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LOCATION OF EVENTS ARE AT THE ORLAND PARK HISTORY MUSEUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED—14415 BEACON AVENUE, ORLAND PARK

H I S T O R Y M U S E U M

MUSEUM NIGHT OUT Join Museum staff at Peace Marketplace for the Museum’s 2nd annual night out to celebrate the importance of history! This is a fundraiser to help support and increase Museum memberships. Shop, listen to music, and buy some raffles! A night out, for a good cause, you don’t want to miss! Already a Museum member? This is a free event to say thank you! Not a member? Your entrance fee includes a year membership to the Museum. A FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSEUM

MYSTERIES OF ORLAND Join Museum staff as they discuss new mysterious stories of Orland’s past, including ghost stories!

DAY/DATE:

Thursday / Sep 22

TIME:

6:00p-7:00p

AGE: FEE:

13 and up

INSTRUCTOR: Museum Staff PROG#: 94093

Museum Member $5 Resident $10 | Non-resident $13

FALL PAINT AND SIP AT THE MUSEUM Join us for a fun-filled night at the Museum learning how to paint with watercolors while sipping on mimosas. SPOOKY PAINT AND SIP Come and paint a Halloween painting at the Museum while enjoying wine and listening to spooky music! INSTRUCTOR: Gergana of Magenta Moon Art School PROG#: 94400 DAY/DATE: Thursday / Oct 6 TIME: 6:00p-8:00p AGE: 21 and up FEE: Member $20 Resident $25 | Non-resident $27

ILLINOIS CREOLE, FRENCH CANADIANS, & LOUISIANA CAJUNS Enjoy a night at the Museum listening to songs, played on a Creole fiddle. Learn how the French of the Illinois Country serve as a time capsule for their relatives in the north and south. With a “dash” of Cajun and a “pinch” of Quebecois, this program will show patrons how the Illinois Creole culture bridged the expanse between Canada and Louisiana. Program is free and is funded by an Illinois Humanities grant. Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly through the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA), as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. FREE

INSTRUCTOR: Museum and

Peace Marketplace Staff

PROG#:

93785

DAY/DATE:

Thursday / Sep 8

TIME:

AGE: 21 and up

6:00p-8:00p

LOCATION:

Peace Marketplace Market 14314 Beacon Avenue

FEE:

Member Free Non-member $15

INSTRUCTOR: Dennis Stroughmatt PROG#: 94087 DAY/DATE: Friday / Nov 4 TIME: 6:30p-8:00p AGE: All Ages FEE: Free IROQUOIS THEATRE FIRE

INSTRUCTOR : Mark LaCien PROG#: 94399 DATE: Oct 8 DAY: Saturday TIME: 11:00a-1:00p AGE: 21 and up FEE: Member $20

1892—2022: 130 YEARS OF ORLAND

Resident $25 | Non-resident $27

A KILLER AMONG US KILLERS, STALKERS, AND CREEPS OF THE MODERN ERA ‘Tis the season to learn about creepy individuals of the past. This is part 2 of our Killer Among Us programs. If you missed out on part 1, have no fear! You will still enjoy this program! Learn all about bloodthirsty monsters who stalked, murdered, and wrote their own unique stories of murder! Beer and wine will be served.

It is December 30, 1903, and you are enjoying a day in Chicago at the theatre. Over 2,200 people are in attendance, all waiting to see the Drury Lane musical, Mr. Blue Beard. Then, around 3:15pm, disaster hits...flames are everywhere. By the end of the tragedy, there are over 600 deaths. Learn about this fire that took place at the Iroquois Theatre, current site of the Oriental Theatre. Some even say the alley next to the Oriental Theatre is haunted...Beer and wine will be served.

EXHIBIT RUNS THRU NOVEMBER 5 Celebrate Orland Park’s 130th anniversary at the Museum! Learn about the time Orland was incorporated and what was happening in America. The exhibit also covers village’s growth and changes through the decades.

INSTRUCTOR: Clarence Goodman PROG#: 94010 DAY/DATE: Friday / Oct 21 TIME: 6:30p-8:00p AGE: 21 and up FEE: Museum Member $15

INSTRUCTOR: Jim Gibbons PROG#: 94090 DAY/DATE: Friday / Nov 18 TIME: 6:00p-7:30p AGE: 18 and up FEE: Member $15

35 History Museum Resident $20 | Non-resident $23 Resident $20 | Non-resident $23

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