Chicago Swedish Glee Club performs June 12 in Lombard
On Wednesday, June 12, sway and tap your toes as the Chicago Swedish Glee Club performs American and Swedish folk tunes and patriotic songs in the William J. Mueller Gazebo, behind the Victorian Cottage at 23 W. Maple St. in Lombard.
The grounds open and activities begin at 6:30 p.m. The first 30 people receive a coupon for a free Dairy Queen Dilly Bar. Bring a chair or a blanket, park at the Lombard Historical Society to pick up your DQ coupon, then redeem your coupon at the Dairy Queen on Main Street.
Bring the whole family. This event is free and open to the public and suitable for all ages. For more information about this event, visit www.lombardhistory.org, email info@lombardhistory.org or call (630) 629-1885.
"We all love to sing," said Chicago Swedish Glee Club president Richard Englund. The choral group comes from all over the Chicago area, and from many ethnic backgrounds, and their repertoire includes a mix of patriotic American songs, lighthearted Swedish folk tunes, and a few well-known classics. The chorus was originally organized in 1869 to preserve Scandinavian song and as an insurance program to pay "sick benefits" for its members, but today's members are all ages and just enjoy getting together to sing and entertain. According to group historian, Don Lamont, "We'd be glad to add new members to the Glee Club anytime."
Join a casual fun evening of music while munching free Dairy Queen Dilly Bars. The popular Chicago Swedish Glee Club will perform while you play Victorian era games, Croquet and Hoops and Graces, or just sit back, enjoy your ice cream and listen to the beautiful harmonizing of the Chicago Swedish Glee Club. Note that you pick up your DQ coupon, courtesy of the Dairy Queen on Main Street, at the Lombard Historical Society and take it to DQ to redeem for your free Dilly Bar.
Mark your calendar for the remaining 2019 Ice Cream Social Concerts: Ukulele Singalong on June 19 and 26; Rick Pickern on July 10; programs are still unconfirmed - check our website for updates - for July 17, 24 and Aug. 7; and Mighty Joe Beatty on Aug. 14. Celebrate the Lombard Sesquicentennial and Ice Cream Social with the Stilettos, a sweet Adeline style quartet Aug. 1, an event co-sponsored by the Village of Lombard and the Lombard Historical Society.
The Lombard Historical Society celebrates Lombard's heritage by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Lombard and operates the Victorian Cottage Museum, the Carriage House and the Society's Archives at 23 W. Maple Street, and the Sheldon Peck Homestead, a National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Site, at 355 E. Parkside Ave. in Lombard. Both the Victorian Cottage and Peck Homestead host activities and groups and are open for tours several days a week. For more information about membership and volunteer and donor opportunities, visit www.lombardhistory.org or call (630) 629-1885.