At an age when most teenagers are balancing homework, sports and social lives, 16-year-old Anderson Pries of Homewood does all those things while orchestrating something far more ambitious: producing a full-scale ragtime festival.
Set for Aug. 22–23 at the Fox River Valley Trolley Museum in South Elgin, the two-day event is not backed by a major promoter or arts organization. Instead, it is the vision of one determined teenager whose musical talent and volunteer work…
