Events in November 2021
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Calls from Santa
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Calls from SantaTony Bettenhausen Recreation Center8125 W 171st StTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200Ho! Ho! Ho! The Park District has made special arrangements for children ages 4-10 to receive a call from Santa Claus.
Calls are made from December 1-10, between 3 and 7pm, at Santa’s convenience. Participants must register at the Park District office between November 1 and 30 by completing one of Santa’s special calling forms. Santa makes one phone call per house and talks to each child for whom a sheet has been submitted at that time.Santa's MailboxN/A
Santa's MailboxTony Bettenhausen Recreation Center8125 W 171st StTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200Due to the large volume of Christmas mail last year, the Tinley Park-Park District is helping deliver mail to the North Pole.
Children can mail their letter using Santa’s Mailbox in the lobby of the Bettenhausen Recreation Center. Watch your mailbox
for a personal response from St. Nick! Don’t forget to include your full name and address! Santa is super busy preparing for the big night, so letters must by received by November 19.Dates: Nov 1-19
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Princess Party - SOLD OUT
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Princess Party - SOLD OUTTony Bettenhausen Recreation Center8125 W 171st StTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200All of our favorite princesses are cordially invited to a spectacular royal event. Come dressed in your favorite princess outfit to enjoy an evening of magical fun with fairy tales, a craft and tons of princess activities. A snack is provided. Drop off your princesses for a fairy-tastic time!
Program #311029A
Fee: $18 Resident / $22 Non-Resident
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Pumpkin Smash
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Pumpkin SmashCommunity Park8125 W 171st StTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200Don’t trash your pumpkin, smash it. Bring your Jack-o-lantern and smash it with a variety of tools; Homewood Disposal will haul it away to be composted. Please make sure pumpkin is free from paint and decorations. Feel free to bring your own smashing tools like bats, hammers and mallets. Or stop by and toss your pumpkins into the compost heap — no need to smash! Special thanks to
Homewood Disposal for making this event a SMASHing success!Location: Community Park Parking Lot
Age: AllKidz Theater presents The Enchanted Bookshop
Kidz Theater presents The Enchanted BookshopTinley Park Performing Arts Center16801 S 80th AveTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive. Six of the characters: Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi and Tom Sawyer long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. But they’re not allowed to leave the building or be seen by human eyes. So when a pair of smugglers comes looking for a stolen necklace hidden inside one of the books, the characters are torn. Should they warn Margie and risk disappearing forever? Or can they find a way to defeat the crooks without being seen? This charming comedy celebrates the joy of reading in a fresh, fun-filled way.
Fee: $8 Admission
Performances:
Nov 6 Sa 6pm
Nov 7 Su 2pm -
Kidz Theater presents The Enchanted BookshopKidz Theater presents The Enchanted BookshopTinley Park Performing Arts Center16801 S 80th AveTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200
During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive. Six of the characters: Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi and Tom Sawyer long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. But they’re not allowed to leave the building or be seen by human eyes. So when a pair of smugglers comes looking for a stolen necklace hidden inside one of the books, the characters are torn. Should they warn Margie and risk disappearing forever? Or can they find a way to defeat the crooks without being seen? This charming comedy celebrates the joy of reading in a fresh, fun-filled way.
Fee: $8 Admission
Performances:
Nov 6 Sa 6pm
Nov 7 Su 2pm -
Thanksgiving Centerpiece Kit
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Thanksgiving Centerpiece KitTony Bettenhausen Recreation Center8125 W 171st StTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200Come together as a family to create a keepsake centerpiece perfect for the holiday table. Perfect for families to do together (older kids can complete the centerpiece on their own). Fee is per kit so please register additional family members if you wish to make multiple centerpieces, but centerpieces will all be the same. Please register by November 5; kit pick-up begins November 12 during Recreation Center open hours. All supplies are included in the kit.
Program #311004A
Fee Per Kit: $20 Resident / $26 Non-Resident
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Smile with Santa
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Smile with SantaTony Bettenhausen Recreation Center8125 W 171st StTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200Don’t miss your chance to visit with Santa and have your picture taken with him. Photo packages are mailed to your home by December 6. Other photo options available within 15 minutes after the picture is taken. Fee must be paid before pictures are taken. Please bring exact dollar amount. Appointments are every 5 minutes starting at 10am and ending at 2pm.
Fee: $15 per package: one-5x7, two-3x5’s, 8 wallets, $15 for a CD of photos
5x7 photos: $7 for one; $10 for two; $4 each for 3+
Time: *By appointment only
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Thanksgiving StoryWalk
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Thanksgiving StoryWalkVogt Woods6527 W 171st StreetTinley Park, IL 60477Enjoy the spirit of the season and the great outdoors as your family walks the trail through Vogt Woods reading a special Thanksgiving story along the way. Wear appropriate gear and shoes for a walk in the woods.
Holiday Theater presents Tiny Tim’s ChristmasHoliday Theater presents Tiny Tim’s ChristmasTinley Park Performing Arts Center16801 S 80th AveTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200Here is a delightful continuation of a Christmas classic. Timothy Crachit, formally known as Tiny Tim, has inherited
Ebeneezer Scrooge’s moodiness. He manages the local toy shop and has become a regular ’Scrooge.’ As the store’s doors close for Christmas, Tim finds himself in a situation similar to Ebeneezer, but this time Scrooge is the hearty Ghost of Christmas Present who leads Timothy through his past, present and future. Delight in seeing many of the traditional characters from the original Dickens classic and many new characters, too. This show is filled with the spirit of a season to be thankful for what we have.Fee: $8 Admission
Performances:
Nov 20 Sa 6pm
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Holiday Theater presents Tiny Tim’s ChristmasHoliday Theater presents Tiny Tim’s ChristmasTinley Park Performing Arts Center16801 S 80th AveTinley Park, IL 60477708-342-4200
Here is a delightful continuation of a Christmas classic. Timothy Crachit, formally known as Tiny Tim, has inherited
Ebeneezer Scrooge’s moodiness. He manages the local toy shop and has become a regular ’Scrooge.’ As the store’s doors close for Christmas, Tim finds himself in a situation similar to Ebeneezer, but this time Scrooge is the hearty Ghost of Christmas Present who leads Timothy through his past, present and future. Delight in seeing many of the traditional characters from the original Dickens classic and many new characters, too. This show is filled with the spirit of a season to be thankful for what we have.Fee: $8 Admission
Performances:
Nov 20 Sa 6pm
Nov 21 Su 2pm
