The Elmhurst Independent / January 28, 2016 - Page 31
York to present series of short plays
City, EDC plan forum
ELMHURST — For the 3rd year in a row, the Elmhurst Economic Development Commission is hosting its Women in Management Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. at Wilder Mansion, 211 So. Prospect. There will be networking and refreshments during the first hour, followed by presentations beginning at 6. Presenters include Assistant City Manager Mike Kopp, who will offer an update on the City; City Communications Manager Kassondra Schref who will talk about community marketing opportunities and Dr. Larry Carroll, executive director of the Center for Professional Excellence at Elmhurst College who will discuss balancing life and a career. At 7 p.m., there will be a Q&A session along with more networking. The event is free and all business women in Elmhurst are invited. Please RSVP by Feb. 12 to econdev@elmhurst.org or call 630-530-6017.
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ICGS hosts ‘Knight Show’ talent event
College news York grad working for Olympics Committee Alana Moritz, a graduate of York High School (Class of 2011) and University of Colorado-Boulder (Class of 2015), is working as a social media intern for the Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs. This job is the perfect integration of her degrees- a BS in Integrated Physiology (anatomy, bio, chem) and a BA in Advertising. Her focus is to raise awareness for the Olympic Trials and the upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio. The Independent wants to hear from you and your grad! Send us your College News -- special awards and recognition, Dean’s list, graduations, scholarships, further education at graduate or professional schools, etc. Send to Independent@rvpublishing.com. If you can include a photo, upload it as a .jpeg to the e-mail address.
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ELMHURST — The York High School drama department will be performing a series of short plays all tied up in a collection called All In The Timing photo provided from Thursday through Saturday, February 4 – 6 at 7:30 p.m. Pictured are performers in ICGS “Knight Show,” as and on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. the well as members of the ICGS An ensemble of 31 York student council. Drama students brings you a mix of Monty Python, Second City and Sartre all smashed into an evening of powerfully funny theatrical gems that will have you asking “Is hell really just eternity in Philadelphia?” These short plays (less than 15 minutes each) run the gamut from low brow to high brow -chimps trying to recreate HamELMHURST — On Thurslet, a communist philosopher day, Jan. 21, the Immaculate with a mountain climber’s axe Conception Grade School stuin his head, and a love story told dent council hosted the “Knight in gibberish are a few examples Show,” its annual version of of the side-splitting, thought- a talent show. Performances provoking performances await- included standup comedy, a ing theater-goers. musical soccer skills display, Reserved seats are available piano and voice solos and duets, now at ticketpeak.com/yorkdra- a baton twirling routine, a dance ma. Tickets are $9/adults, $7/ number, and the first ICGS talstudents; free general admission ent show performance of a rock for York students with I.D. band. At the closing of the rock From April 14-17, York will number, a group of eighth grade be presenting Les Miserables as girls even rushed the stage. At the spring musical. Tickets will the conclusion of the show, the go on sale in March. ICGS student council members put on a group dance number to a medley of songs.
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