🌱 Patch AM: Young Artist Open Mic @ Robert's Westside and 13 more events

Cheers Forest Park! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Lunch & Learn at West Central SDA Church
• Young Artist Open Mic @ Robert's Westside at Robert's Westside
• Audio Booth Reservation at Oak Park Public Library

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Periods of rain, with a high of 54 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Windy with a little snow, temps: high: 26, low: 13.
• Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 30 and low of 25 degrees.

📸 Around Forest Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Lunch & Learn
  West Central SDA Church, 1154 Wisconsin Ave, Oak Park
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• Young Artist Open Mic @ Robert's Westside
  Robert's Westside , 7321 Madison St , Forest Park
  6:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Audio Booth Reservation
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  9:30 am
• Baby Storytime
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  10:00 am
• Embroidery Class for Kids
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Kwanzaa Celebration
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Countdown to 2026 Memory Journals
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  11:00 am
• Noon Year's Eve (Families)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  11:00 am
• NYE COMEDY SHOW, LIVE DJ & COUNTDOWN Sean Bair-Flannery & Warren B. Hall W/ DJ RAMON SMITH
  Comedy Plex Comedy Club , 1128 Lake St Lower Level , Oak Park
  10:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Master Bespoke Tailor Launches Hands-On Fashion Classes at E.W.S. Fashion Academy, est. 1995
  137 N Oak Park Ave , Oak Park
  9:00 am
• Vaccine Clinic
  Premier Paws Veterinary Service , 7900 Lavergne Ave , Burbank
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Robinlee's Spectacular at the Sunday Church of Singer-Songwriters
  Friendly School of Music , 6731 Roosevelt Rd , Berwyn
  10:00 am
• Audio Booth Reservation
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  12:00 pm
• Film Screening: Frozen (2013)
  West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
  2:00 pm
• Zeta Phi Beta
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  2:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Forest Park PatchAM possible:

• Oak Park Conservatory — (708) 725-2400
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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Laurie Christofano, Realtor | RE/MAX In The Village — (630) 248-1976
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Proviso Township High Schools District 209 posted a job opening for World Language National Honor Society Sponsor in Forest Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• 2025 in review: Life in Chicagoland as told through Tribune editorials (chicagotribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I haven’t the foggiest.
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