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Celebrate Highwood hosts Jazzed Up
Dining and Classical Cocktail fundraiser
Submitted by Ripple Public
Relations
In its ongoing effort to
support arts, music and
culture, Celebrate Highwood
is hosting its next
philanthropic fundraiser,
Jazzed Up Dining and
Classical Cocktails 6:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 to
benefit Midwest Young
Artists Conservatory, the
Midwest’s most comprehensive
youth music
school and ensemble program.
In addition to live jazz,
classical and big band
musical performances by
Midwest Young Artists
Conservatory students
throughout the evening,
guests will enjoy appetizers,
dinner and dessert
from the North Shore’s
finest restaurants, as well
as an open bar and a silent
auction. Guests will also
have the unique opportunity
to tour Midwest Young
Artists Conservatory’s
rehearsal facility at 878
Lyster Road in Highwood,
a beautifully transformed
army stockade building
at Fort Sheridan, to learn
about history of the building
and explore the old
prison cells from 1890.
“Celebrate Highwood
is looking forward to
promoting the arts and
bringing people together
through our mission of
raising funds for worthy
non-profit organizations
with an extensive lineup
of family friendly festivals
and events throughout the
year,” Eric Falberg, City of
Highwood alderman, said.
Tickets to Jazzed Up
Dining & Classical Cocktails
are $75 per person
and can be purchased online
at celebratehighwood.
com.
This event is made possible
by the generous donations
from local restaurants
and sponsorship from
Julius Meinl, M. Brad
Slavin – Farmers Insurance
and Van Gogh Vodka.
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lot of free reign to create
the characters, create new
music and incorporate it
all together with their own
take and their own nuances,”
Davidson said. “It’s
an evolving process where
everybody got to put in
their own creativity in creating
this unique show.”
Davidson described the
musical as a mix of “The
Wizard of Oz,” “Shrek”
and “Into the Woods,” because
of its positive message
and its appeal to both
adults and children.
“All the fairy tale characters
have to work together to
stop the witch, who has put
an end to all of the happy
endings,” Davidson said.
“The message, to children
especially, is to be compassionate
and understanding,
especially when someone
is different. All these fairy
tale characters that are in the
show are very different, but
they work together.”
Like the stories it takes
after, Davidson said the
musical is great entertainment
for children and adults
because of the subtle humor
written into the music.
“Because they could
write their own lyrics and
their own tunes, a lot of
the lyrics have references
to pop culture, musical
theater, and for the adults
who are there, there’s a lot
of clever lyrics and funny
bits that they’ll be totally
entertained by, along with
the children,” Davidson
said. “When you’re an
adult watching the show,
you’re getting all this extra
humor that probably goes
over the kids’ heads.”
Molly Jacobson, who
plays Goldilocks, agrees
with Davidson and believes
it why residents
should attend the show.
“It’s good for all ages,
even though it’s made for
little kids,” Jacobson said.
“There’s some really funny
parts in it.”
Jacobson, a Highland
Park High School student,
has been acting for
10 years, and said she
“couldn’t believe” she was
cast in “A Fairy Tale Adventure.”
“I did not think I would
get cast as anything in the
show because of my age
and my height, and there
are so many good people
out there,” she said. “I
was really surprised. I was
in complete disbelief the
whole time. I was so excited,
though.”
Jacobson is one of the
actors who will sign autographs
after the show
for all the children in attendance,
which is one of
Davidson’s favorite parts
of the entire experience.
“Theater for Young
Audience is often times
a first exposure that the
children have to musical
theater,” Davidson said.
“After the show finishes,
after they’ve taken in this
great, new, creative experience,
they’re encouraged
to come up to the stage and
get autographs from all the
characters. It’s immersive
and the kids love it.”
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