Griffin & Stebbing

07/25/2024

Just 86 days 'til the 12th Annual Forest Park Casket Races on Saturday, October 19! 😈 👹 💀

Watching is a thrill…but participating is devilishly delightful, so get in the spirit, form your team now and join us for a frightfully good time and a chance to win 1st, 2nd or 3rd place trophies -- or the most frightfully funny, or creepiest ‘casket’. There’s even a trophy for the team that comes in ‘dead last.’

Check out the rules and entry form here:
https://www.exploreforestpark.com/event/12th-annual-forest-park-casket-races/

Need some inspiration? Watch last year's fabulous video created by John Griffin of Griffin & Stebbing (Media, Marketing & Communications).
https://www.facebook.com/forestparkchamber/videos/148356785001109

https://www.facebook.com/events/2011704729227831

04/09/2024

For those of you in the near western suburbs, I want to let you know about the Forest Park Theatre's Shakespeare Birthday Brunch coming up in two weeks at Piacere Mio, formerly Gaetano's, on Madison St. in Forest Park. This is a sit-down meal on Sunday, April 21st, from 12 - 2 pm, and will include a few short readings by actors and the artistic director, Richard Corley, a theater professor at UIC. The brunch is a benefit for the organization with Piacere Mio donating the food & venue (cash bar not included) with individual tix priced at $75.

Please go here to sign up! Reservations close this Sunday, April 14th.
https://forestparkarts.org/shakespeares-birthday

Forest Park Theatre has plans to establish a permanent location in the village to serve as a professional dramatic arts training and performance center. I've become involved with Forest Park Theatre over the past year as they stage not only a play by Shakespeare each summer, but perform dramatic readings throughout the year. This winter, for example, the group has been doing monthly readings of plays by women. You can check them out at the American Legion Hall in Forest Park this Thursday & Sunday evenings (April 11 & 14), at 7pm as the group performs "Jane Eyre" adapted by Polly Teale.

I hope you'll consider joining us for the Shakespeare brunch event on the 21st. Many thanks for any consideration. Of course tax deductible donations to Forest Park Theatre can be made directly on the website as well.

We bring artists and residents together to enrich our lives through the joy of art.

03/07/2024

This is a video I shot & edited from the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade this past Saturday in Forest Park.

12/12/2023

I've just set up a playlist on YouTube for the series of short interviews I did a couple of weeks ago with a number of local mystery & true crime writers. I'm calling it "Talking with Authors" series. So far I've edited together seven segments and have about six more to go, which I'll wrap up in the next couple of days. I'll add those videos to the playlist as they become available. These are all really nice people who have some very interesting insights. Hope you take a few minutes to check out the interviews and then consider picking up one or more of their books.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeriWYUnCB5WSyWajKABsJOpX8DH5ktYa

12/03/2023

Please see this latest short video I did.

These interviews were conducted at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park, IL, in November 2023. This video features Robert Goldsborough.

12/03/2023

These interviews were conducted at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park, IL, in November 2023. This video features Robert Goldsborough.