Merry Christmas & Happy 2024

 A classic. 1945. The Christmas Song

(It's Christmas Time) Out on the Range

Merry Christmas!

                                        Words & Music © Rick Pickren, PickrenSongs-ASCAP

2023 Performance Schedule

                                               2023 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

                  To book a performance call (708) 366-6040 or richardpickren@gmail.com

Jan   13    Tabor Hills, Road Trip: A Sentimental Journey,, Naperville, IL 1:30

Jan   18    The Holmstad, Road Trip: A Sentimental Journey, Batavia, IL 2 pm

Jan   19    Beacon Hill, Road Trip: A Sentimental Journey, Lombard, IL 3 pm

Jan   20    Brookdale Lisle Road Trip: A Sentimental Journey, Lisle, IL 2:30

Feb   8     Hoffman Estates Village Hall, Songs of Love & Romance, Hoffman Estates, IL 1 pm

Feb  10    The Holmstad, Songs of Love & Romance, Batavia, IL 2:30 pm

Feb  14    Green Fields, Songs of Love & Romance, Geneva, IL 2 pm

Feb  19    Brookdale, Songs of Love & Romance, Hoffman Estates, IL 1 pm

Feb  24    Elmhurst Park District, Songs of Love & Romance, Elmhurst, IL 12:30 pm

Mar  9     Victory Lakes, Songs of Ireland, Lindenhurst, IL 1:30 & 3 pm

Mar 10    Peace Village, Songs of Ireland, Palos Park, IL 2 pm

Mar 13    Pleasant View, Songs of Ireland, Ottawa, IL 2 pm

Mar 14    Frisbie Center, Songs of Ireland, Des Plaines, IL 12:30

Mar 15    Glenview Park District, Songs of Ireland, Glenview, IL 1 pm

Mar 16    Oak Trace, Songs of Ireland, Downers Grove, IL 2 pm

Mar 16    Central Baptist Village, Songs of Ireland, Norridge, IL 6:30

Mar 17    Church Creek, Songs of Ireland, Arlington Heights, IL 12:30

Mar 17    The Moorings, Songs of Ireland, Arlington Heights, IL 2:30 pm

Mar 17    Beacon Hill, Songs of Ireland, Lombard, IL 7 pm

Mar 20    Encore, Songs of Ireland, Crystal Lake, IL 3 pm

Mar 21    Chestnut Square, Songs of Ireland, Glenview, IL 7 pm

Mar 28    Heritage Woods, Songs of Ireland, South Elgin IL 2 pm

April   5   The Garlands, Familiar Folk Songs, Barrington, IL 3pm

April 10-14      Unavailable

April 20   Victorian Village, Think Spring!, Homer Glen, IL 2:30

April 23   American Legion 541, Pop Hits of the 60s, Niles, IL 2 pm

April 26   The Holmstad, Derby Days! Batavia, IL 2 pm

April 28   Vassar Comfort Care, Familiar Folk Songs, Vassar, MI 11 am

April 28   Winter Village, Road Trip: A Sentimental Journey, Frankenmuth, MI 2pm

April 30   Brookdale, Derby Days! Hoffman Estates, IL 1 pm

May   4   Anthology, Derby Days!, Wheaton, IL 2:30

May   5   Church Creek, Derby Days! Arlington Heights, IL 1:30

May   5   Beacon Hill, Derby Days! Lombard, IL 7 pm

May   6   The Moorings, Derby Days! Arlington Heights, IL 2 pm

May   8   Greenfields, Derby Days! Geneva, IL 2 pm

May  11  Morton Grove Woman's Club, Old Time Rock n Roll, Johnny's-Glenview, IL 1:30

May  12  Resurrection Village, Derby Days! Chicago, IL 1:30

May   16-21 Unavailable

May  22  Heritage Woods, Road Trip: A Sentimental Journey, Huntley, IL 2 pm

May  24  Tabor Hills, The Stars & Stripes, Naperville, IL 1 pm 

May  25  The Reserve, The Stars & Stripes, Geneva, IL 4 pm

May  26  Encore, The Stars & Stripes, Crystal Lake, IL 2 pm

May  29  Brookdale, The Stars & Stripes, Hoffman Estates, IL 11 am

May  29  Brookdale, The Stars & Stripes, Oak Park, IL 2 pm

June  2    Tabor Hills, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Naperville, IL 1:30

June  6    Aurora Retired Teachers, The Stars & Stripes, Batavia, IL 12:30 pm

June 14   Sheridan at Green Oaks, The Stars & Stripes, Libertyville, IL 2 pm

June 15   Oakbrook Park District, Music of the 50s & 60s, Oakbrook, IL 3 pm

June 16   Heritage Woods, Songs for Father's Day, Rockford, IL 2 pm

June 21   Beacon Hill, Afternoon Music!, Lombard, IL 3-5 pm

June 24   American House Cedar Lake, Old Time Rock N Roll, Plainfield, IL 2 pm

June 26   Niles Senior Center, Old Time Rock N Roll, Niles, IL 1:45

June 30   Covenant Living Geneva, The Stars & Stripes, Geneva, IL 3 pm

June 30   The Greens, The Stars & Stripes, Elgin, IL 6:30

July   3   Pleasant View, The Stars & Stripes, Ottawa, IL 2 pm

July   4   Dimensions Living, The Stars & Stripes, Burr Ridge, IL 1 pm

July   4   Brookdale, The Stars & Stripes, Oak Park, IL 3:30 pm

July   5   Greencastle, The Stars & Stripes, North Aurora, IL 2 pm

July   6   Victory Lakes, The Stars & Stripes, Lindenhurst, IL 1:30 & 3 pm

July   7   The Holmstad, The Stars & Stripes, Batavia, IL 1:30 pm

July 15   Encore, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Crystal Lake, IL 3 pm

July 19   The Garlands, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Barrington, IL 3 pm

July 19   The Oaks, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Bartlett, IL 5:30

July 20   Beacon Hill, Marketing Event, Lombard, IL 2-4 pm

July 23   Brookdale, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Hoffman Estates, IL 1 pm

July 28   Vassar Comfort Care, Familiar Favorites, Vassar MI 11 am

July 28   Winter Village, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Frankenmuth, MI 2 pm

Aug   1   Wauconda Senior Club, Road Trip: A Sentimental Journey, Wauconda, IL 1 pm

Aug   3   Brookdale, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Des Plaines, IL 6:30

Aug   4   Oak Trace, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Downers Grove, IL 2 pm

Aug   4   Town & Country Library, Trad Folk Songs, Elburn, IL 5 pm

Aug  11  Church Creek, Pop Hits of the 60s, Arlington Heights, IL 1:30

Aug 17   Beacon Hill, Music of the 50s & 60s, Lombard, IL 11 am-1 pm

Aug 16   Batavia Park District, Old Time Rock N Roll, Batavia, IL 1 pm

Aug 26   Brookdale, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Vernon Hills, IL 7 pm

Aug 31   Heritage Woods, Old Time Rock N Roll, Bolingbroke, IL 2 pm

Sept  7   Alto Senior Living, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Wheaton, IL 2:30

Sept  8   Beacon Hill, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Lombard, IL 7 pm

Sept 10  Alden Estates, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Huntley, IL 1:30

Sept 10  Alden Courts, Familiar Favorites, Huntley, IL 2:30

Sept 19  Lutheran Home, Road Trip: A Sentimental Journey. Arlington Heights, IL 2 pm

Sept 22  Friendship Village,  Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Schaumburg, IL 7 pm

Sept 27  American House Cedar Lake, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Plainfield, IL 2 pm

Sept 29  Brookdale, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Lisle, IL 2:30

Oct  6   Vassar Comfort Care, Old Time Rock n Roll, Vassar, MI 11 am

Oct  6   Winter Village, Old Time Rock n Roll, Frankenmuth, MI 2 pm

Oct  11  Greenfields, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Geneva, IL 2 pm

Oct  13  Solstice Senior Living, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Palatine, IL 3:30

Oct  20  Aspired Living, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Prospect Heights, IL 3:30

Oct  24  Encore, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Crystal Lake, IL 2 pm

Oct  27  Tabor Hills, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Naperville, IL 1:30

Oct  28  Villa Park Library, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Villa Park, IL 6:30

Oct  29  Bethlehem Woods, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, LaGrange, lL 1:15 & 2:30

Oct  30  Bloomingdale PD, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Bloomingdale, IL 11:30

Oct  31  Tabor Hills, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Naperville, IL 1:30

Oct  31  Oak Trace, Ghost Riders & Other Spooky Songs, Downers Grove, IL 3:30

Nov  3    The Holmstad Ekstam, The Stars & Stripes, Batavia, IL 2 pm

Nov  5    Brookdale, The Stars & Stripes, Hoffman Estates, IL 1 pm

Nov  7    Victory Lakes, The Stars & Stripes, Lindenhurst, IL 1:30 & 3 pm

Nov  8    Addison Park District, The Stars & Stripes, Addison, IL 1 pm

Nov  9    Lisle Park District, The Stars & Stripes, Lisle, IL 1 pm

Nov  9    Lake Forest Place, The Bashful Brothers Perform!, Lake Forest, IL 6 pm

Nov 10   The Oaks, The Stars & Stripes, Bartlett, IL 11 am 

Nov 10   The Moorings, The Stars & Stripes, Arlington Heights, IL 2 pm

Nov 11   Dimensions Living, The Stars & Stripes, Burr Ridge, IL 2 pm

Nov 13   Alto Senior Living, The Stars & Stripes, Wheaton, IL 2:30

Nov 15   Church Creek, Songs of the Singing Cowboys, Arlington Heights, IL 1:30

Nov 17-25 Unavailable

Nov 30   Carriage Oaks, A Prairie Holiday, Geneva, IL 2 pm

Dec   3   Brookdale Oak Park, A Prairie Holiday, Oak Park, IL 1-3 pm

Dec   4   PleasantView, A Prairie Holiday, Ottawa, IL 2 pm

Dec   7   Green Fields, A Prairie Holiday, Geneva, IL 2 pm

Dec   8   The Moorings, A Prairie Holiday, Arlington Heights, IL 2-4

Dec  10  Woodridge Public Library, A Prairie Holiday, Woodridge, IL 2 pm

Dec  15  Encore, A Prairie Holiday, Crystal Lake, IL 3 pm

Dec  18  Heritage Woods, A Prairie Holiday, Huntley, IL 1 pm

Dec  21  Brookdale, A Prairie Holiday, Des Plaines, IL 6:30

Dec  28  Wauconda Park District, Rescheduled for 1/10, Wauconda, IL 12:30

Dec  31  Casa Scalabrini, New Years Eve Brunch, Northlake, IL 11-1 pm