Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group is pleased to continue our 90th Anniversary season, with a rousing production of CROWNS, the Gospel Musical by Regina Taylor and directed by Marylee Hoganson. Showtimes for CROWNS are 7:30 pm beginning Friday, April 29. It continues on April 30, May 5, 6, and[Read More…]
Live Music
Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Pays Tribute to Freddie Hubbard With Forward Momentum Concert November 20
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP), under the direction of artistic director and co-founder Orbert Davis, brings “Forward Momentum” to Governors State University (GSU) Center for Performing Arts (the Center) for one night only: Saturday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. This cross-generational concert will showcase notable, up-and-coming musicians alongside Orbert Davis[Read More…]
South Suburban Singers Ready to Lift Voices Again
South Holland, IL-(ENEWSPF)- After more than a year and a half of absence, members of South Holland Master Chorale are overjoyed to announce their return to active singing and are eagerly preparing for upcoming holiday performances. The last public concerts the Chorale performed were in December 2019, before the group[Read More…]
Freedom Hall Performances Return November 9
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- After more than a year of darkness, the stage at Freedom Hall in Park Forest will soon come alive with a full line-up of events for both its Main Series and Matinee Series beginning in November. Because of pandemic-related delays, the time between the schedule announcement and[Read More…]
IPO’s 44th Season Kicks Off October 16
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), under the direction of Maestro Stilian Kirov, kicks off its 44th season on Saturday, October 16 at 5:30 p.m. with an All-American Opening Night. The performance will be held at the Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Lutheran Christian College in Palos Heights and[Read More…]
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at Drama Group
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group is BACK LIVE!! After a devastating year of darkness, we’ve come back to light and life! We are excited to open our 90th Anniversary Season with the classic musical, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, directed by Andy Leahy. We want to[Read More…]
IPO to Perform “Bach to Pops” on Village Green
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Musicians from the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing on the Park Forest Village Green at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 2. The program “Bach to Pops” will include a wide variety of music from classical to ragtime to blues. The one-hour free performance features five IPO[Read More…]
Live, In-Person Events Return to Governors State University Center for Performing Arts this Fall
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Following an unusual season of streaming concerts, plays, opera, and dance productions directly to patrons’ homes, Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts (the Center) will return to in-person, live events this October. “Safety is very important to us. This season may look a bit different; with new arrival and dismissal procedures,[Read More…]
Park Forest Art Fair Returns in September
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Art Fair is returning in person in 2021! This will be the 65th Park Forest Art Fair, the last held in 2019. The fair is the second-oldest juried art fair in the Chicagoland region. It features 70+ artists exhibiting in a range of media. It[Read More…]
Freedom Hall and Main Street Nights Set to Return
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The long intermission is near an end. After a year of canceled events, closed museums, and remote learning, people are anxious to break out of their pandemic confinement and get back to life as normal – or at least as normal as safety precautions permit. But what[Read More…]