McHenry County Blog

The Crystal Lake Strikers marched in the city's 4th of July Parade.

Do you like drums?

Then you ought to head over to the Raue Center in Crystal Lake this Saturday for the third annual event.

Click to enlarge this Crystal Lake Strikers concert promotional poster.

The Crystal Lake Strikers will be in concert

When: Saturday, February 25, 2012

Times: 7 p.m.

Where: Raue Center for the Arts
26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake
(815) 356-9212

Cost: $12, $5 kids 8 and older, 7 and under free.

An Evening of Percussion features performances by the Crystal Lake Strikers’ All Star Drumline-comprised of talented high school drummers from all around the county.

Other acts include percussion ensembles from South and Prairie Ridge high schools and many other percussionists.

My source believes 12 or more different groups on a variety of different percussion instruments.

Need a political angle?

The front lines of the Crystal Lake Strikers at last year's 4th of July Parade.

People can see Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley playing the drums in one of the acts.

Last Sunday at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, participants were encouraged to text message what they were thankful for.

These messages were then projected onto two screens in front of the church.

I thought I got a photo of one thanking Zak for playing the drums in the 11 o’clock CrossRoads service, but it was too fuzzy to use.

It turns out that Zak’s last name is Eichmann.

He was part of a service in which Pastor Darneather Murph-Heath talked about Joy.

In a dramatic conclusion she walked down the center aisle wrapping her arms around her body and explained that this was like holding your joy inside.

Then, she threw her arms out wide urging parishioners to let their joy go, to let others know of their joy.

As luck would have it, that’s when I ran out of space on my camera’s memory card.

Last Sunday at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, participants were encouraged to text message what they were thankful for.

These messages were then projected onto two screens in front of the church.

I thought I got a photo of one thanking Zak for playing the drums in the 11 o’clock CrossRoads service, but it was too fuzzy to use.

It turns out that Zak’s last name is Eichmann.

He was part of a service in which Pastor Darneather Murph-Heath talked about Joy.

In a dramatic conclusion she walked down the center aisle wrapping her arms around her body and explained that this was like holding your joy inside.

Then, she threw her arms out wide urging parishioners to let their joy go, to let others know of their joy.

As luck would have it, that’s when I ran out of space on my camera’s memory card.