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34 | June 7, 2018 | The wilmette beacon LIFE & ARTS
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Any New Trier teen
who has ever thought of
becoming a rock star can
make their dreams come
true this summer, thanks
to Wilmette Rocks! – a
new program offered by
the Wilmette Park District,
giving budding bands the
chance to play at the Wallace
Bowl in Gillson Park.
Spearheaded by Alison
Dornheggen, theater artistic
director, there will be
two opportunities — June
21 and Aug. 7 — where
bands featuring teens aged
between 14-22, can apply
to perform in front of all
their family and friends,
gaining local fame and
valuable experience during
this once-in-a lifetime
opportunity.
“Playing out in front of
a crowd, particularly in a
venue as nice as the Wallace
Bowl, is a unique opportunity
that will help teen
musicians learn and grow,”
Dornheggen said. “Along
with having the chance to
play live in front of family
and friends, musicians will
also learn stage etiquette,
like prepping the stage for
the band that follows. Plus,
with our hopes to draw
kids from all over the New
Trier Township, teens will
meet other teens with similar
interests, giving them
a chance to collaborate on
future musical endeavors.
Besides all that, young artists
propel the music indus-
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try; you never know where
an opportunity like this one
can lead.”
Along with providing
teen performers the chance
to be seen and heard, Dornheggen
said this endeavor
also fulfills the Park District’s
mission to provide
engaging opportunities for
all ages within Wilmette.
“One of our goals at the
Park District is to provide
enriching activities for
the entire community,”
Dornheggen said. “Musical
opportunities like this
one, where families and
friends can gather to watch
young artists perform, is a
great way to spend a summer
evening, enjoying the
beautiful surroundings
with one another.”
So, how does one get
involved? The process includes
emailing the park
district at marketing@wilpark.org
to request an application.
Any style of music
is sought, an adult must
be present at the time of
the performance, and performers
are requested to
provide a fully refundable
security deposit of $100.
Dornheggen said she
hopes that Wilmette
Rocks! Will merely be a
first step in bringing youth
musicians out into the public
eye.
“These kinds of opportunities
don’t come along
every day. Any adult who
has been in the music industry
knows just how
hard it can be to get in front
of a crowd. ‘What could be
better than stepping into
the Wallace Bowl, having
your music heard by
all your friends?’” Dornheggen
said. “This is the
chance to be a real rock
star, right here in Wilmette.”
Memoriam
From Page 33
served on the board of directors
for the Family
Service Center, was an
Elder of the Wilmette Presbyterian
Church and was a
past president of the Men’s
Council. On pleasant days,
he was often spotted riding
his bicycle through the
neighborhood streets.
He survived by his wife
Elaine (nee Calhoun),
daughters Sarah, Laura
Asmundsson (Jon) and
grandchildren Astrid, Nils,
Lars and Sonja, of Brooklyn,
New York; brother
Kenneth Beck (Yvonne),
Montpelier, Ohio and
sister, Kathleen Moog
(Kenneth) Ney, Ohio;
brother-in-law, Joe Cape,
Montpellier, Ohio; brother-in-law,
Stuart Calhoun
(Abby) Greensboro,
North Carolina and was
an uncle to many nieces
and nephews around the
country. He was preceded
in death by his sister, Patricia
Cape.
A memorial service was
held June 2.
Buckner Coe
Reverend Buckner Coe,
formerly of Wilmette, died
peacefully May 11. He
was 93. Coe was minister
of the First Congregational
Church of Wilmette
from 1962-1969 and was a
sixth generation minister.
A graduate of Yale University
and the Yale Divinity
School, he served as a pastor
for churches in Ohio,
Connecticut. Illinois and
California.
He also served as an
interim minister in Scarsdale,
New York and, in
retirement, was a guest
preacher at the Neighborhood
Congregational
Church of Laguna Beach.
He was outspoken on
peace and social justice
issues. While serving as
pastor of his church, Coe
marched with Martin Luther
King in Selma in
1965, was a leader in the
1965
Chicago North Shore
Summer Project for fair
housing, and lead anti-
Vietnam War campaigns in
both the Chicago area and
Claremont. He concluded
his career working for the
National Farm Worker
Ministry on behalf of Cesar
Chavez and the United
Farm Workers Union to
improve wages and working
conditions for farm
workers.
He continued his active
engagement in politics and
social issues in his retirement.
Throughout his career
and in his retirement, Coe
engaged in a scholarly
pursuit of the work of H.
Richard Niebuhr, a Protestant
theologian and Christian
ethicist.
He is survived by his
wife of 23 years, Judith
Polich, whose love and
care for him had no bounds,
a sister, Rev. Ansley Coe
Throckmorton, four children,
Andy (Liz), the
Reverend Karen Chalmers
Coe, Jonathan (Julie),
and Sara, and grandsons
Ryan and Jackson. He was
pre-deceased by his wife,
Kathryn Dowley Coe and
his brother, the Reverend-
Chalmers Coe.
A service to celebrate
Coe’s life will be held at 11
a.m. June 16 at the Neighborhood
Congregational
Church, 340 St. Ann’s
Drive, Laguna Beach. In
lieu of flowers, the family
requests that contributions
be made to JOY!, the social
justice outreach work
of NCC.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury
media.com with information
about a loved one who was
part of the Wilmette/Kenilworth
community.