IT’S FINALLY FARMERS MARKET TIME – Visit the first outdoor Homewood Farmers Market of the season from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in Martin Square. You can buy fresh fruit and vegetables, flowers, bakery, cheese, nuts, craft beer, prepared foods, artisan pieces, woodwork, candles and jewelry. This week, Serendipity[Read More…]

GET REX VAXXED – Bring your leashed pooch to a low-cost Dog Vaccination Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Matteson Village Hall, 4900 Village Commons. Cook County residents can get free microchips, free DA2PPV vaccines and $10 rabies vaccines. Sponsored by South Suburban Humane Society and Cook County[Read More…]

UNLEASH YOUR INNER BEAST – Get ready to be your best beast with the H-F Beast Prep Course, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 6 to 27.  Get familiar with the obstacles in the H-F Beast Obstacle Course Race — including bucket carry, tire run, tire flip and a spear throw[Read More…]

SENIOR CONDUCTORS’ ORCHESTRA CONCERT – H-F High School seniors will lead fellow students in self-selected songs during this special concert in the school’s Mall Auditorium, featuring Chamber Orchestra, Viking Orchestra and Sinfonia students. You can also live stream the concert on YouTube at:youtube.com/watch?v=ixpf69DVOQA LEARN HANDS-ONLY CPR – Learn hands-only CPR[Read More…]

HBA SILENT AUCTION OPEN – A silent auction is open for this year’s art fundraising project sponsored by Homewood Business Association. Local businesses purchased and decorated 30 planters. Proceeds from the auction will benefit local social service agency Open Access. The planters will be on display in the windows of the Homewood Science[Read More…]

WATCH THE PROCESS OF WATER RENEWAL – See first-hand how the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago transforms water during a tour at at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, 400 E. 130th St in Chicago. The tours, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, are open to all ages.[Read More…]

WRITER’S CLUB AT HOMEWOOD LIBRARY – Homewood Public Library Writer’s Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. No registration is required for this program for people age 18 and older. PART-TIME JOBS AT FLOSSMOOR LIBRARY – Flossmoor Public Library is hiring for two positions: Maintenance Technician and Youth Services Clerk. Visit[Read More…]

IZAAK’S MIGRATORY BIRD DAY – Fly in for Migratory Bird Day at Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve in Homewood from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. You can listen to lectures, take an Audubon-guided bird walk and build a birdhouse. Kids will have fun with activities, games and hands-on projects. Also browse[Read More…]

SPRING WALK OF HOPE – People who register for the Cancer Support Center’s Spring Walk of Hope by 11:59 p.m. Sunday will be entered to win a $100 Aldi gift card. The Spring Walk of Hope fundraiser event is on Sunday, May 21, at Yunker Park in Mokena. Register online.[Read More…]