Upcoming Events in Schaumburg
Prairie Arts Festival
Talented artists from around the country will display and sell their original work at the 21st annual Prairie Arts Festival. The festival will be held May 24 and 25 on the grounds of the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center from 10 am to 5 pm each day.
Distinctive clothing, glass, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, and sculpture are featured at this juried exhibition and sale that includes approximately 155 jewelers, painters, photographers, and sculptors throughout the U.S and Canada.
Prairie Center for the Arts
201 Schaumburg Court
Schaumburg IL 60193
847.895.3600
Fahrrad Tour von Schaumburg Bike Ride & Picnic
Sunday May 18
Noon - 2:15 pm
Event Sponsors are Schaumburg Park District (847.985.2115) and the Village of
Schaumburg (847.923.3862).
Celebrate Schaumburg’s German heritage, explore village neighborhoods, and
join Village President Al Larson with a one-hour tour on bike routes and bike
paths through Schaumburg. The entire family will enjoy this event which begins
at Blackwell Elementary School, 345 N. Walnut Lane, at noon. At the end of the
tour, at the Robert Atcher Municipal Center, 101 Schaumburg Court, participants
will be treated to free bratwurst, hot dogs, chips, and beverages.
Entertainment will be provided in the plaza area overlooking the pond and
municipal center grounds. For those choosing not to ride their bikes back to their
homes, bus transportation for participants and their bikes will be provided from
the municipal center plaza back to Blackwell Elementary school starting at 1:45
pm. A limited supply of t-shirts (adult and child size) will be available for purchase
for $12.
No pre-registration is required. All participants must sign a liability waiver prior to
departure.
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
Friday, May 2, 2008 - 8 pm
Tickets: $24 ($22 students and seniors)
The big band sound remains as fresh and hip as it is sentimental in the hands of
the swingin’est league of musicians under one roof when they crank out one hit
after another made legendary by Jimmy Dorsey. Bandleader Bill Tole (an
accomplished trombonist in his own right) presents Dorsey standards like
“Amapola,” “Green Eyes,” “So Rare,” and other classics from a time when swing
was king.
Sponsored by the Prairie Center Arts Foundation
River North Dance Company
Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 8 pm
Tickets: $32 ($30 students and seniors)
Over and over again, first time dance attendees and
captivated by River North Chicago Dance Company’s
Fluidly combining elements of jazz, contemporary and
performing works of the nation’s top choreographers,
“is now right up there in the very top ranks of this city’s
Sun-Times)
Sponsored by the Prairie Center Arts Foundation
Schaumburg Youth Orchestra Spring Concerts
Music abounds with four concerts featuring bright young talent from the
northwest suburbs.
Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra,
Joseph Malmquist, Director
7:30 pm, Sunday, May 18
Schaumburg Youth Concert Orchestra
Schaumburg Youth String Ensemble
7:30 pm, Tuesday, May 27
Schaumburg Youth Chamber Strings
7:30 pm, Wednesday, May 28
Special Concert Event
Holy Family Catholic Church
2515 Palatine Rd., Palatine, IL
8:00 pm Sunday, April 26
The advanced Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Malmquist,
Director, teams up once again with the District 211 Honors Choir to perform
Mozart’s Requiem and other classical works, presented in the acoustically
impressive and beautiful Holy Family Catholic Church in Palatine.
For ticket information, contact the Prairie Center at 847.895.3600.
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