Chill Out - Winter Guide 2014

WINTER 2014

DON’T LET THAT WINTER WEATHER KEEP YOU INDOORS!

CHECK OUT THESE UPCOMING WINTER ACTIVITIES IN YOUR AREA

Winter Wine Jam: 6 to 10 p.m. Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club (Banquet Room).

Wine and cheese tasting with great music. Tickets are $25 ($30 at the door) and that will get you 10 tasting tickets, a cheese display and live acoustic music.

Ages 21 and over. Call 815-838-3621, ext. 0, for tickets.

Public ice skating at Inwood Ice Arena, 3000 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60435. Hours are as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 12:00 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., Friday Evening: 7:008:30 p.m. Notice: Due to periodic special events, we may change our scheduled daily activities on short notice. Please call 815.741.7275 ext 305 to confirm dates and times.

Public Admission Fees: $6. Children 5 years and under: $3. Figure Skate rental: $2.00. Hockey Skate rental:$3.00.

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Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner Gala 6 to 9 p.m., Brunswick Zone, 735 Center Boulevard.

For more information on tickets or advertising opportunities, call 815-8862076 or email info@romeovillechamber. org.

St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic School Open House. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 505 Kingston Drive, Romeoville. Are you looking for a safe and nurturing environment for your child’s education, a school with small class sizes and a challenging curriculum? Stop in to our Open House for some refreshments and tour the school, meet the principal, faculty and students while learning about the benefits of enrolling your child at St. Andrew. Full day preschool (3-5 year olds) and Kindergarten through 8th grade. Before and after school care available. For more information please visit the school’s website at www. andrewcc.org or contact Kathy Lifka, principal at 815.886-5953 Ext. 421.

Snow Tubing at Villa Olivia in Bartlett.

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Meet in the Park District Recreation/Administration Center, 23729 W. Ottawa St., Plainfield.

Have you ever wanted to slide down a hill on an inner-tube? Well here’s your chance! Bundle up and join us for an afternoon of snow tubing fun! No equipment or experience is necessary.

Please bring money for lunch and snacks. Register by Monday, January 13 | Ages 11-17 | R $30/NR $45. For more information, visit www.plfdparks. org.

Chicago Auto Show. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bus departs from Joliet Mall behind JC Penney (section 10). The 2014 Chicago Auto Show will feature more than 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space, the world’s largest room transformed into a transportation Fantasyland of amazing displays - showcasing more than 1,000 exciting new production cars, trucks, sport utility, concept and specialty vehicles. The lights and colors of the Chicago Auto Show displays will be a welcome change for those of us trapped in the winter doldrums. Ages 18 & up | R $45/NR $58 | Seniors 55 & older $45. For more information, visit www.plfdparks.org.

Old Time Radio Show with PVPN. 7 to 9 p.m. at the Westmont Public Library, 428 N Cass Ave. Hear the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle read aloud as an old time radio show. PVPN will present, “Murder in the Casbah” and “A Scandal in Bohemia,” complete with sound effects and old time commercials fashioned for current businesses in downtown Westmont. Tickets for the show can be purchased in advance at the library with a suggested donation of $3 per person or $5 at the door on the night of the performance. Concessions will be available inside the library.

Frozen Film Festival. 1 to 8 p.m. at the Westmont Community Center, 75 East Richmond St. The Westmont community theatre group, the Progressive Village Performing Network, and the Westmont Park District are proud to offer our 2nd annual film festival to the community. Join us as we discover filmmaking’s newest talents as we screen these films. Panel discussions of each movie will follow after the conclusion of the film and snacks will be provided to all the festival goers. All of the great directors had to start somewhere!

Ages 10 and up. For more information, call 630-963-5252.

Niles Park District hosts public skates during winter at IceLand Skate Complex, 8435 Ballard, Niles, IL 60714. Phone: (847) 297-8010. Public skate hours go as followed: Monday through Friday 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. Friday night 8:15 to 9:45 p.m. Saturday 12:05 to 1:20 p.m. Sunday 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Cost: $5.00. Skate rental $3.00 per pair.

Hours are subject to change. Please call in advance to ensure skating hours.

Morton Grove Farmers’ Market Winter Market. 9 a.m. Morton Grove Civic Center, 6140 W. Dempster St. The market will feature: gifts, jewelry, prepared food, baked goods, artisan foods, holiday items, children’s activities and live music. For more information, visit http://mgfarmersmarket.com, e-mail connect@mgfarmersmarket. com, or leave a voicemail at 847.750.

MGFM (6436).

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