The Drama Group will present the moving story “Violet,” a musical being staged over two weekends starting Friday, April 28. Violet is a young woman who has facial disfigurement. She embarks on a journey from her farm community in North Carolina by Greyhound bus to Tulsa believing a televangelist there[Read More…]
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Trail Mix Concert Series will feature a performance from members of the Flat Five
Trail Mix Concert Series is returning to Senior Hall at Homewood’s Izaak Walton Nature Preserve on Friday, May 12. The event will feature a performance from Nora O’Connor and Casey McDonough, two members of the Flat Five, a Chicago based pop vocal band with millions of plays on Spotify. Six[Read More…]
Starry Nights opens with Pride Night concert June 9
A celebratory Pride Night program on Friday, June 9, will open the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s 2023 Starry Nights program at the band shell at Marie Irwin Park, Ridge Road and Highland Avenue in Homewood. This year, in the spirit of inclusion, the show is being presented by the villages of[Read More…]
Six of Spades, a group of H-F juniors, makes music for fun and teen angst release
Six of Spades is a group of five H-F High School juniors who sing and play guitar, bass, flute, keyboard, ukulele, various percussions and other instruments. After singing together in the H-F Choir, in early 2022, Six of Spades members realized how much they enjoyed it and wanted to take[Read More…]
H-F Theatre troupe presents ‘Tuck Everlasting’
Students in the Homewood-Flossmoor High School theater program will bring the musical “Tuck Everlasting” to life at 7 p.m. on April 20, 21 and 22 in the Mall Auditorium. Based on the children’s book by Natalie Babbitt, the H-F Theatre production centers around Winnie Foster, who wants an adventure that[Read More…]
Taste of Flossmoor serves as welcoming event for new residents
“The Taste of Flossmoor is a great way for us to welcome our new community members,” said Mayor Michelle Nelson at the meet-and-greet event April 1. The event at the Flossmoor Public Library, now in its second year, showcased Flossmoor eateries, including Wiley’s Grill, Flossmoor Station Brewery, The Bistro on[Read More…]
‘Concert of Hope’ April 17 dedicated to musicians of the Holocaust
Musicians will perform a “Concert of Hope” on Monday, April 17, at Prairie State College to honor those who played violins before and during the tragedies that beset the Jewish people during the Holocaust and World War II. Musicians from the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and[Read More…]
PSC features ‘Maus: A Survivor’s Tale’ for One Book, One Community on April 11
The Prairie State College Library is hosting a discussion of the graphic novel “Maus: A Survivor’s Tale” during two sessions of its One Book, One Community Book Club on Tuesday, April 11. Readers are invited to participate in discussions at 2 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. either on campus or[Read More…]
Flossmoor entertainment executive shares experience of working with J. Ivy, winning Grammy
Sitting at the Grammy Awards show in February, the suspense was building for Flossmoor’s Juan Woodbury. “I’ve had the benefit in the past of winning awards, and you kind of know when you’re going to win,” Woodbury said. “But at the Grammys, you really don’t know.” He had heard the[Read More…]
Line dancing gets people moving at Irwin Center
Line dancing, anyone? If you’ve been to weddings and gatherings, you’ve probably jumped into the line dance to try and keep up with the directions given in the music: “Move to the left, move to the right…” Line dance has all participants form lines on the dance floor with[Read More…]
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