It’s time to get out your calendar and check our list of what’s happening around town.
– Evergreen Park Public Library will host a Halloween Party at 7 p.m. Monday at 9400 S. Troy Ave. Costumes are optional. Participants will play games, eat treats and listen to scary and not-so-scary stories. Admission is free. Call 708-422-8522.
– “A Christmas Fantasy on Ice” will take place from Nov. 1 through Jan. 14 at Drury Lane Theater, 2500 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park. Show times will be 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 2 and 8:30 p.m. Fridays; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 3:30 p.m. Sundays. Individual tickets are $26 for show only and $34 to $45 for a show with lunch or dinner. Senior citizen discounts of $2 per person are available for all matinee performances. Call 708-422-0404.
– Children ages 5 to 7 are invited to make a Thanksgiving craft from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St., Evergreen Park. Cost is $15 and includes supplies. Call 708-229-3374.
– Children ages 6 to 10 can paint their idea of a Christmas tree with oil on canvas during a holiday program from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. Cost is $28. Call 708-229-3374.
– Author Charlotte Graeber, author of the children’s books “Fudge” and “Nobody’s Dog,” will visit the Evergreen Park Public Library, 9400 S. Troy Ave., at 7 p.m. Nov.15. Admission is free. Call 708-422-8522.
– Evergreen Park will host “Love Lights a Tree,” the annual tree-lighting ceremony benefiting the American Cancer Society, at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at 94th Street and Kedzie Avenue. Admission is free. Call 708-422-1551.
– The Evergreen Park Recreation Department offers a trip to Northwestern University’s Ryan Field on Nov. 18 as the Wildcats take on the Fighting Illini of the University of Illinois. A bus will leave an hour and 40 minutes before game time from the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. Game time to be announced. Tickets are $40 and include transportation. Call 708-229-3374.
– Toddler Story Time will begin Nov. 28 and continue for four weeks at the Evergreen Park Public Library, 9400 S. Troy Ave. Story time will take place at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Admission is free. Call 708-422-8522.
– Evergreen Park Public Library will host a Library Tree Holiday Celebration at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at 9400 S. Troy Ave. The community is invited to help decorate the library’s holiday tree with non-breakable ornaments supplied by the library or donated ornaments with family names on them. The Evergreen Park Community High School Choir will sing. Admission is free. Call 708-422-8522.
– Children ages 5 to 7 are invited to make a craft commemorating Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. Cost is $15. Call 708-229-3374.
– A caterpillar carrying a banner saying “Don’t Bug Me,” suitable for hanging on a child’s door, will be painted by children ages 6 to 10 who take part in a program from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. Cost is $24. Call 708-229-3374.
– The Evergreen Park Recreation Department will host a trip to see a Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes on Dec. 14. The bus will depart at 6:15 p.m. from the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. Tickets are $38 and they include transportation. Call 708-229-3374.
