Oak Park
Teen Center Opens February 6
Teens in Oak Park will soon have one less reason to
complain about having nothing to do. On Wednesday, February
6th, Forty-Nine Lake Teen Center will officially open
its doors. Developed by the Park District of Oak Park,
the teen center is designed to provide low-cost recreational
opportunities to Oak Park teens.
The facility is located in the lower level of the Stevenson
Center at 49 Lake Street (hence the name) in Oak Park.
The majority of the operating hours will be dedicated
to drop-in activities, where teen center members and
their guests can come to the facility and play pool,
check their e-mail, watch a movie, grab a snack, or just
hang out with their friends. On weekends and other special
dates however, the teen center will offer a variety of
special drop-in events like movie nights, open-mike nights,
video game tournaments, etc. which will be open to all
area teens at a small cost.
Middle and high school students (grades 6-12) living
in Oak Park are eligible for membership, which is $25/year
and runs from Sept-Aug. Teens that live outside of Oak
Park or Oak Park teens without memberships are welcome
to come to the teen center as a guest with a member for
$3/visit.
Once the teen center officially opens for drop-in hours
on Wednesday, February 6th, operating hours will be:
Tuesdays-Thursdays: 3-6pm; Fridays: 3-11pm; and Saturdays:
1-11pm. As mentioned earlier, on select Friday and Saturday
nights, the teen center will be holding special events,
in which case, drop-in hours will end at 8pm.
Teens will have the opportunity get a sneak preview
of the teen center on Superbowl Sunday (February 3) when
the teen centers hosts a Superbowl Party. The event is
free for teen center members and only $3 for non-members
and features a Madden Football video game tournament,
plenty of food, the big game on a big screen, and access
to all of the teen center amenities. The center will
open at 1pm with the video game tournament starting at
2pm. Teens are encouraged to pre-register for the video
game tournament as space is limited.
For more information about the teen center, please check
out the Park District’s teen website, www.oakparkteens.com.
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