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28th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games
Experience the best of Scotland without leaving Chicago at the 28th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games at Hamilton Lakes. The Chicago Scots invite everyone to be Scottish for this weekend-long annual summer celebration offering an extensive array of unique Scottish traditions, revelry, and culture for the whole family!
CITY: Itasca
Knox County Fair
Come celebrate the 163nd Knox County Fair held in these historic fairgrounds which has been in existence since 1851. Enjoy FREE entertainment, beer garden, food, vendors, nightly grandstand events. Figure 8 racing and the ever popular demolition derby.
CITY: Galesburg
Chicago Bandits
The Stadium at the Ballpark at Rosemont is the 2,000-seat home of the Chicago Bandits, the 2011 NPF World Champion women's softball organization, East Leyden High School's girls softball team and the Rosemont School's boys and girls softball team. It is located on the west side of 1-294, and is the first facility of its kind in the nation built expressly for women's professional sports. The team plays 25 home games a year, from June through August.
CITY: Rosemont
DeKalb County Barn Tour
The DeKalb County Barn Tour is a self-guided driving tour of 5 DeKalb area barns, plus the Glidden Homestead historic site and barn, and the DAAHA gallery. Enjoy 6 different styles of barn architecture and various activities related to farming throughout your tour. Photography is encouraged. Carload tickets include a tour booklet and map. Admission is $20.00 per carload. List of sites: Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center – See the barn where Joseph Glidden first manufactured "The Winner" barbed wire, which earned Glidden the title "The Father of Barbed Wire". The barn and home are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association (DAAHA) – an air-conditioned gallery exhibiting photographs of local barns taken by the Sycamore Library Photography Club. Jeff Marshall – A large historic barn interior camouflaged with contemporary aluminum siding. Joseph Marshall – Centennial farm with barn built in 1913 Robert Faivre – Two early 20th century barns and two 21st century barns on the picturesque acreage of Camelot Christmas tree farm. Larson/Martz Family Farms – Quonset barn built in 1955 on a large feeder cattle farm. Josie Hopkins – Preserved barn built in 1839, today filled to the brim with merchandise of Josie's Antiques
CITY: DeKalb
Chestnut Street Inn
Award winning bed and breakfast and restaurant featuring Mediterranean Cuisine using locally available ingredients. If you are a foodie, you will love the Chestnut Street Inn. Chef Monika prepares Mediterranean inspired menus featuring locally sourced foods. Her passion for all things food related shines through in her creativity in the kitchen. You can enjoy an overnight and breakfast, a special prix-fixe dinner or even a cooking class. From free snacks and beverages available in the Butler's pantry to chocolates in the room to an expansive beer and wine list for purchase, anything your palate could desire is available here. Conveniently located off I-80. Four uniquely appointed guest suites, including private bathrooms.
CITY: Sheffield
Calvacade of Planes - Bolingbrook
At the Cavalcade of Planes held at Clow Airport in Bolingbrook, you will enjoy all kinds of fun. There will be many types of aircraft to see both flying and on the ground. Experience a great event including skydiving, formation flying, helicopter demonstrations and much more!
CITY: Bolingbrook
Luecke Jewelers Vintage Jewelry and Antiques
Largest collection of pre-owned estate jewelry and antiques in northern Illinois. Opened Monday thru Thursday and Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm; Friday: 9 am - 6 pm.
CITY: Freeport
2014 Country Life Music Festival
The 2014 Country Life Music Festival will be one of Central Illinois' largest country music festivals. It is a 3 day event just outside of Peoria, IL at Ravina On The Lakes, with some of the biggest names in country music and campgrounds for staying over for the weekend. Performers include Hank Williams Jr., Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, Kellie Pickler, Big and Rich, and many more! Ticket options include a three day pass, and a single day pass and may be purchased online at http://www.countrylifemusicfestival.com/. For more information visit http://www.countrylifemusicfestival.com/, or call (309) 268-1202.
CITY: Peoria
Fine Line Arts Festival (formerly Raku Day)
Open to all! Explore and, for a small fee, try out Fine Line's exciting activities: raku, metal etching, felting and more. Preview night, June 6th, will feature a metal pour, dinner and live music for limited seating. Visit www.fineline.org for details and registration.
CITY: St. Charles
Cinco de Mayo Festival in Little Village
This three-day festival (which is held in the Little Village neighborhood), is celebrating its fifth year in 2014. It will again feature plenty of live music, food, arts & crafts, activities for families and children and much more. The bottomline? Cinco de Mayo Fest celebrates Hispanic culture with a joyous flair!
CITY: Chicago
Pitchfork Music Festival
Pitchfork is considered one of the most comfortable and reasonably priced weekends of music in Chicago, featuring both emerging and internationally renowned acts. It's all about positivity and fun so both the musicians and crowd can have a great time! Vendors are also on-site, selling a variety of local goods.
CITY: Chicago
Montgomery County Fair
Located at Montgomery County Fairgrounds and celebrating the American farmer, this fair features free carnival rides in the evening, truck and tractor pulls, a demolition derby, ATV races, MMA fights, livestock shows, arts & crafts, culinary, floriculture, beer pong tournament, fair queen pageant and much more.
CITY: Butler
McPike Mansion Haunted Tours
Learn the history of the McPike Mansion and take a look at the documented photos of the mansion and paranormal activity. Then, take a tour of the surrounding grounds and the crypt. Talking with the spirits with Dowsing rods and join us for a dark session in the cellar with our experienced medium. Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes. All proceeds go toward the restoration of the mansion. For more information, contact Sharon at (618) 830-2179.
CITY: Alton
Miles Davis Jazz Festival
Enjoy an evening of jazz celebrating the music and life of one the true giants of jazz music - Miles Davis. There will be entertainment and more in honor of Miles Davis. For more info, call (618) 462-2763.
CITY: Alton
Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair
Want to learn to fish or become a better angler? The Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair offers fun and information for the entire family. Event includes: trout pond, seminars on fishing and water safety, educational activities, gifts, prizes and lots more! Free. For more information, contact Pere Marquette State Park at (618) 786-3323, ext. 1.
CITY: Grafton
Grafton Catfish Tournament
Try to catch the biggest catfish during the Grafton Catfish Tournament that will be held on the river in Grafton. Competition is 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. There will be food vendors and entertainment throughout both days.
CITY: Grafton
Joliet Public Library's 5th Annual Star Wars Days
Visit Downtown Joliet for a weekend filled with family fun & Star Wars! The 501st Legion and Rebel Legion will be there in costume. They are international fan-based Star Wars™ organizations dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate costumes. Exhibitors will also include: The Wandering Dragon A local gaming store will be demonstrating Star Wars™ role playing games. Legoland® The Lego Corporation will be on hand with Lego Star Wars™ models and several tables full of Lego pieces that children can assemble. Graham Crackers Comics One of Illinois' largest comic book stores will be bringing out their Star Wars™ inventory. Tara Schile: owner of Sincere Costumes Fun, affordable, and unique Star Wars™ themed gifts. Gallery 1700 This store sells antiques, arts, and crafts, and will bring a large inventory of Star Wars™ toys. A parade kicks of the festivities at 11:00am. Additional activities will take place at the Joliet Area HIstorical Museum. The Joliet Slammers will host a Star Wars Night on Friday, June 6.
CITY: Joliet
NASCAR Weekend
Watch as the stars of tomorrow race today in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards ActivArmr 150! This race will run in the daytime. Do you love a good old fashioned night race? Don't miss the NASCAR Nationwide Series night race. Last year, Joey Logano led an impressive race and finished the day in Gatorade Victory Lane. Who will win the race this year when it's run at night for the first time?
CITY: Joliet
Lady Gregory's
Whether you're just walking by and feeling peckish or bringing your whole brood in for a night of food and fun, our cozy and sophisticated atmoshpere will entice you. Our menu, filled with distinctive specialties, will comfort and delight you. Enjoy delicious Lobster Mac and Cheese. Baked, cheesy noodles with buttery chunks of lobster, truffle cream sauce topped with a crunchy cornbread crust. Yum.
CITY: Chicago
45 North Barn & Grill
A unique, contemporary and nostalgic restaurant offering food that is created with heart and soul in a 'from-scratch' kitchen. Serving locally grown products, whenever possible, to create great meal choices. From hamburgers to steak, soup and salad, sandwiches, Friday night fish fry, and Sunday's Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
CITY: Antioch
Mansions of Middletown Shuttle Tours
Life was good and business was booming for many of Alton's philanthropic industrialists and the homes they and their families lived in showed it. During the Mansions of Middletown Alton tour, guests will have their own chance to step back into the 1800s, walk through the front doors and enjoy the splendor of some of the mansions that dot the landscape in Alton's Middletown Historic District. Tours are scheduled for April 17, May 3 and May 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. For more information or to make reservations, call (800) 258-6645.
CITY: Alton
Grafton Winery Blues Festival
Kick back for a weekend of blues during the 5th Annual Grafton Winery Blues Festival. Four top-notch blues bands from the St. Louis area will complete the lineup for the festival taking place at the Grafton Winery & Brewhaus, located at 300 W. Main St. in Grafton, Ill. Bands include: Robert Sampson and the Gumbo Band, Tombstone Bullet Band, Pennsylvania Slim Band and Billy Peek. For more information, call (618) 786-3001.
CITY: Grafton
Spirit of Peoria Cruises
Enjoy the river by boarding the Spirit of Peoria sightseeing cruise. The cruise will travel the Mississippi River and people will have a chance to enjoy the scenic beauty found here. The boat will depart and return to Riverfront Park in Alton. There are sightseeing, lunch and dinner cruises. For more information or to reserve your ticket, call (800) 258-6645.
CITY: Alton
Alton Farmers' & Artisans's Market
There will be an abundance of delicious fresh produce, crafts, baked goods, plants & flowers, locally-raised hormone-free meat, handmade soaps, jewelry, artwork, pottery, art demonstrations and more at the Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market. Admission is free for shoppers and there is plenty of parking at its new permanent location in the city-owned parking lot at the corner of Landmarks and Henry Street.
CITY: Alton
Macon County Fair
Enjoy harness racing, tractor pulls, pageants, a carnival, livestock shows, commercial vendors, musical performances, fair food, and much,much more at the Macon County Fair!
CITY: Decatur
Moultrie-Douglas County Fair
This annual dual county fair includes the Little, Miss, Jr Miss and Miss Pageants, demo derby, ITPA Tractor Pull and grandstand shows. Also take in the hog and sheep shows, rides, concerts, and fair food.
CITY: Arthur
Alton Memorial Day Parade
Celebrate Memorial Day by experiencing the oldest consecutive running parade in the entire nation. Celebrate the history of Pie Town, Upper Alton and those that served our country. Bring your lawn chairs and line the streets to show your support and join in on the fun. For more information, call (618) 462-7527.
CITY: Alton
Feed the Need Concert Featuring John Michael Montgomery
Listen to the sounds of country legend John Michael Montgomery at the benefit for Meals on Wheels. John Michael Montgomery is known for hits such as "Life's A Dance," "I Can Love You Like That," "I Swear" and many more. He has sold over 18 million albums, recorded 15 number one hits, earned four ACM awards and has been nominated for three Grammys. Opening act will be The Harmans family band performing at 6 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. Funds raised from this event have allowed Senior Services to continue to deliver a hot nutritious meals to over 700 homebound seniors throughout Madison and St. Clair counties each day. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (800) 233-4904.
CITY: Alton
American Family Insurance 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash
The American Family Insurance 27th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash is the perfect place for runners and volunteers to meet up with family and friends for some postrace fun right after the 2014 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon.
CITY: Champaign
Freedom Fest
4th of July Celebration events includes: Freedom Run a 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run; a Gospel Show; a Parade; Free Concert at the City Park and much more. Capping off the Freedom Fest is one of the largest fireworks display in Southern Illinois.
CITY: Goreville
The Mill Annual Cruise-In
Join us from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm for a car cruise-in with great classic cars, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. The Mill's new Made in the USA T-shirts with the new Mill logo will be available for purchase. The event is co-sponsored by Railsplitter Antique Auto Club.
CITY: Lincoln
A favorite on Chicago's culinary scene, Allium, an American Restaurant and Bar, features the best regional ingredients presented in bold and unexpected ways. Set in the Gold Coast off Michigan Avenue, Allium is the perfect spot for enjoying modern farm-to-table cuisine in a chic setting.
CITY: Chicago
Fairbury Fair
Featuring carnival, demo derby, livestock judging, talent show, stock car racing, Red Neck Olympics, live bands and much more. Theme is "Through the Eyes of a Child".
CITY: Fairbury
The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place is a venue for wedding receptions, reunions and birthday parties. It is located in downtown Dixon next door to the popular Salamandra Mexican Restaurant. Our big party room can seat up to 100 people and Salamandra's Restaurant also can cater your event as well.
CITY: Dixon
Decatur-Forsyth Classic
The Decatur-Forsyth Classic is the longest running tournament on the LPGA Symetra Tour. The tournament is held at the Hickory Point Golf Club.
CITY: Forsyth
Chicago Sky
Come out to Allstate Arena this summer to enjoy a night of world-class basketball and family fun with the Chicago Sky! With a season that runs May through August, the Sky provides summer-fun for all ages. Chicago's premier women's professional basketball team offers fans the unique opportunity to get their group in the game, and on the court. Groups can register to high five the Sky players, deliver the game ball to the referee, play on the same court as the Sky or sing the National Anthem. No other sporting event allows you to get as up-close-and-personal with the players!
CITY: Rosemont
The Rusty Fox Wine and Alehouse
We offer a full line-up of quality wines and micro-brews for your enjoyment. Always bringing in new beverage offerings.
CITY: Sterling
Great Rivers Festival
Celebrate the confluence of the three major rivers - Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois - during the Great Rivers Festival at the National Great Rivers Museum and The Audubon Center at Riverlands. You will have a chance to tour a working towboat and barge. There will also be children's activities, food vendors, live entertainment including animal and reptile shows, living history tours and more. For more information, call (618) 462-6979.
CITY: Alton
Ottawa 2Rivers Wine and Jazz Fest
It's one of Illinois' biggest and best, featuring wines from over 20 wineries from across the state. Enjoy the best of Illinois wine while listening to outstanding jazz. And this year once again fresh grilled lobster will be available. Charge for Wine tasting and lobster but music is free! Located along the Illinois River at the corner of Route 23 and Main Street.
CITY: Ottawa
Main Street Mile
It's time to get your inner cheetah in shape! Main Street Mile leaves no misunderstanding in it's name. For those who have never heard of the race, it's a mile long run down Main Street here in Peoria. Participants train in hopes of being the fastest runner to the finish line. It's a great event for athletes, families, and children alike! Payment is due at the time of registration. Shirts are not guaranteed to anyone registering after June 26th. Those that register on or before June 16th are guaranteed their shirt size. Registration through June 1st is $20 for students and $25 for adults. Registration from June 2nd - June 26th is $25 for students and $30 for adults. The cost at Packet Pickup on June 27th and at race site on race day on June 28th is $30 for students and $35 for adults. Packet pick up is at Running Central from 10 - 7 pm on June 26th and 4 pm - 5:45 pm on Race Day June 27th at the Corner of Sheridan and Main at the former location of Running Central (700 W. Main Street). Racers will be grouped in heats based on time. Final heat assignments will be made on race day and are at the sole discretion of the race committee. You must run in the heat you were assigned. Running in a different heat than what you were assigned will result in no time for your mile run. Heats will be run in a revolving fashion. To be able to complete all heats on time, walkers must participate in the first heat. HEATS START AT 6:00pm. Please note: There is no parking at the start of the race. Parking is available downtown. Please note that all participants are responsible to get themselves to the starting line for their respective heats.
CITY: Peoria
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performs Salome at Ravinia
The centerpiece of Ravinia's celebration of R. Strauss's 150th anniversary is his immortal opera Salome, with Patricia Racette. Based on a play by Oscar Wilde. Reserved ticket prices: $25 - $90 Lawn Seat: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Kane County Fle Market - June 2015
"The best in the Midwest or Anywhere". Up to 1000 dealers. Held the 1st Saturday of the month and the following Sunday. Food served all day.
CITY: St. Charles
Sterling Main Street Music Fest
The 2014 Sterling Main Street Music Fest will be held at the Grandon Civic Center in downtown Sterling. Musical acts for this year's festival will be Charlie Siren, four piece pop punk band based out of Minneapolis, Kyle Henderson, a prolific songwriter with a style that melds blues, rock and soul in an original, magical way and The Cole Brothers who have toured the world with Pop Icon Tony Orlando and have shared the stage with the likes of Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, The Beach Boys, Three Dog Night and many more.
CITY: Sterling
Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival
The 17th annual Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival promises a fun-filled weekend with plenty of food, games and entertainment for families to enjoy. In addition to the downtown activities, there's the annual Hub City Cruisers car show starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday in downtown Rochelle and on Sunday the parade starts at 3 p.m.
CITY: Rochelle
1st Annual 'Mawansomag' Pow Wow
The event will include Native American Singing, Dancing, Artisans and Vendors offering various Native American Arts and Crafts for sale. The Artisan/Vendor Market will open to the general public at 10:00am, with Native American performers following at 11:00am. Singing/Dancing will be on-going throughout the event. For people who want to spend the night enjoy special room hotel rates. Use RSVP Code Pow Wow.
CITY: Gurnee
Mineral Springs Haunted Tours
Walking Tours include visits to several haunted buildings as well as an exclusive guided tour of the most haunted building in Alton, the Mineral Springs Hotel. The only tour to enter Mineral Springs! Tour includes light refreshments. Bring cameras, recorders, flashlights, and any ghost hunting equipment you may have. For more info, call (618) 465-3200.
CITY: Alton
All-Star Restaurant Week
Join in for an All-Star lunch or dinner special during the All-Star Restaurant Week!
CITY: Alton
Rockin' at the Park
Free Summer Concert Series The Rockin' in the Park festival will be a summer-long concert series, beginning in May and continuing through August. The festival features live bands, fireworks and food and beverage tents on the great lawn in the center of MB Financial Park at Rosemont. Visit www.mbparkatrosemont.com for complete line up!
CITY: Rosemont
Haunted Happenings
Fun for the whole family including roasting hot dogs on an open fire, haunted trail rides and a kid's activity tent.
CITY: Danville
Classics Go to the Movies Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia
Soundtrack giants are collected in one evening that features the Ravinia debut of guitar superstar Miloš Karadagli along with conductor Robert Moody, pianist Orion Weiss and Chicago Children's Choir. Reserved ticket price: $25 - $50 Lawn ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Baritone Matthias Goerne and Pianist Alexander Schmalcz at Ravinia
Baritone Matthias Goerne performs with pianist Alexander Schmalcz at Ravinia Festival. Reserved ticket prices: $40 - $60 Lawn seats: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Heart at Ravinia Festival
Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the '70's. Reserved ticket price: $60 - $80 Lawn Seat: $38 (Lawn ticket prices are increased by $5 on the day of the show)
CITY: Highland Park
A Chanson Encounter Stéphane Degout, Baritone at Ravinia
French baritone Stéphane Degout makes his Ravinia debut alongside BBC Cardiff Singer of the World official accompanist Simon Lepper.
CITY: Highland Park
Takács String Quartet at Ravinia
The Takács String Quartet, originally from Hungary, has always had a special resonance with music from Central Europe, and will showcase that deeply personal connection. Reserved ticket price: $40 - $60 Lawn ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Don Giovanni Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravina
CSO Residency Music Director James Conlon once again invites the lecherous lothario Don Giovanni into the Martin Theatre for two presentations of Mozart's legendary opera based on the tale of Don Juan. The original "pick-up artist." Martin Theatre Reserved ticket price: $90 Lawn ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
The Knights with Dawn Upshaw at Ravinia
The dynamic independent orchestra The Knights returns to Ravinia for the fifth straight summer, brilliant soprano Dawn Upshaw rejoins them on the Martin Theatre stage. Martin Theatre Reserved Ticket Price: $40 - $60 Lawn Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Lincoln Trio at Ravinia
The Lincoln Trio pays tribute to the 150th anniversary of composer Richard Strauss birth with this program of his chamber works. Bennett Gordon Hall Reserved Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Yo-Yo Ma and The Knights at Ravinia
Yo-Yo Ma again joins The Knights on the Pavilion stage to celebrate the 150th anniversary of R. Strauss with a performance of his famed tone poem Don Quixote. Reserved Ticket Price: $80 - $95 Lawn Ticket Price: $20
CITY: Highland Park
Rachel Barton Pine: Bach and Before, Part 1 at Ravinia
Rachel Barton returns to show off more solo gymnastics on her violin. Long held up as the Everest of solo violin repertoire, Bach's Sonatas and Partitas are divided between these back-to-back programs and interspersed with works by the instrumental masters who came before the Baroque maverick. Bennett Gordon Hall Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Alexandra Silocea at Ravinia
Pianist Alexandra Silocea performs at the Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia. Ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Misha and Cipa Dichter at Ravinia
Pianists Misha and Cipa Dichter return to Ravinia to showcase the true artistic partnership that stems from having been married nearly as long as they've been performing together. Martin Theatre Reserved ticket price: $40 - $60 Lawn ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Howard Johnson Hotel - Rockford
Experience a winning combination of friendly service, newly renovated accommodations, and spacious, comfortable guest rooms with luxury touches. The hotel includes a heated indoor pool, fitness center and 24-hour game room. Home office rooms are available for business clientele. There is a restaurant and lounge on site.
CITY: Rockford
Uptowne Suites
Located above Uptowne City Limits, theses suites offer overnight accommodations in the middle of Mt. Sterling. Each suite sleeps up to six people. Each features two bedrooms, large bathrooms and large living-kitchen areas. Suites offer their own washer and dryer, refrigerator, stove, dishes and big screen TVs with cable service. WiFi computer services are included.
CITY: Mount Sterling
Gramma's Family Restaurant & Pancake House
Breakfast and brunch seven days a week!
CITY: Plano
The Crooked Roof
Lanark's newest restaurant with amazing pizzas, specialty burgers, and sandwiches. Live music every weekend and a good time every day.
CITY: Lanark
Here Come the Mummies at the Historic Dixon Theatre
The Nashville-based funk/R&B band, Here Come the Mummies, is touring in full mummy attire. They have been featured on the Bob & Tom Show, in Hollywood productions, and, of course, headlining festivals and fairs all across the Midwest and beyond. The true identities of the band are literally shrouded in secret, but if rumors are true, the band is made up of numerous Grammy Award-winning musicians. The mummified get-up is believed to be used to hide any contract disputes with their music labels. The high-energy show is a performance that will bring the audience to their feet for a night of dancing and good vibes.
CITY: Dixon
8th Annual Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair
Come out and enjoy the 8th Midwest Folk & Fiber Art Fair. Attend a workshop, wander through the marketplace, experience the demonstrations, be inspired by the exhibits, enjoy the music, and relax and work on some projects. Admission is $10 a day or $25 for all 3 days.
CITY: Grayslake
Kane County Flea Market May 2015
Hours: Sat. 12-5, Sun.7-4. Admission:$5 adults, children 12 and younger, free. "The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere" - Up to 1,000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles, & fancy junque. A country breakfast is served on Sundays
CITY: St. Charles
Kickapoo Landing
Guests have the opportunity to rent canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats to explore the rivers and lakes at Kickapoo State Park. Canoe and kayak trips (8 or 13 mile) are offered or rentals can be done by the hour. Following your adventure, guests can grab a bite to eat at the on-site Dockside Cafe which offers live music throughout the summer.
CITY: Oakwood
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Whose Life Are You Running For? Participate in a Susan G. Komen Memorial Race for the Cure® Series and show everyone whose life you are running for. Are you running for your mother, your sister, a co-worker, a friend? Are you running for your own life? Or are you running for the future? No matter whose life you are running for, now is the time to get involved and run for their life! All funds from the Race go to research, education, screening and treatment programs.
CITY: Peoria
Denis Matsuev Russian Rapture at Ravinia
Following his performance on this year's Tchaikovsky Spectacular, Denis Matsuev returns with another dose of the Russian master and his 20th-century cohorts. Reserved seat tickets: $40 - $60 Lawn seats: $10
CITY: Highland Park
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen at Ravinia
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen returns to Ravinia with artistic director and conductor Paavo Järvi for an evening of Brahms. Reserved ticket prices: $65 Lawn ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Chicago Pro Musica at Ravinia
CSO clarinetist John Bruce Yeh and Chicago Pro Musica will perform the world-premiere staged version, directed by Hershey Felder, of Illinois-resident composer James Stephenson's The Devil's Tale, conceived as a sequel to Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale. Reserved ticket price: $40 - $60 Lawn ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Vocalists from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute at Ravinia
Program R. Strauss 150th Anniversary Program Bennett Gordon Hall Reserved Ticket Price: $10 No Lawn Seating
CITY: Highland Park
Kiri Te Kanawa at Ravinia
A superstar of both operatic and concert stages—and now the screen, with her recent guest-star turn on Downton Abbey—soprano Kiri Te Kanawa will once again fill the Martin Theatre with a sample of her radiant artistry. Reserved ticket price: $95 - $125 Lawn ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Denis Kozhukhin at Ravinia
Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin performs at Bennett Gordon Hall. Reserved ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Rachel Barton Pine at Ravinia
Called "the definition of the ideal musician for the 21st century" by Yo-Yo Ma, cellist Mike Block joins Rachel Barton Pine to chronicle the flow of music from Bach to Bartók to the blues. Bennett Gordon Hall Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Juho Pohjonen at Ravinia
"Impressive and fearless" (San Jose Mercury News) pianist Juho Pohjonen performs at Bennett Gordon Hall. Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
The Beach Boys & The Temptations at Ravinia
Join the surf sounds of The Beach Boys along with the soul sounds of The Temptations. Reserved Ticket Price: $60 - $80 Lawn Ticket Price: $33 (price increases $5 day of the show)
CITY: Highland Park
Only Men Aloud at Ravinia
Only Men Aloud has now become an eight-voice ensemble as it mounts its first world tour this year. Bennett Gordon Hall Ticket Price: $10 2 performances at 4 PM & 7 PM
CITY: Highland Park
Michael McDonald and Toto at Ravinia
Performances by Michael McDonald and Toto. Reserved Ticket Price: $45 - $55 Lawn Ticket Price: $33 (increases by $5 day of the show)
CITY: Highland Park
The Moody Blues at Ravinia
For over thirty years, The Moody Blues have been musical mainstays on concert stages, recordings and the airwaves. The Moody Blues brings their music to Ravinia for 2 concerts. Reserved Ticket Price: $90 - $100 Lawn Ticket Price: $38 (prices are increased by $5 on the day of the show)
CITY: Highland Park
OSF Heritage Run
The 30th Annual Heritage Run includes 10k (6.2 miles) and 2-mile races along with a 2-mile walk and kids' fun run. Races go through downtown and neighborhoods and finish in front of the BMO Harris Bank Center. Proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of the YMCA Rock River Valley. OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center is the major sponsor.
CITY: Rockford
Greene Gables Inn
Greene Gables Inn is perfect for couples wanting a weekend of total privacy. Guests may enjoy swimming, games, reading (great travel and historical books are available), or just conversation in the airy drawing room. Breakfast may be at a table for two, in the sunroom or join a group in the dining room. Greene County grazes contently near Scott, Morgan, Jersey, and Calhoun counties with views of Illinois.
CITY: White Hall
Holiday Lights at Bunker Hill Historic Area
The historic buildings at Kennekuk County Park's Bunker Hill Historic Area will be decorated for the holidays and thousands of lights illuminated Friday - Sunday 5:00 - 8:00 PM through the holiday season.
CITY: Danville
Illinois Renaissance Festival
Welcome everyone to merry old England! Step back in time, a midst the pageantry of the day, and explore our kingdom full of musicians, artisans, eateries, and knights. Test your skills as you attempt to walk across the rope bridge or hit the catapult target with a water balloon. Feast like a King on hearty food and drink. Shop and barter for fine handcrafted treasures in the bazaar, listen to the sounds of performers entertaining the villagers. Fun for the whole family!
CITY: Danville
Downtown Crystal Lake/Main Street
Visit our award-winning Premier Main Street which is full of charming shops, delightful restaurants, quality entertainments and life-enhancing opportunities and events.
CITY: Crystal Lake
Lowden State Park
One of the most picturesque sites along the Rock River is just north of Oregon in Ogle County. The bluffs are graced with a majestic image of an American Indian gazing over the Rock River Valley. This is no ordinary statue. It is a 50 foot, concrete-reinforced wonder that is awe-inspiring. A tribute to all Native Americans, but more commonly associated with Chief Black Hawk, the statue was designed by sculptor Lorado Taft. You can enjoy many wonderful views of the Rock River from the park, but the best view of the statue is from IL Rt. 2.
CITY: Oregon
Kane County Flea Market August 2015
More than 1000 dealers offer antiques, collectibles, furniture, and so much more! Held the first Sunday of the month and the preceding Saturday afternoon. Food served all day.
CITY: St. Charles
James Conlon and Soloists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia
James Conlon, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer residency at Ravinia, leads soloists from that illustrious ensemble in two works so flush with late-Romantic melody and lyricism that the fewer than 20 musicians will sound like a full orchestra. Reserved Ticket Price: $40 - $60 Lawn Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Tchaikovsky Spectacular Chicago Sympho
All Tchaikovsky Program. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 Romeo and Juliet (Overture-Fantasy)"1812" Festival Overture, Op. 49(with live cannons). Reserved seat tickets: $25 - $80 Lawn seat: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band at Ravinia
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band perform with special guest Jake Shimabukuro at Ravinia Fest. Reserved ticket prices: $70 - $90 Lawn seats: $38 (Lawn ticket prices are increased by $5 on the day of the show).
CITY: Highland Park
Vienna Waltzes and Dances Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia
Throughout history, few places have proved such a fertile ground for music as Vienna. Join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as they do a program of works iconic of the city's legacy. Reserved Ticket Price: $25 - $0 Lawn Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Tony Bennett at Ravinia
Tony Bennett's artistry and accomplishments are applauded here at home and all over the world by people from 12 to 90 years old. Now in his seventh decade of singing, Tony Bennett has somehow kept his unique voice, with its beauty and range, its strength and style, and still in perfect pitch. But as talented as he is, Tony's most impressive quality is the giving spirit! Don't miss this great opportunity. Tickets are $91-$101 for reserved and $34 for the lawn seats bought in advance and $39 the day of the show.
CITY: Highland Park
Maggie Brown: Tribute to Oscar Brown Jr. at Ravinia
Ten years ago Maggie Brown shared a stage at Ravinia with her father, Oscar Brown Jr., a Chicago-native singer, songwriter and legend in the jazz scene who broke molds by setting original lyrics to instrumental standards. Bennett Gordon Hall Reserved Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Andrew von Oeyen at Ravinia
A pianist with "a winning combination of powerful fingers, rhapsodic freedom and emotional involvement" (Chicago Tribune), Andrew von Oeyen traverses the world of melody with Debussy's Estampes and then enters the dream world in Schumann's Humoreske. Bennett Gordon Hall Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Alexandra Deshorties and David Fung at Ravinia
Alexandra Deshorties makes her Ravinia debut on a solo program alongside "startlingly good" (Los Angeles Times) pianist David Fung, at Bennett Gordon Hall. Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Morton Pumpkin Festival
"Home of the Nestlé Libby's Pumpkin Canning Operations, Morton is proud to say that over 80% of the world's canned pumpkin is processed right here. Each September, in celebration of the pumpkin canning season, Morton hosts the Morton Pumpkin Festival. This year's event will be the festival's 48th year. Our theme is Pumpkins of the West. From our opening day Balloon Release to the Pumpkin Festival Parade, the Morton Pumpkin Festival is a Central Illinois attraction. In fact, the festival draws over 70,000 people each year to downtown Morton. The Morton Pumpkin Festival includes daily live entertainment, a carnival with over 30 rides, the Pumpkin Craft Faire, Pumpkin Expo, Pumpkin Grille, Pumpkin Sweet Shoppe, Pumpkin Classic Run/Walk and over 20 special events and activities that range from pageants to sporting events. Many of our visitors come to taste our homemade foods. You will find a wide variety of high-quality and homemade items to sample at the Pumpkin Grille including our famous butterfly pork chops, ribeye sandwiches, brats, hot dogs, pumpkin baked beans, and pumpkin chili. Our Pumpkin Sweet Shoppe is a popular location to try homemade pumpkin pie, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin fudge, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin donuts. The lines are always worth the wait! You won't want to miss this year's Morton Pumpkin Festival, the premier hometown festival of Central Illinois! You will enjoy every minute...and every mouthful!" This year's theme is "Pumpkins of the West".
CITY: Morton
Vermilion County Civil War Days
Kennekuk County Park takes a trip back to the 1800s with Civil War re-enactments, presentations, music, and food. Participants from around the country come to the Danville Area for this one-of-a-kind weekend experience.
CITY: Danville
Festival of Trees
Annually, more than 14,000 visitors stream through the David S. Palmer Arena to see beautifully decorated trees and wreaths, participate in activities and entertainment, special events, and the sounds and tastes of the holidays at the Danville Festival of Trees. Proceeds from the Festival of Trees fund outreach programs that give back to the greater Danville community.
CITY: Danville
Kane County Flea Market - Nov. 2015
"The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere". Up to 1000 dealers. 1st Saturday of the month and the following Sunday. (except Jan. & Feb.) Food served all day.
CITY: St. Charles


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Built in the 1700s, this colonial house features seven rooms with bathrooms and cable television, and a fine tavern-style restaurant.
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We had such a great time at Phil's in Hershey! The food was absolutely to die for, Phil did all the cooking and was kind enough to make the rounds about the Restaurant. After…
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Edible chicken wings; but the linguine was bland, overcooked, and slightly resembled roadkill topped with parmesian.
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The UAF Steel Drum Ensemble performs calypso, latin, and jazz arrangements for Caribbean steel drums. The Steel Drum Ensemble is a very active performing group, generally giving ten to 15 performances a year. Likewise, the group plays for community events throughout the Alaskan interior. The group also rehearses and performs as part of the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, with renowned pan player Tom Miller as the music director. Past performances by the Steel Drum Band include concerts in cooperation with the Percussive Arts Society, the Alaska Music Educator's Association, and the Northwest Percussion Festival.


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Phiaton PS 200 Sound Isolating In-Ear Earphones with Dual Micro Transducers (Woofer andTweeter)
" Fit and finish The PS200 fits well in my ear canals, although the body is on the large side. Because of this, they constantly push against my antitragus, making it sore after a while. However, I doubt this will happen to other users. Isolation is quite good; they isolate about as well as my ER6s, despite using single-flange tips. However, the tips are quite thick, and don't squish down quite..." --12345142
Phiaton PS 20 Half In-Ear Premium Earphone (Glossy Black)
"MaxBass Reflex" Dual chamber structure delivers wide frequency response, commanding bass, and crisp high definition sound.Optimized airflow provides acoustic efficiency creating a more natural sound Ergonomically designed for superb comfort and fit."Half In-Ear" hybrid earbud design combines the best features of both "In Ear" and "Open"...
Phiaton PS 210 Sound Isolating In-Ear Earphones with 4 Silicone Sizing Buds and Carry Case
" First, I want to thank Phiaton for the review sample. As a headphone brand, Phiaton is relatively new to the scene. But as a company, it has a rather long history. Phiaton was setup by Cresyn Korea in 2008 as an initiative to launch its own high end headphone line. Up to that point, Cresyn has been very successful in the headphone OEM/ODM business all over the world, yet not quite known..." --ClieOS
PL50 In-ear Headphones
" Note: the star ratings are not absolute, but instead relative to its street price at this time (~$55) The pl50 represent a good value in budget IEMs, provided you like its particular sound signature and quirks. The pl50s have a tiny form factor. They are easy to insert and remove, and are more than flat enough to lie down in. Needless to say, they are among the most comfortable..." --JxK
Soundmagic E10
"First of all, I'd like to thank 'H20Fidelity' who recommended this IEM to me. I was not sure whether to go for this brand as i did not hear of it before. but thought of givin' them a try. Got it under 40USD. I had Sennheiser Precision 300-II before these and I liked them. The intention to purchase an IEM that was like Senn Precision 300-II was to have a pair of headphones that are just fun to..." --akshayshah12
Soundmagic E30
"I have 5 sets of the e30 with varying amount of time on them ranging from brand new to 500 hours and there is so much variation that I don't know which one to review here. But generally, I'd say the e30 is neutral/warm yet detailed with a pleasing full bodied sound. It's 'hi-fidelity' in the sense that it imparts virtually no sound signature/sound stamp of its own onto your music..." --thelostMIDrange
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I wanted to share for those who are reading what I've done for my work out/meal pages. I took the food and work out pages and reduced them and copied them. I prepared a entire 12 weeks of pages by putting them in order that they should go of the BFL workout. I took those pages to a Kinko's and had them copy and bind them in a spiral so it can be folded over like a spiral notebook. It's 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. And cost me about $20.00 The cover is clear and the first page is the 12-week schedule (that I have an overview of the entire 84 days and car mark through as I go) I then put a workout page with a food page facing each other so that everyday that I work out the left side is the workout page and the right side is the food page.
I alternated upper/food, cardio/food, lower/food, cardio/food, upper/food, cardio/food, and free day has a lined page for journaling and food journal.
I did the same for week 2 beginning with lower workout. I created an entire 84 page workout/food journal. I've attached pics below. I'm excited to have it all together, like my bible! It's small enough to take to the gym and carry in my purse. I'll work on getting before pics, that's a hard one to swallow.
Cover Page with 12 week schedule
Day 1 with upper body workout and food journal
Day 2 with cardio workout and food journal
Day 3 lower workout with food journal, etc. and finally,
Day 7 (Free Day) with journaling and food journal
WenFit 2012
Very nice!
My blog - http://flatlinersbodyforlife.blogspot.com/
nice! my workouts get jumbled around and can't always do upper/cardio/lower/cardio in that order for that week. But that looks awesome!
That looks great! Did u carry in the sheets to kinkos or order it on line? My wife and I would love to make a book like that but we are having no luck online. We also cant seem to find the size u selected. Help please! Thanks
I reduced them on a copier. I printed then on line but if you have book you can copy them for the book. I prepared 2 weeks so I would have covered alternating weeks and then took it to kinks and told them what I wanted. I love having it smaller and bound. Like you said, you can open and pages face each other. I carry it everywhere. If you want I could scan them and email them to you. It would be on 8 1/2 x 11 paper but the same size as shown and you could just trim it. Let me know.
Thanks we fit, I forwarded this to my wife because she is the one working on it
I can scan and reduce them. I don't think we have a kinkos around here. I will have to check. I want that for Monday! That is absolutely and awesome Idea WE FIT! I am going to work on that today.
Any place that does copying service can do it...Office Depot, Office Max or any mom and pop copy place. Just make sure you are specific how you want it to look so if they mess it up they will fix at their cost not yours. It was only about $19 something, but totally worth every penny; it keeps me honest about everything! At my age, I can't remember as well :) Hoping all this oxygen I'm pumping into my body with BFL will change my brain too!
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TastyTrixie.com is WAY MORE than just my blog with daily nudie pics; I have a whole special area for members to enjoy my homemade porn!
I started blogging in 2001 and building my exclusive site myself soon after, so there is OVER ELEVEN YEARS of content, some of it free here, and the real meat and potatoes of it made for members. Intimate and independently-owned and -operated by me and my wife, Delia!
From my members-only area, an idea of some of our updates:
VLOG - Catch up with me and see if I'm "Lucky for LIFE"!
HOT AMATUER BJ & INTERNAL CUMSHOT VIDEOS! Super intimate camera phone sex videos
and diary entry with my boyfriend's spunk pouring out of me.
A vlog with my big boobs pulled out )and a shockingly complicated scratch ticket).
HD phone video welcoming Spring! A sweet little self-shot video of me celebrating the change in seasons.
78 sweet pics of me naked with my bare wrinkled soles and expressive toes sticking out from under the sheets.
HUGE gallery of 480 photos of DaddyW & I flogging, caning, plugging and being punishingly playful to gorgeous Delia in a rope dress DaddyW knotted her into.
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My SECRET blog posts!
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TINman Update
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TOO Wet
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We Are Cheerleaders
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Coffee (pic)
Das Trix (w/pop culture images)
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90 pics of me & my valentine together in 100% nylon stockings: hauntingly romantic!
Hardcore HD video with Delia: 18+ minutes of corseted sensual sex play in 100% nylon stockings. I get on my knees to lick Delia's pussy-ass and she-cock sticking out from between her thighs. I straddle her & she pulls my thong panties over to the side of my juicy ass to fuck me, then winds up shooting her goo onto my face (ow! my eye!) and tongue.
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73 intimate self-shot images of me candidly looking at and adoring my curvy body in the mirror . . . especially my round belly. You will not see these kinds of photos on mainstream porn sites!
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Getting to know you: How Cortana will keep getting better and better 2014-04-17
8 hiking and outdoor apps to help you blaze a new trail 2014-04-17
São Paulo and Microsoft partner to improve police intelligence efforts 2014-04-16
Exploring the future with Kinect for Windows and Perceptive Pixel 2014-04-16
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REDMOND, Wash. — March 6, 2013 —Windows 8 was designed for work and play, for today and into the future. As OEMs have produced a new class of PCs, tablets and all-in-ones with amazing touch experiences that deliver entertainment and productivity, the possibilities for new apps have begun to unfold.
Since the opening of the Windows Store at the launch of Windows 8, the number of apps available has more than quadrupled. Along with major brands such as CNN, Audible, Hulu Plus and Netflix, the Windows Store now features many top games and other entertainment apps such as Angry Birds Space, Music Maker Jam and Skulls of the Shogun. It is the combination of compelling hardware and compelling, relevant apps that really bring this story to life.
The ability of Windows 8 to work across devices is making content more portable, so people can get what they want on whatever device they're using. Touch is making things more accessible, too: Microsoft's own research indicates consumers search more often, share more often and multitask more easily on touch-enabled devices.
With more apps being introduced every day, Microsoft News Center has launched a new "App of the Week" series to take a look at some of the latest and greatest. Check out the slide show below for a look at some recent hits, and some of the best hardware to play (and work) with them.
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3-day canoe adventure in central Belize, spot tropical sea life while snorkelling the second-largest barrier reef, explore the jungle-set ruins of Tikal, listen to reggae music as you walk down Caye Caulker's sandy main street
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Follow in the footsteps of Mayan warriors to lost cities cloaked in jungle mists. This adventure offers an intriguing mix of ruins, beaches, wildlife and the rich cultures of Belize and Guatemala. It's a perfect blend of activity and relaxation—spend three days canoeing deep in the jungle and snorkelling the crystal-clear turquoise-blue waters before easing into the laidback Belizean lifestyle while sipping on a rum cocktail. As pioneers of canoeing in the region, we are pleased to offer this Classic trip—one you won't find anywhere else.
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- Tikal guided tour. Jungle canoe trip (3-day, fully guided). Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Belize Barrier Reef snorkelling trip (full-day). Caye Caulker stay. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
- 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners. (Allow USD290-390 for meals not included.)
- Hotels/bungalows (12 nts), camping (2 nts).
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Day 1 Belize City
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Day 2-3 Flores
Cross the border to Guatemala. Guided tour of Tikal. Opt to visit the lakeside town of El Remate for swimming and relaxation by Lake Petén Itzá.
Day 4-5 San Ignacio
Opt to visit Mayan ruins of Xunantunich or the Mayan cave Actun Tunichil Muknal.
Day 6-7 River Canoeing (1B,2L,2D)
Enjoy a 3-day guided canoe trip on the Old Belize River. Spend your days spotting wildlife and your nights sleeping in tents along the river banks.
Day 8 San Ignacio (1B)
Head back to town after the canoe trip.
Day 9-10 Hopkins
Opt to visit nearby palmed Tobacco Caye, take a Garifuna drumming lesson or explore the area by bicycle.
Day 11-14 Caye Caulker (1L)
Catch a boat to Caye Caulker. Enjoy a full-day sailing and snorkelling trip to Hol Chan Marine Reserve and two other sites on the Belize Barrier Reef. Opt to go on a manatee tour, sunset sailing trip or just enjoy some serious R&R.
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Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984), French philosopher and historian, Professor of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France from 1970 until his death in 1984, revolutionized the academic study of the history of medicine, sexuality, penality, the liberal state and classical ethics, and contributed to the philosophy of language and aesthetics.
- [T]ruly to escape Hegel involves an exact appreciation of the price we have to pay to detach ourselves from him. It assumes that we are aware of the extent to which Hegel, insidiously perhaps, is close to us; it implies a knowledge, in that which permits us to think against Hegel, of that which remains Hegelian. We have to determine the extent to which our anti-Hegelianism is possibly one of his tricks directed against us, at the end of which he stands, motionless, waiting for us.
- Discourse on Language, Inaugural Lecture at the College de France, 1970-1971. tr. A. M. Sheridan Smith
- Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same: leave it to our bureaucrats and our police to see that our papers are in order. At least spare us their morality when we write.
- 'The Archaeology of Knoweldge (1972), tr. A. M. Sheridan Smith (New York: Pantheon)
- Quand j'étudie les mécanismes de pouvoir, j'essaie d'étudier leur spécificité… Je n'admets ni la notion de maîtrise ni l'universalité de la loi. Au contraire, je m'attache à saisir des mécanismes d'exercise effectif de pouvoir ; et je le fais parce que ceux qui sont insérés dans ces relations de pouvoir, qui y sont impliqués peuvent, dans leurs actions, dans leur résistance et leur rébellion, leur échapper, les transformer, bref, ne plus être soumis. Et si je ne dis pas ce qu'il faut faire, ce n'est pas parce que je crois qu'il n'y a rien à faire. Bien au contraire, je pense qu'il y a mille choses à faire, à inventer, à forger par ceux qui, reconnaissant les relations de pouvoir dans lesquelles ils sont impliqués, ont décidé de leur résister ou de leur échapper. De ce point de vue, toute ma recherche repose sur un postulat d'optimisme absolu. Je n'effectue pas mes analyses pour dire : voilà comment sont les choses, vous êtes piégés. Je ne dis ces choses que dans la mesure où je considère que cela permet de les transformer. Tout ce que je fais, je le fais pour que cela serve.
- I try to carry out the most precise and discriminative analyses I can in order to show in what ways things change, are transformed, are displaced. When I study the mechanisms of power, I try to study their specificity... I admit neither the notion of a master nor the universality of his law. On the contrary, I set out to grasp the mechanisms of the effective exercise of power; and I do this because those who are inserted in these relations of power, who are implicated therein, may, through their actions, their resistance, and their rebellion, escape them, transform them—in short, no longer submit to them. And if I do not say what ought to be done, it is not because I believe there is nothing to be done. Quite on the contrary, I think there are a thousand things to be done, to be invented, to be forged, by those who, recognizing the relations of power in which they are implicated, have decided to resist or escape them. From this point of view, my entire research rests upon the postulate of an absolute optimism. I do not undertake my analyses to say: look how things are, you are all trapped. I do not say such things except insofar as I consider this to permit some transformation of things. Everything I do, I do in order that it may be of use.
- Dits et Écrits 1954–1988 (1976) Vol. II, 1976–1988 edited by Daniel Defert and François Ewald, p. 911-912
- [L]'âme, prison du corps.
- The soul is the prison of the body.
- Discipline and Punish (1977) as translated by Alan Sheridan, p. 30
- Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons?
- Discipline and Punish (1977) as translated by Alan Sheridan, p. 228
- I don't feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning. If you knew when you began a book what you would say at the end, do you think that you would have the courage to write it? What is true for writing and for a love relationship is true also for life. The game is worthwhile insofar as we don't know what will be the end. My field is the history of thought. Man is a thinking being.
- Truth, Power, Self : An Interview with Michel Foucault (25 October 1982)
- I'm very proud that some people think that I'm a danger for the intellectual health of students. When people start thinking of health in intellectual activities, I think there is something wrong. In their opinion I am a dangerous man, since I am a crypto-Marxist, an irrationalist, a nihilist.
- Truth, Power, Self : An Interview with Michel Foucault (25 October 1982)
- When I was a student in the 1950s, I read Husserl, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty. When you feel an overwhelming influence, you try to open a window. Paradoxically enough, Heidegger is not very difficult for a Frenchman to understand. When every word is an enigma, you are in a not-too-bad position to understand Heidegger. Being and Time is difficult, but the more recent works are clearer. Nietzsche was a revelation to me. I felt that there was someone quite different from what I had been taught. I read him with a great passion and broke with my life, left my job in the asylum, left France: I had the feeling I had been trapped. Through Nietzsche, I had become a stranger to all that.
- Truth, Power, Self : An Interview with Michel Foucault (25 October 1982)
- Qui définit le moment où j'écris?
- How to define the moment that I write?
- "Un cours inedit" in Magazine littéraire (May 1984), page 34.
- One can say that the author is an ideological product, since we represent him as the opposite of his historically real function. (When a historically given function is represented in a figure that inverts it, one has an ideological production.) The author is therefore the ideological figure by which one marks the manner in which we fear the proliferation of meaning.
- "What is an author?" (1984)
- There are more ideas on earth than intellectuals imagine. And these ideas are more active, stronger, more resistant, more passionate than "politicians" think. We have to be there at the birth of ideas, the bursting outward of their force: not in books expressing them, but in events manifesting this force, in struggles carried on around ideas, for or against them. Ideas do not rule the world. But it is because the world has ideas (and because it constantly produces them) that it is not passively ruled by those who are its leaders or those who would like to teach it, once and for all, what it must think.
- As quoted in Michel Foucault (1991) by Didier Eribon, as translated by Betsy Wind, Harvard University Press, p. 282
- There is object proof that homosexuality is more interesting than heterosexuality. It's that one knows a considerable number of heterosexuals who would wish to become homosexuals, whereas one knows very few homosexuals who would really like to become heterosexuals.
- As quoted in Who's Who in Contemporary Gay & Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day (2001) by Robert Aldrich and Gary Wotherspoon ISBN 041522974X
- What all these people are doing is not aggressive; they are inventing new possibilities of pleasure with strange parts of their body — through the eroticization of the body. I think it's ... a creative enterprise, which has as one of its main features what I call the desexualization of pleasure.
- In reference to Sadism and Masochism, as quoted in Who's Who in Contemporary Gay & Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day (2001) by Robert Aldrich and Gary Wotherspoon
- There has been an inversion in the hierarchy of the two principles of antiquity, "Take care of yourself" and "Know yourself." In Greco-Roman culture, knowledge of oneself appeared as the consequence of the care of the self. In the modern world, knowledge of oneself constitutes the fundamental principle.
- "Technologies of the Self," 'Ethics, Subjectivity and Truth, p. 228
- A critique is not a matter of saying that things are not right as they are. It is a matter of pointing out on what kinds of assumptions, what kinds of familiar, unchallenged, unconsidered modes of thought the practices that we accept rest.
- "Practicing criticism, or, is it really important to think?", interview by Didier Eribon, May 30-31, 1981, in Politics, Philosophy, Culture, ed. L. Kriztman (1988), p. 155
Madness and Civilization (1964)[edit]
- What is constitutive is the action that divides madness, and not the science elaborated once this division is made.
- Preface
- The constitution of madness as a mental illness, at the end of the eighteenth century, affords the evidence of a broken dialogue, posits the separation as already effected, and thrusts into oblivion all those stammered, imperfect words without fixed syntax in which the exchange between madness and reason was made. The language of psychiatry, which is a monologue of reason about madness, has been established only on the basis of such a silence.
- Preface
- Where can an interrogation lead us which does not follow reason in its horizontal course, but seeks to retrace in time that constant vertically which confronts European culture with what it is not?
- Preface
- Between these two unique and symmetrical events, something happens whose ambiguity has left the historians of medicine at a loss: blind repression in an absolutist regime, according to some; but according to others, the gradual discovery by science and philanthropy of madness in its positive truth. As a matter of fact, beneath these reversible meanings, a structure is forming which does not resolve the ambiguity but determines it. It is this structure which accounts for the transition from the medieval and humanist experience of madness to our own experience, which confines insanity within mental illness. In the Middle Ages and until the Renaissance, man's dispute with madness was a dramatic debate in which he confronted the secret powers of the world; the experience of madness was clouded by images of the Fall and the Will of God, of the Beast and the Metamorphosis, and of all the marvelous secrets of Knowledge. In our era, the experience of madness remains silent in the composure of a knowledge which, knowing too much about madness, forgets it. But from one of these experiences to the other, the shift has been made by a world without images, without positive character, in a kind of silent transparency which reveals— as mute institution, act without commentary, immediate knowledge—a great motionless structure; this structure is one of neither drama nor knowledge; it is the point where history is immobilized in the tragic category which both establishes and impugns it.
- Preface
- Enfermé dans le navire, d'où on n'échappe pas, le fou est confié à la rivière aux mille bras, à la mer aux mille chemins, à cette grande incertitude extérieure à tout. Il est prisonnier au milieu de la plus libre, de la plus ouverte des routes : solidement enchaîné à l'infini carrefour.
- Confined in the ship, from which it is impossible to escape, the madman is confined to the thousand branches of the river, the thousand paths of the sea, to this great uncertainty external to everything. He is a prisoner in the midst of the most free, the most open of roads: chained solidly to an infinite crossroads.
- Chapter 1
- In its most general form, confinement is explained, or at least justified, by the desire to avoid scandal. It even signifies thereby an important change in the consciousness of evil. The Renaissance had freely allowed the forms of unreason to come out into the light of day. ... Until the seventeenth century, evil in all its most violent and most inhuman forms could not be dealt with and punished unless it was brought into the open. The light in which confession was made and punishment executed could alone balance the darkness from which evil issued. In order to pass through all the stages of its fulfillment, evil must necessarily incur public avowal and manifestation before reaching the conclusion which suppresses it. Confinement, on the contrary, betrays a form of conscience to which the inhuman can suggest only shame.
- Chapter 3
- In the Renaissance, madness was present everywhere and mingled with every experience by its images or its dangers. During the classical period, madness was shown, but on the other side of bars; if present, it was at a distance, under the eyes of a reason that no longer felt any relation to it and that would not compromise itself by too close a resemblance. Madness had become a thing to look at: no longer a monster inside oneself, but an animal with strange mechanisms, a bestiality from which man had long since been suppressed.
- Chapter 3
- We must not understand it [madness] as reason diseased, or as reason lost or alienated, but quite simply as reason dazzled.
- Delirium and dazzlement are in a relation which constitutes the essence of madness, exactly as truth and light, in their fundamental relation, constitute classical reason.
- The Cartesian formula of doubt is certainly the great exorcism of madness. Descartes closes his eyes and plugs up his ears the better to see the true brightness of essential daylight; thus he is secured against the dazzlement of the madman who, opening his eyes, sees only night, and not seeing at all, believes he sees when he imagines. In the uniform lucidity of his closed senses, Descartes has broken with all possible fascination, and if he sees, he is certain of seeing that which he sees. Descartes has broken with all possible fascination, and if he sees, he is certain of seeing that which he sees. While before the eyes of the madman, drunk on a light which is darkness, rise and multiply images incapable of criticizing themselves (since the madman sees them), but irreparably separated from being.
- Unreason is in the same relation to reason as dazzlement to the brightness of daylight itself.
- A law which excludes all dialectic and all reconciliation; which establishes, consequently, both the flawless unity of knowledge and the uncompromising division of tragic existence; it rules over a world without twilight, which knows no effusion, nor the attenuated cares of lyricism; everything must be either waking or dream, truth or darkness, the light of being or the nothingness of shadow.
- We understand that the tragic hero—in contrast to the baroque character of the preceding period—can never be mad; and that conversely madness cannot bear within itself those values of tragedy which we have known since Nietzsche and Artaud.
- The images of madness are only dream and error, and if the sufferer who is blinded by them appeals to them, it is only to disappear with them in the annihilation to which they are fated.
- ... a passion which has found with madness the perfection of its fulfillment.
- From the discovery of that necessity which inevitably reduces man to nothing, we have shifted to the scornful contemplation of that nothing which is existence itself. Fear in the face of the absolute limit of death turns inward in a continuous irony; man disarms it in advance, making it an object of derision by giving it an everyday, tamed form, by constantly renewing it in the spectacle of life, by scattering it throughout the vices, the difficulties, and the absurdities of all men. Death's annihilation is no longer anything because it was already everything, because life itself was only futility, vain words, a squabble of cap and bells. The head that will become a skull is already empty.
History of Sexuality (1976–1984)[edit]
- Histoire de la sexualité
- Homosexuality appears as one of the forms of sexuality when it was transposed from the practice of sodomy onto a kind of interior androgyny, a hermaphroditism of the soul. The sodomite had been a temporary aberration; the homosexual was now a species.
- Vol I: La volonté de savoir
- An Introduction. NY: Pantheon. Translated from French by Robert Hurley. Page 43
- The most defenseless tenderness and the bloodiest of powers have a similar need of confession. Western man has become a confessing animal.
- Vol. I, p. 59
- Confession frees, but power reduces one to silence; truth does not belong to the order of power, but shares an origincal affinity with freedom: traditional themes in philosophy, which a political history of truth would have to overturn by showing that truth is not by nature free--nor error servile--but that its production is thoroughly imbued with relations of power. The confession is an example of this.
- Vol. I, p. 60
- L'important, c'est que le sexe n'ait pas été seulement affaire de sensation et de plaisir, de loi ou d'interdiction, mais aussi de vrai et de faux.
- What is important is that sex was not only a question of sensation and pleasure, of law and interdiction, but also of the true and the false.
- Vol. I, p. 76
- The appearance in nineteenth-century psychiatry, jurisprudence, and literature of a whole series of discourses on the species and subspecies of homosexuality, inversion, pederasty, and "psychic hermaphroditism" made possible a strong advance of social controls into this area of "perversity"; but it also made possible the formation of a "reverse" discourse: homosexuality began to speak in its own behalf, to demand that its legitimacy or "naturality" be acknowledged, often in the same vocabulary, using the same categories by which it was medically disqualified.
- Vol. I, p. 101
- Les discours sont des éléments ou des blocs tactiques dans le champ des rapports de force; il peut y en avoir de différents et même de contradictoires à l'intérieur d'une même stratégie; ils peuvent au contraire circuler sans changer de forme entre des stratégies opposées.
- Discourses are tactical elements or blocks operating in the field of force relations; there can exist different and even contradictory discourses within the same strategy; they can, on the contrary, circulate without changing their form from one strategy to another, opposing strategy.
- Vol I, pp. 101-102
- Par pouvoir… je n'entends pas un système général de domination exercée par un élément ou un groupe sur un autre, et dont les effets, par dérivations successives, traversaient le corps social tout entier… il me semble qu'il faut comprendre d'abord la multiplicité de rapports de force qui sont immanents au domaine où ils s'exercent, et sont constitutifs de leur organisation ; le jeu qui par voie de luttes et d'affrontements incessants les transforme, les renforce, les inverse ; les appuis que ces rapports de force trouvent les uns dans les autres, de manière à former chaîne ou système, ou, au contraire, les décalages, les contradictions qui les isolent les uns des autres ; les stratégies enfin dans lesquelles ils prennent effet, et dont le dessin général ou la cristallisation institutionnelle prennent corps dans les appareils étatiques, dans la formulation de la loi, dans les hégémonies sociales. La condition de possibilité du pouvoir… il ne fait pas la chercher dans l'existence première d'un point central, dans un foyer unique de souveraineté d'où rayonneraient des formes dérivées et descendantes ; induisent sans cesse, par leur inégalité, des états de pouvoir, mais toujours locaux et instables. Omniprésence du pouvoir : non point parce qu'il aurait le privilège de tout regrouper sous son invincible unité, mais parce qu'il se produit à chaque instant, en tout point, ou plutôt dans toute relation d'un point à un autre. Le pouvoir est partout ; ce n'est pas qu'il englobe tout, c'est qu'il vient de partout.
- By power… I do not understand a general system of domination exercised by one element or one group over another, whose effects… traverse the entire body social… It seems to me that first what needs to be understood is the multiplicity of relations of force that are immanent to the domain wherein they are exercised, and that are constitutive of its organization; the game that through incessant struggle and confrontation transforms them, reinforces them, inverts them; the supports these relations of force find in each other, so as to form a chain or system, or, on the other hand, the gaps, the contradictions that isolate them from each other; in the end, the strategies in which they take effect, and whose general pattern or institutional crystallization is embodied in the mechanisms of the state, in the formulation of the law, in social hegemonies. The condition of possibility of power… should not be sought in the primary existence of a central point, in a unique space of sovereignty whence would radiate derivative and descendent forms; it is the moving base of relations of force that incessantly induce, by their inequality, states of power, but always local and unstable. Omnipresence of power: not at all because it regroups everything under its invincible unity, but because it is produced at every instant, at every point, or moreover in every relation between one point and another. Power is everywhere: not that it engulfs everything, but that it comes from everywhere.
- Vol. I, p. 121-122.
- Il y a des moments dans la vie où la question de savoir si on peut penser autrement qu'on ne pense et percevoir autrement qu'on ne voit est indispensable pour continuer à regarder ou à réfléchir… Qu'est-ce donc que la philosophie aujourd'hui… si elle ne consiste pas, au lieu de légitimer ce qu'on sait déjà, à entreprendre de savoir comment et jusqu'où il serait possible de penser autrement ?… L' « essai »—qu'il faut entendre comme épreuve modificatrice de soi-même dans le jeu de la vérité et non comme appropriation simplificatrice d'autrui à des fins de communication—est le corps vivant de la philosophie, si du moins celle-ci est encore maintenant ce qu'elle était autrefois, c'est-à-dire une « ascèse », un exercice de soi, dans la pensée.
- There are moments in life where the question of knowing whether one might think otherwise than one thinks and perceive otherwise than one sees is indispensable if one is to continue to observe or reflect… What is philosophy today… if it does not consist in, instead of legitimizing what we already know, undertaking to know how and how far it might be possible to think otherwise?… The 'essay' —which must be understood as a transforming test of oneself in the play of truth and not as a simplifying appropriation of someone else for the purpose of communication—is the living body of philosophy, if, at least, philosophy is today still what it was once, that is to say, an askesis, an exercise of the self, in thought.
- Vol. II : L'usage des plaisirs p. 15-16.
What is Enlightenment? (1978)[edit]
- The critical ontology of ourselves has to be considered not, certainly, as a theory, a doctrine, nor even as a permanent body of knowledge that is accumulating; it has to be conceived as an attitude, an ethos, a philosophical life in which the critique of what we are is at one and the same time the historical analysis of the limits that are imposed on us and an experiment with the possibility of going beyond them.
Security, Population, Territory (2004)[edit]
- Security, Population, Territory: Lectures at the Collège de France (2004) edited by Michel Senellart, translated by Graham Burchell (2007)
- The pastorate was formed against a sort of intoxication of religious behavior, examples of which are found throughout the Middle East in the second, third, and fourth centuries, and to which certain Gnostic sects in particular bear striking and indisputable testimony. In at least some of these Gnostic sects, in fact, the identification of matter with evil, and as absolute evil, obviously entailed certain consequences. This might be, for example, a kind of vertigo or enchantment provoked by a sort of unlimited asceticism that could lead to suicide: freeing oneself from matter as quickly as possible. There is also the idea, the theme, of destroying matter through the exhaustion of the evils it contains, of committing every possible sin, going to the very end of the domain of evil opened up by matter, and thus destroying matter. Let us sin, then, and sin to infinity. There is also the theme of the nullification of the world of the law, to destroy which one must first destroy the law, that is to say, break every law. One must respond to every law established by the world, or by the powers of the world, by violating it, systematically breaking the law and in effect, overthrowing the reign of the one who created the world.
- Lecture 8 (1 March 1978), p. 195
Quotes about Foucault[edit]
- Alphabetized by author
- And now his own history has been written. What does one learn from these books? Chiefly that Foucault's relativistic outlook can be applied to Foucault himself. He used to say that the 19th century was to Marxism what water is to a fish. Increasingly his own work makes sense only when seen as a product of the Sixties. Not that Foucault would have denied this. He never suggested that he wasn't an interested being too. But one should ask of a body of philosophical work that it has a longer shelf life than a couple of decades. Nine years after his death his achievements, such as they are, are so much historical jetsam, their final worth little more than sweet Foucault.
- Christopher Bray in The Spectator (19 June 1993)
- I continue to be very strongly influenced by Foucault's History of Sexuality, in which he warns us against imagining a complete liberation from power. There can never be a total liberation from power, especially in relation to the politics of sexuality.
- Judith Butler in Barcelona Metròpolis (June–September 2009)
- Foucault is an interesting case because I'm sure he honestly wants to undermine power but I think with his writings he reinforced it.
- Noam Chomsky in Antasofia (2003)
- The truth is that Foucault knew very little about anything before the seventeenth century and, in the modern world, outside France. His familiarity with the literature and art of any period was negligible. His hostility to psychology made him incompetent to deal with sexuality, his own or anybody else's. The elevation of Foucault to guru status by American and British academics is a tale that belongs to the history of cults.
- Camille Paglia, "Junk Bonds and Corporate Raiders: Academe in the Hour of the Wolf," reprinted n Sex, Art and American Culture: New Essays (1992), p. 174 ISBN 9780679741015
- A proper encounter with Foucault's work permanently changes one's understanding of how people are governed in modern society.
- Brent Pickett, On The Use And Abuse Of Foucault For Politics (2005), p. 9.
- Foucault revealed the universal truths hidden in societal extremes.
- David Rosen, in The Brooklyn Rail, June 2012.


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Mystery Checks and Site Inspections
Testing the Quality of Service in Restaurants
Satisfied guests are the ones who like coming back. Or also recommend your restaurant or hotel to others. Take a step outside your establishment and improve the quality of your service even more. Operating incognito and using jointly agreed criteria, our inspectors put your locale to the test - from the point of view of your guests. Our mystery guesting and site inspections reveal your strengths and weaknesses. And give you an individual assessment with specific suggestions for improvement.
Benefits at a Glance
Mystery guesting or site inspections by TÜV Rheinland enable you to:
- Document the quality of selected criteria with the help of random sampling by a neutral and independent review body
- Develop and take advantage of your potential for improvement
- Improve the quality of your service and ensure the continued satisfaction of your guests
Three Steps to Better Service Quality
1. Criteria
Together, we define the criteria that you want to have checked. Our experienced auditors will support you in the selection to suit you best.
2. Check
Concealed mostly as guests, our auditors check whether your service can keep up with your quality standards.
3. Report
Finally, we will provide you with a detailed evaluation report listing prioritized recommendations for measures.