Pickwick Music Festival

A benefit concert, featuring 4 area bands, will be held on Friday, December 4, 2009 from 8 – 10 p.m. at the Pickwick Theatre.  The concert is sponsored by students from Maine South High School, Emerson Middle School, and local Park Ridge merchants.  All proceeds are being donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased at Allegro Music Center and Emerson Middle School or from Maine South Hawkettes and Cheerleaders or Mustangs.

For additional information, please email musicalmom@comcast.net or matt@thebreakband.com.

33rd Annual “Christmas in Park Ridge” House Walk

The staff and Board of Maine Center will be hosting this annual event on Friday, December 4th from 5 – 9 p.m.  The four homes featured on this year’s walk represent the best of new and historic homes.  All proceeds will benefit Maine Center, a not-for-profit community behavioral health organization serving area residents since 1966. 

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 if purchased the day of the event.  For further information contact Roxane Fuoco at 847.696.1570, ext. 308.

Empty Bowls at Oakton

Choose your favorite bowl – then share in a meal of soup and bread as a reminder of those who are in need around the world.  The bowl is yours to keep!  Many local ceramics artists have donated hundreds of beautiful handcrafted bowls especially for this event.  The donation for this event is $12 with all proceeds going to local food charities.

For more information or donation questions, visit www.oakton.edu (click on “News and Events”), or contact emptybowls@oakton.edu

“Room at the Inn” Exhibit at St. Matthew’s

St. Matthew’s Center for Health is again hosting the “Room at the Inn” exhibit on December 5 & 6 from 10 a.m.  – 4 p.m. at its location at 1601 N. Western Avenue in Park Ridge.

A collection of over 325 nativity scenes from around the world will be on display and guests are invited for refreshments and a free raffle to win a nativity scene. 

This exhibit is free and open to the public.  For more information, call 847.825.5531 or visit www.StMatthewCenter.org

 

Sunday Suppers Offered at St. Paul of the Cross

The Park Ridge Ministerial Association sponsors Sunday Night Suppers,  every Sunday beginning September 13, 2009.  Doors open at 5:45 with a nutritious meal served at 6 p.m.  The suppers take place at St. Paul of the Cross Church, 320 S. Washington in Park Ridge.

For more information call 847.825.7605.

Lutheran General Seeking Volunteers for new Patient Tower

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital will open its new patient tower in 2009. With the growth of the hospital there is a need for additional volunteers. Volunteers receive an orientation and training before stepping into their important roles of providing service to the thousands of patients and visitors who pass through the hospital each year.

If you are interested in volunteering at Lutheran General Hospital, just call Volunteer Services at 847.723.6105 or visit www.advocatehealth.com and click on volunteers.