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Jules Kasten gets plaque for 1997 ABE!
The Award for Barbershop Excellence, or ABE, is the highest award given to an Illinois District barbershopper. It is given for significant, sustained achievement in barbershopping.
A recipient of the ABE is a person who, district-wide, stands alone; an individual who, by his actions and talents, best exemplifies the ideals of our craft. ABE honorees constitute an Illinois District Hall of Fame. Past ABE recipients select each year's ABE winner from a submitted nominees. Jules won the ABE in 1997. Plaques were distributed at the 2021 Illinois District Convention. |
Arlingtones Under The Stars - July 28, 2021 - with K-9 Comfort Dogs!
Arlingtones at Luther Village - July 2021
Arlingtones deliver Drive-Thru Singing Valentines
and benefit Palatine's Food Pantry!
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From the event, from the Daily Herald 2/15/2021: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210214/arlingtones-barbershop-chorus-creates-heartwarming-valentines-memories-on-chilly-day Before the event, from the Daily Herald 1/28/2021: https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20210128/suburban-barbershop-chorus-is-keeping-valentines-day-tradition-alive |
How the Arlingtones Gave a "Concert in the Parking Lot"
- from www.barbershop.org, the BHS website
Like many busy choruses, the Arlingtones of Arlington Heights, Illinois, found themselves at loose ends when the pandemic required suspension of normal chapter activities. For a group accustomed to singing more than two dozen gigs each year, the timeout has been rough.
“It isn’t our style to just rehearse on Zoom or in-person without a goal in sight,” says chorus manager Jerry Reed. “I’m always looking for opportunities for us to perform, whether it is a service club luncheon, doing the National Anthem at a sporting event, or singing at Memory Cafes.”
Some careful planning and innovative thinking allowed the chorus to perform a complimentary gig they called “Concert in the Parking Lot” for residents of a low-income retirement facility. Read the full article
“It isn’t our style to just rehearse on Zoom or in-person without a goal in sight,” says chorus manager Jerry Reed. “I’m always looking for opportunities for us to perform, whether it is a service club luncheon, doing the National Anthem at a sporting event, or singing at Memory Cafes.”
Some careful planning and innovative thinking allowed the chorus to perform a complimentary gig they called “Concert in the Parking Lot” for residents of a low-income retirement facility. Read the full article
Arlingtones support Arlington Heights' Farmers Market during the pandemic!
2021 Illinois District Contest
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The Arlingtones at The Mather 08/18/2021
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The Arlingtones go to the Schaumburg Boomers game 7/23/2021
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2019 Holiday Show
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2019 Illinois District Contest |
National Anthem at UIC
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Arlingtones at Arlington Heights Public Library - August 2019
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2017 Spring Show
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2017 Holiday Show
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2016 Holiday Show
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From the archives: Arlingtones honor Twin Towers First Responders - 2001
More archives!
Do you have time to take a stroll down memory lane? Actually it is more like a trip. Really it's a voyage and you will need to pack a lunch and perhaps a beverage or two.
Do you have time to take a stroll down memory lane? Actually it is more like a trip. Really it's a voyage and you will need to pack a lunch and perhaps a beverage or two.