Community Events

Irving School Alumni in Julian’s Fall Musical
Julian Middle School’s CAST program will perform its fall musical, Once on This Island, at 7:30 p.m. on November 14th and 15th and at 2 p.m. on November 16th.  Join us on Saturday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. for the pre-show Taco dinner and receive priority seating!  Tickets to both can be found here:
Once on This Island is a calypso-flavored re-telling of The Little Mermaid and will feature lively song-and-dance numbers, a performance by the Julian Choir, and live drumming by Jean-Christophe Leroy, a versatile percussionist/drummer who specializes in Cuban, West African, Brazilian and other Afro-Caribbean styles of music.
IMG_0621-1Performances will be in the Julian Auditorium at 416 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park.  Tickets are available in advance through the CAST website, www.op97.org/CAST, or may be purchased at the door. For more information, please contact Kathy Simon at 708-524-7848 or at ksimon@op97.org.
Once on This Island, which was written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (the team also responsible for Seussical and Ragtime), delivers melody, love and joy in tropical abundance.

Trivia Night 2014 at the Wire

ARE YOU READY?!?!

Trivia Night 2014 is right around the corner. It is not too late to register!   We are still creating teams so sign up as couples, individuals or just come and enjoy the fun!

This is an event you don’t want to miss!

The doors will open at 6:00 (in case you would like to scope out the perfect table spot).  Cash bar will be available between 6:00 and 7 pm.

Valet parking will be available.

Open Bar for assorted beer, wine and Soda will run from 7-10 pm.

Be prepared for a Mexican Feast, provided by local favorite Taco Yo.  Menu will include: Mini Burritos (Steak, Chicken, Veggie and Pork), Mini Flautas (Chicken and Steak), Quesadillas* (Cheese and Chicken), Tamales (Pork and Veggie), Rice, Salad, Chips, Salsas & Guacamole.  Dessert to follow: Flan and Platano Frito. (* denotes made with corn tortillas)

This year, in addition to fun, food and trivia, please come prepared to participate in the numerous raffle opportunities!  We will once again have a “Split the Pot” raffle.  Tickets will be on sale from 7-8 pm and again from 9:30-10 pm. Tickets will be $1 for 1, $5 for 6 and $20 for your wingspan!

Table raffles will be happening throughout the evening. $10 per entry enters your entire table to win a prize.  Increase your chances of winning by entering up to 6 times per raffle round!

Last, but certainly not least, enter to win 2 Tickets to a Blackhawks Game.  Raffle Tickets will be on sale between 8 – 10 pm.  Raffle tickets cost $10 for 1 and $20 for 3.

Opportunity for Kids! Young Filmmakers Contest Accepting Elementary Submissions
I’m excited to share with you the 3rd Annual “One Earth … Our Earth!” Young Filmmakers Contest part of the One Earth Film Festival.
This contest is open to students, grades 3 – college who submit short films focusing on one (or a couple) of topics pertaining to sustainability. .Visit the Young Filmmakers Contest webpage for details and judging criteria. Winners in each age category will win a cash prize and matching grant, digital hosting of their film, and a world premier screening of their film at the 4th Annual One Earth Film Festival – March 6-8, 2015.
As a leader at Irving Elementary School, I’m hoping you can help us share this opportunity with students, teachers and parents! If you would be willing to forward the attached digital flier to anyone in your organization or school that you think might be interested, this would be tremendously helpful in opening this contest up to as many kids as possible!
To assist children (and parents) who want to hone their filmmaking skills, we will be hosting free workshops. Space is limited.  Full enrollments details for the workshops will be posted on our website – oneearthfilmfest.org. If you’re interested in receiving workshop information by e-mail or reserving space for a group of children from your school, please let me know ASAP  Additionally, I would be happy to send a representative to your school to talk to faculty, PTO or green-team about the contest.
Please note that all entries for this year’s Young Filmmakers Contest are due January 18, 2015.  For more information about this contest and the most up to date Film Festival news please visit OneEarthFilmFest.org.
Thank you!
Julia Evans