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10 | December 12, 2019 | the frankfort station news<br />
frankfortstationdaily.com<br />
Mistletoe Market offers holiday cheer during Ladies Night Out at Orland Crossing<br />
Laurie Fanelli<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Orland Crossing is bustling<br />
this time of year, as<br />
holiday shoppers look for<br />
gifts for everyone on their<br />
list.<br />
On Thursday, Dec. 5,<br />
even more holiday cheer<br />
blanketed the shopping<br />
hub during the Mistletoe<br />
Market — the latest installment<br />
of 22nd Century<br />
Media’s Ladies Night Out<br />
event series — as patrons<br />
enjoyed perusing unique<br />
items from more than 70<br />
local vendors. Visits with<br />
Santa, carols from the<br />
Sandburg Chamber Singers,<br />
photos with live reindeer,<br />
ice demonstrations<br />
from Chef Mike McGreal<br />
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and more added to the festive<br />
fun.<br />
“Christmas is my favorite,<br />
and I always have<br />
such a good time,” said<br />
Heather Warthen, chief<br />
events officer for 22nd<br />
Century Media. “The most<br />
important thing we want<br />
to do with these events is<br />
make memories for people.<br />
I want people to think,<br />
‘Hey, I remember seeing<br />
that reindeer when I was<br />
at this event.’ You can be<br />
1-92 [years old] and you’ll<br />
remember where you were<br />
when you first saw live<br />
reindeer.”<br />
Originally, the Mistletoe<br />
Market was slated to<br />
be an outdoor event, but<br />
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Crossing allowed the<br />
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Kim Trichardt, a technician with Artistic Med Spa, offers<br />
samples of to RumChata Ladies Night Out attendees.<br />
use of two vacant spaces<br />
— the former locations<br />
of Charming Charlie and<br />
The Dailey Method —<br />
which were dubbed the<br />
North Pole and the South<br />
Pole.<br />
The McLaughlin Team<br />
of Coldwell Banker hosted<br />
a gingerbread-themed<br />
booth near the entrance<br />
of the North Pole. Colleen<br />
McLaughlin, of the realty<br />
team, said she loved having<br />
an opportunity to build<br />
relationships with Mistletoe<br />
Market attendees.<br />
“It’s so great to personally<br />
get to know the people<br />
in your community,”<br />
McLaughlin said. “We see<br />
a lot of people we already<br />
know — friends and neighbors<br />
come out — and it’s a<br />
really festive environment.<br />
We’re overwhelmed by the<br />
turnout. It’s been phenomenal.”<br />
Nothing Bundt Cakes,<br />
Von Maur, Just a Spoonful,<br />
Virtue Cider, Brannigan<br />
Chiropractic Center,<br />
Gracie Pie Apothecary<br />
and Oberweis Dairy Home<br />
Delivery were among the<br />
many vendors hosting<br />
Mistletoe Market booths.<br />
“We have a great variety<br />
of vendors offering everything<br />
from bath scrubs,<br />
chocolates and fudge to<br />
Kim Griese (left), of Tinley Park, chats with Rhonda<br />
Kujawa of Gift Basket By Occasion on Thursday, Dec.<br />
5, during the Ladies Night Out Mistletoe Market event<br />
at Orland Park Crossing. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd<br />
Century Media<br />
nail art and dance lessons,”<br />
Warthen said. “Whatever<br />
you need, we’ve got<br />
it here. It’s a great way<br />
for people to finish their<br />
Christmas shopping list.”<br />
Tinley Park resident<br />
Kim Griese made a point<br />
to stop by her favorite vendor<br />
booth, Gift Basket by<br />
Occasion, to see Rhonda<br />
Kujawa’s holiday creations.<br />
“They’re fantastic,” Griese<br />
said. “There’s such a<br />
variety, and it’s not only<br />
about what’s in it; it’s the<br />
basket itself. It pulls in<br />
everything you want. I<br />
bought a basket before,<br />
and my husband and I put<br />
it in our dining room and<br />
stared at it for a month<br />
because we didn’t want to<br />
wreck the basket.”<br />
Free tote bags, courtesy<br />
of Artistic Med Spa, were<br />
handed out to the first 200<br />
attendees, and Mistletoe<br />
Market patrons were encouraged<br />
to bring a new,<br />
unwrapped toy to benefit<br />
local charities.<br />
The Mistletoe Market<br />
was the last of the Ladies<br />
Night Out series of the<br />
year as well as the final<br />
22nd Century Media expo<br />
for 2019, and event organizers<br />
are already looking<br />
forward to 2020. The annual<br />
Healthy Living Expo<br />
is to be held at the Tinley<br />
Park Convention Center<br />
on Jan. 18, and the Lady<br />
Expo — also held at the<br />
convention center — is<br />
slated for Derby Day, May<br />
6<br />
Chef Michael McGreal leads an ice-sculpting demo<br />
during the Ladies Night Out Mistletoe Market event.<br />
2. Lady Expo attendees<br />
can expect a slew of Kentucky<br />
Derby-themed activities<br />
including a Derby<br />
hat contest, and a cash bar<br />
with a menu featuring mint<br />
juleps and more.
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