Photographer Andrew Burke-Stevenson captured scenes from the first hour of the HF Juneteenth Festival, and we talked with lead organizer Destiny Watson near the end of the event to get her assessment of how things went. More stories, photos and video to follow.
Entertainment
Big Weekend, a classic-rock cover band, will headline Homewood Artisan Street Fair
Big Weekend, a local cover band that especially covers classic rock songs, will perform at Homewood Artisan Street Fair on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A Big Weekend setlist can include songs from the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and others. Band members Tom Furlan[Read More…]
Drama Group to present ‘Clue’ opening June 9
The Drama Group will continue its 91st season with the cult-fan-mystery-murder “Clue on Stage” directed by Jim LaPietra and populated with the list of usual suspects. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17; at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11 and 18. Tickets can[Read More…]
Local author’s new book examines link between sports and life
Local author Tom Dobrez has released his latest book, “Root, Root, Root for the Home Teams,” which offers readers a poignant and nostalgic exploration of Chicago’s most iconic sports moments, weaving them into Dobrez’s personal experiences and life lessons. Dobrez takes readers on a journey from heartbreak to triumph, delving[Read More…]
IPO four-concert summer series opens June 14
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra opens its IPO Summer series at Olympia Fields Country Club on June 14. The program includes four concerts: Tickets are $39 per concert, or $105 for three concerts or $140 for four concerts. Concert goers can select from a 6:15 p.m. or a 7:45 p.m. concert.[Read More…]
Homewood Artisan Street Fair to feature 90 craft, art vendors
This year’s Homewood Artisan Street Fair will kick off the summer event season. The two-day fair will be filled with food and music and will highlight 90 vendors from the Homewood-Flossmoor area and elsewhere. The fair will be held on Friday, June 2, from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday,[Read More…]
Village of Homewood unveils new event strategy to ignite community engagement
Local officials have devised a new strategy to bring the village together and showcase the unique character of Homewood through community events. This overall plan is meant to bring residents, businesses, and nonprofits together through various events to create memorable experiences and promote the community. Together, the Village of Homewood[Read More…]
H-F junior Jazmin Rhodes wins national competition, nominated for state honor
The acting and musical abilities of Jazmin Rhodes, a Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior, have won her the national prize in the August Wilson New Voices Monologue Competition and a nomination for best actress honors in the Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. Rhodes won the top prize in the national[Read More…]
IPO musicians will play Violins of Hope at May 13 concert
Several violins owned and played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust will be played by Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra musicians as IPO concludes its 45th season on Saturday, May 13. The concert will feature the premiere of “Nifrach,” a work by IPO composer-in-resident Jonathan Cziner; Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 8;”[Read More…]
Expert says research points to value of STEM with youngest children
Beth Van Meeteran shared her expertise on the benefits of implementing STEM and literacy integration in early childhood to an overflow crowd at the Homewood Science Center on Thursday, April 20. Van Meeteran, an early childhood educator for 24 years with a research focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and[Read More…]