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Villages announce mix of familiar and new events

Flossmoor’s centennial has provided an opportunity to rethink community events as Homewood and Flossmoor plan their calendars for 2024 with new events mixed in with ongoing favorites. The biggest change is the retirement of Flossmoor Fest, the village’s annual fall festival for the past quarter century. Since the founding of[Read More…]

The Weeks | Feb. 18: Flossmoor sculptures on the agenda, Soup for the Soul, cookies and beer, Brumley Drive, roller derby returns

THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in the South District Conference Room, 999 Kedzie Ave. Flossmoor School District 161 Learning and Instruction Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at Normandy Villa, 41 E.[Read More…]

Five entertainers set for Feb. 20 Homewood Stories

The lineup for the 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 Homewood Stories show is set. Guest presenters are Paul Teodo, a retired health care executive who has appeared on the program before and is a Moth Radio winner; Margie Rossi, a writing and literature teacher; Joe Mallon, a retiree who coaches girls[Read More…]

IPO welcomes pianist, composer as guests for Feb. 24 concert

The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will feature a new work by Arlene Sierra, and classics by Gershwin and Tchaikovsky for its Feb. 24 concert. The program will open at 7:30 p.m. with the orchestra under the baton of Director of Music Director Stillian Kirov. Guest performers will be world-renowned pianist Sean[Read More…]

Spotlight brings epitaphs and fairy tales to life at two performances

The Spotlight Performance Academy plans to enchant audiences with two captivating productions in late January: “Spoon River Anthology — A Folk Musical” and “The Big Bad Musical.” First on the calendar is “Spoon River Anthology — A Folk Musical,” directed by retired Simeon High School drama teacher, Richard Piniewski. This[Read More…]

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