Connie Martin will present her lecture “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad” at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the atrium on the main Prairie State College campus, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Martin will speak about the secret codes and hidden messages[Read More…]
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H-F teacher scholarship winner joins the H-F faculty
Amanda Fieramosca is a 2018 Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumna, an H-F teachers’ union scholarship winner and now a full-time H-F faculty member. “Teaching is a hard profession, and I know there are a lot of teachers who are leaving the field,” the first-year teacher said. “Some people are very hesitant to[Read More…]
H-F alumnus wins Grammy Award
Christopher McBride, a 2002 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, won a Grammy Award as the saxophonist on the album by Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra selected in the Best Large Ensemble Jazz category. Steve Feifke and Bijon Watson, co-leaders of Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra, invited McBride to perform on the album.[Read More…]
H-F Racquet & Fitness Club member’s life saved by quick action of staff member
The quick thinking of Christopher Demski, a staff member at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club in Homewood, saved the life of a patron on Jan. 4. Demski was honored Feb. 7 by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board for his immediate and heroic efforts in assisting the man and using[Read More…]
Free jazz concert Feb. 17 at PSC
Prairie State College invites the public to a free jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, as part of the 34th Annual Jazz Festival. The performance will be in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the PSC Conference Center, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. The concert will[Read More…]
Homewood announces 2023 special events calendar
Note: The Touch-a-Truck and Fall Fest event dates were updated at 2:35 p.m. on Feb. 7. The Village of Homewood announced the upcoming special event calendar for 2023. Under the direction of new Events Manager Marla Youngblood, the village will organize approximately 20 events throughout the calendar year. “I am very[Read More…]
IPO will host renowned cellist at Feb. 25 concert
Inbal Segev, world-renowned cellist noted by “The Washington Post” for her “thrillingly projected, vibrato-rich playing,” joins IPO for the Midwest premiere of Vijay Iyer’s “Human Archipelago” on Feb. 25. Iyer brings his work to IPO for only its third appearance worldwide, after debuting with the London Philharmonic and then the Oregon[Read More…]
Nordson Green Earth Foundation sets 2023 plan to push for more green space
The Nordson Green Earth Foundation met Jan. 28 to finalize its proposal to increase green space in the South Suburbs in the coming year. The group will present its final plan on Feb. 23 at the Markham library. It will call for using the Miyawaki Forest method to demonstrate why[Read More…]
Nico Martinez draws Flossmoor landmarks and his own cartoon characters
Nico Martinez, a 34-year-old Flossmoor resident who is an artist with autism, was recently commissioned by the Flossmoor Business Association (FBA) to draw lively images of four different Flossmoor landmarks. Martinez said making artwork allows him to communicate what can’t always be said with words. Martinez said he’s been drawing[Read More…]
Sportscaster recognizes community’s support for Vikings baseball
Sports broadcaster Laurence Holmes said he could feel the positive vibes in the room Saturday, Jan. 27, when he addressed supporters of Homewood-Flossmoor High Vikings Baseball at their annual fundraiser. “To walk into this place and see the type of job you’re doing to support a baseball program is top[Read More…]