Study could shed light on patterns for current mass extinction CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Louise Lerner Sixty-five million years ago, clouds of ash choked the skies over Earth. Dinosaurs, along with about half of all the species on Earth, staggered and died. But in the seas, a colorful population of[Read More…]
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South Suburban College Bulldogs Baseball Program to Host Adult-Child Baseball Camps
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018. The South Suburban College Baseball Program and Head Coach Steve Ruzich will be conducting Adult-Child Baseball Camps February 9, 10, 16, 17 and 18 for boys and girls ages 6 thru 14. The camps will feature sessions for pitching, catching, hitting and fielding while[Read More…]
Audubon Invites Photographers to Enter 2018 Photo Awards Contest
Winning entries will be published in Audubon magazine and displayed within the Nature’s Best Photography Exhibition at the Smithsonian for one year. NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Nicolas Gonzalez Today, the National Audubon Society, in association with Nature’s Best Photography, announces its annual bird photography contest: the 2018 Audubon Photography[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Announces Workforce Training Grant Awarded to Prairie State College
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Mary Paleologos Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that Prairie State College has been awarded a $938,447 federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration that will fund on-site job training centers in welding and machining at various community locations throughout the South Suburbs. The investment[Read More…]
Prairie State College Faculty Featured in Art Exhibition ‘Medley’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery’s first exhibition of the New Year is titled ‘Medley’ featuring works by the college’s distinguished art faculty. The show, which opened on January 3 will run through Thursday, February 1. An artists’ reception is scheduled from noon[Read More…]
Tall Grass Arts Association’s Exhibit WATER. FIRE. ICE. EARTH. AIR. Opens on January 19
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Tall Grass Arts Association is honored to present the works of five highly respected, nationally and internationally exhibited and awarded artists in its new WATER. FIRE. ICE. EARTH. AIR. The exhibit runs from Friday, January 19 through Saturday, February 24. An artists’ reception will[Read More…]
March To The Polls on Saturday, January 20, 2018 in Downtown Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 6, 2018 By: Women’s March Chicago The Women’s March on Chicago in 2017 was unforgettable, and the worldwide effort was epic. 250,000 women and allies showed up in Chicago to raise their voices for issues dear to them in supporting women’s and human rights. We celebrate that in 2018[Read More…]
Tickets Now on Sale for ‘Rapunzel and the Frog Prince’ Performance at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2018. The Children’s Theatre Company of South Suburban College presents Rapunzel and the Frog Prince, a uniquely comical mashup that cleverly blends the two Grimm tales into one story. Playwright Michele L. Vacca and director Ellie Shunko team up once again to turn fairy tales[Read More…]
Prairie State College Workshop to Focus on Increasing Cultural Awareness
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2018. The Prairie State College (PSC) Corporate and Continuing Education Department is hosting a special workshop intended to increase cultural awareness from 8 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in the PSC Conference Center, located on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in[Read More…]
A Musical Celebration of the Black Experience at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2018 By: Sharon Morrissey As we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University is planning a musical celebration fit for the King. Join three local opera singers for ‘Lift Every Voice,’ a celebration of the[Read More…]
