YNS 2019 Memorial Day Concert w/Naperville Municipal Band
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CSO in Naperville
If certain members of city council have their way, the empty space at the Alcatel-Lucent property could one day be filled with music.
The group recently voted six to three to earmark $12 million in potential state funding requests for 2015 to help the Chicago Symphony Orchestra buy land on the Alcatel-Lucent property for a summer concert venue.
“The point is that the state funds various things throughout the year even though they’re broke, they still fund things. The difference is that Naperville doesn’t receive any of that funding cause we never ask. So that money is being distributed and awarded to the state for different things, Naperville just hasn’t been able to take advantage of that,” said Steve Chirico, Councilman for the City of Naperville.
The request may seem a bit premature, because so far the CSO has simply discussed the possibility of creating a suburban music venue with no tangible plan.
But at his state of the county address, DuPage County Board Chairman, Dan Cronin suggested that Naperville was one of three locations being considered.
“Huge, it’s a game changer, tremendous financial impact, the economic impact would be amazing. I think the brand of having the CSO in Naperville would be great and it would work both ways because Naperville has a great brand also but to have the CSO would be a really amazing thing for the community,” said Chirico.
While the plans are still in their early stages, the possibility of having a music venue here in Naperville is not music to everyone’s ears.
“At a time when our states budget is under a big crunch, dollars are tight. Going to the taxpayers to ask them for money for something like this $120 million project is not sound policy to me. Keep in mind we’re under assault for increase funding to the state, for SB16, increase property taxes, income taxes,” said Grant Wehrli, Councilman for the City of Naperville.
Another worry? Oversaturation. The CSO already plays at the Morton Arboretum occasionally and Aurora’s River Edge Park and North Central’s Wentz Concert Hall already offer musical choices for the area.
But some don’t see that as a problem.
“One thing helps another and I think that having an institution of the level of the CSO here could do nothing but help the other institutions in the town like say North Central College and Naper Settlement, think about the cross marketing opportunities. North Central College has a really good music department, how cool would it be to do some sort of work together with the CSO same thing with Naper Settlement, I think it’s a wonderful opportunity,” said Joe McElroy, Councilman for the City of Naperville.
The state funding requests are scheduled to come back before the council for final approval at their December 2 meeting.
Naperville News 17's Alyssa Bochenek Reports.
Naperville Men's Glee Club
Making music in the Naperville community for 30 years, the Naperville Men's Glee Club seeks to inspire audiences and provide fellowship for men of all ages.
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Making music and serving the Naperville community and State of Illinois for 30 years, the Naperville Men's Glee Club seeks to inspire audiences, nurture youth in music appreciation, support community events and functions, and provide fellowship for men of all ages. NMGC has established a repertoire, capability, reputation, and esprit to earn national recognition in collegiate and choral music communities, and appearances at municipal and local business events. While fellowship and fun are key aspects of our mission, Glee Club members are serious about musicianship and strive for excellence in all activities and engagements. For information regarding events, concerts, and how to join please visit their website.
Guzman y Gomez Opens First U.S. Location in Naperville
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Burritos from down under? An Australian restaurant is bringing their take on Mexican cuisine to Naperville.
Guzman y Gomez is a fast-casual restaurant with 134 locations across Australia, Japan, and Singapore.
Their 135th restaurant, and flagship U.S. location is now open in Naperville.
“When we wanted to launch in the U.S. we had to find a suburban area that we thought best represented the United States so that we could replicate that model and expand throughout the U.S.” said Global CEO and Founder Steven Marks. “I spent three years looking for locations and when I landed in Naperville I just fell in love with the place.”
Marks is originally from New York and said he’s excited to bring their 100% clean food back to America.
Guzman y Gomez serves up breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert in the restaurant and via a drive thru.
“Nobody does what GYG does through a drive thru,” said Marks. “But what really sells GYG besides the food is the culture. So you walk in to GYG, the music and the energy of our staff just makes it such an amazing experience that you have to see it to believe it.”
Guzman y Gomez is celebrating their first U.S. location with $5 specials throughout their first week of opening.
Naperville News 17’s Casey Krajewski reports.
A beautiful Thursday night in downtown Naperville
There is always something to do in the summer in downtown Naperville. Thursday nights are one of Nick and Randy's favorites! Thursday nights are municipal band night in the band shell. Also, Sullivan has $7 bar bites and signature cocktails. If you’re thinking about a move to the west Chicago suburbs, call Nick and Randy. Over 28 years of experience selling real estate. Call Team Malleos today, 630-660-3043
Naperville Area Events - June 2019
Here are some great local events in June, including the 95th Street Farmers Market, Municipal Band Summer Concert Series, and the Classic Car show.
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Here's a look at some great upcoming events for people of all ages and interests, in and around Naperville for the month of June:
Sat, June 1:
Soap Box Derby
Sun, June 2:
Frontier Park Kite Fly Festival
Thursdays:
95th Street Farmers Market
Thursdays:
Naperville Municipal Band Summer Concert Series
Fridays:
Historic Trolley Tour of Naperville
Fri, June 7:
Outdoor Movie – Christopher Robin
Sun, June 9:
Naperville 10k & 5K
Sun, June 9, 23, & 30:
Concerts In Your Park
Fri & Sat, June 14 & 15:
Naper Nights
Sat, June 15:
Downtown Naperville Classic Car Show
Sat, & Sun, June 22 & 23:
Naperville Woman’s Club 60th Fine Art & Artisan Fair
For links to all these events, visit our website:
Naperville's Memorial Day 2019
It was a day full of remembrance for our fallen heroes at the Naperville Memorial Day Parade and other services and ceremonies.
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Memorial Day
The three-volley salute and prayer at Burlington Square Park was one of the many services leading up to the Memorial Day Parade.
From the American Legion, to our council members, to Naperville schools. These community groups marched in to remember and honor those who have served our country at the parade.
The Ceremony
The day ended with a Special Remembrance Ceremony to pay tribute to all the fallen heroes with The Colors, Honor Guard, and a Wreath Laying Ceremony.
A day of remembrance, brings the whole community together.
Naperville News 17’s Aysha Ashley Househ reports.
Naperville North High Heeled Harmony - Chicagoland Showcase 2019
Naperville North High School Lip Dub 2016
The Naperville North High School Lip Dub of 2016 is a celebration of the Huskie community that works, serves and plays together while preparing to have a positive worldwide impact. The Huskie spirit shines through our students in all their diverse endeavors because they are the very best!
NNHS is located in Naperville, Illinois, USA, just 30 miles west of Chicago. Our school serves around 2,800 amazing students; more information may be found at
Naperville North Lip Dub 2012:
Credits:
Director
Tobey Sanford
Executive Producer
Jennifer Baumgartner
Producers
Tobey Sanford
Brian La Porte
Zach Scott
Student Producer
Ryan Boswell
Assistant Student Producer
Jeff Leu
Director of Photography
Zach Scott
Editing & Digital Intermediate
Zach Scott
Camera Assistants
Will Elliott
Mark Skarr
Sawyer Bengtson
Steadicam Operator
Zach Scott
Underwater Cinematography
Jeff Leu
Aerial Cinematography
RobDog Jib Rentals & Production Company
After Effects
Kevin Dalton
Audio Recording & Mixing
Will Elliott
Zach Scott
Rewritten Lyrics
Tobey Sanford
Brian La Porte
Navy Band Great Lakes Performs Holiday Concert at Wentz Hall, Naperville, Illinois
Navy Band Great Lakes performed their annual Holiday Concert at Wentz Concert Hall located on the campus of North Central College, Naperville, Illinois. Please check our events page for other upcoming concerts around the Chicago area.
Naperville Memorial Day 2014
The gold of the sun shined brightly on a sea of red, white, and blue that filled the streets of downtown Naperville this morning. Hundreds waved American flags as both participants and spectators of the city's annual Memorial Day Parade.
The event has been a tradition since 1928 to pay tribute to those who've paid the ultimate sacrifice. Those who've recently themselves in harm's way as active duty military personnel marched, as well as local scouts and various school marching bands.
The parade started at the Judd Kendall VFW and went through the crowded streets of downtown, ending at Central Park, where the Naperville Municipal Band then had a brief patriotic concert.
During the concert, Neuqua Valley High School sophomore Savvy Raghuvanshi gave a speech regarding the constitution. He was the Illinois state champion for the annual American Legion Oratory Contest.
In his speech, he compared the constitution to a fruit tree, with the fruit being our freedoms, saying that Americans have become ignorant and careless when it comes to being knowledgeable about our government.
In these trying times of our ignorance, we must ponder and ask ourselves an important question: What are we doing as fellow Americans to water our constitutional tree? Raghuvanshi said at the end of his speech.
The Neuqua Valley High School choir also sang a couple songs and there was a wreathe presentation at two memorials at the park.
As for the parade, you can catch in its entirety on Naperville Community Television. Check our website: nctv17.com for a list of rebroadcast times.
Municipal Band Takes Trip
A local band has the honor of playing in the lone star state.
The Naperville municipal band will perform at the Texas Bandmasters Association convention next July.
The prestigious event is the largest annual bandmasters convention in the country with more than 6500 people in attendance last year.
Band members will perform at the convention as well as get to enjoy the San Antonio surroundings.
“This is like being invited to the White House, its a really prestigious invitation and a feather in the cap for Naperville as well as the band since we’ve been around for 150 years.” said Band Director Ron Keller.
This is the 67th year the Texas Bandmaster Association will hold their convention in San Antonio.
Naperville News 17's Natalie Vitale Reports
2019 Miss Illinois For America
Naperville can now say it is home to a queen – a pageant queen, that is.
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Naperville can now say it is home to a queen – a pageant queen, that is.
Congratulations to Monica Patankar on being crowned Miss Illinois for America.
Patankar recently won the pageant while representing her hometown of Naperville.
“I just love how Naperville has changed over the course of my life,” she said. “We have such a booming downtown area. We are representative of so many different cultures and it just means the world to me to not only be Miss Naperville, but now to be Miss Illinois for America and represent our entire state.”
Patankar attended District 203 schools growing up, and is an active member of the community. She works as an attorney in Lisle and is also an advocate and practitioner of Indian cultural dance.
That passion for performance was the driving force in choosing the platform she supports in her pageants.
“So I think it’s really important to share our talents,” said Patankar. “I love dancing and I love spreading that message of seeing something new. Whenever there are young children in the audience, they’re always so excited to see the costumes and hear the music.”
Patankar will travel to Las Vegas for the “Miss for America” pageant the week of August 17. Best of luck to Monica!
Naperville News 17’s Casey Krajewski reports.
Naperville’s High School Marching Bands
Every Friday night you might see them, cheer for them, and hear them. We’re talking about high school marching bands.
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In the fall, the sounds of Fridays can be heard throughout the city. Touchdowns being scored, cheers from the rowdy crowds, and of course music from the high school marching band.
From start to finish of a football game you’ll hear the band play their tunes. But the real show starts at halftime.
“The marching band is comprised of typical woodwind, brass, percussion, color guard, and your drum majors,” said Brandon Estes, the director of the Marching Redhawks. “It’s a little bit at a time pulling the pieces together to coordinate all the different efforts. It’s a fantastic process.”
Leading the halftime performances are senior drum majors, who are in charge of over 100 moving parts.
“A big thing about being a drum major is you have to be very focused on the center snare and his feet because the winds are listening to him,” said Marching Redhawks Drum Major Isra Umer. “He’s keeping time for us and we’re keeping time for him. It’s a big triangle of music.”
Prep work for halftime shows start months earlier, and tons of hours are put in the week of the game. But just before their performance they can get pretty amped up.
“At game time they have to get dressed into uniform and that’s when they get really excited. When they show up to put uniforms on there’s an energy level that goes up at that point,” said Glen Schneider, the director of the Marching Mustangs.
And it’s not just instruments being played; members from the color guard are also a part of the performance.
The marching band’s mission is simple, to provide any support for the football team, so hopefully it’ll be paid back.
“We’re all cheering for each other. It’s such a community. We’re cheering them on and they’re cheering us on. Whether they win or lose, it’s just a win for us all,” said Marching Mustangs Drum Major Haley Hsu.
No matter the final score, the band will always make sure the game ends on a high note.
Naperville News 17’s Christian Canizal reports.
The No Repeats Project
The No Repeats Project is a music mentor program run by high school mentors who teach incarcerated teens how to play instruments.
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The No Repeats Project
These two brothers are clearly talented, and they’re passing their musical knowledge on to others who want to learn as well.
In 2017, Nicholas Boettcher’s eighth grade teacher tasked the class with creating something that would make a difference in the community.
And so, The No Repeats Project was born.
“Our goal is to introduce the teens that are incarcerated to various, different types of music to try and reduce a risk factor in them coming back into the criminal justice system,” said Boettcher.
The program gives teens in the Illinois Detention Center in Warrenville a chance to master an instrument through one on one teaching.
The Mentors
The other mentors, who are also high school students, stop by once a week to give them lessons.
“I have been teaching for a while and some people pick it up right away and it’s just amazing because I feel like I can give him harder things to work on and he just picks up with it right away so it’s been really good,” said mentor Lillian Damico.
Damico is talking about one of her students who started learning the violin and cello just a couple of months ago, and has already made progress.
“I actually tried to play the cello once when I was little but it was too hard but then one day I came here and I saw them in the library and I was like, oh let me try that and then it was fun. I like it, it came easy,” said the student.
Concert
After all their hard work, the students have a chance to showcase what they learned by putting on a concert for families and the other youth at the facility.
It’s not always easy, but the brothers are happy they can pass on their knowledge to others.
“Music has been such a transformative experience for us, and being able to share that with everyone else is just a really fulfilling experience,” said Jack Boettcher.
Making a difference, once music note at a time.
Naperville News 17’s Aysha Ashley Househ reports.
Shakuhachi & Electronic Music Different Tune Same Note
Though different in sound, there are similarities between the Shakuhachi & electronic music.
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When Michael Firman isn’t playing the Shakuhachi for others, or for himself, he’s probably teaching one of his students how to play the Japanese flute.
A master of the Shakuhachi, Firman is in rare air as there are fewer than 50 teachers in the United States, and even less in the Midwest.
“There might be four or five, maybe, and Midwest is a big place,” said Firman.
Firman, and another teacher in Chicago, are the only two in Illinois, which makes him highly sought after for those looking to learn how to play the Shakuhachi.
“I’m the only game in town,” Firman said jokingly.
His laid back personality, coupled with friendly motivation, was the perfect mixture Dean Raffaelli was looking for.
“I needed someone to push me along really because I was sort of stuck playing a certain group of songs,” said Raffaelli.
Practices typically range from 45 minutes to an hour, and after that Firman switches rooms, and into a whole new world.
“[It’s] well away from a simple tube with five holes in it. It has nothing in it that you blow on. This is the opposite end of my interests,” said Firman.
The electronic music isn’t the only thing different. In the Shakuhachi room, walls are filled with Japanese drawings and anime stuffed animals hang out on the couch. But in the electronic room there are several skulls placed near a computer and posters of rock bands up on the wall.
“I’m a child of the 60’s what can I say. A lot of the posters [in the room] are by a couple of my favorite artists of the time,” said Firman.
Firman doesn’t perform his electronic music anymore, but does have over 400 songs on his SoundCloud.
Using multiple music equipment, Firman records one beat, and plays another on top of it, creating an interesting tune.
Though different in sound, there are similarities between the Japanese flute and electronic music.
“There’s a whole technical aspect of both the Shakuhaci and this stuff,” said Firman. “When I’m programming up voices on these modular synthesizers it’s very much like me learning a piece of music with the Shakuhachi.”
The common denominator is Firman’s love for music.
“It’s been a big part of my life. I did other things for years, but music is always there. As far as what I do, other than fixing the house up and cooking meals, and that kind of thing is music,” said Firman.
So whether it’s the Shakuhachi or electronic music, Firman always makes sure to end on a high note.
Naperville News 17’s Christian Canizal reports.
Naperville Central & North Go Gold
The Naperville Central & North Girls Swimming teams joined forced to go gold and raise money for pediatric cancer, presented by Molly Maids of the Aurora Naperville Area.
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Ryan Collins, a 6th grader in Naperville, had a medulla blastoma removed from the base of his skull over a year ago and has since gone through treatment in order to defeat cancer. Now, Ryan and his family are continuing that fight by raising awareness for pediatric cancer.First Ryan held a lemonade stand that raised over $4,000 over the summer. Then, Becca Collins, Ryan’s mom, helped organize a go gold swim meet between Naperville North and Naperville Central in hopes of raising awareness and money to Cal’s Angels: a pediatric cancer foundation that grants wishes for kids and donates money to Lurie Children’s Hospital.Alexa Puccini, a swim captain for Naperville Central, was part of the planning process and knows the Collins family well as she swims with Ryan’s older sisters Lauren & Paige.Naperville North also joined the cause with organizing a rubber ducky derby where the swimmers sold ducks and raised $700.Along with the derby, a raffle, and t-shirt sales, the swim meet gave $1,000 back to Cal’s angels.But Ryan isn’t done.Ryan will continue to fight for cancer research and for children diagnosed. So be on the look out for more lemonade stands and go gold events that raise money for big impacts of the future.