Meet speed skater Tommy Shimoda at ‘HollyDays’ fundraiser
The I Am Who I Am Foundation's 8th annual "HollyDays" fundraiser is offering two for one fun, adding a second venue this year for shopping and socializing. "This is the...
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Southland churches mark 500th anniversary of Protestant Reformation
When members of the First Presbyterian Church of Homewood arrived for services on a Sunday earlier this month, they found all the Bibles had been removed from the church pews....
McCord Gallery masquerade to raise funds for arts programs
McCord Gallery and Cultural Center are inviting people to Fall in Love with the Arts at the facility's 13th annual fundraiser Friday. The event will begin with a 6:30 p.m....
Center in Palos Park logs more space for art classes
The Log Cabin Center for the Arts in Palos Park has long has a misleading name. Though it's always been an arts destination, it was actually comprised of two log...
Give your Halloween costume a trial ‘run’ at Resurrection Mary 5K
Take your Halloween costume for a trial run at the Annual Resurrection Mary 5K Run/Walk Oct. 21. "Resurrection Mary" look-alikes will feel right at home as they run along Archer...
‘Not always a place of mourning’: Cemetery makes for an unusual family outing
A cemetery may not be the usual choice for a fun fall family outing. The cliched site of Halloween horror films typically conjures up evening activity of a frightening kind....
Evergreen Park students harvest a lesson in giving
A community garden project between the Village of Evergreen Park and School District 124 has yielded harvests at Central Middle School that benefit more than the body. "The Giving Garden...
Painter of miniatures blends Pakistani styles while bridging cultures
Marium Rana, 26, would like nothing better than to use her artwork to bring the two cultures she embodies to a greater understanding of each other. The American-born artist of...
Kingsnakes bringing blues, ‘South Side Soul’ to McCord
Singing the blues is always an upbeat experience for the Chicago Kingsnakes Blues Band. "For people who aren't familiar with the music, a lot of people think of it as...
James Bowden’s abstract art to be exhibited in Park Forest, Joliet
Anyone who believes the old saying, "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach," doesn't know Peotone artist James Bowden. Bowden, 79, a retired art professor whose artwork was recently...