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Bow-worthy accompanying gift suggestions: a reusable water bottle, a hat or shirt featuring their favorite team, or sweatbands.Ī gift certificate for movie tickets. Bow-worthy accompanying gift suggestions: an age-appropriate finger-paints.Ī gift certificate for the driving range, fun park, bowling, tennis lessons, or tickets to see a ball game. Membership to our local children's museum or a gift certificate for classes.

"He has a spirit about him that he looks outside himself where at a time the bravest would look inside themselves. He doesn't look at himself or his issues.

Hernandez said Aleks' personality will be the true highlight of the show. Tickets for $10 for adults and $8 for students or seniors will be available at the door if they don't sell out in advance at.
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She expects a packed house of 180 people, who will be treated to free pizza afterward donated by Rosati's and Braconi's. Sunday at Center Stage Theater, 1665 Quincy Ave, suite 131 in Naperville, Aleks will get to perform with nearly all of his fellow members of the Crone Middle School choir, Hernandez said. "That's something that he really enjoyed."ĭuring the Sing for King concert at 7 p.m. "Kandi was able to accept him and allow him to enjoy himself with all these other kids that don't have a disability whatsoever," Lazic said. He appeared in productions of "Grease" and "Into the Woods" after "Peter Pan" and he loved interacting with the other actors. Performing with Kidz Kabaret allowed Aleks to add dancing and acting to his repertoire. He even sung the national anthem in May when Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico and city council members were inaugurated. "He said 'Who doesn't like singing and dancing!' with the most energy, like you would never know anything is wrong with him, and that's his attitude," Hernandez said. She forgot his physical appearance when he exclaimed his love of the stage. He was wearing hearing aids and one foot was turned out.

He had "chemo hair" and a limp caused when doctors operated on his tumor, she said. Looking at Aleks, now 14, Hernandez said she could tell he'd been through something medically. He enjoyed life so much, no matter what obstacles and when we talked about that, Aleks came up." "It's (the award) about never giving up and always making the best of life. "If we're going to look at what my father brought to life, he hit life harder than anyone I've ever known," Hernandez said. That's why he's receiving an award in honor of Hernandez's father, Kingston Bowen, which was created last year and given to Bowen before his death. Kandiss Hernandez, executive director, said Aleks made a strong impression with his love of performing when he joined the cast of "Peter Pan" nearly three years ago.
