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Tickets are $5 and available at the Tivoli Box Office, 5021 Highland Ave., or online at www.classiccinemas.com. All proceeds will go to Sharing Connections.
Registration is now open, and ends Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Lemont police reports, Nov. 4-5
During the open house, current families are also invited to stop in, visit the school and watch staff work.
Check out what's going on in town this weekend.
Video games will be available, and attendees can also bring their own.
The school with the most donations will receive a concert from the girl group Fifth Harmony.
The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences production of The Nutcracker runs most Tuesdays through Saturdays at 10 a.m., with certain performances at 12:30 p.m., through Dec. 28.
As the Lemont Center for the Arts expands its programming, it is in need of volunteers.
The computer class will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St.
Hope and Friendship Foundation is seeking donations and volunteers to provide a Thanksgiving meal for local families in need.
Participants are encouraged to consider a gingerbread-themed ornament to complement the upcoming Downtown Gingerbread Festival.
The program will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11. Space is limited.
Attendees will learn about the mountains, volcanoes, and tropical beaches that reveal the biodiversity of Central America’s most peace-loving country.
The annual Holiday Happenings event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Oak Trace, 200 Village Drive, Downers Grove.
Lemont police reports, Oct. 31-Nov. 3
Maggie Capettini's paintings will be on exhibit through Nov. 30.
The registration deadline is noon Saturday, Nov. 30.
However, district officials were encouraged by the slight increase in ACT scores, which was 22.9, up .1 percent from 2012, and above the state average of 20.6.
The Board of Education is expected to formally approve the selection at its Nov. 18 meeting.
