Inwood Ice Arena to host annual ice show

JOLIET – Inwood Ice Arena will showcase local talent when it hosts the annual ice show, Inwood 2014, on April 11 and 12.

The theme for this year’s show is the Olympics, coinciding with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

“Rehearsals will start soon,” said Deanna Tully, the coordinator of the show. “We always try to do different things. The Olympics is always a good theme for our sport.”

Tully, also a manager for the skate school at Inwood, said kids in the school are invited to participate.

“For some kids, this is their Olympic moment,” she said.

Katie Welz, an instructor at the skate school, said the Olympics are the main event for figure skating.

“You have the worlds competition and other stuff,” she said. “But the Olympics is the main tournament.”

To be in the show, students need to have enrolled in a skating program for the Harvest or Winter sessions. Skaters can’t miss more than two rehearsals for their group and every participant needs to have a family member or friend volunteer at least one four-hour shift.

Applications can be filled out at the ice arena desk. Registration ends after Feb. 16.

Last year’s theme was “A Night at the Oscars.”

“It’s a very nice event for a reasonable price,” Tully said.