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June 8-July 20, Breidert
Green near the intersection
of Kansas and White
Streets in Downtown
Frankfort. Youngster entertainment
sponsored by
the Frankfort Public Library.
8. Del Melton Fishing
Derby
9-11 a.m. Saturday,
June 9, Centennial Park,
7601 176th St. in Tinley
Park. Children ages 2-13
are invited to compete in
the Tinley Park-Park District’s
annual fishing derby,
with prizes awarded
for the largest fish caught
and most fish caught in
each of the age categories.
Rain or shine. Participants
are asked to bring
their own fishing gear
and bucket, but bait will
be donated by the Fishing
Connection in Tinley
Park. Children 12 and under
must be accompanied
by an adult. Registration
available at the Recreation
Center or on site the day
of the event from 8:30-9
a.m.
9. Camp Invention
8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. June
11-15. Homer Community
Consolidated School District
33C will host Camp
Invention. Students entering
grades K-6 will have
an opportunity to build
pet robots, design smart
homes and explore the
technology behind selfdriving
cars. The cost is
$225. For more information
or to register, call
(800) 968-4332 or visit
www.campinvention.org.
10. Frankfort Fine
Arts Fair
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,
June 16, Breidert Green at
the corner of White and
Kansas Streets in downtown
Frankfort. Works
of art and demonstrations
from local artists, as well
as live music throughout
the day.
11. Great Picnic Cuisine
10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday,
June 16, Homer
Township Public Library,
14320 W. 151st St. in
Homer Glen. Attendees
will explore old favorite
recipes, as well as learn
some new favorites with
Chef Susan Maddox.
Maddox will teach guests
tricks, as well as many
methods and techniques
for preparing the recipes
with culinary ease. Registration
required. Registration
for event opens at
8:30 a.m. May 28.
12. World’s Largest
Swim Lesson
Thursday, June 21,
White Water Canyon Water
Park, 8221 W. 171 St.
in Tinley Park, is a host
location for the 2018
World’s Largest Swimming
Lesson. Attendees
can learn a life-saving
skill as the group tries and
break a Guinness World
Record on. Registration
will begin at 9:15 a.m. at
the front gate of the water
park. Participants must
be registered and in the
water ready to begin the
lesson at 10:30 a.m. sharp.
Parents are invited and
encouraged to be in the
water with their children
for this event. The lesson
is 30 minutes in length.
For more information, call
(708) 342-4200.
13. Big Wheel 500
Sunday, June 24, Liberty
Junior High School
track, 151 Lenox St. in
New Lenox. This event is
for children ages 4-7. Cost
to participate is $13. Register
by Thursday, June
19, at www.newlenox
parks.org.
14. Bike and Dine
Lockport
8 a.m. Sunday, July 1,
and Wednesday, Aug. 1.
Both days are to feature
a guided ride with two
loops, two food stops,
water stops and T-shirts.
Participants should meet
at the Public Landing
Restaurant’s south parking
lot, located at 10th and
Canal streets. For more
information, visit www.
visitlockport.com.
15. Veterans Liberty
Run & 50 Yard Dash
for Kids
7 a.m. Tuesday, July 3
, Centennial Park, 153rd
Street Metra Station. For
more information, visit
orlandpark.org.
16. Celebrating the
Fourth of July
Lockport:
Summer Fireworks Show
Tuesday, July 3, Dellwood
Park, located near
State Street and Woods
Drive. There will be the
Summer Fireworks show
at dusk to celebrate the
summer season, as well as
Independence Day.
New Lenox:
Independence Day
Celebration
Wednesday, July 4, Village
Commons, 101 Veterans
Parkway. Food, music
and patriotic festivities
are on tap. A classic rock
cover band is to perform
at 6 p.m., followed by the
Joliet American Legion
Band at 8:30 p.m. There
will be a fireworks display
at dusk, approximately
9:30 p.m. The event is free
to attend, and there will be
a new children’s zone this
year. Concessions will
be available for sale, and
lawn chairs and blankets
are welcome.
Mokena:
Parade and Fireworks
10 a.m. Wednesday,
Members of the Caridi family, of Orland Park — (left to right) Bob, Kris and Adam —
take in the fireworks display July 4, 2017, at Centennial Park in Orland Park.
July 4, Downtown Mokena.
The parade will
proceed north on Wolf
Road between Mokena
Street and Granite Drive.
The fireworks display will
commence at the intersection
of LaPorte Road and
Mokena Street between
9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.
Frankfort:
July 4th Celebration
5 p.m. Wednesday,
July 4, Main Park, 200 S.
Locust St. in Frankfort.
Wristbands for inflatables,
carnival games, face painting
and DJ dance party are
available for $10. There
will be live music from
7:30-9 p.m., followed by a
fireworks display at dusk.
People can support the
fireworks this year by purchasing
a “star” for $1 at
the Founders Community
Center, 140 Oak Street in
Frankfort.
Tinley Park:
Fourth of July Celebration
Wednesday, July 4, at
McCarthy Park, 16801
S. 80th Ave. A Stars and
Stripes 5K will be held in
the morning, and opening
ceremonies will start
at 4 p.m. with live music,
food, free games and
more. The night will conclude
with the Tinley Park
Fireworks Extravaganza
display, which will begin
once the sun sets. For
more information, or for
a complete list of events
and activities, visit www.
tinleyparkdistrict.org/4thof-July-Celebration.
Orland Park:
Independence Day
Celebration
7:15-9:15 p.m. Wednesday,
July 4, Centennial
Park, 15600 West Ave.
Concert featuring The
Shagadelics. Fireworks
immediately following the
Presentation of Colors.
17. Family Camp Out
4:30 p.m. Friday, July
13, to 10 a.m. Saturday,
July 15, Community Park
west parking lot, near the
White Water Canyon Water
Park, 8221 W. 171st St.
in Tinley Park. Families
are encouraged to bring
tents and sleeping bags.
The event features a latenight
movie projected on
a blimp screen, a campfire
complete with s’mores,
star gazing and more.
Campers also can enjoy
a continental breakfast
served the following day.
Registration is required
and is $25 per campsite
(family of 4) and $5 for
each additional camper. A
limited number of pop-up
and travel trailers will be
allowed. For more information,
call (708) 342-
4200.
18. Senior Picnic
Noon-2 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 25,
Founders Community
Center, 140 Oak St. in
Frankfort. At the Crosstown
Classic Senior Picnic,
attendees can cheer
on either the White Sox
or the Cubs. There will be
hot dogs, salads, desserts,
and bingo for adults 55
and older. Visitors should
remember to wear their favorite
team apparel. Deadline
to register is July 20.
Cost is $5. To register, call
(815) 469-9400.
19. 15th Annual Shady
Oaks Benefit Run
11 a.m. Sunday, July 29.
This motorcycle run is a
fundraiser for Shady Oaks
Camp in Homer Glen. The
last bike is to make it to
Skooter’s Roadhouse in
Shorewood at 5:30 p.m.
Registration will be held
from 9-11 a.m. Food will
be served from 5-7 p.m.
The cost to participate is
$20 per rider and $15 for
a passenger before July 1,
and $25 per rider and $20
for a passenger after July
1. For more information
and to register, visit www.
shadyoakscamp.org.
Tom “Doc” Mahoney, of Tinley Park, carries the American flag, as he runs a prior Stars and Stripes 5K Run/Walk along
80th Avenue in Tinley Park. 22nd Century Media File Photos
20. Comicopolis
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 4, White Oak
Library District Lockport
Branch, 121 E. 8th St.
More than 30 vendors and
exhibitors are to be selling
their art, comics, figures
and prints. Cosplay
is encouraged, and the
offerings at the free event
are to include comic artists,
pop culture vendors
representing fandoms galore,
video gaming, photo
booths, a costume contest,
and food. For more information,
visit www.comi
copolis.org.
21. Farm and Barn Fest
10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 11, Yunker
Farm, 10824 LaPorte
Road in Mokena. There
will be horseshoeing and
blacksmithing demonstrations,
stage entertainment,
a flea market, food,
children’s activities, horse
rides, a petting zoo, baby/
tot contest, and old-fashioned
contests for children
of all ages. The Country
Concert from 4-11 p.m. is
to feature three bands performing
in the bandshell,
and the beer barn will be
open. For more information,
call (708) 390-2401
or visit www.mokenapark.
com.
22. Ladies Night Out
4-8 p.m. Friday, Aug.
17, Village Commons,
101 Veterans Parkway in
New Lenox. The event
is free to attend and will
bring a variety of vendors
to the Commons. Concessions
and wine will be
available for purchase.
23. Back to School
Bash
6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug.
17, Commissioners Park,
22108 S. 80th Avenue in
Frankfort. The evening
will consist of field and
carnival games, music,
a craft area, giant inflatable,
touch-a-truck, and
concessions, plus playtime
at Fort Frankfort
and in the Splash Park.
All children are asked to
bring a school supply to
donate to children in need.
Rain location will be at
the Founders Community
Center gym, 140 Oak St.
in Frankfort.
24. Maker Day
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 25, New Lenox
Public Library, 120 Veterans
Parkway. A variety of
interactive activities, exhibits
and demonstrations.
Attendees can tinker and
build in the Makerspace,
craft and create in the
Meeting Room, discover
and educate themselves
on technology in the Digital
Media Lab. For more
information, visit www.
newlenoxlibrary.org.
25. Woofstock
1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
8, Yunker Farm, 10824
LaPorte Road in Mokena.
Free canine event hosted
by the Mokena Park District.
The afternoon will be
filled with dog contests,
pet-friendly vendors and
entertainment. Registration
will begin at 1 p.m.,
and the pet parade will begin
at 1:30 p.m. All dogs
must be on a leash, and
vaccinations must be current.
For more information,
call (708) 390-2401
or visit www.mokenapark.
com.
26. Continuing
traditions in the
community
Lockport:
Old Canal Days
June 14-17 in downtown
Lockport. A carnival
will run all four days of the
celebration in the south
Public Landing parking
lot. A parade is to kick off
the evening Friday, June
15, featuring local businesses,
organizations and
marching bands. On Saturday,
June 16, there is to
be an antique show from
10 a.m.-5 p.m., a book
sale from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
and bingo from 11 a.m.-
6 p.m. Concerts, a beer/
entertainment tent and a
food court also are part of
the celebration. For more
information, visit www.
oldcanaldays.com.
Homer Glen:
Homer Community Fest
June 21-24, festival
grounds, 14500 W. 151st
St. Annual summer festival
featuring live music
performances, a carnival,
fireworks and more. A fireworks
show is to be held
at 9:30 p.m. Thursday,
June 21. An Independence
Day Parade is planned for
11 a.m. Saturday, June 23
at 151st Street and Parker
Road that will head north
on Parker and end at Briarwood
Drive. For more
information, visit www.
homerfest.com.
Mokena:
Firecracker Dance Weekend
5 p.m. Friday, July 13
and going through 1 a.m.
Sunday, July 15, Front
Street in Downtown Mokena,
near the train station.
Tickets are $10 in
advance or $15 at the gate.
Mokena:
Festa Italia
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday,
July 15, Metra parking lot
on Front Street in Downtown
Mokena. There will
be live music, dancing,
and food and drinks to
go around. Tickets for the
event cost $10.
New Lenox:
Proud American Days
July 26-29, off Route
30 between Cedar and
Marley roads. Enjoy live
music, food trucks, a
baby contest, carnival and
more. The annual military
tribute gives residents a
chance to show their pride
as the Home of Proud
Americans. For more information,
visit www.
proudamericandays.org.
Tinley Park:
Downtown Tinley Block
Party
Noon-7 p.m. on Sunday,
July 15, along Oak Park
Avenue, from 171st to
Hickory streets. The party
will feature live music,
free KidZone activities, a
classic car show, a bean
bag tournament, rides and
inflatables. This event will
be the host of the Tinley
Park Regional Competition
for Illinois Battle of
the Bands. For more information
or for those interested
in sponsoring the
event, visit www.down
towntinley.com/events.
Taste of Orland Park
5-11 p.m. Friday, Aug.
3; 1-11 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 4; and 1-9 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 5; Village Center,
14700 Ravinia Ave.
27. A fresh selection
Frankfort Country Market
Every Sunday through
Oct. 14, Downtown Frankfort,
between Kansas and
Oak streets. Guests can
enjoy a variety of fresh
produce, prepared foods,
plants and specialty products
grown locally. There
will be special events
and demos throughout
the season. Hours are 10
a.m.-2 p.m. through May
27; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 3
to Aug. 26; and 9 a.m.-1
p.m. Sept. 9 to Oct. 14.
For more information, call
(815) 469-2177.
Tinley Park:
Farmers’ Market
7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
every Saturday June 2-0ct.
13, Zabrocki Plaza, 17375
S. Oak Park Ave. in Tinley
Park. The market is to
feature fresh fruits, vegetables
and flowers. For
more information, visit