Community Corner
Wine Tasting, Auction and Jazz Fest: Get Out!
Fun stuff in Southland and beyond to keep you busy this weekend.
Where/When: Stony Creek Golf Course Clubhouse, 5860 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn, 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 18.
Why Go: Sample an excellent selection of wines with delicious cheese pairings as well as fruits and chocolate.
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Pricing: $10 at the door
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Where/When: Evergreen Park Public Library, 9400 S. Troy Ave. Saturdays 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Why go: The Evergreen Park Public Library presents a place for quilters to get together on a weekly basis and talk strategy. Instructer Penny Nichols will share her knowledge. A sewing machine is not required.
Pricing: Free
Where/When: Gaelic Park, 6119 147th St, Oak Forest, IL. Friday Feb. 19, 6 p.m.
Why go: Join Oak Lawn-based Park Lawn at its first annual "A Rhapsody in Blue" Silent/ Live Auction and Dinner, and Fund-A-Cause for the Park Lawn Angels Program. Dance to the live usic of SUNDANCE and enjoy a premium open bar, valet parking and more. Cocktail hour starts at 6:00 p.m. and dinner starts promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Pricing: $125 for single tickets, $225 for couples, $1,000 for a table of ten
Where/When: Opens Friday at 10 a.m. and runs daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 20, at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Dr. in Chicago.
Why go: Chance to see newest automobiles, concept cars, auto-related exhibits, competition vehicles, antique and collector cars under one roof.
Pricing: Admission is $11 for adults, $7 for seniors 62 and older, $7 for children 7 to 12, children 6 and younger free when accompanied by a paying adult. Half-price tickets are available at BP gas stations. Coupons good for $4 weekday discount are available at new car dealerships and most banks. Women admitted for $7 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Visitors who bring 3 cans of food admitted for $7 on Wednesday, Feb. 16, through Friday, Feb. 18.
Where/When: Prairie State College Auditorium, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Why Go: Listen to jazz performed by Chicago trumpeter Orbert Davis, New Orleans saxophonist Ed Petersen, Larry Gray on bass, music professor Valerie Nicholson on piano, and Joel Spencer on drums.
Pricing: General admission is $12; students and senior citizens tickets are $8.
