Arts & Entertainment
Get Out: Your Weekend Planner for Nightlife, Family, Food and Arts
Why stay home when there is so much happening in the area? Patch's entertainment guide will give you plenty of reasons to "get out" this weekend.
It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and bars, restaurants and shops to explore.
Family Fun
Easter Storytime
April 23, 10:30am | Come embrace the holidays through reading! Barnes and Noble is hosting an Easter event focusing on eggs, chicks and rabbits. Some of the featured books are 10 Easter Egg Hunters, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick!, and Little White Rabbit. Coloring time will follow. Contact the Orland Park Barnes and Noble for more information.
April 24, 10am - 2:30pm | Nothing beats the thrill of stepping out onto the dewy grass at the Children's Farm for a holiday adventure. Children under ten are welcome to join in the festivities, including visiting bunnies, collecting and painting an egg from a chicken coop, meeting the Easter Bunny and more. The cost for a half an hour time is $18 per child. Adults are free. Purchase tickets and get additional details from the Center.
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Nightlife
Last Envy
April 23, 9:30pm - 1:30am | Stop in at Bailey's Bar and Grill for the Saturday special - certified Angus steak sandwich with caramelized onions, mushrooms and a side of fries for $7. Stay for a night of rock and alternative cover music with Joliet Dave and the Last Envy. Buy a round of $3 UV bombs or $5 domestic pitchers, and enjoy the weekend. No cover.
Rev. John and the Southside All Stars
April 23, 10pm | After dinner at the Blarney Stone (with a free soup or salad), enjoy the musical stylings of Rev. John and the South Side All Stars . This cover band tackles rock and alternative music with ease and a hint of humor. Take advantage of Saturday specials, including $3 domestic drafts and $2.75 domestic bottles. $5 cover charge.
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Food and Drink
April 24, 10:30am – 3pm | Looking for brunch on Easter Sunday? Durbin's is providing brunch until the early afternoon. The price of the meal is $19.95 for adults and $10.95 for children six and older. Children five and younger are free. Contact the Tinley Park for more information.
Easter Supper at Gaelic Park
April 24th, 4pm - 7pm (dancing - 9pm) | Skip the cooking, and go straight to celebrating the Easter holiday at Gaelic Park. The Gaelic Park Easter Supper features an all-you-can-eat buffet including salad, soup, vegetables, potatoes, two meat entrees and dessert. After supper, stay for dancing until 9pm. Admission is $21 for adults and $11 for children age’s four to twelve. Reservations are required.
Arts and Entertainment
April 21, 2pm & 6:30pm | Take advances of one of the two free showings of Eat, Pray, Love at the Palos Library. Shedding the life she once had, Liz Gilbert travels across the world in a quest of self-discovery. Starring Julia Roberts, James Franco and Billy Crudup. Directed by Ryan Murphy. Rated PG-13. 133 minutes.
April 22, 7pm – 9pm | Head to meeting room 104 for a movie viewing. A blend of fable and reality, Get Low tells the tale of a real-life 1930s Tennessee hermit who threw his own funeral while still alive. Starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray. Rated PG-13. 100 minutes.
