Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Tickets are still available for the celebrated Oak Lawn Park District Theatre's summer production of the hit Broadway show based on life of American humorist Will Rogers.
If you’re looking for a Broadway show rivaling downtown Chicago but without the downtown price, than look no further than the Oak Lawn Park District Theatre. Subscribe to the Evergreen Park Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Now in its 24th year and thousands of hours of making magic on the world’s tiniest stage, the park district players are hitting the boards with The Will Rogers Follies. The 1991 musical highlights the life of the American humorist, cowboy, actor, author, syndicated news columnist, vaudevillian, Broadway star, rope twirler and probably the biggest celebrity of the 1920s and 1930s. Featuring a deep-bench cast of local talent, Will Rogers Follies recounts the life of the humorist who became famous for telling the …
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Monday, July 23, 2012
Don't miss the opportunity to vote for what you feel is the BEST summer festival in your community or a surrounding town. It'll face off against others from the area for the title of the most-loved festival in the Southland.
The south suburbs are filled with a great variety of summer festivals. There's carnivals, food-centric events, concerts, arts fairs and more. Summer festivals are a great way to spend a day with the family outdoors, experience new art and culture or just do a little day drinking. VOTE: Readers nominated the options below. To cast your vote, select an option in the poll at the bottom of the article. Also make sure to tell us why you picked your favorite in the comments. To vote, you must be logged in to your free Patch account. Don't have one? Click "Join" in the upper right corner. The winner will be determined by poll votes only, not reviews or comments. The voting period ends at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Cast your votes for your favorite place to take music or art lessons.
Everyone has their favorite places in town. This is your chance to give those special places some praise. Vote for your pick and tell us why they should be named as a Readers' Choice winner. VOTE: Readers nominated the options below either in the original article or on Facebook. To cast your vote, select an option in the poll at the bottom of the article. Also make sure to tell us why you picked your favorite in the comments. Polls will remain open through Aug. 17. To vote, you must be logged in to your free Patch account. Don't have one? Click "Join" in the upper right corner. The winner will be determined by poll votes only, not reviews or comments.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Evergreen Park Patch is giving away two free tickets to Country Throwdown at Toyota Park on Saturday, June 30. Just leave your full name, email address and hometown in the form to enter.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Evergreen Park Patch is giving away two free tickets to Country Throwdown at Toyota Park on Saturday, June 30. Just leave your full name, email address and hometown in the form to enter.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Evergreen Park Patch is giving away two free tickets to Country Throwdown at Toyota Park on Saturday, June 30. Just leave your full name, email address and hometown in the form to enter.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Get ready to see a few good movies under the stars! Tonight, the village's Movies in the Park program starts back up with Disney's "Tangled." Grab your blanket and make it a movie night.
Summer is officially here and along with the backyard parties, farmers market trips and days at the park, Evergreen Parkers can see great flicks under the stars. This evening, the village of Evergreen Park starts back up its Movies in the Park program with Disney's "Tangled." Grab your blanket, chair, snacks and the kids, and bring them to Duffy Park, 9100 S Millard Ave, at dusk. By then, today's 94-degree high will have cooled to a comfortable summer evening. The movie schedule is as follows: Thursday, July 26 - "The Ant Bully" Friday, August 17 - "Back To The Future" Friday, September 17 - "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein," plus a Three Stooges short! For more information call (708) 229-8219, or email epinf@hotmail.com. Browse …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Evergreen Park Patch is giving away two free tickets to Country Throwdown at Toyota Park on Saturday, June 30. Just leave your full name, email address and hometown in the form to enter.
Summer means concerts. What better way to enjoy an outdoor show then to not have to buy tickets? Sign up for Evergreen Park Patch’s daily emailed newsletter, chock full of stories, photos, videos and important info about your town, and enter our contest to win two tickets to Country Throwdown, on Saturday, June 30. Just type in your full name, a working email address and your hometown in the form above. That’s it. Easy, right? Right. We will do the drawing on Thursday, June 28 and will notify the winner via email right after. Keep an eye on your email inbox on Thursday, June 28 to see if you won. Here are the event details: Event: Country Throwdown, fired up by Kingston Charcoal Artists: Gary Allan, Rodney Atkins, Josh Thompson, Sunny …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Kids from the Evergreen Park Recreation Department’s acting class will perform the child-friendly play on Friday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Kids from the Evergreen Park Recreation Department’s acting class will perform the child-friendly play on Friday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Have you ever wondered why bears hibernate or why winter only lasts for a certain amount of time? Well, a few kids from the Evergreen Park Recreation Department’s acting class will tell the village Friday in their performance of the kid-friendly play, “Before Bears Slept.” Join them Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Hamilton B. Maher Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. for a special performance. “I have an enthusiastic group of students,” said Drama teacher Joy Donovan. Ranging in ages 8 to 13 years old, kids who are in the group during the school year meet once a week at the Hamilton B. Maher Community Center. Donovan begins each seasonal session with theater games and warm-ups “to get a feel for various personalities and abilities,” she said. …
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