The third Porch Fest would have featured seven performances at four homes on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 5, but the weather got in the way. The morning started out drippy, with intermittent light showers, but by late morning, steadier rain had set in and settled down to make a day of[Read More…]
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Community members enjoy games with police officers at Homewood’s National Night Out
Community members gathered in Irwin Park to meet and greet the Homewood police officers, see their equipment and play a water balloon game with them. The event was part of the National Night Out, which Homewood police officers look forward to every year, according to Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath.[Read More…]
Porch Fest returns; distributed music event moves to Southgate neighborhood
The first Porch Fest in August 2020 was a bright spot in the first summer marred by the COVID-19 pandemic. A reprise in 2021 was even more popular. Residents offered their porches as stages for local musicians, who performed for a community already weary of the social limitations the state[Read More…]
Drama Group presents ‘Once on This Island’ in August
The Drama Group’s August production, the one-act musical “Once on This Island,” tells the story of a peasant girl who lives on an island and falls in love with a rich boy, but she is forced to overcome prejudice to win love. The rousing Calypso-flavored music will take you to[Read More…]
Next Trail Mix concert will feature singer and fiddle player Phoebe Hunt
The Trail Mix Concert Series will return to Izaak Walton nature preserve on Saturday, Aug. 12. It will feature Texas folk singer and fiddle player Phoebe Hunt. Adjacent Cruise, a husband-and-wife duet from Chicago, will open for her. This upcoming concert is the third Trail Mix concert this year but[Read More…]
Third annual Battle of the Chefs features fun, competition, support
Community members, out-of-towners, professional chefs, Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson and the Black Foodies came together for the third annual Battle of the Chefs in downtown Flossmoor on Saturday evening, July 8. All proceeds from the event were donated to the iCanDream Center in Tinley Park. The center is a nonprofit organization that[Read More…]
Members of Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra to perform for Chamber Night July 19 in Flossmoor
Chamber Night will bring beautiful music to downtown Flossmoor when members of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra perform during an evening program Wednesday, July 19.The special event, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the front of the Flossmoor Public Library, is presented by the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce, the Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
Jane Austen steps off the page and onto the stage at Homewood Library
For Homewood Library Program Director Ashley Sander, the evening production of “Improvised Jane Austen” on June 27 was something of a homecoming. She said she was introduced to the troupe’s masterful improvisation skills as part of her birthday celebration a few years ago. She loved the show so much, she[Read More…]
Homewood Pokémon trainers still going strong
Every Wednesday, a diverse group of people meets in downtown Homewood. They walk around the area battling monsters only visible to phones and mobile devices. In addition to digital rewards, these players are finding joy, camaraderie and unexpected adventures in the world of Pokémon GO. In the summer of 2016,[Read More…]
The Weeks | June 18: Juneteenth parade, Pride celebration, sports news, community camping opportunities
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 19, at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, in the South Building at 999 Kedzie Ave. Flossmoor Green Commission will meet at 7 p.m.[Read More…]