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🌱 Haunted Hayrides @ Whihala Beach and 10 more events
Coming up: Chicago's Own Piano Man Band - A Billy Joel & Elton John Tribute on the Whiting Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Chicago's Own Piano Man Band - A Billy Joel & Elton John Tribute at Hoosier Theatre
- Haunted Hayrides @ Whihala Beach
- Chicago's Own Piano Man Band at Hoosier Theatre
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
- Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
- Thursday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Whiting
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★ Featured events ★
- Chicago's Own Piano Man Band - A Billy Joel & Elton John Tribute →
Hoosier Theatre, 1335 119th St, Whiting
7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Haunted Hayrides @ Whihala Beach →
Whiting IN
6:00 pm - Chicago's Own Piano Man Band →
Hoosier Theatre, 1335 119th Street, Whiting
7:00 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
📣 Whiting Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bird Migration Hike →
Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, 6201 Parrish Avenue, Hammond
9:30 am - Intramural UNO Tournament →
Student Union Library Building (SULB), 2233 173rd St., Hammond
12:45 pm - Free Outdoor Movie Night: Masters of the Universe (2026) →
Classroom Office Building (CLO), 6933 Woodmar Ave, Hammond
8:30 pm - Intramural Field Goal Contest →
Hammond IN
5:45 pm - EARTH, WIND, & FIRE Tribute Dinner Concert →
Sixty Three Social, 6333 Kennedy Avenue, Hammond - Coffee with Christians: Hammond →
Cafe of the Day, Calumet Avenue, Hammond - Eat the Neighborhood Foraging Walk: Wolf Lake →
Bairstow Trailhead Parking Lot, 2860 Sheffield Avenue, Hammond - Wolf Lake IN: Eat the Neighborhood: Foraging Walk →
Bairstow Trailhead Parking Lot, 2860 Sheffield Ave, Hammond
10:00 am - Eat the Neighborhood: Foraging Walk →
Bairstow Trailhead Parking Lot, 441-45 W 129th St, Hammond
10:00 am
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Sunday September 20
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Hammond
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