🌱 Patch AM: Jazz Prayer - Where Jazz Meets Spirit and 12 more events

Good day Oak Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Rembrandt Chamber Musicians: Philippe Quint plays Chausson at Chicago Temple Building
• Chicago’s Japanese-American History: Resettlement Stories at The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association
• Jazz Prayer - Where Jazz Meets Spirit at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

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

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A little snow, with a high of 31 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 27, low: 25.
• Friday: Snow and flurries, 1-2", with a high of 36 and low of 17 degrees.

📸 Around Oak Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Park

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 18

• Rembrandt Chamber Musicians: Philippe Quint plays Chausson
  Chicago Temple Building, 77 W Washington St, Chicago
  3:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Chicago’s Japanese-American History: Resettlement Stories
  The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park
  1:15 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 16

• Jazz Prayer - Where Jazz Meets Spirit
  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church , 611 Randolph St , Oak Park
  7:10 pm
• Dinner + a Show with Comedian Joe Kilgallon
  Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park , 7128 Roosevelt Rd , Oak Park
  8:00 pm
• Dinner + a Show with Comedian Adam Burke
  Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park , 7128 Roosevelt Rd , Oak Park
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Dixon's Violin LIVE!
  Belle's Lounge by Valentine Distilling Co. , 161 Vester Ave , Ferndale
  4:00 pm
• Abstract Mystical Forest Sip and Paint 🎨
  Toast To Paint , 7185 W Bloomingdale Ave , Chicago
  7:00 pm
• Zach Porlier @ Scratch on Lake
  Scratch On Lake , 733 Lake St , Oak Park
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 18

• Create Your 2026 Vision: A heart-centered vision board + visualization workshop
  Unity Oak Park Spiritual & Family Center , 405 N Euclid Ave , Oak Park
  11:00 am
• The Best Jazz Jam In the Western Suburbs Happens Every Sunday at Tre Sorelle!
  Tre Sorelle Ristorante & Pizzeria , 1111 Lake St , Oak Park
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 21

• Kindergarten Readiness: Returning to Routines through Movement and Mindfulness
  St. Catherine - St. Lucy Catholic School , 27 Washington Blvd , Oak Park
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 14

• Afternoon Book Club
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  1:30 pm
• Tween Hangout
  West Addison Branch Library 7536 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
  3:30 pm
• Story Stretchers (grades K-4)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  3:30 pm
• Boys' Basketball Championships @ Unity
  Unity Junior High School , 2115 S 54th Ave , Cicero
  4:30 pm

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

• Doug Lalli - Pianist/Composer/Teacher — (708) 228-7150
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• 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
  Moving doesn’t have to be overwhelming…
• Doug Lalli - Jazz Musician, Composer and Teacher — (708) 228-7150
  Call 708-228-7150 to arrange for your first FREE lesson!
• Art Studio 928 - Oak Park, IL — (312) 371-9526
  From Team Off-Sites to Parties – Host It at Studio 928!

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• BHHS Chicago’s Kindness Foundation Granted $35,000 to Philanthropic Organizations in 2025
  The Kindness Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Chicago real estate brokerage Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, made 2025 year-end grants... (More info)

💬 Chatter

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• We’ve lost our cat Max.
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• ProSmile posted a job opening for Dental Biller in Oak Park. Apply here.
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