The Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band http://sykb.com Established 1921 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:41:56 +0000 en hourly 1 The 2013 St. Patrick’s Parade Season http://sykb.com/?p=258 http://sykb.com/?p=258#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:40:36 +0000 websmith http://sykb.com/?p=258 Time to convince winter to pack its crap and leave with the thunderous roar of the pipes & drums!

The Stockyards will be hitting these locals this St. Patrick’s Parade Season:

  • March 9th
    • Lemont Irish Parade
    • Oak Forest St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • March 10th
    • Southside Irish Parade
  • March 16th
    • Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • March 17th
    • Plainfield Hometown Irish Parade

More info available on the schedule page.

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=258 0 The 91st Annual Tartan Ball http://sykb.com/?p=240 http://sykb.com/?p=240#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:05:12 +0000 Joe http://sykb.com/?p=240 Fall is upon us and hibernation is imminent!

But before you go down for the rest of football season why not come out and enjoy a night of merriment with the Stockyard Kilty Band!

We’ll be hosting our annual Tartan Ball this upcoming November.  Info below.

Title: The 91st Annual Tartan Ball
Location: Evergreen Park American Legion
Description: Come join SYKB at it’s 91st annual Tartan Ball! Haven’t had a disappointing one yet!
Date: November 10th, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm
End Time: Midnight!
Address: 9701 S Kedzie Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805

91st Annual Tartan Ball!

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=240 0 Grundy County Corn Fest! http://sykb.com/?p=233 http://sykb.com/?p=233#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:50:47 +0000 Joe http://sykb.com/?p=233 You love corn?  Of course you do…it is delicious.

You love fests? Of course you do…they are fun!

…so it’d be idiotic to miss this :-)

Title: Grundy County Corn Parade/Fesitval
Location: Grundy County
Date: September 30th, 2012

More Info: Click here

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=233 0 2012 Independence Day Parades http://sykb.com/?p=225 http://sykb.com/?p=225#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:20:15 +0000 Joe http://sykb.com/?p=225 With Summer well under way and Independence Day just around the corner SyKB is gearing up to take to the streets for this years 4th of July Parades!

The Kilties will be in the following locales:

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

Evergreen Park
Line-up 5:30p | Step-off 6:00p

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Westchester
Step-off at 9:30

Brookfield
Step-off at 10:00

Lyons
Step-off at 1:00

Beecher
Time TBA

 We will hold the Biggest Foot Blister Contest immediately following Beecher!

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=225 0 SyKB 2.0 http://sykb.com/?p=205 http://sykb.com/?p=205#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:32:00 +0000 Joe http://sykb.com/?p=205 She was a sturdy ship on the volatile waves of The Internettes…but her age was starting to show and the old website had to be retired.

So here is the newly revamped SyKB.com!

You’ll find everything here you could find on the old site and a crap-ton more.

I could point all the features out but then you’d have no fun exploring this thing right?  So dig around and – please – if you find a bug or have a suggestion please drop me a line at websmith@sykb.com.

The site’s still filling in a bit so check back often to see what’s up!

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=205 0 Oak Lawn Pet Parade 2012 http://sykb.com/?p=170 http://sykb.com/?p=170#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:24:08 +0000 websmith http://sykb.com//?p=170 Grab your furry, feathered or feral friends and head down to see SyKB perform in this year’s Oak Lawn Pet Parade.

This is the 6th Annual Pet Parade for Oak Lawn and it keeps getting bigger and better every year!

…no offense LaGrange…

Oak Lawn Pet Parade
Location: Oak Lawn, IL
Date: June 16th, 2012
More Info : Click here
Line Up: 9:30 AM
Start Time: 10:00 AM

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=170 0 St. Patrick’s Parade Season 2012 http://sykb.com/?p=105 http://sykb.com/?p=105#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:00:29 +0000 websmith http://sykb.com//?p=105 Parade Season for the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day is shaping up!

SYKB will be marching in the following locales:

March 10th
Lemont & Oak Forest

March 11th
Soutside Irish Parade & Lemont

March 17th
Downtown Chicago

Come out and enjoy the last stop between here and Spring with the Stockyards!

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=105 0 The 90th Annual Tartan Ball http://sykb.com/?p=110 http://sykb.com/?p=110#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:00:55 +0000 Joe http://sykb.com//?p=110 The Stockyards will be celebrating their 90th Annual Fall Tartan Ball!

The real holidays start at the Evergreen Post in Evergreen Park, IL onDecember 3rd!

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=110 0 Happenings http://sykb.com/?p=112 http://sykb.com/?p=112#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:00:02 +0000 Joe http://sykb.com//?p=112 SYKB will be on Parade this Sunday on the North Side!

Come check us out. The parade steps off at 11:30 at Western and Divison.

Also coming up will the the bands Fall Tartan Ball. More details to come.

]]> http://sykb.com/?feed=rss2&p=112 0 Our Condolences http://sykb.com/?p=114 http://sykb.com/?p=114#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:00:03 +0000 Joe http://sykb.com//?p=114 The band would like to send their condolences to the family and friends ofFred Kuzmanich - an SYKB alum and all-around good guy. He will be missed.

Arrangements as follows:

Visitation:
Thursday, March 17th 3 to 9 PM

Service:
March 18th Friday 9:30AM

Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home
10727 S. Pulaski Rd.
to
St. Christina Church
111th & Christiana, Chicago, IL
for Mass at 10:30AM

Interment:
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

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