Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Brooks Middle School production opens Friday.
BRAVO, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School's fine and performing arts department, will take visitors on an extraordinary journey when the school presents, "Once on this Island." The third production of the season will be on stage for three performances at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, and at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at Brooks, 325 S. Kenilworth Ave. "Once on This Island" is a story within a story, told to calm a young girl during a storm. Set on a French Antilles mythical Caribbean island where class differences prevail, it’s a fable about a peasant girl plucked from just such a storm by the gods and sheltered in a tree. Students will perform, sing and dance. And they'll also a hand - with adults - in doing the choreography, costumes and…
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Loads of music, drama, comedy, sports and stuff going on in the area.
Need local weekend plans? Look no further. Dave Rudolf Beach Party When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at the River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Ave. in River Forest. Why Go: Celebrate the end of the River Forest Public Library Summer Reading program. All sorts of other fun stuff will be happening. Price: Free Comedy Night, Local Musicians' Showcase When/Where: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Open Door Theater, 1010 Madison St. in Oak Park. Why Go: Catch some up-and-coming and popular talents of improv, sketch and stand-up comedy scenes on Friday; listen to some great music on Saturday. Price: Tickets are $8. Richard III When/Where: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday at Austin Gardens, 167 Forest Ave. in Oak Park. Why Go: This production …
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7501 Harrison St, Forest Park, IL
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Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL
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Austin Gardens
167 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL
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Scoville Park
800 Lake St, Oak Park, IL
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Open Door Theater
902 S Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park, IL
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River Forest Public Library
735 Lathrop Ave, River Forest, IL
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Oak Park Visitors Center
1010 Lake St, Oak Park, IL
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Faith Cole, Lindsay Pietrzak step up into new roles at District 97.
Two Oak Park Elementary School District 97 teachers were promoted into bigger roles this week. The appointments of Faith Cole to the assistant principal role at Percy Julian Middle School and Lindsay Pietrzak to assistant prinicpal at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School were confirmed by the District 97 school board at Tuesday's meeting. Cole, an Oak Park native who attended Julian, takes over for Sam LeDeaux, who was appointed as principal of Horace Mann Elementary School back in May. LeDeaux took over for Nimisha Kumar, who announced her resignation in March after allegations surfaced that school staffers may have altered Illinois Standard Achievement Test (ISAT) forms after they were submitted by students. Earlier: Mann Principal Resigns …
Monday, January 30, 2012
In addition to awards, the ensemble of 41 was tapped to perform before large crowds; four led "master class" on a big musical number.
For the third straight year students from Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School got huge bravos from the judges and walked away with some top honors and serious recognition during a recent national theater festival.` BRAVO – the school’s fine arts and performing arts program – won a coveted Outstanding Production for “Schoolhouse Rock, Live Jr,” during the 2012 Junior Theater Festival. The three-day extravanganza, devoted to musical theater for young people, was from Jan. 13 through Jan. 15 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. Eighth-grader Max Gonzalez took home a top honor as Outstanding Male Performer. Eighth-grader Maggie Lynch and seventh-grader Alex Frendt were selected as Junior Theater Festival All-Stars and performed “You Can’t Stop …
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325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL
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