
Learn about the many
people who are part of the
community’s history. Dress
for the weather. The cost
is $9 for Village residents
and $14 for nonresidents.
Pre-registration for the tour
is required at Recreation
Administration, 14600
S. Ravinia Ave) or at the
Village’s Sportsplex, 11351
West 159th Street. Day of
registrations will not be
accepted.
UPCOMING
Active Aging - An Expo for
Ages 50+
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 21, Tinley Park
Convention Center, 18451
Convention Center Drive.
Join 22nd Century Media,
publisher of The Orland Park
Prairie, for its third annual
expo, complete with vendor
booths, entertainment, bingo
and more. Free admission
and free parking. For more
information, call (708)
326-9170 ext. 16 or visit
www.22ndcenturymedia.
com/aging.
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