The upcoming holiday season is a reminder for all to show gratitude for the good fortune and great people in their lives, making the upcoming “A Christmas Carol” the perfect production to drive that message home.
When Simeon and Whitney Young boys basketball coaches Robert Smith and Tyrone Slaughter came up with the idea of putting on the Chicago Elite Classic eight years ago, it was to showcase teams throughout the country and utilize basketball to promote and encourage a champions in life message.
New Trier High School Performing Arts students are performing “The Wedding Singer” at 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday; 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6; and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Northfield Campus Cornog Auditorium.