We’re getting ready for the 2025-26 Season!

Welcome to the 2025-26 Season of the Ed Ward Fine Arts Series! We are eagerly planning another outstanding season featuring both musicians from throughout Chicagoland as well as your local favorites.

Our first concert will bring back a crowd favorite, “The Covergirls Violin Show” on Sunday, October 26 at 4:00 p.m. Don’t miss this high energy entertainment including music from many eras you know and love!

November 23 at 4:00 p.m. in conjunction with St. Cletus Parish, we host a Diamond Jubilee concert celebrating the 75th Anniversary of St. Cletus Parish. The Festival Chorus will again feature singers from our local community (including many from our own St. Cletus Choirs) and will be accompanied by full orchestra. We invite you to consider joining us! We’ll host 10 rehearsals leading up to the performance so that singers of all ability levels can participate. Please email Justin Sisul (who will direct this always exciting experience) at justinsisul@gmail.com if you would like to be a part of this fun community event.

Next, we welcome back Bending Towards the Light: A Jazz Nativity on Sunday, December 14 at 4:00 p.m. This has become a staple of the Christmas season, and we look forward to presenting it again this year.

Our annual “Cabaret” fundraiser will be held on Friday, February 6. Dueling pianos with Fine Arts favorite Tony Kidonakis will return to the St. Cletus Parish Center - mark your calendars and tell your friends!

On Sunday, March 8 at 4:00 p.m., we welcome Stirred not Shaken, a well known local jazz trio who will share an hour of jazz standards that you can sing and dance along to!

We will conclude this season on April 11-12 with a special production of “Songs from a New World” written and composed by Jason Robert Brown. We plan to host two performances, one after 5pm Mass that Saturday and one on Sunday at our usual 4pm show time. Featuring a small but powerful cast, the rousing score blends elements of pop, gospel, and jazz, and will be a truly unforgettable musical experience.

All of our concerts are presented free of charge thanks to the support of our thoughtful and generous patrons. Please click the button below to join our email list!