Friday, Nov. 28

Gaming Night. Teens are invited to the FORT in Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, to play games from 6 to 8 p.m.

Homewood Disposal Holiday Schedule. Waste pickup normally scheduled for Thursday will be picked up on Friday, and Friday pickup will be done on Saturday because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Luminary Light Up the Night For Charity. Flossmoor Service League will light up downtown Flossmoor and Flossmoor Park on Nov. 29 with its annual luminary display. The fundraiser will help the organization provide support to local charities. A donation of $25 will sponsor a set of 10 luminaries. Sponsored sets of luminaries can be purchased in memory of a loved one or as a representation of our community’s wish for peace to all this holiday season. Light up your own neighborhood with a personal set, also available with a $25 donation. Luminaries purchased online will be delivered to local addresses, if requested. Luminary kits are also available at UpsaDaisy Boutique, 18100 Martin Ave. in  Homewood, and Gypsy Fix, 1056 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor. Click here to order.

Toys for Tots. Patrick Zamkin’s Edward Jones office is a drop-off location for Toys for Tots Illinois. Bring new, unwrapped toys or games to 18735 Dixie Highway in Homewood by Dec. 12. For more information, call 708-798-9066 or email nichole.o’[email protected].

Saturday, Nov. 29

Small Business Saturday. Homewood and Flossmoor small businesses will be open for holiday shopping. The annual observance is an opportunity for residents to show their appreciation for the businesses that are integral to the community’s identity and economy.

Santa at GoodSpeed. Santa and his elves will be posing for selfies from 10 a.m. to noon  in the bike sleigh from 10am until noon at GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. Chris Mess and the Bad Elves will be performing, too. Enjoy some hot cocoa, rock out a little, and shop our gifts for the cyclists in your life. Swing by, bring the kids!

Youth Winter Makers Market. Come out and support some local youth creators and entrepreneurs from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Helen Wilson Meeting Room in Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave.

A More Perfect Place Launch Event. The launch of a new Flossmoor history, “A More Perfect Place: The Story of Flossmoor,” will be hosted at the Flossmoor Community Church Community House, 847 Hutchison Road. There will be two film showings, the first at 1 p.m. and the second at 3 p.m. Trolley tours of the village will begin at 1:45 and 3:45 p.m. Admission to the film will be $8. For $45, guests will get a trolley tour, film viewing and beverages. Tickets and book copies can be purchased at flossmoorhistorybook.com or at Gypsy Fix, 1056 Sterling Ave.

Flossmoor Streetscape Ribbon Cutting. The village will host a grand reopening ribbon-cutting ceremony of the downtown district at 2 p.m. at Sterling Avenue and Flossmoor Road. The streetscape renovation started in July and concluded at the end of October. The project included repaving and reshaping streets and sidewalks downtown to improve safety and aesthetics. 

Flossmoor Holiday Celebration. Downtown will look festive with luminaries displayed by the Flossmoor Service League. Donations are being accepted at www.flossmoorserviceleague.org. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will offer free holiday kids’ crafts inside the Park Place at Brassie Avenue and Flossmoor Road from 3 to 5 p.m. Hot chocolate and s’mores will be served as a fundraiser by the Flossmoor Firebirds, one of the village’s traveling baseball teams. At 5 p.m., members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Viking Choir will lead the community in carols as everyone waits for Mayor Michelle Nelson to light the community holiday tree with help from Santa at 5:30 p.m. The Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will be collecting non-perishable food items to help fill area food pantries. 

Sunday, Nov. 30

Holiday Joy & Fanfare. South Holland Master Chorale will be joined by Chicago Gargoyle Brass Ensemble and organist Mark Sudeith in a pair of “Holiday Joy & Fanfare” concerts in South Holland and Homewood. The free concerts will be Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. at Christ Our Savior Parish, 880 E. 154th St., South Holland, and Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. at St. John Neumann Parish, 17951 Dixie Highway, Homewood. Admission to the concerts is free; donations to support the Chorale will be accepted. For more information, visit www.southhollandmasterchorale.org or phone 708-210-2913.