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Thursday
Village Hall closed
Nov. 28-29.
Mokena Community
Public Library District
closed
Nov. 28-29.
TUESDAY
Morning movie — “It’s a
Wonderful Life”
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Dec. 3, Mokena Community
Public Library District,
11327 W. 195th St.
in Mokena. Join us in celebrating
the holiday season
with the classic “It’s
a Wonderful Life,” starring
James Stewart and
Donna Reed. The movie
will be raffled at the end
of the movie. Ages 18
and older welcome. This
movie is rated PG. For
more information and
registration, call (708)
479-9663 or visit mokena
library.org.
Wednesday
Lincoln-Way Central
Madrigals Performance
7-8 p.m. Dec. 4, Mokena
Community Public
Library District, 11327
W. 195th St. in Mokena.
Enjoy a performance by
the Lincoln-Way Central
High School Madrigal
Singers to start the holiday
season. The Madrigals
— which include of
costumed singers, ladies,
troubadours, a jester,
wench and Shakespearean
players — will perform
Medieval and Renaissance
Christmas music.
For more information and
registration, call (708)
479-9663 or visit mokena
library.org.
UPCOMING
Mokena Community Park
District’s Breakfast with
Santa
9-10:30 a.m. Dec. 7,
Aurelio’s Restaurant,
9901 W. Lincoln Highway
in Frankfort. Enjoy
your breakfast with the
Jolly Old Elf. Registration
includes entertainment,
gifts and a breakfast
buffet that includes
breakfast calzones,
French toast sticks,
scrambled eggs, sausage
and fruit. Children under
age 1 are admitted free
(does not include breakfast
or gift). All children
must be accompanied by
an adult. All attendees
must be pre-registered
through Mokena Park
District. Registration is
not accepted at the restaurant.
Registration fee:
$21R/$24NR. Registration
deadline is Nov. 23.
No refunds for this event.
For more information,
call Mokena Park District
at (708) 390-2401 or visit
mokenapark.com and
register online.
Under the Mistletoe
1-2 p.m. Dec. 7, Mokena
Community Public
Library District, 11327
W. 195th St. in Mokena.
Join the Mokena Community
Public Library
District as we make the
season bright with Matt
and Cynthia Gruel in
their Holiday Cabaret,
Under the Mistletoe. Feel
the jingling beat with
“Holly Jolly Christmas,”
“Santa Baby” and Mariah
Carey’s classic “All
I Want for Christmas is
You,” Reminisce with
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,”
“White Christmas”
and “Let it Snow.” Rock
out to “Santa Claus is Comin’
to Town,” “Jingle
Bell Rock” and “Rockin’
Around the Christmas
Tree.” This joyful, nostalgic
one-hour cabaret
features the festive stories
behind the music
and is sure to get you
in the holiday spirit. To
register, call (708) 479-
9663, or register through
our events calendar at
mokenalibrary.org.
Winter Band and Choir
Concert
6 p.m. Dec. 10, Mokena
Junior High School,
19815 Kirkstone Way in
Mokena. Join the bands
and choirs from Mokena
Intermediate School and
Mokena Junior High
School for seasonal and
holiday music. The MIS
concert is to begin at 6
p.m., followed by the
MJHS concert at 7:30
p.m. There is no cost to
attend, but concessions
will be available between
the concerts at a nominal
cost benefiting the Mokena
Music Boosters.
ONGOING
LWABWO Meetings
6-8 p.m. on the third
Tuesday of each month
Sept. through June, Gatto’s
Restaurant, 1938 E.
Lincoln Highway, New
Lenox. The Lincoln-Way
Area Business Women’s
Organization is a nonprofit
club formed in
1971 to provide scholarship
funds to graduating
female high school
seniors and adult women
for the purpose of continuing
education. We are
always looking for new
members. For more information,
visit LWABWO.
org.
We are Lions
7 p.m. first Thursday
of each month, Doc’s
Smokehouse, 19081 Old
LaGrange Road #105 in
Mokena. The Lions Club
of Mokena hosts is monthly
meeting. For more information,
email Mokena
LionsClub@att.net.
Al-Anon
6 p.m. Sundays, Mokena
Fellowship Center,
11137 W. 191st St., Mokena;
7 p.m. Mondays
and 6 p.m. Thursdays,
Old Plank Trail Bank,
20012 Wolf Road, Mokena.
Meetings are open
to anyone who feels their
life has been affected by
a problem drinker. There
are no dues or fees. All
meetings are confidential.
For more information,
call (815) 773-9623.
Mokena Fire Protection
CPR Class
6-9:30 p.m. Ongoing.
Mokena Fire Station
1, 19853 S. Wolf Road,
Moknea. The Mokena Fire
Protection District offers
monthly CPR classes for
the public. Students are instructed
in adult, child and
infant CPR and AED. The
cost of the class is $35 for
Community CPR and $40
Healthcare CPR. Register
for specific dates at mokena
fire.org.
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Kindergarten Registration
Drive
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Ongoing.
District Administrative
Center, 20100 South
Spruce Drive in Frankfort.
Summit Hill School
District’s 2019-20 kindergarten
registration drive
continues. Parents may
access studentregistration.
org to review the checklist
of documents needed
for registration. Parents
have the option of enrolling
their kindergartener in
the extended day program
or the half-day program.
Registration fee for extended
day is $150. Registration
fee for half day is
$125. Payment options are
available.
Walking Book Club
9-10 a.m. Wednesdays,
The Oaks Fitness & Recreation
Center, 10847
LaPorte Road, Mokena.
Organized by the Mokena
Community Public
Library, this group walks
for 30 minutes and then
talks about a book for
30 minutes. Copies of
the reading schedule are
doled out at weekly meetings.
For more information,
call (708) 479-9663.
3D Printer Class
10-11 a.m. every third
Saturday of the month,
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327
W. 195th St. Visit the YA
Computer Lab to create
3-D nameplates with our
Makerbot 2x 3-D Printer.
Call (708) 479-9663 for
more information.