Metropolis Announces Stroll & Shop Soiree Fundraiser
This year s Soiree will feature shopping, sampling stops and live entertainment on a route through downtown Arlington Heights.by Alexa Criscitiello
Metropolis annual fundraising event returns as Stroll & Shop Soiree, featuring shopping, sampling stops and live entertainment on a route through downtown Arlington Heights, followed by live music from Midwest Dueling Pianos on the Metropolis Stage September 22, 2021.
This year s Soiree will feature shopping, sampling stops and live entertainment on a route through downtown Arlington Heights and will culminate with live music from Midwest Dueling Pianos on the Metropolis Stage. This lively, fundraising event is sure to be a great time. Attendees will Stroll and Shop with friends at many downtown businesses, while enjoying treats, wine/beer samples and a savory appetizer box. Live performers from Metropolis School of the Performing Arts will be highlighted along the route. Don t mis
Jack Whisler, downtown Arlington Heights visionary, dies at 84
Jack Whisler listens during a November 2017 ceremony honoring his donation that would help fund renovations to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. The lobby was renamed the Whisler Family Lobby in honor of his support for the theater. See more at dailyherald.com/video. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer, 2017
Jack Whisler and his wife Helen Jensen, a former Arlington Heights village trustee and village nurse, during a 2017 ceremony at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. Whisler, whose vision helped shape what downtown Arlington Heights is today, died Monday at 84.