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November 4, 2010

Arts & Entertainment

Culture, beauty, and dance

From 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, November 13, the Drendel Ballroom will light up with the culture and beauty of Korea, when the ADL Korean Dance Institute graces the stage for a once-in-a-lifetime evening experience.

The ‘Ides’ march into Sun City for a smash-hit performance

Sun Day music columnist Moonlight Mojo Man sits down with band members for a little Q&A.

Tooth and nail

There are no colorful props—no appropriate storefronts, houses, staircases, ships, merry-go-rounds, city streets, parks—nothing to lend visual authenticity to the production. In the Sound of Music, where’s the abbey? Or a staircase with seven charming children singing goodnight to party guests? In Some Like it Hot, where is the mysterious cabaret? Or a train car? In Brigadoon, where are the landscapes symbolizing Scottish moors? In Fiddler on the Roof, where are the rooftops?

Where memories live

Everyone has a story to tell, and April Jeffers of Stories, Inc. is in business to help you document yours.

Labor of love

With the approaching production of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, it’s business as usual for the Theatre Company of Sun City. And when each show’s production consists of thousands of man hours and managing fiscal responsibilities, the Theatre Company of Sun City operates very much like a business, a not so small one at that.

Sometimes it’s good to be Out of the Loop

If you grew up on the northwest side of Chicago in the forties, and street names such as Deming, George, Altgelt, Montana, Palmer and Diversey, Belmont, Belden or Cicero Avenues bring back memories, this is the book you will surely relate to.

Hoofers and Hunks head to Drendel stage

Get ready for some dancing and dining. The Hoofers and Hunks are putting together a show that will both dazzle and amaze you with a few surprises to boot!

Music and milestones

Harriette Blake has sung, entertained, and shared a stage with some of the world’s biggest names, and now she lives and shares her golden voice right here in Sun City. Sun Citians are glad that when she retired from a professional singing career a few years ago, she chose to come back “home” to the Chicago area and keep on singing.

Family’s steady beat supports young musician

Kyle Zerna thought it would be a fun idea to submit his audition tape to the New York Philharmonic. The 23-year-old percussionist knew they did not seriously consider applicants with no experience in professional orchestras.

Kickin’ it Old’s Cool

If there’s one thing TR Kerth of N. 17 never imagined in his younger years, it’s that he would be in a garage band at 62.

2 vocals + 1 guitar = AJ & Jon

“It’s the blend of our two voices that reminds you of that sound,” said AJ Swearingen, one half of the tribute band to Simon & Garfunkel’s music.

The Queen of Clubs

A simple question asked at a Christmas party was the only spark Betty Barnett, of N. 22, needed to get the residents of Sun City holding, folding, and dealing in poker games throughout the community.

Strutting their stuff

If there’s one thing you can say about The Sun City Strutters, it’s that they definitely have some spring in their step. And that’s not just limited to spectacular choreography or high energy (both of which their shows boast) but their entire annual spring performances.

The man and his music

What would you get if you rolled the musical styling and stage presence of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and, of course, Frank Sinatra into one? You’d get Chicago’s Entertainer Ron Hawking.

Sound of the Season

When Sun City resident Donna Bressler of N.27 moves her arms, music happens. Of course, one might expect as much from the Sun City Concert Band Director, and with a jam-packed schedule of appearances for the band this spring and summer, Bressler’s arms will be moving a lot, and a lot of wonderful music will be sure to follow each gesture.

Once Upon a Mattress

Traditionally, a seven-year anniversary is marked by copper. But for the Theatre Group of Sun City, a seven-year run is marked by music, laughter, and a good deal of brass.