    <?php // if (!$nowrapper) (Globals::$language == 'es') ? include(APP . "/Resource/aarpe_global_js_es.html") : include(APP . "/Resource/aarpe_global_js.html"); ?>
    <?php if (!$nowrapper):  // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBD
        include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.head.html");

$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
	'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer">
<img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4>
<form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form">
	<input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search">
	<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>

<div class="event-filter filter-navigation " 
	data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' 
	data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' 
	data-target_container_parent = true 
	data-category_sef="" 
	data-keyword="" 
	data-images="no" 
	data-sortby="" 
	data-allowed_dates='null' 
	data-setdate="" 
	data-enddate="" 
	data-used_ids='null' 
>

	
	<a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon">
		<div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div>
		<div class="icon">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus">
		</div>
	</a>

	<div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container">

		<nav class="tab-nav">
			<div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> &nbsp;
					Filter
				</a>
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> &nbsp;
					Date
				</a>
				<!--
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="fas fa-search"></i> &nbsp;
					Search
				</a>
				-->
			</div>
		</nav>

		<div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab">
				<h4 class="m-0">Category</h4>
				<form action="/virtual-community-center/">
					<ul class="list-unstyled col-2">
						<li class="item">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" 
								name="categories" value="all" checked>
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$dataForView = array(
	&#039;params&#039; =&gt; array(
		&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
		&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
		&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
		&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
		&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
		&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
		&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 41.47790145874,
		&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -87.305801391602,
		&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;41.47790145874,-87.305801391602&#039;
	),
	&#039;sortby&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;query_params&#039; =&gt; array(),
	&#039;categories&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
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			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
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			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
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	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
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)
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$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

				<div class="filter-buttons">
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div>
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div>
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		<div class="filter-buttons">
			<div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div>
			<div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div>
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</div>

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3">

				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/events/"+href;
			}
			});
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		<div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;">
			<input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" 
						>
			<label for="hide-nationwide">Show State &amp; Local Events Only</label> 
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
<a href="/merrillville-in/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div>

<hr />

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</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":41.477901458740234,"lng":-87.30580139160156,"latlng":"41.47790145874,-87.305801391602","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'>
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		<p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p>


		<ul class="list">
						<li class="vcc-item item card-link  " 
	data-url="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HONORS-BAND-FESTIVAL" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HONORS-BAND-FESTIVAL">Honors Band Festival</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">We are hosting the 12th Annual UIC Honors Band Festival at the UIC School of Theatre and Music and UIC Student Center East.</div>
		
	</div>

	
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		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
		<div class="repeated-events">
			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 			
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	</div>
	


		<div class="detail">
				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>UIC Theatre, Chicago, IL					</div>
	
	</li>
						<li class="vcc-item item card-link  " 
	data-url="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ILMEA-JAZZ-FESTIVAL" 
	data-pageindex="1">

	<div class="top">
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ILMEA-JAZZ-FESTIVAL">ILMEA Jazz Festival</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
	</div>

	
		<div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
		<div class="repeated-events">
			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 			
					</div>

	</div>
	


		<div class="detail">
				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
	</li>
						<li class="vcc-item item card-link  " 
	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK" 
	data-pageindex="1">

	<div class="top">
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK">Green City Market at Lincoln Park</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
	</div>

	
		<div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
		<div class="repeated-events">
			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
					</div>

	</div>
	


		<div class="detail">
				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
	</li>
						<li class="vcc-item item card-link  " 
	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
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	),
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		)
	),
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	),
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		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
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	),
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		)
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View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
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						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
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						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

				<div class="filter-buttons">
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div>
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div>
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			</div>

		</div>

		<div class="filter-buttons">
			<div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div>
			<div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div>
		</div>

	</div>
</div>

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3">

				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/events/"+href;
			}
			});
		});
		</script>
		
		<div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;">
			<input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" 
						>
			<label for="hide-nationwide">Show State &amp; Local Events Only</label> 
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
<a href="/merrillville-in/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div>

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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: May 4 - November 23, 2024 Saturdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 2001 North Orchard Street</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer  Market Hours: May 4 - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7:30 AM - 1 PM Location: University Place and Oak Avenue, Behind the Hilton Garden Inn.</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Evanston, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: April 20 - November 2, 2024 Saturdays, 8am - 2pm Location: 3252 North Broadway</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Indoor November 2 - December 14, 2024 Saturdays, 9AM - 2PM January - April, 2025 2nd Saturday, 9AM - 2PM Location: Experimental Station, 6100 South Blackstone Avenue</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>StoryStudio Chicago, Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: May 4 - November 23, 2024 Saturdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 2001 North Orchard Street</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer  Market Hours: May 4 - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7:30 AM - 1 PM Location: University Place and Oak Avenue, Behind the Hilton Garden Inn.</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: April 20 - November 2, 2024 Saturdays, 8am - 2pm Location: 3252 North Broadway</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Indoor November 2 - December 14, 2024 Saturdays, 9AM - 2PM January - April, 2025 2nd Saturday, 9AM - 2PM Location: Experimental Station, 6100 South Blackstone Avenue</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, IN					</div>
	
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		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Merrillville</h2>
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/turkey-cutlets-with-cranberrycurrant-sauce-roasted-sweet-potato-pumpkin-mousse-with-chef-christine-c2nlycgfypx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-COOKING-CLASS-WITH-CHEF-CHRISTINE-GET-READY-FOR-THANKSGIVING">Cooking Class with Chef Christine: Get Ready for Thanksgiving!</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. CT</p>
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-nm-fitness-virtual-balance-mobility-class-1142024-z8nxfnz8fr3.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BALANCE-MOBILITY-CLASS-STRENGTHEN-YOUR-STABILITY">Balance & Mobility Class: Strengthen Your Stability</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Nov 4, 2024 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. CT</p>
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					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-pa-moving-with-milly-1142024-ddnv6xvqlt6.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-MOVING-WITH-MILLY-A-LOWIMPACT-WORKOUT">Moving With Milly: A Low-Impact Workout</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Nov 4, 2024 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. CT</p>
					<p class="venue">Zoom</p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
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$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

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		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/events/"+href;
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<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
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	data-url="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
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	data-url="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" 
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/lincoln-park-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINCOLN-PARK-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: May 4 - November 23, 2024 Saturdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 2001 North Orchard Street</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/downtown-evanston-farmers-market-2024-11-02-evanston-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-DOWNTOWN-EVANSTON-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer  Market Hours: May 4 - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7:30 AM - 1 PM Location: University Place and Oak Avenue, Behind the Hilton Garden Inn.</div>
		
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	data-url="/event/nettelhorst-french-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-NETTELHORST-FRENCH-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: April 20 - November 2, 2024 Saturdays, 8am - 2pm Location: 3252 North Broadway</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 8:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/61st-street-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-61ST-STREET-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Indoor November 2 - December 14, 2024 Saturdays, 9AM - 2PM January - April, 2025 2nd Saturday, 9AM - 2PM Location: Experimental Station, 6100 South Blackstone Avenue</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/storystudio-writers-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-STORYSTUDIO-WRITERS-FESTIVAL" 
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>StoryStudio Chicago, Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/annual-holiday-craft-and-vendor-fair-2024-11-02-valparaiso-in.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-HOLIDAY-CRAFT-AND-VENDOR-FAIR" 
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				<div class="description">4th Annual Annual Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair  Whether you are looking for that unique one of a kind gift or something from your favorite vendor, come and shop local (and grab some sweet treat from our Deacons Bake Sale) The first 100 shoppers recieve a holiday shopping bag for all those treasures!</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, IN					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/sesame-street-live-photo-experience-2024-11-02-tm-rosemont-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SESAME-STREET-LIVE-PHOTO-EXPERIENCE" 
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			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
$params = array(
	&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 41.47790145874,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -87.305801391602,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;41.47790145874,-87.305801391602&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

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				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
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<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
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	data-url="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HONORS-BAND-FESTIVAL" 
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				<div class="description">We are hosting the 12th Annual UIC Honors Band Festival at the UIC School of Theatre and Music and UIC Student Center East.</div>
		
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	data-url="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ILMEA-JAZZ-FESTIVAL">ILMEA Jazz Festival</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK" 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK">Green City Market at Lincoln Park</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK" 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK">Green City Market at West Loop Park</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/lincoln-park-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINCOLN-PARK-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: May 4 - November 23, 2024 Saturdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 2001 North Orchard Street</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/downtown-evanston-farmers-market-2024-11-02-evanston-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-DOWNTOWN-EVANSTON-FARMERS-MARKET" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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				<div class="description">Season: Summer  Market Hours: May 4 - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7:30 AM - 1 PM Location: University Place and Oak Avenue, Behind the Hilton Garden Inn.</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:30&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Evanston, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/nettelhorst-french-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-NETTELHORST-FRENCH-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: April 20 - November 2, 2024 Saturdays, 8am - 2pm Location: 3252 North Broadway</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 8:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/61st-street-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-61ST-STREET-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Indoor November 2 - December 14, 2024 Saturdays, 9AM - 2PM January - April, 2025 2nd Saturday, 9AM - 2PM Location: Experimental Station, 6100 South Blackstone Avenue</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/storystudio-writers-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-STORYSTUDIO-WRITERS-FESTIVAL" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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				<div class="description">Join us at the 7th Annual StoryStudio Writers Festival in-person at Center on Halsted.</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>StoryStudio Chicago, Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/annual-holiday-craft-and-vendor-fair-2024-11-02-valparaiso-in.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-HOLIDAY-CRAFT-AND-VENDOR-FAIR" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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				<div class="description">4th Annual Annual Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair  Whether you are looking for that unique one of a kind gift or something from your favorite vendor, come and shop local (and grab some sweet treat from our Deacons Bake Sale) The first 100 shoppers recieve a holiday shopping bag for all those treasures!</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, IN					</div>
	
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				[maximum depth reached]
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		),
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		)
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			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
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			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
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</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":41.477901458740234,"lng":-87.30580139160156,"latlng":"41.47790145874,-87.305801391602","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'>
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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	data-url="/event/lincoln-park-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINCOLN-PARK-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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		),
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				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
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				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
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		)
	),
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		)
	),
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		)
	),
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		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
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		)
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
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								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
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						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
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				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
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			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
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<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
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</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":41.477901458740234,"lng":-87.30580139160156,"latlng":"41.47790145874,-87.305801391602","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'>
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	data-url="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HONORS-BAND-FESTIVAL" 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HONORS-BAND-FESTIVAL">Honors Band Festival</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">We are hosting the 12th Annual UIC Honors Band Festival at the UIC School of Theatre and Music and UIC Student Center East.</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>UIC Theatre, Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ILMEA-JAZZ-FESTIVAL" 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ILMEA-JAZZ-FESTIVAL">ILMEA Jazz Festival</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK">Green City Market at Lincoln Park</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK">Green City Market at West Loop Park</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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	</div>
<div class="row oneColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-12"><!-- script to activate navbar -->
	<script type="text/javascript">
		jQuery(".channelBarMain ul.left li a").click(function() {
			window.location = jQuery(this).attr('href');
		});
	</script>
</div>
</div>
'
$scripts_for_layout = '<title>Events around Merrillville, IN - AARP</title>
<meta name="page_title" content="Events around Merrillville, IN - AARP"/>
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow"/>
<meta content="Events around Merrillville - Merrillville, IN - AARP In Your City" name="description"/>
<meta content="Events, around, Merrillville, IN, AARP" name="keywords"/>
<link rel="canonical" href="https://local.aarp.org/merrillville-in/events/" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://vccstaging.local.aarp.org/merrillville-in/events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-CC"/>
.Xeventfull {display:none;}'
$title_for_layout = 'Events around {local_city_c}, {local_state} - AARP'
$asset_version = '230831'
$min = true
$nowrapper = false
$css = '.Xeventfull {display:none;}'
$highlighting = ''
$location = '<a href="/merrillville-in/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HOME">Merrillville, IN</a>'
$no_header = false
$header_title = 'Community Calendar'
$header_subtitle = 'Community Events and Activities around {local_city}'
$isPR = false
$navbar = '<nav class="section" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse">
	<div class="section-toggle">Sections <i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></div>
	<ul class="secondary-menu" id="secondary-menu" role="menu" aria-busy="true">
		<li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/merrillville-in/aarp-events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-OLE" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Online & Local Events</a> </li>
		<li role="presentation" class="active"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/merrillville-in/things-to-do/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-TTD" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-THINGSTODO">Things to Do</a></li>
		<li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/merrillville-in/happenings/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-NF" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HAPPENINGS">News Feed</a> </li>
		<li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/merrillville-in/volunteering/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-VOL" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-VOLUNTEERING">Volunteering</a> </li>
		<li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/merrillville-in/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HC">Home & Community</a> </li>
		<li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/merrillville-in/movies/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MFG" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MOVIESFORGROWNUPS">Movies for Grownups</a> </li>
		<li role="presentation" class="more nosep " id="submenu-more">
			<span role="menuitem" class="menuitem" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MORE">More<i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></span>
			<ul class="secondary-submenu animate slide-in" id="secondary-submenu">
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/merrillville-in/discounts/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LO" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-OFFERS">Local Offers</a></li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/merrillville-in/local-resources/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LR" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-LOCALRESOURCES">Local Resources</a> </li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/merrillville-in/jobs/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-WJ" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-WORK&JOBS">Work & Jobs</a></li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem active" href="/merrillville-in/events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-CC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Community Calendar</a></li>
				<!--
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/merrillville-in/healthy-living/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HEALTHY_LIVING" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HEALTHY_LIVING">Healthy Living</a></li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/merrillville-in/arts-entertainment/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-ARTS_ENT" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-ARTS_ENT">Arts & Entertainment</a></li>
				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/merrillville-in/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li>
				-->
			</ul>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
</nav>'
$header_custom = ''
$breadcrumbs = array(
	(int) 0 => array(
		'title' => 'Things to Do',
		'slug' => 'things-to-do'
	)
)
$row = array(
	'title' => 'Back to Things to Do',
	'slug' => 'things-to-do'
)
$i = (int) 0
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118

Warning (2): include() [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/lib:.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243]Code Context            <?php if (!$nowrapper):  // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBD
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");
$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
	'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer">
<img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4>
<form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form">
	<input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search">
	<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>

<div class="event-filter filter-navigation " 
	data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' 
	data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' 
	data-target_container_parent = true 
	data-category_sef="" 
	data-keyword="" 
	data-images="no" 
	data-sortby="" 
	data-allowed_dates='null' 
	data-setdate="" 
	data-enddate="" 
	data-used_ids='null' 
>

	
	<a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon">
		<div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div>
		<div class="icon">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus">
		</div>
	</a>

	<div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container">

		<nav class="tab-nav">
			<div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> &nbsp;
					Filter
				</a>
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> &nbsp;
					Date
				</a>
				<!--
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="fas fa-search"></i> &nbsp;
					Search
				</a>
				-->
			</div>
		</nav>

		<div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab">
				<h4 class="m-0">Category</h4>
				<form action="/virtual-community-center/">
					<ul class="list-unstyled col-2">
						<li class="item">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" 
								name="categories" value="all" checked>
							<label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!--  (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr672699c5dab0e-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr672699c5dab0e-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr672699c5dab0e-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr672699c5dab0e-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr672699c5dab0e-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr672699c5dab0e-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr672699c5dab0e-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr672699c5dab0e-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input&nbsp;type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;
</span></span></code>
<code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;name="categories"&nbsp;value="all"&nbsp;<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">))&nbsp;echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked'&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>&gt;
</span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">All&nbsp;Events</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;!--&nbsp;&nbsp;(&lt;?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?&gt;</span>)--&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&nbsp;
</span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr672699c5dab0e-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = array(
	&#039;params&#039; =&gt; array(
		&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
		&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
		&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
		&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
		&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
		&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
		&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 41.47790145874,
		&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -87.305801391602,
		&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;41.47790145874,-87.305801391602&#039;
	),
	&#039;sortby&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;query_params&#039; =&gt; array(),
	&#039;categories&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
$params = array(
	&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 41.47790145874,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -87.305801391602,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;41.47790145874,-87.305801391602&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

				<div class="filter-buttons">
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div>
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div>
				</div>

			</div>

		</div>

		<div class="filter-buttons">
			<div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div>
			<div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div>
		</div>

	</div>
</div>

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3">

				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: May 4 - November 23, 2024 Saturdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 2001 North Orchard Street</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer  Market Hours: May 4 - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7:30 AM - 1 PM Location: University Place and Oak Avenue, Behind the Hilton Garden Inn.</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: April 20 - November 2, 2024 Saturdays, 8am - 2pm Location: 3252 North Broadway</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Indoor November 2 - December 14, 2024 Saturdays, 9AM - 2PM January - April, 2025 2nd Saturday, 9AM - 2PM Location: Experimental Station, 6100 South Blackstone Avenue</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, IN					</div>
	
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View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ILMEA-JAZZ-FESTIVAL">ILMEA Jazz Festival</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: May 4 - November 23, 2024 Saturdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 2001 North Orchard Street</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer  Market Hours: May 4 - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7:30 AM - 1 PM Location: University Place and Oak Avenue, Behind the Hilton Garden Inn.</div>
		
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: April 20 - November 2, 2024 Saturdays, 8am - 2pm Location: 3252 North Broadway</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<div class="description">Indoor November 2 - December 14, 2024 Saturdays, 9AM - 2PM January - April, 2025 2nd Saturday, 9AM - 2PM Location: Experimental Station, 6100 South Blackstone Avenue</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, IN					</div>
	
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/americas-favorite-fall-festival-and-pumpkin-farm-2024-11-02-homer-glen-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AMERICAS-FAVORITE-FALL-FESTIVAL-AND-PUMPKIN-FARM">America's Favorite Fall Festival and Pumpkin Farm</a></h3>

	
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<p>Is there an event that we should know about? Share it with us so your neighbors can learn about it too!</p>
<a class="btn" href="/merrillville-in/recommend-event/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SUBMIT_EVENT-MERRILLVILLE_IN" data-categoryid="Local">Submit an Event</a>
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<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->

<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
	<header>
		<div class="pull-right">
			<a href="/merrillville-in/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">
				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Merrillville</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Merrillville</h2>
	</header>
	<div class="wrap">
		<div class="ar-listing snippet">
			<ul class="list">
				<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/turkey-cutlets-with-cranberrycurrant-sauce-roasted-sweet-potato-pumpkin-mousse-with-chef-christine-c2nlycgfypx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-COOKING-CLASS-WITH-CHEF-CHRISTINE-GET-READY-FOR-THANKSGIVING">Cooking Class with Chef Christine: Get Ready for Thanksgiving!</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. CT</p>
					<p class="venue">Zoom and Facebook</p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-nm-fitness-virtual-balance-mobility-class-1142024-z8nxfnz8fr3.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BALANCE-MOBILITY-CLASS-STRENGTHEN-YOUR-STABILITY">Balance & Mobility Class: Strengthen Your Stability</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Nov 4, 2024 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. CT</p>
					<p class="venue">Zoom</p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-pa-moving-with-milly-1142024-ddnv6xvqlt6.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-MOVING-WITH-MILLY-A-LOWIMPACT-WORKOUT">Moving With Milly: A Low-Impact Workout</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Nov 4, 2024 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. CT</p>
					<p class="venue">Zoom</p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li>			</ul>

			<p><a class="link-red" href="/merrillville-in/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p>
	
		</div>
	</div>
</div>


<div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper">
                    
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                            <script type="text/javascript">
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<div class="card-tout card-dark membership-tout" style="margin:0 0 30px 0;">
	<img class="img-responsive image" 
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		alt="image of two AARP membership cards" 
		src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/tout-two-cards.png">
	<div class="title">Only $12 your first year with Automatic Renewal</div>
	<ul class="list">
		<li>Immediate access to your <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/">member benefits</a></li>
		<li>Discounts on travel and everyday savings</li>
		<li>Subscription to AARP The Magazine</li>
		<li>FREE second membership</li>
	</ul>
	<div class="action">
		<a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-MERRILLVILLE-IN">Join AARP</a>
		<div class="body">Already a member? <a href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/renew?campaignid= UARFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-MERRILLVILLE-IN">Renew</a> or 
			<a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/my-membership/print-your-card/">Print Card</a></div>
	</div>
</div>
<style>
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.membership-tout .list li { margin: 0; }
</style>
<div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper">
                    
                    <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_93505" data-adsize="300x250">
                        
                         
                            <script type="text/javascript">
                                if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){
                                  AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_93505', size:'300x250'});
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                    </div>
                </div>
<div class="module-spacer text-center">
<div class="fb-page" alt="Image of AARP Indiana Facebook Page" title="Image of AARP Indiana Facebook Page" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPIndiana" data-tabs="timeline" width="320" height="" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true" lazy="true">
	<blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/AARPIndiana" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPIndiana">Facebook</a></blockquote>
</div>
</div>

 
<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
<header>
<h2>Contact AARP<br />Indiana</h2>
</header>
<div class="wrap">

<div class="ar-quick-list module-spacer">
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-envelope" alt="Email icon" title="Email icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="mailto:INAARP@aarp.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">INAARP@aarp.org</a></li>
<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-globe" alt="Globe icon" title="Globe icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/region/indiana/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AARP Indiana</a></li>
<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-map-marker" alt="Map Marker icon" title="Map Marker icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/aarp-indiana/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101-MERRILLVILLE-IN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Us</a></li>


</ul>
</div>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPIndiana" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Facebook"><img alt="Facebook icon" title="Facebook icon" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/icons/48/facebook-dreamstale25.png"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/aarp.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Instagram"><img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/icon-ig.png" alt="Instagram icon" title="Instagram icon" style="height: 49px;"></a>


</div>
</div>

</div></div>
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	<div class="col-md-4 right-rail right-bot thin-rhs"></div>
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<div class="row oneColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-12"><!-- script to activate navbar -->
	<script type="text/javascript">
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include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118

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                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");
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	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 41.47790145874,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -87.305801391602,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;41.47790145874,-87.305801391602&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

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				<div id="datepickers"></div>

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				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/events/"+href;
			}
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<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
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	data-url="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
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	data-url="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" 
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK" 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK">Green City Market at Lincoln Park</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/lincoln-park-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINCOLN-PARK-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: May 4 - November 23, 2024 Saturdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 2001 North Orchard Street</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/downtown-evanston-farmers-market-2024-11-02-evanston-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-DOWNTOWN-EVANSTON-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer  Market Hours: May 4 - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7:30 AM - 1 PM Location: University Place and Oak Avenue, Behind the Hilton Garden Inn.</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:30&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Evanston, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/nettelhorst-french-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-NETTELHORST-FRENCH-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: April 20 - November 2, 2024 Saturdays, 8am - 2pm Location: 3252 North Broadway</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 8:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/61st-street-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-61ST-STREET-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Indoor November 2 - December 14, 2024 Saturdays, 9AM - 2PM January - April, 2025 2nd Saturday, 9AM - 2PM Location: Experimental Station, 6100 South Blackstone Avenue</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/storystudio-writers-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-STORYSTUDIO-WRITERS-FESTIVAL" 
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				<div class="description">Join us at the 7th Annual StoryStudio Writers Festival in-person at Center on Halsted.</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>StoryStudio Chicago, Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/annual-holiday-craft-and-vendor-fair-2024-11-02-valparaiso-in.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-HOLIDAY-CRAFT-AND-VENDOR-FAIR" 
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				<div class="description">4th Annual Annual Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair  Whether you are looking for that unique one of a kind gift or something from your favorite vendor, come and shop local (and grab some sweet treat from our Deacons Bake Sale) The first 100 shoppers recieve a holiday shopping bag for all those treasures!</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, IN					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/sesame-street-live-photo-experience-2024-11-02-tm-rosemont-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SESAME-STREET-LIVE-PHOTO-EXPERIENCE" 
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				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
$params = array(
	&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 41.47790145874,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -87.305801391602,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;41.47790145874,-87.305801391602&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

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				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/events/"+href;
			}
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<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
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	data-url="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
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				<div class="description">We are hosting the 12th Annual UIC Honors Band Festival at the UIC School of Theatre and Music and UIC Student Center East.</div>
		
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	data-url="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" 
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/lincoln-park-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINCOLN-PARK-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: May 4 - November 23, 2024 Saturdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 2001 North Orchard Street</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/downtown-evanston-farmers-market-2024-11-02-evanston-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-DOWNTOWN-EVANSTON-FARMERS-MARKET" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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				<div class="description">Season: Summer  Market Hours: May 4 - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7:30 AM - 1 PM Location: University Place and Oak Avenue, Behind the Hilton Garden Inn.</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:30&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Evanston, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/nettelhorst-french-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-NETTELHORST-FRENCH-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours: April 20 - November 2, 2024 Saturdays, 8am - 2pm Location: 3252 North Broadway</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 8:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/61st-street-farmers-market-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-61ST-STREET-FARMERS-MARKET" 
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				<div class="description">Indoor November 2 - December 14, 2024 Saturdays, 9AM - 2PM January - April, 2025 2nd Saturday, 9AM - 2PM Location: Experimental Station, 6100 South Blackstone Avenue</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/storystudio-writers-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-STORYSTUDIO-WRITERS-FESTIVAL" 
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				<div class="description">Join us at the 7th Annual StoryStudio Writers Festival in-person at Center on Halsted.</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>StoryStudio Chicago, Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/annual-holiday-craft-and-vendor-fair-2024-11-02-valparaiso-in.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-HOLIDAY-CRAFT-AND-VENDOR-FAIR" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-holiday-craft-and-vendor-fair-2024-11-02-valparaiso-in.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-HOLIDAY-CRAFT-AND-VENDOR-FAIR">Annual Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair</a></h3>

	
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	data-target_container_parent = true 
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			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
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				[maximum depth reached]
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		),
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				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
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			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
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		),
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			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
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		)
	),
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		)
	),
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		)
	),
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
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																name="categories" 
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
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						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
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																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
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				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/merrillville-in/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
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<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-west-loop-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-WEST-LOOP-PARK" 
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market West Loop Park: May - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM  Location: Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S.</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
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<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
<a href="/merrillville-in/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div>

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	data-url="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HONORS-BAND-FESTIVAL" 
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/honors-band-festival-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-HONORS-BAND-FESTIVAL">Honors Band Festival</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">We are hosting the 12th Annual UIC Honors Band Festival at the UIC School of Theatre and Music and UIC Student Center East.</div>
		
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			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>UIC Theatre, Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ILMEA-JAZZ-FESTIVAL" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/ilmea-jazz-festival-2024-11-02-bourbonnais-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ILMEA-JAZZ-FESTIVAL">ILMEA Jazz Festival</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Band Lineups :  Junior Jazz Band 1 Junior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 1 Senior Jazz Band 2 Senior Jazz Band 3 Senior Level Vocal Jazz 2:00pm Junior Concert 3:30pm Senior Concert Buy Tickets</div>
		
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		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
		<div class="repeated-events">
			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Centennial Chapel at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL					</div>
	
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	data-url="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK" 
	data-pageindex="1">

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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/event/green-city-market-at-lincoln-park-2024-11-02-chicago-il.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-GREEN-CITY-MARKET-AT-LINCOLN-PARK">Green City Market at Lincoln Park</a></h3>

	
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				<div class="description">Season: Summer Market Hours:  Green City Market Lincoln Park: April - November, 2024 Saturdays, 7AM - 1PM May - October, 2024 Wednesdays, 7am - 1pm Location: 1817 North Clark Street</div>
		
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		<div class="repeated-events">
			Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 at 7:00&nbsp;a.m. CT 			
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				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicago, IL					</div>
	
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