Friday, July 25
Family Improv Night. South of Chi Productions, a local comedy collective will take audience suggestions and turn them into a family-friendly, on-the-spot comedy show. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Irwin Community Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. Tickets are $10 for H-F Park District residents, $12 for non-residents. Register here.
Saturday, July 26
Feast of the Goat Queen. From noon to 11 p.m. Rabid Brewing will host its annual festival at 17759 Bretz Drive in Homewood. There will be food, music, fae costumes, artisan market, live music and baby goats.
Homewood Outdoor Farmers Market. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Martin Square on Martin Avenue between Chestnut and Ridge roads in downtown Homewood. Vendors will offer fresh produce, baked goods, handcrafted jewelry, skincare and more. Food trucks will be on hand and ready-to-eat meals will be available.
STEM Saturday. Science play and learning from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway.
Flossmoor native gives IPO benefit concert: “Dialogues In Sound: Music for Violin & Viola Duo,” a concert featuring Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumna violist Katelyn Hoag, and her husband, Bram Margoles, will be given at 3 p.m. at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road. The fundraising concert for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will feature works by Mozart, Augusta Read Thomas, Scott Joplin and others. Tickets are $30 and are available at IPOmusic.org or by calling the IPO box office at 708-481-7774.
Barb & Dan’s Road Ride. Riders of all experience levels can join the group which leaves at 8 a.m. from GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 183rd St. in Homewood. There is a no-drop group that rides about 20 miles and stronger riders sometimes go farther. Helmets required, daytime lights strongly recommended.
Off-leash Ride. A leisurely just-riding-around nine-mile ride every Saturday. Route includes Butterfield Creek bike path, Rovers Run and Izaak Walton Preserve. Starts at GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 183rd St., at 8:30 a.m. sharp, ends back at the shop 9:45ish for donuts.
Sunday, July 27
Butterfly Release in Honor of Alexis Wilson. The late Alexis Wilson’s family and friends will host the annual butterfly release in her honor starting at 5 p.m. in Irwin Park, 1800 block of Ridge Road in Homewood. Wilson was killed on July 27, 2021, by a Dolton police officer.
