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Let's Talk UFOs and Tinley Park

UFOs and cupcakes. What more could you want? Speaker tackles topic of UFOs in Tinley; library offers cupcake decorating. Today in Tinley Park.

UFOs in Tinley Park? Convinced you've seen one in Tinley Park? Investigative Researcher Sam Maranto will take on reports of UFO sightings in Tinley Park and O'Hare Airport at the next Friends of the Homewood Library Coffee house on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 17917 Dixie Highway, beginning at 7 p.m.  The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a brief tasting of light spirits.  The event is free of charge and open to the public.  

Information at 708-799-9055.

Also today:
If you can't quite wait for Oct. 31 to dig into some sugar, the Tinley Park Public Library has one way you can cheat with something sweet. 
Bring your sweet tooth, creativity and appetite to the Tinley Park Public Library Tuesday, Oct. 22. For kids in grades 9–12, the fun starts at 7 p.m. Attendees will decorate a variety of treats just in time for Halloween! And if you make it, you take it home. Find more info. 
Pick a Pumpkin at Faith United: Faith United Presbyterian Church is trying its hand at the pumpkin trade. From Oct. 17–31, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (dusk) pick a pumpkin for $3 and up (depending on the size of the pumpkin). Enjoy apple cider, snacks and fall decorations during the week. Fridays through Sundays there will be extra activities to entertain children, including a Bounce House, a maze, and a crafts activity table. There will be settings available for photo opportunities, too. The pumpkin patch is a fundraiser to help many of the church's ministries, provide camp scholarships and help its fulfill needs within Tinley Park. Find out more info. *And every day through Oct. 31.  
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