MY SUN DAY NEWS
September 23, 2010
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
