FREE SCIENCE CAFES – Homewood Science Center is offering free online Summer Science Cafes for middle school students, in partnership with Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. Kids can meet online for 30 minutes with graduate students for fun science talk and activities. On Tuesdays, June 15 to July 13. Sign up[Read More…]
Author: Carole Sharwarko
6/9/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
SUMMER BABYSITTING? If you’re a babysitter age 11 to 15 looking to learn important skills and earn formal certification, get one of the remaining spaces in a daylong Babysitter Training course Thursday at Irwin Community Center. The interactive class covers basic child-care and supervision skills, along with bedtime and discipline[Read More…]
6/8/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
DANCE FUNDRAISER – Buy tickets now for South Suburban Family Shelter’s Dance Away Domestic Violence fundraiser on June 26. Registration is required for the event, from 3 to 6 p.m. in downtown Homewood. All proceeds support SSFS. $20 HOMEWOOD VB – Homewood Village Board meets at 7 p.m. at village[Read More…]
Summer camp round-up: Wave boredom bye-bye
Summer fun is returning! Kids will get to enjoy a variety of summer camps for outdoor fun and indoor learning. (Provided photo) Guess what’s back! Camp is back! Tell your friends! You can find your perfect summer camp fit with our go-to guide. These camps give kids opportunities over the[Read More…]
6/4/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
GOT YOU COVERED – Watch as the Drama Group presents the play “The Cover of Life.” The online performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5, and June 11 and 12, and 2 p.m. Sundays, June 6 and 13. MEET THE MAYOR – After a yearlong pandemic[Read More…]
6/3/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
PBS SNEAK PEEK – Watch an exclusive early clips in a screening of the PBS documentary “Mysteries of Mental Illness,” offered online by Homewood Science Center. The documentary series explores attempts across generations to unravel the mysteries of mental illness. 7 p.m. ARTISAN STREET FAIR – On Friday and Saturday, the[Read More…]
6/2/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
LGBTQ SCHOLARSHIP – The local nonprofit organization Lighthouse LGBTQ has launched what it calls the first LGBTQ-specific scholarship fund in the south suburbs of Chicago, and is accepting donations. With a goal of $5,000, the Lighthouse Scholarship will be awarded to students graduating from Homewood-Flossmoor High School with plans to attend a[Read More…]
5/28/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
MEMORIAL DAY – Monday is Memorial Day, a holiday to remember men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. It’s distinguished from Veterans Day in November, which honors living former members of the military. MARKET DAY – Homewood Farmers Market gets into full swing on Saturday, when[Read More…]
5/26/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
SIX FLAGS TIX FOR VAX – Any one of the first 15,000 people today who gets a COVID-19 vaccination at any Cook County Health site will receive a free pass to Six Flags Great America. No appointments are necessary. Go to myshotcookcounty.com to find a list of sites. COVID VAX[Read More…]
5/25/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
SCHOOL GARDEN – Get involved with planting the H-F High School Viking Garden at 4 p.m. behind the girls softball field, off Flossmoor Road, by the greenhouse. GOODBYE DR. MITCHELL – Fun signs and wacky car decorations and signs are strongly encouraged when families form a parade to bid farewell[Read More…]
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