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22ndCenturyMedia.com HOLIDAY GUIDE<br />
22ND CENTURY MEDIA | November 21, 2<strong>01</strong>8 | 31<br />
A town-by-town look at the southwest suburbs’ biggest holiday events<br />
HOMER GLEN<br />
Homer for the Holidays<br />
4:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 1, Homer Glen<br />
Village Hall, 14240 W.<br />
151st St. The Village<br />
of Homer Glen hosts<br />
its annual tree lighting<br />
ceremony. Guests can<br />
meet Santa, enjoy a cold<br />
weather refreshment and<br />
go on a hayride, and<br />
children will be able to<br />
make a craft they can<br />
take home. For more<br />
information, visit www.<br />
homerglenil.org, or call<br />
(708) 3<strong>01</strong>-0632.<br />
Healthy Eating<br />
for the Holidays<br />
7-8 p.m. Monday,<br />
Dec. 3, Homer Township<br />
Public Library,<br />
Community Meeting<br />
Room, 14320 W. 151st<br />
St. Attendees will learn<br />
10 secrets to preventing<br />
holiday weight gain<br />
with wellness coach<br />
Tom Kens. Registration<br />
is required. For more information<br />
or to register,<br />
visit www.homerlibrary.<br />
org or call (708) 3<strong>01</strong>-<br />
7908.<br />
Fifth-Grade Chorus<br />
Holiday Concert<br />
7 p.m. Monday,<br />
Dec. 3, Hadley Middle<br />
School gymnasium,<br />
15731 S. Bell Road.<br />
Sixth-Grade Chorus<br />
Holiday Concert<br />
7 p.m. Tuesday,<br />
Dec. 4, Hadley Middle<br />
School gymnasium,<br />
15731 S. Bell Road.<br />
Polish Christmas Traditions<br />
6-8 p.m. Wednesday,<br />
Dec. 5, Homer Township<br />
Public Library,<br />
Family Activity Zone,<br />
During last year’s Christmas in the Square event in Lockport, (left to right) Santa Claus asks Jessica Eaton and her<br />
cousin Cameron Haas what they want for Christmas. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO<br />
14320 W. 151st St. Participants<br />
can learn Polish<br />
traditions, make Christmas<br />
tree decorations,<br />
try a Christmas delicacy<br />
and sing Polish carols.<br />
Children suggested ages<br />
6 and older; ages 12 and<br />
younger must be with an<br />
adult. The program will<br />
be in Polish and English.<br />
Registration and a $2<br />
fee are required for all<br />
attendees. Please register<br />
each child and adult.<br />
For more information or<br />
to register, visit www.<br />
homerlibrary.org or call<br />
(708) 3<strong>01</strong>-7908.<br />
Seasonal Celebration<br />
3:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday,<br />
Dec. 9, Homer<br />
Township Public Library,<br />
14320 W. 151st<br />
St. Refreshments, crafts,<br />
games, prize wheel and<br />
more. Guests can dress<br />
in their holiday finery<br />
to visit Santa at the library.<br />
Those who attend<br />
are asked to bring their<br />
camera for photos. An<br />
all-ages event, with children<br />
ages 6 and younger<br />
to be accompanied by<br />
adults. For more information,<br />
visit www.<br />
homerlibrary.org or call<br />
(708) 3<strong>01</strong>-7908.<br />
Homer Jr. High Chorus<br />
Holiday Concert<br />
6:30-9 p.m. Monday,<br />
Dec. 17, Hadley Middle<br />
School gymnasium,<br />
15731 S. Bell Road.<br />
LOCKPORT<br />
Christmas in the Square<br />
1-4:30 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Nov. 24, Central Square,<br />
222 E. Ninth St. The<br />
Christmas season officially<br />
gets underway<br />
in Lockport with the<br />
Christmas in the Square<br />
event. Admission is free,<br />
so anyone can join and<br />
celebrate the beginning<br />
of the Christmas season<br />
with live reindeer, pictures<br />
with Santa, festive<br />
entertainment, train<br />
rides, holiday games and<br />
much more. For more<br />
information, visit www.<br />
cityoflockport.net.<br />
TAGOL Kids Holiday Art<br />
Show Opening<br />
6-9 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 1, The Flower of<br />
Life Art Gallery, 16<strong>01</strong><br />
S. State St. The Artist<br />
Guild of Lockport is<br />
kicking off its annual<br />
Kids Holiday Art Show<br />
with an opening reception<br />
for all. Most of the<br />
artwork on display will<br />
be for sale, and the exhibit<br />
is to be on display<br />
until Dec. 23. Attendees<br />
are asked to park in the<br />
lot behind the art gallery<br />
on at the Metra Station<br />
just north of the gallery<br />
on State Street. For<br />
more information, email<br />
theartistguildoflock<br />
port@gmail.com or visit<br />
www.tagolshow.com.<br />
Holiday Open House<br />
5-8 p.m. Tuesday,<br />
Dec. 4, White Oak Library<br />
District Lockport<br />
Branch Library, 121 E.<br />
Eighth St. Holiday enthusiasts<br />
of all ages can<br />
enjoy holiday crafts, refreshments<br />
and surprises<br />
during the library’s Holiday<br />
Open House. From<br />
6-7 p.m., there is to be a<br />
special visit from Santa<br />
and Mrs. Claus, with<br />
photo opportunities. The<br />
Taft Concert Band and<br />
Choir are to perform at<br />
5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. For<br />
more information, call<br />
(815) 552-4257.<br />
LTHS Band Holiday Concert<br />
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.<br />
6, Lockport Township<br />
High School, East Auditorium,<br />
1323 E. 7th St.<br />
Holiday Gift Wrapping<br />
6-8 p.m. Tuesday,<br />
Dec. 11, White Oak Library<br />
District Lockport<br />
Branch Library, 121 E.<br />
8th St. Anyone struggling<br />
to put the perfect<br />
finishing touches on<br />
their gifts with Christmas<br />
wrap can attend the<br />
Creative Holiday Gift<br />
Wrapping event at the<br />
library. Attendees are to<br />
get tips for wrapping,<br />
ribbon tying and bow<br />
making, while listening<br />
to holiday music and sipping<br />
on cocoa. Wrapping<br />
supplies are to be provided<br />
for two gifts per<br />
attendee. Registration is<br />
required. For more information,<br />
contact Deborah<br />
Lullo at (815) 552-4260<br />
or dlullo@whiteoakli<br />
brary.org.<br />
LTHS Choir Holiday Concert<br />
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.<br />
13, Lockport Township<br />
High School, East Auditorium,<br />
1323 E. 7th St.<br />
ORLAND PARK<br />
Tree Sale<br />
Orland Park Lions<br />
Club Christmas Tree &<br />
Wreath Sale. Times vary,<br />
now through Sunday,<br />
Dec. 16, or until trees are<br />
sold out, Village Hall,<br />
14700 S. Ravinia Ave.<br />
For more information,<br />
visit www.orlandpar<br />
klionsclub.com.<br />
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