Mokena Patch Holiday Guide 2012

Look back at this year's highlights of the holiday season in Mokena.

Share Your Elf on the Shelf Hiding Spots: What Has that Elf Been Up To?

Our Patch Elf on the Shelf has gotten ahold of our computer and now wants to know what his buddy elves are up to. Share your photos here!

Share Your Elf on the Shelf Hiding Spots: What Has that Elf Been Up To?

Our Patch Elf on the Shelf has gotten ahold of our computer and now wants to know what his buddy elves are up to. Share your photos here!

Hi friends! I'm the Patch Elf on the Shelf. Call me Patchy. I've heard about more of my friends hanging around the area lately, and I wondered what they were up to. Could their families post pictures here on Patch to show me? I'd love to catch up with them. We all go back to Santa on Christmas Eve, but in the meantime, we'll be watching you!  Cheers, Patchy the Elf

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Richard

9:26 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

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Turkey Day Trivia: 5 Things to Discuss at Dinner

Did you know, for example, that Israelis eat more turkey than any other nationality?

In honor of Thanksgiving, we present five things you may not have known about the holiday we're celebrating today: Source: The University of Illinois Extension

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PHOTOS: Pink Slip Holiday Fashion Show

The Mokena boutique rang in the holiday season with style at Sunday's event.

Pink Slip Boutique hosted “The Nutcracker (Not So) Suite,” its seventh major fashion show, on Sunday at Mokena Intermediate School. The show promoted Pink Slip’s holiday and prom collections by telling the classic Christmas story of the Nutcracker with a punk rock twist and showcasing styles from casual separates to prom dresses. Dancers from Stage Door Dance Academy in Oak Forest performed and 70 volunteer models walked. Local singer Alyssa Barron served as the narrator, while a remix of the original Nutracker Suite backed the models as they flaunted the featured fashions. Get news alerts and Facebook updates from these Lincoln-Way Patch sites:

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Pink Slip Adds Punk Rock Flair to the Holiday Season

"The Nutcracker (Not So) Suite" fashion show will ring in the holiday season with style.

This holiday season, the Nutcracker will be rocking a leather jacket, while the sugar plum fairies sport converse sneakers. Pink Slip Boutique is hosting “The Nutcracker (Not So) Suite,” its seventh major fashion show, on Sunday at Mokena Intermediate School. The show will promote Pink Slip’s holiday and prom collections by telling the classic Christmas story of the Nutcracker with a punk rock twist. The shop will present two showings of the event over the course of the afternoon and estimate that 700-800 people will attend. Boutique owner Lauren McKeague said the show will have a loud, bright, punk rock aesthetic. The styling of the event is based on McKeague’s college practicum doing window design for Macy’s while studying fashion design…

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Odyssey Fun World Lights up Christmas

In the spirit of the season, the Tinley Park arcade is featuring a nightly musical light show.

Odyssey Fun World is shedding light on Christmas this year. Sorry, make that 100,000 lights. Starting last Friday, the Tinley Park arcade has been featuring a light show every evening at 6 p.m. on the the side of its building. The show will continue nightly —even if the fun world is closed—through the first week of January. READ: ‘Deck Your House’ and Win Money “We hope it will be the first Christmas lights display for many years to come,” said Clint Paraday, general manager of the business, which is located at Oak Park and Harlem avenues. The lights twinkle and dance to music as part of the show. It was designed by Nic Miele, who has been putting on light shows at his Batavia home for the past three years. The business will remain open as…

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