Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The traditional Irish music band, Caladh Nua, will perform for the 2017 Freedom Hall Matinee Series on Tuesday, March 14 at 11 a.m. Throughout history, Ireland has been embraced as a land of song and singers, of music and musicians; men and women who for centuries have been[Read More…]
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Beans & Greens to Host Gardening Workshop on Thursday, March 9
HOMEWOOD—(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2017. Beans & Greens Fresh Market, 1941 Ridge Road in Homewood, will be hosting a workshop on Thursday, March 9 at 7 p.m. The topic will be ‘Starting Seedlings for Organic Farming.’ The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, call 708-647-1737 Source: http://ssfcoop.com/[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Offers Resource to Help Parents Discuss Jewish Community Centers’ Bomb Threats with Children
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has produced an online resource to help parents, families and educators discuss the recent wave of bomb threats and evacuations affecting Jewish Community Centers and day schools with young children and teens. The ADL resource, “Five tips for talking with[Read More…]
Governors State University Awarded New Kresge Grant to Expand Male Success Initiative
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017. Governors State University in University Park, Illinois has received a second grant from The Kresge Foundation, one of the largest and most prestigious philanthropic organizations in the United States. First funded with a 3-year $875,000 grant in November of 2011 for their Dual Degree Program (DDP),[Read More…]
March is Resident Appreciation Month in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 28, 2017. March is Resident Appreciation Month in Park Forest and there are events planned for all. Residents are encouraged to come out and meet their neighbors and Village officials and staff. Enter to Win $150 Off Your Next Water Bill – March 1 – 4 Stop[Read More…]
100 Years of Jazz Inspires Free Visual Arts Exhibition at Governors State University
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017– You might think it difficult to find ways to relate jazz music to the visual arts, but really there are many connections—obsession, improvisation and collaboration. Explore these principles in artmaking at Governors State University’s Visual Arts Gallery on March 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at[Read More…]
Grande Prairie Singers Salute Handel March 12
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Grande Prairie Singers, directed by Jo Rodenburg, salute the genius of George Frederic Handel with its “Hoorah for Handel’ concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6850 W. 159th St, Tinley Park. This performance is part of the Singers gala 40th anniversary[Read More…]
Annual Networking Event for Students of Color at Prairie State College on Thursday, March 2
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017. The Male Success Initiative (MSI) program at Prairie State College (PSC) will host its 11th annual networking event, Ties That Bind, on Thursday, March 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Conference Center on the main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports For February 27, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean[Read More…]
South Suburban College Opens New Reading Center
The Grand Opening of SSC’s New Reading Center was well attended by students, faculty and administrators. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. South Suburban College was the proud host of the grand opening of their new Reading Center. The center, funded in part with federal grant funds, is the result of[Read More…]
