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🌱 Patch AM: Lemont’s Drama Club To Feature 'The Outsiders' As Fall Play
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Hey there, Lemont! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Lemont High spotlights The Outsiders with student art showcase
Also on today's calendar: Voting by Mail? and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
- Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lemont's Drama Club To Feature 'The Outsiders' As Fall Play (patch.com) — Lemont residents can catch Lemont High School's fall production of "The Outsiders" from Oct. 22–24 at the Performing Arts Center, with evening shows at 7 p.m. and tickets available online or at the door. Before each performance, visitors are invited to explore a student art exhibition in Gallery 306, open from 5:45–6:45 p.m., making it a full night of local arts in Lemont.
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- LiveStream →
Heroes West Lemont, 1015 State Street, Lemont
7:30 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Voting by Mail? →
Your polling place
7:00 am - Downtown Lemont Ghost Story Walk →
Lemont IL - Before you vote, Get the Facts on the referendum for School District 524 →
Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn
10:00 am - Invertebrate Investigation →
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 W 111th St, Lemont
1:00 pm - Harvest Fest Volunteers
Lemont Public Library -
2:30 pm - Trivia Night →
15780 W New Ave, Lemont
5:00 pm - Weaving Evolution →
Homer Township Public Library, 14320 W 151st St, Homer Glen
6:30 pm - Oktoberfest →
Lockport Vfw Post #5788, 1026 E 9th St, Lockport
3:00 pm - Run with the Nuns 5K →
Mount Assisi Campus 13860 Main St. Lemont, IL 60439
9:00 am - Lemont VFW Bingo →
15780 W New Ave, Lemont
6:00 pm - Whispers of Lemont →
47 Stephen St, Lemont
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Thursday October 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Lemont. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Homer Glen
- Bell Road Traffic Pattern Change Begins Friday (patch.com)
Lockport
- Herb Light Invites You to Share Your Cannabis Horror Story to Win a Stay at Actual Haunted 'Scare-Bnb' (roastbrief.us)
Bolingbrook
- Catheterization Labs Expansion Now Open In Bolingbrook (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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