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4 | November 21, 2<strong>01</strong>8 | 22nd century media holiday guide<br />
22ndCenturyMedia.com<br />
Orland Park welcomes Christmas season with holiday festival<br />
Outdoor festivities<br />
return to Orland<br />
Park Village Center<br />
The Village of Orland<br />
Park officially welcomes<br />
the holiday season each<br />
year on the Sunday after<br />
Thanksgiving. This year’s<br />
annual holiday festival and<br />
tree lighting ceremony is<br />
to be held Sunday, Nov.<br />
25.<br />
“Coming together as a<br />
community to welcome<br />
the holiday season is a<br />
long-standing Orland Park<br />
tradition,” said Trustee<br />
Dan Calandriello, chairman<br />
of the Village’s Parks<br />
and Recreation Committee.<br />
“It’s fun to see the<br />
many families come to see<br />
Santa, enjoy the holiday<br />
music and be a part of our<br />
annual tree lighting.”<br />
The holiday market —<br />
complete with food, crafts<br />
and holiday items — opens<br />
at 3:30 p.m. outside of the<br />
Orland Park Village Center,<br />
14700 S. Ravinia Ave.<br />
The festivities are scheduled<br />
to begin with the tree<br />
lighting outside of Frederick<br />
T. Owens Village Hall<br />
at 4:30 p.m. Once the tree<br />
and lighted displays are lit,<br />
the holiday festival will<br />
continue until 7:30 p.m.<br />
The event features:<br />
the Carl Sandburg High<br />
School Chamber Choir<br />
and Jerling Jr. High School<br />
Choir; the Orland Park<br />
IMPROV Team; the Village’s<br />
Junior and Senior<br />
Dance Companies; Orland<br />
Park Library storytelling;<br />
and a performance of “Beyond<br />
the Nutcracker” by<br />
Ballet 5:8.<br />
Attendees also can visit<br />
with Santa, go on sleigh<br />
rides, see live reindeer,<br />
take kiddie car train rides<br />
($1 per ride per child), and<br />
make crafts and more.<br />
Scout troops, churches,<br />
athletic organizations,<br />
youth groups and local<br />
clubs are invited to adopt<br />
community trees to decorate<br />
on the village green.<br />
A limited number of trees<br />
are available, and there<br />
is no cost to participate.<br />
Trees will be assigned on<br />
a first-come, first-served<br />
basis and are approximately<br />
5 feet tall. They will<br />
include lights and a sign<br />
with the organization’s<br />
name. Participating groups<br />
must provide the decorations<br />
(handmade or storebought).<br />
Organizations are<br />
asked to have their trees<br />
decorated by Nov. 25 in<br />
time for the holiday festival.<br />
Vendor spots also remain<br />
available for the holiday<br />
market, with a variety<br />
of sellers welcomed — including<br />
ready-to-eat food,<br />
crafts, jewelry, holiday<br />
décor and more. Interested<br />
vendors may call Doreen<br />
Biela at (708) 403-6266<br />
or by emailing atdbiela@<br />
orlandpark.org.<br />
Submitted by the Village of<br />
Orland Park, 14700 Ravinia<br />
Ave. in Orland Park. For<br />
more information, call the<br />
Village’s Parks and Recreation<br />
Department at (708)<br />
403-7275.<br />
V I L L A G E O F O R L A N D P A R K<br />
HOLIDAY<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Ceremony<br />
&TREE LIGHTING<br />
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25<br />
4:30PM TO 7:30PM<br />
3:30PM–HOLIDAY MARKET (FOOD, BEVERAGE, HOLIDAY CRAFTS/ITEMS)<br />
4:30PM–TREE LIGHTING &FULL FESTIVITIES<br />
ORLAND PARK CIVIC CENTER<br />
14750 RAVINIA AVENUE<br />
<br />
Info: 708.403.7275 |orlandpark.org/holidayfest<br />
MAYOR VILLAGE CLERK TRUSTEES<br />
Keith Pekau John C. Mehalek Kathleen M. Fenton James V. Dodge Patricia A. Gira Carole Griffin Ruzich Daniel T. Calandriello Michael F. Carroll
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