20 | May 17, 2018 | The highland park landmark Life & Arts hplandmark.com <strong>HP</strong>HS freshmen produce Hawaiianthemed prom for local senior citizens Katie Copenhaver Freelance Reporter Highland Park High School freshmen and senior citizens from the community enjoyed the Highland Park Senior Center’s Senior Prom Dinner Dance on May 5 at the high school. The annual event, a collaboration of the high school and the senior center, this year featured entertainment by the school’s jazz band, the DJ Club, choral program and dance club, Collage. “The band and singers were just outstanding,” Mary Lynn Saks, a resident of Northbrook said. The freshmen and senior citizens had the chance to mix and mingle during the DJ portion of the evening, over the prize wheel and at dinner, which was catered by Sunset Foods. The DJs played music by Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, Neil Diamond, the Monkees, Van Morrison, James Brown and more from the ’50s and ’60s. Seniors who spun the prize wheel won various <strong>HP</strong>HS merchandise, from T- shirts to water bottles. The grand prize was a pair of tickets to next fall’s student talent show. Saks and another senior, Annette Feller, are both members of the Highland Park Senior Center’s Laurel Larks singing group, and they enjoy any event that involves music and dance. Feller has been a Highland Park resident for more than 50 years and is proud to say that her four children are all <strong>HP</strong>HS graduates. She attends this event every year. She and other members of the Laurel Larks encouraged Saks, whose son lives in Highland Park, to come with them this year. “I’m having a wonderful time,” Saks said. Students spun a prize wheel to win a variety of prizes, including Highland Park High School merchandise. Photos by Katie Copenhaver/22nd Century Media The freshman student council ran the event, along with school psychologists Rosalinda Barragan and Rachel Torf, who also serves as its high school staff sponsor, Loren Stillwell, chair of the social studies department and Lesa Friedrich, director of student activities. Friedrich explained this event was started about 25 years ago by late math teacher Linda Gordon and has been the main event that the freshmen student council works on throughout the year. “This is a device-free event,” she said. “We are asking students to be more face to face in communications.” That worked, according to Torf. “I had many seniors tell me how much they enjoyed mingling with the students,” Torf said. “Watching these connections happen was really special.” The student event organizers were Irene Gehrig, Amy Walker and Noa Zadik. As Zadik explained, they split up their duties among food service, entertainment and public relations and organized The DJ Club played music by artists from the ’50s and ’60s. student committees around those. They chose a Hawaiian theme for this year’s dinner dance, and attendees wore leis and Hawaiian and tropical shirts. The room was decorated to fit the theme. Students Paige Bordo, Izzi Cashman, Kaley French, Max Friedman and Evan Lichtman were in charge of the prize wheel and seemed enthusiastic about being part of the student council. “It’s really nice to be able to make friends and give back to the community,” Cashman said. Her feelings were echoed by Cami Wexler, who was one of the student working at the registration table. “It’s a great way to get involved, it’s really rewarding,” Wexler said. “We had other smaller activities throughout the year and this was really the big culminating event,” Torf said. “The students really took ownership and decided how they wanted the event to run. I’m impressed by their commitment and dedication to making sure the event was fun for the seniors.” Musicians announced for beloved evening market in Highwood Submitted by Celebrate Highwood Recognized as one of the top outdoor markets on the North Shore, the Highwood Evening Gourmet Market makes its return on June 6. In its tenth season, the market family and pet-friendly event features live music, dancing, freshly prepared delicacies from local restaurants and food trucks, and creative cocktails. The market runs for 12 Wednesdays over the summer, excluding the Fourth of July. Attendees can shop for locally made artisan breads, sauces, cheeses, pastas and sweets in addition to jewelry, fashion and art. In an effort to foster community spirit, each week the market features a local nonprofit group. Musical acts are as follows (starting at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted): • June 6 — Cirrus Falcon (A versatile musical group that plays from a large catalog of material.) • June 13 — Strapping Owls (A trio known for their “Live Wire Soul.”) • June 20 — Matt Feddermann’s Six String Jukebox (The audience is given an extensive list of songs and can make requests, much like a traditional jukebox.) • June 27 (also Infero Fest) — Soul Shine • July 11 (6:30 p.m.) — Doc Mintz’s Vat of Chocolate (Rock, jazz, Latin, soul and more) • July 18 — Manny Torres (Influences include John Legend, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Maroon Five, John Mayer, Michael Jackson and The Weeknd) • July 25 — The Luxmen (Trio playing pop and rock favorites from every era) • Aug. 1 — Wall of Denial (Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band) • Aug. 8 — Zydeco Voodoo (A mix of traditional New Orleans music and popular rock and blues songs adapted to the Zydeco style) • Aug. 15 (Garlic Fest) — Shelter Dogs Band (From the Beatles to Prince, David Bowie to Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads to John Mayer) • Aug. 22 — Leonum (Somewhere between Acoustic Alternative and Americana) • Aug 29 — Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners (Red-hot, rockin’ swamp boogie blues)
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