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28 | November 21, 2<strong>01</strong>8 | 22ND CENTURY MEDIA HOLIDAY GUIDE 22ndCenturyMedia.com HOLIDAY GUIDE<br />
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Turkey Trot<br />
8 a.m. Thursday, Nov.<br />
22, Franklin Loebe Center,<br />
14650 Ravinia Ave.<br />
This 2.5-mile chip-timed<br />
cross country race is run<br />
through the streets, paths<br />
and woods of Orland<br />
Park, near the Village<br />
Hall. For more information,<br />
visit orlandpark.org.<br />
Mayor’s Holiday Festival &<br />
Tree Lighting Ceremony<br />
4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday,<br />
Nov. 25, Orland<br />
Park Civic Center, 14750<br />
Ravinia Ave. Participants<br />
can enjoy holiday craft<br />
and food vendors, barrel<br />
train car rides for $1<br />
per child/per ride, sleigh<br />
rides, live community<br />
entertainment, activities<br />
and more. Santa will be<br />
visiting, so attendees<br />
should bring their cameras.<br />
Holiday crafts, food,<br />
beer, wine and beverages<br />
available for purchase.<br />
Attendees should be outside<br />
at 4:40 p.m. by the<br />
holiday tree at Village<br />
Hall for the lighting ceremony.<br />
Santa’s Pit Stop<br />
at Sportsplex<br />
9 a.m.-noon Saturday,<br />
Dec. 1. Sportsplex,<br />
11351 W. 159th St. Free<br />
to all ages. Bringing a<br />
camera is encouraged.<br />
Melikin Puppets Perform<br />
‘The Night Before<br />
Christmas’<br />
11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.<br />
1, Orland Park Public Library,<br />
14921 S. Ravinia<br />
Ave., Room 104.<br />
It’s Christmastime<br />
in Chicago<br />
7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.<br />
4, Orland Park Public Library,<br />
14921 S. Ravinia<br />
Ave., Room 104. Since<br />
its inception, Chicago<br />
has had a finger in every<br />
bit of plum pudding,<br />
from being one of the nation’s<br />
first mass marketers<br />
of holiday trees and<br />
wreaths to revolutionizing<br />
the toy and game<br />
industry many times<br />
over. “It’s Christmastime<br />
in Chicago” will refresh<br />
old memories and help to<br />
create new ones.<br />
Victorian Holiday Customs<br />
7 p.m. Wednesday,<br />
Dec. 5, Orland Park<br />
Public Library, 14921 S.<br />
Ravinia Ave., Room 104.<br />
Many of the holiday customs<br />
we hold most dear<br />
today came into being<br />
and gained popularity<br />
during the Victorian Era.<br />
President and Mrs. Abraham<br />
Lincoln actors are<br />
to tell attendees a little<br />
about what the holidays<br />
were like in America<br />
during this time, and how<br />
some of the customs we<br />
observe today first came<br />
to be.<br />
Orland Park Theatre Troupe<br />
presents ‘The Christmas<br />
Express’<br />
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.<br />
7, and Saturday, Dec.<br />
8; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />
9; Orland Park Civic<br />
Center, 14750 Ravinia<br />
Ave. Reserved seating is<br />
available at Recreation<br />
Administration, 14600<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. For more<br />
information, visit orland<br />
park.org, or call (708)<br />
403-7275 and (708) 645-<br />
7529.<br />
Home Alone Building<br />
Challenge<br />
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.<br />
7, The Bridge Teen Center,<br />
15555 S. 71st Court.<br />
Attendees will create a<br />
wild contraption, just like<br />
in the movie. It will be<br />
playing in the Art Studio<br />
the whole night. Then,<br />
attendees can match the<br />
movie quotes to the right<br />
movies. Those sitting later<br />
in the night at booths<br />
in the Big Room are<br />
eligible for prizes. One<br />
Shot Finch is performing<br />
live. Culver’s is to serve<br />
frozen custard in the<br />
kitchen. Open to grades<br />
7-12, free with student<br />
membership application<br />
on file. No outside food<br />
or beverages permitted.<br />
Gingerbread House<br />
Decorating Party<br />
4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.<br />
11, Orland Park Public<br />
Library, 14921 S. Ravinia<br />
Ave. Family event. All<br />
ages can come and decorate<br />
a paper gingerbread<br />
house. Limited to 15<br />
families. Register with<br />
a Youth Services staff<br />
member in person.<br />
White Elephant<br />
& Holiday Market<br />
7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.<br />
Friday, Dec. 14, The<br />
Bridge Teen Center,<br />
15555 S. 71st Court.<br />
Participants can stroll<br />
through a White Elephant<br />
Holiday Market, make a<br />
special Christmas card or<br />
gift tag in the Art Studio<br />
and taste the flavors of<br />
PDQ while taking in the<br />
sound of Christal Luster.<br />
All white elephant<br />
items and ugly Christmas<br />
sweaters in the Holiday<br />
Market will be priced<br />
$.50-$10. All items have<br />
been donated by the<br />
community through The<br />
Bridge Thrift Store, and<br />
proceeds made will benefit<br />
the free programs<br />
and events at The Bridge<br />
Teen Center. Cash only.<br />
Open to students in<br />
grades 7-12. Free with<br />
student membership application<br />
on file. No outside<br />
food or beverages<br />
permitted.<br />
American Girl Holiday<br />
High Tea<br />
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec.<br />
15, Orland Park Public<br />
Library, 14921 S. Ravinia<br />
Ave. Children grades<br />
K-4 can bring a doll and<br />
holiday good cheer to<br />
enjoy a spot of tea. Registration<br />
Required. Limit<br />
20.<br />
Teen Gingerbread<br />
Smack Down<br />
5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21,<br />
Yarah (left) and Lana Kadoura, of Orland Park, look at handcrafted ornaments from<br />
Baum Designs during the 2<strong>01</strong>7 Mayor’s Holiday Festival & Tree Lighting Ceremony in<br />
Orland Park. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTOS<br />
Orland Park Public Library,<br />
14921 S. Ravinia<br />
Ave. The library will<br />
provide all the supplies;<br />
attendees just bring the<br />
creativity. Waiting list.<br />
Showcase - Southwest<br />
Community Band Brass<br />
Ensemble<br />
7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21,<br />
Orland Park Public Library,<br />
14921 S. Ravinia<br />
Ave. The Southwest<br />
Community Concert<br />
Band will be performing<br />
a mixture of classic yuletide<br />
tunes.<br />
TINLEY PARK<br />
Holiday Market<br />
6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov.<br />
30; 12-5 p.m., Dec. 1-2,<br />
Oak Park Avenue Metra<br />
station, 6700 S. St.,<br />
south parking lot. Stroll<br />
through a heated tent<br />
and shop for unique,<br />
handmade crafts. Food<br />
and live music by local<br />
groups will entertain all<br />
weekend. There also will<br />
be activities for children,<br />
including making holiday<br />
crafts, writing letters<br />
for soldiers and decorating<br />
cookies. For more<br />
information, visit down<br />
towntinley.com/events.<br />
Community Tree Lighting<br />
Ceremony<br />
6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30,<br />
Zabrocki Plaza, 17375<br />
S. Oak Park Ave. Village<br />
officials will light the 35-<br />
foot community holiday<br />
tree. Holiday music and<br />
a sing-along will precede<br />
the lighting and start at<br />
5:30 p.m. For more information,<br />
visit down<br />
towntinley.com/events.<br />
Holiday Art Workshop<br />
6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov.<br />
30, Vogt Visual Arts Center,<br />
17420 S. 67th Court.<br />
Instructor Marlo Steinke<br />
will lead a holiday art<br />
workshop. Tickets are<br />
$25 for residents and<br />
$33 for nonresidents. For<br />
more information, visit<br />
www.tinleyparkdistrict.<br />
org/calendar-of-events.<br />
Tinley’s Toyland Parade<br />
11:45 a.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 1, 175th St. to<br />
Zabrocki Plaza. Tinley’s<br />
Toyland Parade celebrates<br />
the official arrival<br />
of Santa and Mrs. Claus.<br />
The guests of honor will<br />
arrive at the Oak Park<br />
Avenue Metra station<br />
immediately after the<br />
parade. Children are encouraged<br />
to bring an unwrapped<br />
toy to donate to<br />
a local charity. For more<br />
information, visit down<br />
towntinley.com/events.<br />
Parade of Lights<br />
5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />
2, viewing at 177th St.<br />
along Oak Park Avenue.<br />
Watch as festive floats<br />
and decorated vehicles<br />
parade down the street<br />
with community members<br />
and a few special<br />
guests. For more information,<br />
visit down<br />
towntinley.com/events.<br />
Trip: Holiday Lights Tour<br />
3-9 p.m. Tuesday,<br />
Dec. 4, meet at Bettenhausen<br />
Recreation Center,<br />
8125 W. 171st St.<br />
Travel to Chicago for a<br />
holiday lights tour. The<br />
tour includes a stop at the<br />
Adler Planetarium, Lincoln<br />
Park, Michigan Avenue,<br />
Millennium Park<br />
and Christkindlmarket<br />
at Daley Plaza. The sixhour<br />
trip costs $48. For<br />
more information, visit<br />
www.tinleyparkdistrict.<br />
Avery McCurdy and her sister Chloe check out the cookies during the Frankfort<br />
Historic Business Alliance’s 2<strong>01</strong>7 Cookie Walk in downtown Frankfort.<br />
org/calendar-of-events.<br />
Pizza Lunch with Santa<br />
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.<br />
Saturday, Dec. 8, Bettenhausen<br />
Recreation<br />
Center, 8125 W. 171st<br />
St. Attendees can grab a<br />
slice of pizza and a photo<br />
with Santa and play a<br />
few holiday games. Tickets<br />
are $10 for residents<br />
and $13 for nonresidents.<br />
Registration is required<br />
to attend this event. For<br />
more information or to<br />
register, call (708) 342-<br />
4200.<br />
Elf on the Shelf Workshop<br />
4:30-6:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, Dec. 12,<br />
Bettenhausen Recreation<br />
Center, 8125 W.<br />
171st St. This two-hour<br />
workshop for ages 4-10<br />
provides an opportunity<br />
for children to make<br />
crafts, play a few games<br />
and enjoy some snacks<br />
while singing along to<br />
holiday music. The cost<br />
to participate is $12 for<br />
residents and $16 for<br />
nonresidents. For more<br />
information, visit www.<br />
tinleyparkdistrict.org/<br />
calendar-of-events.<br />
Rudolph Dash<br />
5:30-6:45 p.m. Friday,<br />
Dec. 14, Bettenhausen<br />
Recreation Center, 8125<br />
W. 171st St. Fitness activities<br />
and a dash around<br />
the indoor track. A special<br />
visitor will meet children<br />
ages 4-9 at the finish<br />
line. After the activities,<br />
Rudolph will lead everyone<br />
to visit with Santa,<br />
where they will enjoy hot<br />
chocolate, cookies and<br />
crafts. The event costs<br />
$15 for residents and<br />
$20 for nonresidents. For<br />
more information, visit<br />
www.tinleyparkdistrict.<br />
org/calendar-of-events.<br />
The Essential Christmas<br />
Carol<br />
7-8 p.m. Monday, Dec.<br />
17, Tinley Park Public<br />
Library, 7851 Timber<br />
Drive. Get insights<br />
about Charles Dickens<br />
and his famous novel,<br />
as storyteller William<br />
Pack performs a reading<br />
from Dickens’ 1867<br />
script of the classic story,<br />
enhanced with a magic<br />
lantern show. For more<br />
information, visit www.<br />
tplibrary.org/events.<br />
FRANKFORT<br />
Small Business Saturday<br />
8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Nov. 24, downtown<br />
Frankfort. People<br />
can start their holiday<br />
shopping early with the<br />
downtown shops, many<br />
of which will be offering<br />
reverse progressive<br />
discounts by the hour,<br />
beginning with 25 percent<br />
off in some shops at<br />
8 a.m. People can get the<br />
word out and celebrate<br />
Small Business Saturday<br />
by using #ShopSmall on<br />
social media.<br />
Lighting of the Green<br />
6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday,<br />
Nov. 29, Breidert<br />
Green, Kansas and<br />
White streets, downtown<br />
Frankfort. Experience<br />
the magical tree lighting<br />
ceremony to kick off the<br />
holiday season in Frankfort.<br />
There will be a visit<br />
from Santa and Mrs.<br />
Claus, hot chocolate and<br />
cookies.<br />
Lunch with Santa<br />
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.<br />
Saturday, Dec. 1, Mary<br />
Drew Elementary<br />
School, 2<strong>01</strong>30 S. Rosewood<br />
Drive. Children<br />
younger than 10 years<br />
old must be accompanied<br />
by an adult. Cost<br />
is $12 for residents and<br />
$15 for nonresidents. Everyone<br />
ages 1 and older<br />
must purchase a ticket.<br />
Children younger than<br />
1 year attend free. Registration<br />
is required, and<br />
no tickets will be sold at<br />
the door. To register, call<br />
(815) 469-3524.<br />
Letters to Santa<br />
Letters due by 5 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, Dec. 5 to<br />
the Founders Community<br />
Center, 140 Oak St.<br />
Santa will personally<br />
write to each family who<br />
writes him a letter, provided<br />
that all information<br />
on the checklist is<br />
complete. Checklists are<br />
available at the main office<br />
or on the park district<br />
website. Please address<br />
letters to: Santa Claus, 25<br />
Candy Cane Lane, North<br />
Pole (c/o Frankfort Park<br />
District, 140 Oak Street,<br />
Frankfort, IL, 60423).<br />
For more information,<br />
call the Frankfort Park<br />
District at (815) 469-<br />
9400.<br />
Cookie Swap<br />
7-8 p.m. Wednesday,<br />
Dec. 5, Frankfort Public<br />
Library, 21119 S. Pfeiffer<br />
Road. This is an event for<br />
those who like to cook<br />
but, more importantly,<br />
for those who like to eat.<br />
Try a recipe from one of<br />
the recommended titles<br />
or make a family favorite.<br />
Please bring two dozen<br />
cookies, a copy of the<br />
recipe and a container to<br />
bring cookies home. For<br />
more information and<br />
registration, visit www.<br />
frankfortlibrary.org call<br />
(815) 534-6173.<br />
Santa’s Mailbox<br />
Letters are due by<br />
Friday, Dec. 7, to the<br />
Frankfort Square Park<br />
District’s Community<br />
Center, 7540 W. Braemar<br />
Lane. For more information,<br />
call (815) 469-3524.<br />
Madrigals Performance<br />
11-11:30 a.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 8, Frankfort<br />
Public Library, 21119 S.<br />
Pfeiffer Road. Join the<br />
Lincoln-Way East Madrigals<br />
for a quick show<br />
of their wonderful talents.<br />
Stay afterward to<br />
chat with the performers<br />
or enjoy refreshments<br />
with the Friends of the<br />
Frankfort Public Library<br />
District. Doors open at<br />
10:30 a.m., and space is<br />
available on a first-come,<br />
first-served basis.<br />
Santa Photos & Workshop<br />
11, 11:30 a.m. and<br />
Noon Saturday, Dec.<br />
8, Founders Community<br />
Center, 140 Oak St.<br />
Santa will be making a<br />
special appearance in<br />
Frankfort, and there will<br />
be cookie decorating and<br />
holiday-themed games,<br />
as well. Cost is $5 per<br />
child. Deadline to register<br />
is Dec. 6.<br />
Paws with Claus<br />
1-2 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 8, Founders Community<br />
Center, 140 Oak<br />
St. Residents can bring<br />
friendly family pets<br />
and a camera for a holiday<br />
photo opportunity<br />
with Santa Claus. All<br />
pets must be on a leash.<br />
People should bring a pet<br />
item to be donated to a<br />
local shelter. No registration<br />
required. Cost is $2<br />
per dog family.<br />
Chorale Christmas Concert<br />
3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />
9, Lincoln-Way East<br />
Performing Arts Center,<br />
2<strong>01</strong> Colorado Ave. “Sing<br />
We Now of Christmas”<br />
will be presented by the<br />
Lincoln-Way Area Chorale.<br />
Tickets may be purchased<br />
online at www.<br />
lwac.com, from any<br />
Chorale member, or by<br />
calling (708) 479-1863<br />
or (815) 469-1<strong>01</strong>0. Cost<br />
is $18 for adults and $16<br />
for seniors and students.<br />
Holiday Karaoke<br />
7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday,<br />
Dec. 11, Frankfort<br />
Public Library, 21119 S.<br />
Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort.<br />
People can bring family,<br />
friends, neighbors<br />
or perhaps just go solo<br />
to participate in this fun<br />
holiday group karaoke<br />
for all ages. Song experts<br />
Gina Slager and Muriel<br />
Reymond will guide participants<br />
while they sing<br />
along with others, or just<br />
come to listen. Registration<br />
is encouraged but not<br />
required. For more information<br />
and registration,<br />
visit www.frankfortli<br />
brary.org or call (815)<br />
534-6173.<br />
Holiday Traditions:<br />
Hanukkah<br />
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 15, Frankfort<br />
Public Library, 21119 S.<br />
Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort.<br />
This event is for anyone,<br />
whether they celebrate<br />
Hanukkah or just want<br />
to learn more about the<br />
holiday. There will be<br />
a guest speaker and a<br />
potluck. Celebrants are<br />
asked to share favorite<br />
foods and family stories<br />
to teach others how their<br />
family celebrates. Patrons<br />
should bring a dish<br />
in a container they will<br />
take home with them and<br />
bring serving utensils.<br />
Holiday Traditions:<br />
Christmas<br />
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 29, Frankfort<br />
Public Library, 21119 S.<br />
Pfeiffer Road. This event<br />
is for anyone, whether<br />
they celebrate Christmas<br />
or just want to learn more<br />
about the holiday. There<br />
will be a guest speaker<br />
and a potluck. Celebrants<br />
are asked to share favorite<br />
foods and family sto-<br />
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