Eagle Theater Park Forest

14 Days calendar listings- Edition of June 9, 2011

   “Legends Myths and Beauty,” An exhibit by Cape May artist Victoria Papale, through July 6 at the Mad Batter Restaurant, 19 Jackson St. in Cape May. She paints in oils using the palette of the four earth tones. She has exhibited worldwide and studied at the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts in Paros, Greece. Her inspiration is ancient Greek culture and its mythology.

   Thursday Night Jam Session 8-11 p.m. every Thursday through Sept. 5 at Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro, 908 Shore Road, Somers Point. Tim Lekan and drummer Tom Angello of Egg Harbor Township will perform for the first set with an ensemble of guest artists. The second set will feature emerging musicians who will play with the house band. Admission is $5.

   Wee Read 10 a.m. Thursdays in June at the Ventnor Library, 6500 Atlantic Ave. The programs are suggested for age 3 and younger and feature songs, stories, bounces and finger plays. Contact the library at (609) 823-4614 for details.

   Surfrider Foundation Auction Fundraiser 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23 at Atlantic City's Borgata Spa Room of the Water Club, 32nd floor. Tickets are $50, which includes complimentary food, door prizes and giveaways. Proceeds from art sales will help the chapter in their efforts to help South Jersey rise above plastics and protect the oceans, waves and beaches. For information go to www.surfrider.org .

      Baby Bounce and Play Group 11:30 a.m. Thursdays June 23 and 30 at the Atlantic City Free Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave. This weekly program is designed to introduce infants up to 18 months to the world of sounds and stories. Call (609) 345-2269, ext. 3050, for information.

   Preschool Story Time 10:30 a.m. Thursdays June 23 and 30 at the Atlantic City Free Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave. This program features stories, songs and crafts for ages 3-5. The family is welcome to attend. Call (609) 345-2269, ext. 3050, for information.

   The Who's “Tommy" 8 p.m. June 23, 24 and 25 at The Eagle Theatre, 208 Vine St., Hammonton. “Tommy” is a rock opera about the "Pinball Wizard" from The Who’s song of the same name.

Turning Left » Park Forest Theater Operator Was No Harold Hill

Park Forest is a town that has struggled to regain a local business foothold for years. At one time the “Centre” of businesses in the south suburbs, Park Forest watched as businesses left for Matteson, IL, and then migrated north of Interstate 80. Many businesses have returned to Matteson, due, in no small part to the work of Park Forest’s current Director of Economic Development and Planning Hildy Kingma, who Park Forest wooed from Matteson where she worked in a similar capacity. Kingma was largely responsible for populating the plaza at the northwest corner of Cicero and Rt. 30 (Panera Bread, Borders, etc.).

However, current Matteson Village officials deserves credit too. Mayor Ashmore has worked hard to move Matteson from the red, and it looks like he will succeed. Matteson suffered much during the Great Bush Recession, drastically understimating the impact the Great Recession would have on its sales tax revenue.

All of that having been said, back to our topic.

Village Officials in Park Forest were “had” by a professional con-man. Kenneth Arron, a.k.a. “Kenny Yochelson,” represented himself as the answer to all of Park Forest’s woes. Declaring that Park Forest Village officials had their “heads up their ass,” Yochelson was actually contemplating a run for Village Trustee in Park Forest, according to a group on Facebook .

The problem?

‘ Kenny Yochelson ‘ does not exist.