UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

OCTOBER

Tuesday, October 4- Pub, Grub & Network

Tuesday, October 18- October Meet, Greet & Network

Wednesday, October 19- Unique Computing Solutions Business After Hours

Friday, October 21- Stretch Lab Ribbon Cutting/Reception

NOVEMBER

Tuesday, November 15- November Meet, Greet & Network

Help Your Business Stand Out to Holiday Shoppers

Join Google on October 12th at 9:00am for the next Grow with Google Partner Digital Series event, Increase Your Holiday Sales with Google Tools. During this free, one-hour workshop, you'll learn how both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar businesses can promote their products in a Google Business Profile. They'll also discuss the Google Merchant Center, where businesses can create no-cost Product Listings on Google.

Click here to register for this free event!

Navarro Farm. A Place to Grow

By Popular Demand NWA Wrestling Is At The Farm!!

This exciting family event will be at Navarro Farm Saturday, October 8th. Gates open at 3pm and the wrestling starts at 4pm! This is a community event so invite your neighbors and friends.

• Limited front row VIP seating $20 a ticket per person
• General seating $10 a ticket per person

All attendees must have a ticket, regardless of age, due to the size of this event.

There will be food trucks, ice cream, drinks, and beer available for purchase. Carter's Corner will be open for Navarro Farm merchandise purchases.

Parents are responsible for supervision of their child. This is not a drop-off.

Purchase tickets at http://bidpal.net/2022nwafall

Emagine

Come join us for the Sensory Friendly program at Emagine. This sensory friendly special program makes going to the movies a more enjoyable and accessible experience for those with sensory needs. What does this mean? First, it means sensory friendly (lights up a bit, sound down a bit). Second, audience interaction (movement, speaking, singing) and electronic device (phone, tablet, etc.) usage are allowed. Third, guests are welcome to bring a safe snack for any food allergies or food avoidance/restrictions.

Movie Description: Based on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. When the Primm family (Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle- a singing crocodile (Mendes) who loves baths, caviar, and great music-living in the attic of his new home. The two become fast friends, but when Lyle's existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps (Brett Gelman), the Primms must band together with Lyle's charismatic owner, Hector P. Valenti (Bardem), to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places and there's nothing wrong with a big singing crocodile with an even bigger personality.

Click here for more information on sensory friendly programming

Camp Manitoqua

Join us on October 22 from 8:30am-11:30am at Camp Manitoqua for our Fall Work Day. Volunteers will help rake, weed, pick up sticks and litter, stack picnic tables, and help us ready the grounds for winter. 

Please bring work gloves, buckets, leaf rakes, shovels, tarps, and anything else you might think helpful! A continental breakfast will be served from the Dining Hall deck!

Interested in volunteering? Click here for more information, or to RSVP.

Frankfort Park District – The Fall 2022 registration is Now Open! The Fall 2022 Programs Brochure is available to view online at https://online.fliphtml5.com/gxupa/lfmb/The Fall 2022 brochure can also be downloaded from our website at www.frankfortparks.org.

6th Annual Pours for Parks: Saturday, October 22 from 4:00-7:00pm at the Frankfort Park District, 140 Oak Street. $40 advanced tickets, $50 @ the door which includes 10- Tasting Tickets.

• $40 includes 10- Craft Beer, Wine, Seltzer, or Spirit Tastings
• $15 General Admission- No Tastings
• Additional tasting tickets sold @ event
• Beer Tasting Glass while supply lasts
• Musical Entertainment
• Cultivate Community Table will have food available for purchase
• Guests must be 21 years of age to participate

Sponsored by: Operation Playground Foundation www.opfrankfort.org and Frankfort Park District, Trail's Edge Brewing Co., The Finnish Long Drink, Thornton Distilling Company, Outlaw Spirits LLC/ Dillinger Vodka, Hickory Creek Brewing Co., The Wine Thief, Brothership Brewing, Mike's Hard Lemonade & White Claw, Eris Brewery and Cider House, Arrowhead Ales Brewing Co. and Cultivate Community Table. Tickets are available at www.opfrankfort.org or @ the Frankfort Park District office, 140 Oak Street, Frankfort, IL.

Scarecrow Building Contest: Calling all families, scout groups, homeowners associations, and business members... to come join the fun by participating in the annual Scarecrow Building Contest! Scarecrows will be displayed outside the Founders Community Center, so let your creative skills shine and construct eye catching entries. The cross sticks will be provided by the Park District and will be available for pick-up starting August 22. All entries are due by October 7. Voting will run from October 10-28. Voting will take place at the Founders Community Center office & on the Park District's Facebook page.

Senior Fall Luncheon: Friday, October 7 from 12:00pm-2:00pm at the Founders Community Center, 140 Oak Street. 55 years & older and the fee is $5. Celebrate the coming of fall with your friends and an afternoon of delicious food and live entertainment. After lunch, enjoy more entertainment, socializing and dessert. Don't miss out on this special day! Registration deadline: October 3rd. Sponsored by: Clarendale Mokena, Chicago Stem Cell Therapy, Ma3 Healthcare Solutions LLC and Victorian Village.

Thriller At Main Park: Friday, October 14 from 5:00-8:00pm at Main Park, 400 W. Nebraska St. $10/child (register by October 6), $15/child (Register after October 6- based on availability). Join us for a family friendly Halloween event at Main Park. There will be a DJ dance party, balloon artist, spooky games, hayride, a haunted path, thriller dance contest, kid crafts and small pumpkin patch. Deadline for pre-registration will be October 6 or until filled. Children registered by October 6 will receive a goody bag. Registrations taken after the deadline (if space is available) will be charged $15. Please call the office for availability. Goody bags are not guaranteed after October 6. Registration deadline: October 6 or until filled. Sponsored by: Town Center Bank. One Health Chiropractic, Ma3 Healthcare Solutions LLC, Dolehide Dermatology, Denise Wegner- State Farm Insurance Agency Inc., Grounded Coffee Bar and Culver's of Frankfort.

Howl-A-Woof: Saturday, October 15 at 10:00am- Gate will open at 9:50am at the Bark Park at Commissioners Park, 80th Ave. & Sauk Trail, northwest corner of Commissioners Park. FREE admission. Trick or Treat!!! Bring your dog all dressed up for this costume competition, bone yard hunt, and trick or treating event. Dogs will have the opportunity to "Trick or Treat" around the Bark Park so remember to bring your bags to collect all their goodies. Dogs will also have a chance to enter the costume contest to be judged on- Best Overall, Funniest, and Scariest. All friendly dogs are welcome at this FREE, on-leash event. An adult must accompany dog-owners under the age of 12. While you are enjoying this event, please remember to pick-up a membership packet for the Bark Park.

For more information call the Frankfort Park District office at (815) 469-9400 or visit our website at www.frankfortparks.org. Come join the fun!

Frankfort Public Library District offers a variety of programs each month. Here are some of the upcoming offerings.

Ways to Combat Fatigue and Regain Energy on Tue. Oct. 4 at 7pm. Second in our health series, this discussion will empower you to make lifelong changes toward feeling better. Learn how to combat fatigue and get your energy back by following simple daily strategies. This series is presented by Christine Rosandich, MS, Nutrition & Wellness Program Manager, of The Cancer Support Center in Mokena

Movie Morning on Wed. Oct 5 at 10am. Did you know the first James Bond movie came out on October 5, 1962? Who do you think played James Bond the best? Let's celebrate the 60th anniversary of 007 by viewing a film starring Daniel Craig.

Putting Your Garden to Bed on Sun. Oct. 9 at 2pm. Join Will County Master Gardener Coordinator, Nancy Kuhajda, for a lively discussion of fall garden tasks to do now and in the next few weeks. Did you know there are many fall garden practices that will make next spring easier and prepare you for a more successful garden next year? Bring all your garden questions for Nancy to answer.

Illinois Libraries Present: Jesmyn Ward on Wed. Oct. 12 at 7pm. Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward as she discusses how her literary vision and personal experiences address urgent questions about racism and social injustice. Ward, hailed as "the new Toni Morrison" by the American Booksellers Association, is the author of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, including the critically acclaimed novels Sing, Unburied, Sing and Salvage the Bones, and the memoir Men We Reaped. This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events. Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Please register for this Zoom event here: https://bit.ly/ILP JesmynWard.

Register here or call 815-534-6173.