There are three new fundraising opportunities for Arlington Heights’ Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and its School of Performing Arts. Please consider participating in one (or more) of these events! 1. On Thursday, November 10, Jimmy John’s in Downtown Arlington Heights (19 S Dunton Ave) will donate 20% of all sales between 2:00-9:00 pm to the …
Arlington Park Water Tower
Shot with my camera phone on August 14 from the stable area at Arlington Park.
Independence Day Roundup
To say we had a busy Fourth weekend would be an understatement. We started on Saturday with a day of racing and fireworks at Arlington Park, followed by outdoor work on Sunday. On Monday, we started with breakfast at Village Grill of Arlington and then walked in the Arlington Heights Parade with the Metropolis …
Silent Summer 2011
The Silent Film Society of Chicago just announced its 2011 Silent Summer Film Festival, one of our favorite summertime traditions. Running for six Fridays at 8 PM from July 22 to Aug. 26 at the Portage Theater, this year’s festival brings a great cross-section of classic silent films to the big screen. Here’s what’s coming …
Streaming Media: WDTV Live Plus Review
We got rid of cable TV in November of 2009. Since then, we’ve been watching over-the-air TV and zipping through our Netflix queue, as well as spending a lot more time participating in non-passive entertainment. This means we’re a lot healthier and less zombie-like. Of course, we still have internet connectivity so the cable company …
Snoopy *Used* To Be a Dog, You Know
When I was growing up, I collected Peanuts comic paperbacks. And now that I think about it, I can’t remember a single kid who didn’t collect them. I had a couple dozen of these books, and I memorized every single frame. It seemed these books were everywhere: bookstores, drug and grocery stores, and the monthly …
American English at Peggy Kinnane’s 3/19/2011
We spent most of the day Saturday at the Peggy Kinnane’s 10th Anniversary Music Festival, where we saw, among other bands, Beatles tribute band American English. Here they are performing “She Loves You” … And here’s “Tomorrow Never Knows.” If you’re reading this on Facebook, you can click “View Original Post” below or click here …
Continue reading American English at Peggy Kinnane’s 3/19/2011
Crowd Pleaser
While watching Superbowl XLV this weekend, I was watching the comments fly by on Facebook and Twitter, the topics starting with Christina Aguilera’s national anthem performance through the halftime show with the Black Eyed Peas, Slash, and Usher. I was a little surprised by the huge wave of annoyance– and downright indignance in some cases– …
Hardrock Coco and Joe
If you grew up in Chicago, you’ll remember the neat little stop-animation films they used to show on WGN-TV at Christmastime. I’ve ripped the audio portion of these films to MP3, and they’re attached for your enjoyment. Click the links to hear them: Susie Snowflake Hardrock, Coco, and Joe Frosty The Snowman (A Crosswalks to …
Arlington Heights Tree Lighting 11/26/2010
Happy Holidays!