Community Corner
$5 Buys All the Books You Can Bag at Library
Making plans for the weekend? Patch has rounded up a list of events and activities going on in and around Tinley Park.
Black Friday shopping at the mall? How about the Tinley Park Public Library? Over 1,500 items will be on sale Friday, Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fill a paper bag with as many items as you can for only $5. Bags will be available in the Bookstore. Get more info.
ALSO THIS WEEKEND
SATURDAY, NOV. 30Annual Christmas Craft and Vendor Expo: Don't miss this free event at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tinley Park, 6850 W. 159th St. The event will feature nearly 60 local crafters and vendors. Raffles and split the pot will also be offered. Starts at 10 a.m.
"The Foreigner" on Stage: Tinley Park’s Community Theater is excited to bring Larry Shue’s “The Foreigner” to the stage Saturday, Nov. 30 at 7:30
p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m., with additional shows on Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 8 at 4 p.m.
Charlie, an Englishman, comes to a rural Georgia lodge where he pretends to be a foreigner who can’t speak English. The hilarity ensues when Charlie finds himself witness to unusual scenarios and town secrets, by people who think he can’t understand a word. Several misunderstandings make for non-stop laughter in this entertaining comedy directed by Mike Gandy and assistant directed by Jim Sharp.
The play features Rick Baiker, of Chicago, as Charlie; Ken Evans, of Oak Forest; Michael D. Fisher, of Tinley Park; Andrea Fleming, of Steger; Jessica Fleming, of
Steger; Lisa Giovenco Solomon, of Chicago; and Bob Szczepanski, of Orland
Park.
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Tickets available at the performances, or in advance at the Bettenhausen Rec Center. Call the Box Office at 708-342-4212 for more info.
Tornado Relief Supply Drive: Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady and the Board of Trustees are spearheading a Supplies and Relief Drive for Washington, Ill. Starting immediately donations of pillows, toiletries, gift cards, etc. can be dropped off at the Orland Township Office, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park.Donations will be accepted during regular business hours next week, Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Orland Township will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 for Thanksgiving but will reopen to accept donations on Friday, Nov. 29 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Donations will be accepted until Saturday, Nov. 30 at 1 p.m. Find out what to donate.
ONGOING
Tinley Park-Park District Helps Out Santa! Santa has trouble fielding all his fan mail, so the Tinley Park-Park District has agreed to help the Big Guy out. Children who would like to write to Santa and receive a personal letter from him should drop off their letters at "Santa's Mailbox" in the Bettenhausen Recreation Center during office hours from November 1 through December 1. Children age 3 to 12 only, please. Don't forget to include your address for Santa! Because Santa will be busy packing his sleigh for Christmas Night, he will only be able to answer letters received on or before December 1. Get more info. *Ongoing daily through Dec. 1.
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Check out Tinley Park Patch's Events Calendar to find out what else is going on and to add your own activities to the mix.
Want to catch a movie? Check out Tinley Park Patch's Movies Friday, which features films and showtimes in the area.
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