2004 Year in Review | The
Tinley Park Community Band News Your independent source for information about the Arts Alive bands. | Published
by the  |
2004 Year in Review | The
Tinley Park Community Band News Your independent source for information about the Arts Alive bands. | Published
by the |
 | BAND RETURNS FROM SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF NATION'S CAPITOL TINLEY PARK, IL - The band wishes to thank all of its friends and supporters for their help in sending the band to Washington D.C. for our concert tour on Memorial Day weekend for the dedication of the National World War II Memorial. Go to our special DC TOUR 2004 album for the full story. |
 | JAZZ BAND ROCKS ZABROCKI PLAZA TINLEY PARK, IL - On June 12, the Arts Alive! Jazz Band performed in the “Music in the Plaza” series at Zabrocki Plaza in Tinley Park, much to the delight of the hundreds of residents who came out to see us. |
 | LONGTIME BAND DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT TINLEY PARK, IL - Award-winning director Steve Platko announced his retirement as the director of the Tinley Park Arts Alive! Community Band at the end of the Summer 2004 concert season. He cited wanting to spend more time with his family and other projects as the reasons for stepping down as director. A retirement party was held on Friday, August 13 at the VFW Bremen Post 2791 in Tinley Park. Steve is the longest-serving, music director in the band's history. Click here to see our tribute to Steve Platko and his many musical accomplishments, including his year's of service to Tinley Park and the Arts Alive! Community Band. Click here to see photos from Steve's retirement party. The members of the Tinley Park Arts Alive! Community Band can never repay Steve for his years of service and support and we wish him well in his retirement. |
 | BAND WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR TINLEY PARK, IL - Native Chicago South-sider Brendan Koch (pronounced Cook) was named by the Tinley Park-Park District as the third director in the band's seventeen year history. Mr. Koch hiring follows the retirement of longtime director and band founder Steve Platko (see story above). The members of the band welcome Mr. Koch to the group. |
| BAND A HIT AT PRO BASEBALL GAME JOLIET, IL - The Tinley Park Arts Alive! Community Band performed the National Anthem to an enthusiastic crowd during the Joliet JackHammers game on Sunday, September 5 at Silver Cross Field in Joliet. Inspired, the home team defeated the Schaumburg Flyers 11-2 in the final game of the season. |
 | BAND A HIT AT FINE ARTS FESTIVAL TINLEY PARK, IL - On September 12, the Tinley Park Arts Alive! Community Band performed at the Tinley Park Autumn Fine Arts Festival where their award-winning float designers rolled out a truck decorated in the “Shades of the Season” followed by the Concert Band performing at Zabrocki Plaza. |
 | 2004 SPAGHETTI
DINNER TINLEY PARK, IL - Thanks to
our friends and supporters, a record amount of money was raised at the 2004 Spaghetti
Dinner, held at the
VFW Bremen Post 2791 in Tinley Park. Money raised
at the dinner go towards music, instruments and travel expenses that are not covered
by our sponsoring organization. |
| Special thanks go out to the following area business and organizations that helped make our dinner successful: | ||
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Thanks also go out to the many musical performers who shared their talents, including guest vocalists The Convertibles and Without a Prayer.
Complete coverage can be found at the Spaghetti Dinner 2004 page on our website.
