These "Play-In" events and the
MYAC Oak Brook program are open to all ages and levels.
The show is being jointly organised by
MYAC, set up to improve community facilities for families and young people, and Marsden and Slaithwaite Transition Towns (MASTT), an environmental group that wants to encourage greener lifestyles.
View the historic Fort Sheridan location of the
MYAC Center, where weekly rehearsals of orchestra, chamber music, jazz ensembles and combos, choral ensembles, and early childhood music classes take place.
Jenni Smith-Wignall from
MYAC said: "Our hope for the event is to encourage more people to buy their clothing from charity shops instead of buying new clothes from the high street.
Guests were called to dinner in the adjacent ballroom decorated with a lush spring floral theme, as a grand "Sound of Music" medley filled the room, sung by a full choir accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra led by
MYAC Founder and Director Dr.
Evanston, IL),
MYAC orchestras perform beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Allan Dennis on Sunday April 28 at
MYAC's spring concert at Pick Staiger Concert Hall on the campus of Northwestern University.
Enrollment for students in
MYAC's non-audition based classes and groups is ongoing.
* A full calendar of
MYAC events and an online ticket purchasing portal.
Students from elementary through 12th grades competed for more than $20,000 in scholarships and cash prizes in the
MYAC Division and the Open Division, which were both further divided into the Junior Level (up to 8th grade) and the Senior Level (9th through 12th graders).
The past two events have raised over $11,000 for
MYAC and we hope the addition of a casino will up the ante for the Celebrate Highwood operating fund as well, so we can keep our events running."