The Metropolis Ballroom Of Arlington Heights, IL Announces Community Outreach Program For Young Musicians

Released on: March 07, 2011, 9:30 am
Author: PAMagnuson / PineManor401.com
Industry: Entertainment

The Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights, IL ::: Exciting opportunity for young musicians.

ON STAGE at the Metropolis Ballroom:::

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS: THE METROPOLIS BALLROOM OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO FEATURE YOUNG MUSICIANS AS THE OPENING ACT FOR OUR FEATURED ARTISTS

Arlington Heights, Illinois – March 7, 2011 - The Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights plans to give local area youth the opportunity to perform as the opening act for nationally recognized talent. “On stage at the Metropolis Ballroom,” is a series of planned live entertainment events that are scheduled through the spring and into the summer.

“We are thrilled to bring top level national talent to Arlington Heights,” said Thomas W. Manetti, president of the Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights. “We already have an exciting series of spring and summer events scheduled, and the prospect of bringing nationally recognized musical artists for the enjoyment of the community and our neighbors is very exciting. We will also use these events as an outreach for local area youth who are interested in the performing arts.”

In the next several months, we will partner with local area schools to give suburban youth the chance to perform as the opening act for our featured artists. In a recent letter published on the Daily Herald’s web site*, a local area mother voiced her concern that funds may be cut for the arts and music education in our school districts. At the Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights, we recognize the vital importance of music and the performing arts in the development of our district’s students. We are pleased to offer this opportunity for a performance debut; as well as the chance for young musicians to meet established nationally recognized artists.

Thomas W. Manetti, president of the Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights, has several goals for community youth outreach that include:

•Supporting Chicago land youth by giving them access to musical professionals that currently work in the performing arts industry

•Providing a positive experience where student musicians will have the opportunity to perform their well-polished acts in front of a live audience

•To showcase the breadth and variety of local youth music groups to celebrate the diversity of different musical acts including, but not limited to: traditional choirs, swing choirs, glee clubs, rock groups, orchestras, and jazz ensembles

•Giving students the chance to interact with professional musicians so that they may learn more about pursuing a career in the musical performing arts

About the Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights
Centered in the revitalized area of historic downtown Arlington Heights, the Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights is a sought after venue for today’s clientele. With easy access to and from major expressways and one block from the Metra-Northwest Train Station, Arlington Heights is conveniently located. There is also easy access to downtown Chicago, O’Hare Airport, and surrounding Northwest Suburbs. Local amenities include free parking, surrounding parks, restaurants, unique boutique-shops, and the local Performing Arts Center.

About “On Stage at the Metropolis Ballroom,” This historic venue grants our guests VIP status with up-close and personal access to our roster of renowned artists. Our maximum capacity is 400 people, and this creates an intimate atmosphere that will showcase our artists. Our dinner event and concert shows are typically fewer than 150 guests, allowing our guests the opportunity to meet the featured artists.

About Thomas W. Manetti, President of the Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights and Eleganté Cuisine Inc.
With a family heritage in the culinary arts, President and CEO Thomas Manetti started Eleganté Cuisine Inc. as a part-time operation based out of his home in River Forest, Illinois. Working off of recipes handed down from generation to generation, he nurtured his family’s collective years of experience into a comprehensive, full service catering and event planning company. For the past 28 years, Eleganté Cuisine Inc. has provided a unique combination of an extensive menu and an array of upscale services to create the ideal setting for corporate and social events. Whether it is a wedding, party, corporate meeting, or grand opening; our experienced professional team is dedicated precision execution.

About the Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights youth outreach
Our dedication to the arts offers unique opportunities for our community's growth: It gives our local youth a chance to perform in front of an audience as the ballroom's opening acts. We plan to do this for as many events as possible. The only requirement is the performers must be of junior high school or high school age. They will be included on the website and in any other advertising for their show date. Plus, we invite the press and talent agents to every show. Who knows? Maybe we can even help bring our beloved community into the national spotlight by helping discover the next major musical talent! All youth group coordinators interested in scheduling a performance are urged to contact us via email at talent@PineManor401.com

About the upcoming events
Congratulations to the Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights for 10 successful years!

Log-On to http://MetropolisBallroom.com for upcoming entertainment events. May 8th Mother's Day Brunch featuring Rick O’Dell Chicago’s Voice of Jazz broadcasting live courtesy of 87.7FM Chicago's Smooth Jazz - WLFM-FM; Up coming shows; May 21st Some Enchanted Evening -Broadway and operatic favorites preformed by Metropolitan Opera & Chicago Lyric Opera vocalists Paul Corona and Angela Mannino. June 24th Grammy award winning pianist Danilo Perez. Late Summer Internationally acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton Pine & Earthen Grave. The Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights is an intimate setting where our guests will meet our featured artists in person. All shows are planned to open with local youth musical groups from our community. The Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights is Chicago land's premiere event venue and conference center! Join us on FACEBOOK

If you have a youth act and want to play ON STAGE at at The Metropolis Ballroom eMail: Talent@PineManor401.com

*http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110220/discuss/799999382/

Contact Details: Metropolis Ballroom Of Arlington Heights ~ 6 South Vail Avenue ~ Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005 ~ Phone 847.870.8787 ~ info@metropolisballroom.com http://metropolisballroom.com/
Have a youth group and want to play ON STAGE at the Metropolis Ballroom? eMail: Talent@PIneManor401.com

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