Park District Hosts Dad-Daughter Date Night Feb. 25
Written by Staff WriterPicture packages will be available for purchase from Captured by Sheila (order forms available at WPD).
Classical Violin Concert at McCormick Museum February 2
Written by Staff WriterCantigny’s
The special concert, in the museum’s Freedom Hall, will feature music for violin by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff. Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Stephen Alltop (piano) and Concertmaster Rika Seko (violin) will perform.
ClaySpace, 28w210
Gallery hours are Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more information, contact (630) 393-CLAY or www.clayspace.net.
Monarch Landing Launches 2010 Artist Series Feb. 12
Written by Staff WriterMonarch Landing launches its 2010 Artist Series on Fri., Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by the Naperville Big Band of music from the 1940s through 1960s.
All performances in the Artist Series are open to the public, and tickets are available by calling (630) 548-0400. Tickets are $17 per person and went on sale Jan. 26.
Since the 1970s, Mihalik, of Warrenville, had been singing primarily in local rock and roll bands. In 2004, she auditioned and won a spot as a singer in The Jim Guter Big Band—an 18-piece big band orchestra.
Wego Library Will Display Holiday Spirit of Giving
Written by Staff Writer
The spirit of holiday giving is alive and well at the West Chicago Public Library this season. From Nov. 9 through Dec. 1, patrons are invited to take advantage of the annual “Food for Fines” program by bringing in donations of non-perishable food in payment of overdue fines. All donations will go to the DuPage Walk-In Ministry, a Northern Illinois Food Bank collection site in West Chicago.
The Warrenville Arts Council will host its inaugural event, “Art Works ‘09: A Warrenville Showcase,” Sunday, Nov. 22.
The event features visual and performing artists who reside in Warrenville, or who are affiliated with schools that serve the community. It will be held at the IBEW building at 28600 Bella Vista Pkwy. from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend free of charge. Complimentary refreshments will be served throughout the day. Participants include amateurs and professionals as well as school and community groups.
The historic Warren Tavern on Second Street was the site last Saturday evening, for a program of readings from Edgar Allen Poe’s work. An author noted for ghoulish and macabre poems and short stories, the first half of the program featured interpretive readings from Annabel Lee, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunted Palace, and The Bells. After a brief intermission, the program continued with recitations of Spirits of the Dead, The Tell Tale Heart, and the Conqueror Worm. Added to the program at the last moment, was a collective reading from audience members of The Raven.
Readers included these stalwart fans of Poe: Rachel Mignin, Ray Kimber, Marianne Fieber, Christopher Stull, and Brent Richardson.
Fiery presentations were the special ingredient of the evening from Marianne Fieber and Brent Richardson. Their voice inflections, tempo and emotional projections were especially illustrative of the Poe material. Chris Stull’s dark and spooky presentation lent a special air to the pre-Halloween season. Ray Kimber provided a knowledgeable presentation on The Fall of the House of Usher and The Haunted Palace with sidebar commentary on meaning and literary techniques used by Poe throughout the work.
The event was sponsored by the Warrenville Arts Council, a newly formed organization dedicated to nurturing and promoting the arts in Warrenville. That embraces the many forms artistic endeavors pursue.
The evening’s program was organized and presented through the efforts of Linda Spicer and Jayne Baldwin, both of Warrenville. Phil Spicer served as the evening’s master of ceremonies.
And thus spoke the Raven, evermore!
Cantigny Park’s annual Toy Soldier Show will take place Sunday, Nov. 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dealers representing all facets of the hobby will display their products in the Cantigny Visitors Center.
“This is an ideal show for people who are curious about toy soldiers and those just getting started,” said Nick Albanese, the show’s organizer and one of 17 dealers who will be at Cantigny.
Volcano Mulching Don’t Kill Your Trees!
Written by Jim Kleinwachter
You’ve seen them—they’re everywhere. Private residences, corporate office parks, schools, apartment complexes, government buildings, along sidewalks. And the sad thing is that most owners don’t even know why their trees will fail prematurely.
Unnecessarily tall cones of bark, chips, sawdust, or shredded leaves placed around newly-planted landscape trees—nicknamed volcano mulching!
