Lisa Thomson 

Cook County

Lauren Traut

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Orland Park

Illinois

Tinley Park

Will County

Mokena

Lorraine Swanson

Palos

Oak Forest

Andrea Earnest

Lemont

Frankfort

Alsip-Crestwood

New Lenox

Oak Lawn

Homer Glen-Lockport

Presbyterian Church in Orland Park

For our next concert, the Southwest Community Concert Band is turning the spotlight on the ones that didn’t win.
“Award Show Losers” celebrates music connected to films, television programs, and other productions that were nominated for major awards — Oscars, Emmys, and more — but ultimately did not win. And as this concert will prove, coming in second doesn’t mean the music was any less memorable.
In fact, some of the most recognizable, moving, and entertaining music ever written came from productions that were passed over on awards night.
This concert gives us a chance to explore that idea from a musical point of view: great scores, memorable themes, and familiar melodies that may not have taken home the prize, but certainly earned a lasting place with audiences.
It’s a different kind of concert theme for us, and one that gives us a lot of room for variety. Expect an evening that is fun, surprising, and filled with music you may recognize immediately — along with a few selections that may have you wondering how they didn’t win in the first place. This is a free concert, $10 donation suggested

Local Event: Award Show Losers Concert

Award Show Losers Concert

For our next concert, the Southwest Community Concert Band is turning the spotlight on the ones that didn’t win.
“Award Show...

Chicago Gaelic Park

Come Celebrate Autumn for a Great Cause!
DATE: Friday, November 6, 2026
PLACE: Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 W 147th Street, Oak Forest, IL 60452
DOORS OPEN: 6:30 pm
ENTRY: $40 per person (Includes Dinner Buffet, Wine, Draft Beer and Soda)
ENTERTAINMENT: Port Authority 
Event details that include entry/grand raffle/sponsor payment options available at&nbsp;<a href="https://actionsertoma.org/fall-fest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fall Fest</a>
Sponsor/Ad forms for submission deadline is Oct. 20.
Our headliner, Port Authority, is a rock band from Chicago’s South Side, formed in 8th grade by John McFarland and Scott Bonshire. Reuniting in 2025 with Kristen McFarland on vocals and Brian Sarna on bass.The band returns with fresh energy and classic rock roots. Get ready to dance!
There will be an Auction, various raffles going on throughout the evening, that includes the Grand Raffle for the grand prize of $5,000. Try your luck on all these raffles!!
Action Sertoma NFP has been serving local communities since 1967 in the Chicagoland area. We are the biggest club in the State of Illinois. We are one of the three clubs who founded the Sertoma Centre, now called Sertoma Star Services, and the Sertoma Speech and Hearing Center in 1971. These facilities provide state-of-the-art services and programs to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and hearing impaired. Additionally, Sertoma Star Community Mental Health and Counseling has been a leader in supporting those living with mental illness. All these services provide choices and opportunities for persons with disabilities and their families through a culture of innovation and caring to enrich their lives and maximize their independence.
Action Sertoma Cares! We, also, have donated to ALS walk, Alsip Kids Scholarship Fund w/Alsip Scholarship Industrial Association, &nbsp;Alicia’s House, Alzheimer's, Chicago First Look For Charity, Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, Chicago Lawn Sertoma, Crisis Center of South Suburbia, Cruise for a Cause, Dans House of Hope, David Patrick O'Donnell Foundation, Filling the Gap, Forever U, Frankfort Lions Club, GiGi's Playhouse, Hickory Hills Sertoma, Homewood Rotary Foundation, JDRF, Jenny’s Make a Wish, Jones Center, Lemont United Sertoma, Midwest BBQ for the Brave, Misericordia - Grid Iron Golf Outing, New Lenox Rotary Charities, Navarro Farms, Oak Forest Fleadh, Open Access, Operation Breakthrough, Pack The Place for Pat, Pathlights, POW-R Sertoma, Project Fire Buddies, Reclaim 13, RESPOND NOW, Second Sense, Sleep &amp; Heavenly Peace, St. Damians Food Bank and Men’s Club, Suburban Access, Tinley Park PAWS, Together We Cope, Toss for Tots, Toys for Tots, Trey McCambell Foundation, 19th Ward Mutual Aid Group, and many more.&nbsp;&nbsp;SERvice TO MAnkind.
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Local Event: Action Sertoma's 22nd Annual Fall Fest 2026

Action Sertoma's 22nd Annual Fall Fest 2026

Come Celebrate Autumn for a Great Cause!
DATE: Friday, November 6, 2026
PLACE: Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 W 147th Street, Oak...

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