Stagg Music Boosters Craft Show Offers Art For The Season

PALOS HILLS, IL – Enjoy musical entertainment and shopping during Art for the Season, Stagg Music Boosters’ annual fall craft fair, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11, at Stagg High School, 8015 W. 111th St.

More than 130 arts and crafts vendors, food sellers and home party vendors will showcase their wares. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The fair takes place in the Commons, Wellness Center and North Gym. Admission is $2 for adults; children are admitted free. Parking is free.

Business Casual, a pop a cappella group, will perform at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Commons. The madrigal choir will perform carols throughout the venue at noon Saturday, and the jazz band will perform a variety of holiday classics and jazz favorites at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Commons.

The event also includes a split-the-pot raffle. The winning ticket will be drawn Sunday; winner need not be present.

Music boosters will sell concessions by the North Gym. All proceeds from the show benefit music programs at Stagg, including all choirs, bands, the Marching Chargers and winter guard.

“The district has been very supportive of the music programs at all three schools for many years,” said Chris Betz, director of choral activities at Stagg. “The craft shows help supplement our budgets to provide even higher quality experiences for our students.”

Robert Mecozzi, Stagg’s director of bands, notes that music is a vital part of life, especially for high school students. “Music provides students a chance to emotionally communicate to themselves and to others, and to express those emotions in an appropriate manner,” he said.

Craft show co-organizer Karen Lencioni named other benefits of students participating in music programs. “Music in schools helps foster social skills, team skills, time management, public speaking, and of course performing skills,” she said. “Students often find a circle of friends they connect with in their music programs they otherwise wouldn't find.”