Community Corner
Five Things to Know This Weekend: Aug. 12-14
Looking for things to do? Stuff to know? People to meet? We've got it all in our "Five Things" feature.
1.
Head on over to the Bolingbrook Village Hall Sunday afternoon for an American Indian Festival.
"The Blue Winds Dancers" will perform time honored dances and Rev. Elder, educator, and creator of the award winning village, Nick Hockings will explain the "Old Ways," teach fire starting and dancing.
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For more information, visit: www.waswagoning.us/dancetheater. The event runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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It’s time to get wild with Chicago Rocker Magazine’s BEST NEW BAND of 2011…WildChild!
Are they a rock band? Are they a party band? Well…yes! Sure, WildChild plays all of your favorite guitar-rock anthems by bands such as Kiss, Bon Jovi and Guns N’ Roses…but it’s their hard-rocking, high-energy renditions of songs by artists as diverse as Kings of Leon, The Beastie Boys, The Killers, Usher and more that make them a true stand-out in the Chicago music scene.
The band will play Saturday night at from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
3. Catch a Plane Ride
The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 461 is again participating in the EAA's Young Eagles program. The program introduces young people, ages 8-17 to general aviation . Last year, Chapter 461 flew over 265 Young Eagles. The EAA program has flown over 1.6 million young people world wide since the inception of the program in 1992.
The chapter will be offering free rides Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at .
4. It's Follow Friday!
Follow these great people, businesses or organizations to be completely plugged in to the Bolingbrook scene.
On Facebook...
- Bolingbrook Park District
- The Huffington Post
- Bolingbrook Raider Football
- Bolingbrook Adult Athletic Boosters
- Humane Haven Animal Shelter
On Twitter...
- @Bolingbrook_IL (Village of Bolingbrook)
- @BolingbrookPD (Bolingbrook Police Department)
- @keepingyouwell (Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital)
- @BolingbrookGC (Bolingbrook Golf Club)
- @BBChamber60440 (Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce)
5.
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