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the orland park prairie | April 19, 2018 | 21
Earth Day celebration
to fight pear infestation
Submitted by Orland
Grassland Volunteers
From 9 a.m.-noon Saturday,
April 21, the Orland
Grassland Volunteers are to
lead a fight against callery
pear, pyrus calleryana, an
exotic tree from China and
Vietnam. Bradford pear is
another common cultivar.
Meet up is at the site’s
parking lot on 167th Street,
just west of LaGrange Road.
They are looking for help
in reducing this infestation
by asking people to
join them on the Earth Day
celebration in lopping and
tossing saplings, while herbiciders
follow behind and
dab the 1-inch and smaller
stumps.
The Orland Grassland
Volunteers have been working
on this slope since
March, but much more is
needed here. They found
that lopping, herbiciding and
fire are a necessary combination
to stop the plant dead
in its tracks. This is a slow
process, but it is to clear necessary
acres to protect important
spaces for the birds
and encroachment into the
remnants. As the season progresses
and the trees leaf out,
contractor help will come in
with a more large-scale approach
by foliar spraying.
Another large group effort
is to be held from 9
a.m.-noon May 26th from
9:00 to 12:00 through a collaboration
with the Forest
Preserves of Cook County,
Audubon Great Lakes and
the Volunteers.
Guided bird walks also
are planned ahead of these
workdays. On Earth Day,
April 21, the bird walk is
from 7-9 a.m. On May 26,
the bird walk is from 8-9
a.m.
Volunteering is best suited
for those 8 years old and
older. Participants should be
prepared to hike in natural
terrain and dressed for the
weather in sturdy clothes
and shoes. For more information
about the site and
volunteering, contact Marnie
Baker at Marnie.Baker@
gmail.com or visit www.or
landgrassland.org.
Organizational groups,
students, families, friends,
friends of nature and community
service participants
are welcome.
Orland Park Theatre Troupe to present
‘Pirates of Penzance’ April 27-29
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
A rowdy cast of pirates,
Keystone Cops and young
maidens is about to set sail,
as Village of Orland Park
Theatre Troupe gears up to
present its spring production
of Gilbert and Sullivan’s
comic opera, “Pirates of
Penzance.”
The 36-member cast is to
bring the 19th century maritime
tale to life at 7 p.m. Friday,
April 27, and Saturday,
April 28, as well as 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m.
the Sandburg High School
Performing Arts Center,
13300 S. LaGrange Road in
Orland Park.
Orland Park Theatre
Troupe’s production showcases
performers from 13
towns, and includes Orland
Park’s Dan Nevinger as
Sergeant, Dean Erickson as
Pirate Samuel, Sarah Callis
as Edith, Jessica Winston as
Kate and Nicolette Mutnansky
as Isabel.
“Pirates of Penzance” is
produced and directed by
Frann Carnivele, with the
help of Assistant Director
Bryan Riess, of Orland Park,
Musical Director Michael
Barr-Schinzel, and Choreographer
Zoe Martinkus, of
Orland Park.
The full cast includes
Orland Park’s Kennedy
Boshardt, Annabella Cannici,
Brady Dahl, Paige
Doman, Patricia Domico,
Rebecca Erickson, Christina
Cucci Fischer, David Ford,
Bill Kubiak, Zoe Martinkus,
Gianna Nardella, Bryan Reiss,
Ilana St. Clair and William
Vajarsky.
The show is two hours and
features a 20-minute intermission.
Reserved seating tickets
are on sale now, in-person
only, at the Village’s Recreation
Administration Office,
14600 Ravinia Ave.
Tickets are $18 for adults;
$16 for seniors and students,
and $14 for children younger
than 12 years old.
For more information, call
(708) 403-7275.
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