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Dan Drew (middle), of
Orland Park, speaks
with Marine Corps
veteran James Poggi
(left) and golf buddy
Jim Tomczak Aug.
18 during the annual
Chicago Soldiers
golf outing at The
Meadows in Blue
Island.
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18 | April 18, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie life & Arts
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RUNNING TO REMEMBER
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BETTER BUDGET
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Orland Park Theatre Troupe to present
‘High School Musical’ April 26-28
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
The 2006 Disney film
favorite, “High School
Musical,” is coming to the
Orland Park stage.
The Orland Park Theatre
Troupe is to perform
the show April 26-28 at
the Sandburg High School
Performing Arts Center.
Patricia Domico, of Orland
Park, is one of the two
adults in the show and portrays
Ms. Darbus, the high
school drama teacher.
Kaitlyn Samawi, of Orland
Park, portrays Gabriella
Montez.
Orland Park’s Allison
Boertlein plays Taylor
McKessie.
artist
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“Sometimes, we talk about
politics and it’s OK. That’s
neat. There’s a genuine
safety there, with the differences.
You don’t have
to be afraid to express
what you feel. It may be
different, but there’s a respect
and a warmth and I
think a lot of love.”
Flanagan, a “split-personality
artist” who creates
both representational
and experimental works,
added, “We’re very different,
even in our expression
of art from photo realism
to abstract non-representational.
From a technical
standpoint, we share what
Orland Park residents
appearing in the show
include Katie Rose Ahmer,
Venessa Annel, Allison
Boertlein, Elizabeth
Boertlein, Megan Boertlein,
Samantha Boertlein,
Sarah Boertlein, Jack
Boldelon, Katie Boldelon,
Rose Cosme, Tina Cucci-
Fisher, Brady Dahl, Aeris
Danet, Patricia Domico,
Aaliyah Eazell, Nathan
Epperson, Jack Ford, Alexandra
Gilman, Katherine
Nora Kanagy, Lucas
Kratz, Amanda Malone,
Alexis Maria Marascio,
Gianna Isabella Marascio,
Louie Marasco,
Kyle Patrick Matchen,
Cassidy McKibben, Ella
O’Brochta, Jacob Sexton,
we’ve learned from different
avenues. If we’ve gone
to a course or know about
a sale or a new technique,
we’re always bouncing
those ideas off of each
other.”
Walking through the
second floor gallery, patrons
can appreciate the
vast range of styles represented
by the members of
Art Connections. Morton
Hernandez’s hyper-realistic
portraits hang just feet
from the abstract, fluid
pieces of Bieniek, creating
a striking visual contrast.
Plettau, an Orland Park
resident, started as a pastel
artist before developing
a love of collage, which
is her present medium
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Abigail Sims, Anna Sintic,
Laina Smith, James Sullivan,
Aileen Tunney, Naomi
Turk, Lucas Vajarsky,
William Vajarsky, Madeline
Zenner and Brendan
Patrick Zielinski.
Performances are at 7
p.m. Friday, April 26, and
Saturday, April 27, and 2
p.m. Sunday, April 28, at
Sandburg’s Performing
Arts Center. Reserved seat
tickets are on sale now at the
village’s Sportsplex, 11351
W. 159th St. and online at
https://bit.ly/2V314Ex.
Tickets are $18 for
adults, $16 for seniors and
students, and $14 for children
ages 12 and younger.
For more information,
call (708) 403-5000.
of choice, to create landscapes,
cityscapes and
even moonscapes.
“I use all sorts of papers
— some that I find at local
places like Hobby Lobby
and some that I doctor
up myself with watercolors,
stamping and other
means,” Plettau said. “The
more variety and the more
different kinds of papers I
can find the better.
Orland Park Public Library
Outreach Assistant
Katie Mitchel noted how
the Art Connections exhibit
offers patrons a compelling
experience.
“Seeing the eclectic nature
of everybody’s work
is really great,” Mitchel
said.