by Eileen Daday | Feb 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Arlington Heights native, Julie Drost Lokun, brings a brand new concept to the Metropolis Performing Arts Center, with the two-day conference, Cre8tive Con. The event takes place Feb. 17 and 18 and is intended to give creatives the tools to host podcasts, write a...
by Eileen Daday | Feb 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Arlington Heights Community Prayer Breakfast drew a packed crowd Thursday morning to the Double Tree by Hilton Chicago Hotel. The big draw was hearing from the featured speaker, soccer star Brian McBride, who has set national and international records, and all...
by Eileen Daday | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Ken Pink wraps up his 28th year officiating high school basketball games in mid-February, but he will finish with a bang. Pink was one of 21 officials — one for each sport in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) — who was named an Official of the...
by Eileen Daday | Jan 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
When The Music Man in Concert opens Feb. 2 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, there won’t be room for much of a set. That’s because 40 actors — including 16 adult professionals and a 25-member youth ensemble — and a...
by Eileen Daday | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
There’s something wholesome about seeing high school students, dressed in jackets and ties, and dresses, carrying their instruments to their performance venue. Expect that and more when high school and middle school jazz ensembles descend Saturday on Buffalo...
by Eileen Daday | Jan 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
A large party played out Sunday at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly in Palatine. Nearly 100 people filled the first floor party room, ready to cheer when the guest of honor arrived. Sure enough, when Margaret Iosso made her entrance, the crowd erupted in...
