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James Hart band students win outstanding ratings

  The 60-member James Hart School Symphonic Band  will be performing at two festivals in April. (Provided  photo)  James Hart School bands received Division I ratings for the third consecutive year. It was the fourth time in five years that the school’s musicians have received this recognition.  The Symphonic Band took part[Read More…]

YouMatter2 raising funds for clean water project

YouMatter2, a youth group doing philanthropic work, is collecting funds to help meet the needs for clean water around the globe.  The group is hosting a Walk for Water 5K on Saturday, April 28, to raise money for this endeavor. Statistics show nearly one billion people do not have access[Read More…]

Manilow Sculpture Park tour April 21

Governors State University is hosting its “Earth Day Tour: Where the Prairie Meets the City” from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, with a walk through the internationally renowned Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park on the GSU campus.  The free event starts near the D Building main entrance on[Read More…]

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Buona Beef sales on Wednesday benefit SSFS

  Click on the image   to get a printable   version.  Enjoy a meal and help a family when you support the Wednesday, March 28, fundraiser for South Suburban Family Shelter.  Buona Beef, 19801 Crawford Ave. in Flossmoor, will be donating 20 percent of all sales generated by SSFS supporters who[Read More…]

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Marching against gun violence

  H-F area young people await a train at the Homewood  station ready to travel to Chicago on Saturday, March 24,  to participate in the regional rally as part of the  movement to end gun violence. Organizers  estimate people participated in more than  800 rallies around the world.  (Provided photo from Brian Quirke)   

Young musicians will be in the spotlight at IPO Rising Star Showcase April 22

The Friends of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will host the annual Rising Star Showcase at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor. “We welcome another roster of outstanding performers,” said Maryellen Tomassetti, Rising Star Showcase co-chair. “Their musicianship and youth will impress all[Read More…]

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