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Upcoming Programs at The Bridge Teen Center

Friday Night Live
7:30-10:30 Oct. 18, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host their Friday Night Live event with live music from Ashleigh Ashton with a free popcorn bar. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Saturday Night
7:30-10:30 Oct. 19, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host their Saturday Night with live music from Blond Moment. This event is exclusively for students in 10th-12th grade and is free with a student membership application or $5 with a school ID. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Chicken and Waffles
4:30-6:00 Oct. 22, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will have a culinary where you can make your own version of Chicken and Waffles, which is traditionally served with butter and syrup, similar to breakfast. Enjoy! This free program is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. To sign up call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Creative Writing
5:00-6:00 Oct. 23 & 24, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will spend two days exploring a variety of creative writing styles from poetry to short story. Submit pieces from this to our first expressive arts magazine! This free program is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. To sign up call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Monopoly for Real
4:30-6:00 Oct. 24, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, wants to see how you’d do in the real world by playing Monopoly with a twist and learning about real estate development. This free program is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. To sign up call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

1980’s Costume Contest
7:30-10:30 Oct. 25, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a 1980’s Costume night. Dress up in your best 80’s apparel, eat, dance and win great prizes! This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Guys vs. Ladies Night
7:30-10:30 Oct. 26, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, is having a Guys vs. Ladies night with free food from Jimmy John’s. This event is exclusively for students in 10th-12th grade and is free with a student membership application or $5 with a school ID. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Scary Movie Makeup
4:30-6:00 Oct. 29, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, is going to teach you how to use makeup, paint, and wax to create life-like injuries such as a gunshot wound, scars, and zombie makeup. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Leadership POD: True to you (H.S. Only)
4:00-5:30 Oct. 30, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, wants you to participate in the first of 6 leadership pods designed to develop the leader within you. This session will focus on getting to know yourself better, find out what your strengths are, how you see the world, and most importantly – how you see yourself. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Friday Night Live
7:30-10:30 Nov. 1, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host their Friday Night Live event with live music from the Deadbolts with a free frozen yogurt from Cherry Berry. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Saturday Night
7:30-10:30 Nov. 2, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a Saturday Night Coffee Bar/Art Studio Night. This event is exclusively for students in 10th-12th grade and is free with a student membership application or $5 with a school ID. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Graphic Design
4:30-5:30 Nov. 5,12 & 19, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will teach you how to use Photoshop for graphic design purposes. Leave with a personal logo that you designed yourself. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Fireman Training
4:00-5:00 Nov. 6 & 13 and 4:00-6:00 Nov. 20, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, wants to test your life-saving abilities by spending two weeks working on your endurance, then going to our fireman training facility to practice real life training scenarios. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Recording and Mixing
4:30-6:00 Nov. 6, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, Our new multimedia studio allows students to record, mix, and create demos of their very own music. Come learn how the equipment and software is used before reserving your own studio time. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Test Anxiety
4:30-5:30 Nov. 7, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, Sometimes the anxiety of taking a test can get in the way of us recalling the information we have diligently learned. Don’t let that happen! Find relief in this program. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Making a Difference
4:00-5:30 Nov. 7, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, Participate in interactive ways of learning about social and economic issues going on around the world and hear how you can make a difference. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Friday Night Live
7:30-10:30 Nov. 8, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host their Friday Night Live event with live music from Derailed with a free pizza from the Wooden Paddle. This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

Saturday Night
7:30-10:30 Nov. 9, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a Saturday Night Open Mic Night. This event is exclusively for students in 10th-12th grade and is free with a student membership application or $5 with a school ID. For more information call (708) 532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.

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