Jazz in Progress 8th Swingin at the Band Shell
Jazz in Progress will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 24th at the Dee Palmer Band Shell in Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road in DeKalb.
The 18-piece community jazz band will play a variety of music including classic jazz standards, Swing-era, funk from the 1960s and ‘70s, as well as other favorites. The band will also feature a number of vocal and instrumental soloists from within the members of the ensemble.
Jazz in Progress is an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that puts funds raised back into local community music programs, including the DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek, Sandwich and Sycamore music booster organizations, as well as St. Mary’s-DeKalb and the DeKalb County Community Foundation.
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The Egyptian Theater, 135 N. Second St., is holding a fundraiser to replace the current seats at the theater, which are over 80 years old. The current seats have old and malfunctioning mechanics to go along with a less than ideal comfort level for patrons.
DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre will be hosting a “Save the Clock” fundraising event for the DeKalb Rotary Club at 7 p.m. May 15. The event, which features a showing of “Back to the Future” to help the DeKalb Rotary Club restore the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock that is located downtown.
The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. 2nd Street, works with many service and nonprofit organizations throughout the year. The event this Saturday will include a showing of “Back to the Future,” a costume contest, trivia contest and 50/50 drawing. The film “Back to the Future” was selected by the DeKalb Rotary Club.
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DeKALB – The DeKalb Community Gardens will have their Grow Mobile Event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N Annie Glidden Rd, to give free boxes of food to those that need it.
Grow Mobile is a program administered by DeKalb Community Gardens to bring fresh food into the food deserts of DeKalb County, according to the DeKalb Community Gardens website.
The Grow Mobile events have been taking place multiple times per week and across various areas since 2016, said Jackie BiNatale, Communications Director for DeKalb Community Gardens.
Due to the colder weather and current lack of fresh produce, DeKalb Community Gardens has partnered with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to get non-perishable products to those that need them, BiNatale said. When the growing season for produce begins, more fresh produce will be available.