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There are still tiles out there--go and find them!
Year: 2013
Materials: Wood, fabric
Client: Self-Initiated
Our favourite designs always have multiple functions, a dose of humour and the potential for interaction. These were our parameters when we designed a bench for our new studio space.
The Bolt Bench is a comfortable seat, as well as storage for a few fabric or paper bolts that work as an upholstery alternative. The material is easily accessible and replaceable when used up or if we are in need of a change of scenery.
Photos by Nenad Stevanovic
Year: 2013
Materials: Mixed Media
Client: Self-Initiated
Finding a decent artist studio space in Vancouver, Canada, one of the most expensive cities in the world, is not an easy task. So when the opportunity came to create one in a local garment factory, we jumped.
The space came with a few design challenges/requests: 1) hosting the only heater throughout the whole space, we needed our partition to allow airflow throughout. 2) Allow the natural light of the North facing windows to filter through to the front of the space. 3) The artists' limited budget (that in the end did not exceed $2000 in material and renovation costs).
The design solution that we came up with to solve all three of these challenges are fabric space dividers, suspended from the ceiling down the length of the studio and fixed to the entrance structure in the front, such that they can easily be repaired or taken down individually as needed.
Photos by Nenad Stevanovic
Year: 2013
Client: Self-Initiated prototype
Pause at the Threshold is about the potential of everyday objects provoking a moment of pause during our day--each mundane interaction is an opportunity for unexpected discovery. Our necessary relationship with the door handle makes it a perfect place for our post-it notes and letters we need to send—and for a secret reminder to STAY.
Year: 2011
Materials: Ceramic hearts, magnets
Client: Self-initiated
Over 300 hand made ceramic hearts were dispersed across Granville Island in Vancouver, for passersby to pick them up. Those who found them, kept or gave them to loved ones. Each tag had our web address and many of the finders left comments and sent photos. The project launched on Thursday, February 11th and by the end of the weekend all of the tags were gone. This project led us to receive a Canada Council grant for our more recent project, Patchworked In Canada.
Year: 2013
Client: Self-Initiated
There is a part of the forest we visit regularly where there was once a grove of grand Douglas firs. They were probably cut over a century ago--the technique for cutting these giants back then was to chop wedges into the trees and embed horizontal planks to stand on so they could cut above the root line. What remains are eerie empty eye sockets that longed for an intervention. We gave these sentinels of the forest a second life with some fine porcelain peepers.
Year: 2013 Shortlisted Proposal
Materials: Steel and Mixed Media
Client: City of North Vancouver, Spirit Trail
RISE was a shortlisted proposal in collaboration with Measured Architecture for the City of North Vancouver's Spirit Trail.
The Londsdale Quay site was a dynamic one that prompted us to focus on an intervention with strong visual connectivity to the primary route of the Spirit Trail. This brings travelers to a tributary line, provides a unique identity of place for those awaiting pick-up at the turnabout, and offers a potential engagement with an object as a device that orientates the traveler on the trail and to the city context beyond.
Aside from the intervention's primary role as a beacon and marker, we saw it as an opportunity to rise above the pedestrian level, obstructed by the surrounding developments and fencing, and reveal a dramatic view of the sea and mountains to the north and the city to the south.
As a nodal of several converging paths, our design was an orienting device that addressed each of these: As a drop-off point for thousands of daily commuters and travelers, a resting point, meeting point, and shelter. As an entry point for the visitors of the Spirit Trail, a trail-marker and key point of reference of the route. For pedestrians walking to and from the Waterfront Park and along the quay, it was a viewpoint free of obstruction.
One of the key parameters given in the call for this project was that the piece be something that perpetuates interest over many visits. We designed a structure that would beautify the landscape and reference nearby maritime structures, but it is the landscape itself that people are coming to the Spirit Trail to see and maintains their continued interest.
Year: 2012
Materials: Antique factory blank dishware
Client: Vancity Credit Union
Dinner with Neighbors was commissioned by the local credit union, Vancity, as the two-story centerpiece for their prototype branch in South Burnaby. Well-respected in Vancouver and also very dedicated to community building, Vancity was a pleasure to work with on this project.
Each community no matter its size, race or creed has a tradition of food. This was the unifying subject we chose for the diverse community of South Burnaby. Superimposed onto a dishware canvas, we created the image of a long banquet table in mid-meal. The center of the table is an assortment of foods representing the specialty dishes of the many ethnic groups that make up South Burnaby.
The plates, acquired from the now defunct Hycroft China Ltd., have been lying dormant since the factory closed in the late 1980s. It has been a rewarding experience digging them out of piles, dusting them off, and breathing new life into them. Hycroft in its heyday was a prominent Canadian manufacturer of industrial ceramic wares. Now it is a part of Medalta and the Historic Clay District in Medicine Hat, Alberta where it has been restored and preserved as an historic landmark.
Year: 2010-2011
Materials: Molded ceramic parts
Client: Gudrun Tasting Room
The idea behind 3D Wallpaper is to address interior space as a whole, activate entire walls as canvasses, and to extend our spatial awareness into forgotten corners.
Our prototypes led us to creating this interior piece for our friend Patrick Tubajon's Gudrun Tasting Room in Steveston. We admire him for his locally sourced foods and his thoughtful interiors, made using high-quality recycled and custom-built elements. In following with his ethos of operating locally, he is also a supporter of local artists and selected us to put some finishing touches on the west wall of the restaurant. Drawing from a pattern on a custom glass partition at the bar, we carried it over onto the wall with a 3D wall pattern of screen-printed terracotta crosses.
Year: 2010
Materials: Silk, retroreflective material
Client: Self-initiated
This tie was our reaction to the high visibility clothing offered on the market at present, the majority of which is strictly functional, with little or no attention to style or playfulness. Though understated during the day, the tie becomes highly visible in the evening. It was one of the shortlisted design entries from more than 3000 participants in a recentDESIGNBOOM competition, 'Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010', organized in collaboration with Seoul design foundation.
Year: 2009
Materials: Ceramics and mixed media
Client: Gladstone Hotel--Come Up To My Room event
After the Rain was a collaborative piece with Laura McKibbon for the annual exhibition, Come Up To My Room at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, ON. Artists are invited to transform the empty rooms of the hotel into dramatic experiences for the viewers. The installation consisted of a variety of ceramic objects, including over 300 ceramic raindrops, several pigeons, and porcelain lights. Photos by Lorne Bridgman
Year: 2010 These stumps stools were an off-shoot of one of our early collaborations together. While doing a residency in the Banff Centre in Alberta, we created a body of work called: A Growing Feeling of Dismemberment. It focused on the pine beetle infestation spreading across the west of North America. The extensions we made were meant to be prosthetic "limbs" for the tree stump victims of the beetle scourge. We loved the look of the stumps so much that we made these 3D illustrations for the home. Babies love them.
Year: 2013-In progress
Materials: Ceramic tiles, custom decals
Client: Self-initiated
This project is a response to blank concrete surfaces all over the city. Fake windows and doors are positioned onto walls as a reminder of human scale and to evoke a sense of magical curiosity. These will be full color decals on porcelain tiles.
Year: 2012 (Proposal)
Materials: Commercial tiles, custom decals
Client: Mill Woods Senior Centre and Multicultural Facility, Edmonton, AB
This tile mosaic was proposed for a multi-cultural and seniors' center in Edmonton, AB. We based the imagery on old embroidery patterns of Alberta's provincial bird and flower, the owl and the wild rose. Beyond the aesthetics of the piece and with consideration to its location, the mosaic relates numerous stories from the lives of diverse Albertan individuals through QR codes that are subtly imbedded throughout the image, leading viewers to a custom multi-media website.
Year: 2011
Materials:Ceramic letters, magnets
Client: Self-initiated
In collaboration with Finish artist, Henriikka Leppänen, who came to do a two-month internship with us in 2011, we tagged the streets of Vancouver and Helsinki with the magnetic ceramic letters HOME. For us it was a reflection on the meaning of home, with Noel's Canadian permanent residence having been granted earlier in the summer and our roots growing deeper. We placed them along our familiar pathways in Vancouver, as did Henriikka in Helsinki. We wanted to beautify the city with a gesture that would have a second life as a gift for those who discover that the ceramic graffiti tags could be easily removed.
Year: In Progress
Materials: Ceramic Cups
Client: Self-Initiated
In the past year we made some major changes in our art practice, moving studios and switching work from a primarily ceramic-object
based practice to project based work, not focusing on a specific material but using the most appropriate one in the given moment.
All that said, with such projects (especially funded ones) not so easy to come by, while applying for some and working on self-directed
others, we decided to do the Three Sweet Words project to help the transition. With a limited edition of 300 cups, it is a bit like a mini-
commission and a self-made kickstarter in one!
What we need are you, who like our work and like to drink from hand made cups!
Year: 2009 - present
Materials: Ceramic, mixed media
Client: Private residences and at-large in the world
One of the things that drew us together was our mutual love for clandestine artistic interventions. This has evolved into the occasional practice of implanting secret sculptures out in the world. In the urban environment, they are surprises for passersby to discover (or destroy), while in interior spaces, they are secret possessions of the home owners.
Our bigger ideas often start from humble beginnings—We both have a long history of working with ceramics and maintain a continuous studio practice that feeds into our larger projects. We have an unconventional approach in our use of imagery and ways of making in the medium. Both of us tend towards working narratively and intuitively and often collaborate on smaller scales as well.
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- The Logic Behind The Process
- The Process
Inside Collection (Textbook): Elementary Algebra
This module is from Elementary Algebra by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, Jr. A detailed study of arithmetic operations with rational expressions is presented in this chapter, beginning with the definition of a rational expression and then proceeding immediately to a discussion of the domain. The process of reducing a rational expression and illustrations of multiplying, dividing, adding, and subtracting rational expressions are also included. Since the operations of addition and subtraction can cause the most difficulty, they are given particular attention. We have tried to make the written explanation of the examples clearer by using a "freeze frame" approach, which walks the student through the operation step by step. The five-step method of solving applied problems is included in this chapter to show the problem-solving approach to number problems, work problems, and geometry problems. The chapter also illustrates simplification of complex rational expressions, using the combine-divide method and the LCD-multiply-divide method. Objectives of this module: understand and be able to use the process of reducing rational expressions.
When working with rational expressions, it is often best to write them in the simplest possible form. For example, the rational expression
can be reduced to the simpler expression
From our discussion of equality of fractions in Section (Reference), we know that
The process of removing common factors is commonly called cancelling.
Remove the three factors of 1;
Notice that in
Remove the factor of 1;
Notice that in
Remove the factor of 1;
Notice that in
Problems 1, 2, and 3 shown above could all be reduced. The process in each reduction included the following steps:
We know that we can divide both sides of an equation by the same nonzero number, but why should we be able to divide both the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same nonzero number? The reason is that any nonzero number divided by itself is 1, and that if a number is multiplied by 1, it is left unchanged.
Consider the fraction
The answer,
Multiplying or dividing the numerator and denominator by the same nonzero number does not change the value of a fraction.
We can now state a process for reducing a rational expression.
Reduce the following rational expressions.
The expression
CAUTION — This is a common error:
Sometimes we may reduce a rational expression by using the division rule of exponents.
Reduce each of the following fractions to lowest terms.
For the following problems, reduce each rational expression to lowest terms.
For the following problems, reduce each rational expression if possible. If not possible, state the answer in lowest terms.
((Reference)) Write
((Reference)) Factor
((Reference)) Factor
((Reference)) Supply the missing word. An equation expressed in the form
((Reference)) Find the domain of the rational expression


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Annual Rhubarb Festival
Bake sale features more than 2,000 rhubarb pies and other delicious desserts. In addition, there will be a huge craft show (on Saturday only) and flea market, music, food, trolley tours of the town and shopping in the historic district. If you want to be guaranteed an opportunity to sample the rhubarb you should be there by noon. Events take place in downtown Aledo, Illinois. Free Admission.
CITY: Aledo
Blessing of the Bikes
Thousands of motorcyclists travel to Bald Knob Mountain, Southern Illinois' highest point and the site of the Bald Knob Cross of Peace located just outside of Alto Pass, about 10 miles south of Murphysboro on IL-127.
CITY: Alto Pass
Easter Sunrise Service
Annual Easter Sunrise Service held at the 111 foot Bald Knob Cross, music & refreshments.
CITY: Alto Pass
Four Course Dinner with Paired Wine - April
Enjoy a four course dinner along the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, with a wine paired for each course, at the Peach Barn Cafe at Headman Vineyards. Reservations are needed and vegetarian alternatives are available with advance notice.
CITY: Alto Pass
Four Course Dinner with Wine Pairing
Enjoy a four course dinner along the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, with a wine paired for each course, at the Peach Barn Cafe at Headman Vineyards. Reservations are needed and vegetarian alternatives are available with advance notice.
CITY: Alto Pass
Nov 1
Alton Hauntings Tours
Based on the book Haunted Alton by Troy Taylor, Alton Hauntings Tours offers an entertaining and spine-tingling trip into the unknown, taking visitors to the most authentic haunted places in Alton. Uncover the eerie folklore, ghostly tales and documented haunted spots on a three-hour walking tour of the city's most haunted sites. Visitors will see sites that have become nationally known, like the old Alton penitentiary, First Unitarian Church, Enos Sanitarium and many others. The tours have been proven to be popular with ghost enthusiasts and history buffs alike, and nowhere else can you learn as much about the real, haunted history of Alton. Walking tours and bus tours are offered during two touring seasons – Spring & Summer and the Haunted Fall Season. Private tours are also available for groups of 20 or more. Reservations must be made in advance for all tours.
CITY: Alton
13 - 23
Alton Little Theater: Sex, Please, We're 60
Mrs. Stancliffe's Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast has been successful for many years because her guests (nearly all women) return year after year. Her next door neighbor, the elderly, silver-tongued "Bud the Stud" Davis, believes they come to spend time with him in romantic liaisons. The prim and proper Mrs. Stancliffe steadfastly denies this, but reluctantly accepts the fact that "Bud the Stud" is good for business. Her other neighbor and would-be suitor, Henry Mitchell, is a retired chemist who has developed a blue pill called "Venusia" to increase the libido of menopausal women. The pill has not been tested until Bud gets his hands on some and the fun begins. The women mix up Bud's Viagra pills with the Venusia, and we soon discover that it has a strange effect on men: it gives them all the symptoms of menopause, complete with hot flashes, mood swings, weeping and irritability! When the mayhem settles down, all the women find their lives moving in new and surprising directions. This production is scheduled for March 13 - 16 and March 20 - 23, 2014.
CITY: Alton
1 - 11
Hallelujah Girls at Alton Little Theater
Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. The action in this rollicking Southern comedy by the authors of Southern Hospitality takes place in SPA-DE-DAH!, the abandoned church-turned-day-spa where this group of friends gathers every Friday afternoon. After the loss of a dear friend, the women realize time is precious; and if they're going to change their lives and achieve their dreams, they have to do it now! But Sugar Lee, their high-spirited, determined leader, has her hands full keeping the women motivated. The comic tension mounts when a sexy ex-boyfriend shows up unexpectedly, a marriage proposal comes from an unlikely suitor, and Sugar Lee's archrival vows she'll stop at nothing to steal the spa away from her. By the time the women rally together to overcome these obstacls and launch their new, improved lives, you've got a side-splitting, joyful comedy that will make you laugh out loud and shout "Hallelujah!" This production is scheduled for May 1 - 4 and 8 - 11, 2014.
CITY: Alton
Aug 3
Alton Little Theater: 9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical is based on the 1980s hit movie Nine to Five. Pushed to the boiling point by their boss, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. They conspire to take control of their company and learn there's nothing they can't do - even in a man's world. Set in the late 1970's, 9 to 5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. Outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic, 9 to 5: The Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business. This production is scheduled for July 24 - 27 and July 31 - Aug. 3, 2014.
CITY: Alton
Alton/Godfrey Fireworks on the Mississippi
Alton's spectacular fireworks display are a must see! With the Clark Bridge as a backdrop over the Mississippi River, this fireworks show is always a crowd pleaser. For more information, call (618) 465-6676.
CITY: Alton
Challenge of the Bluffs
Beginning in front of the Riverbender.com Community Center, runners will make their way up a scenic and challenging 5-mile route through the Christian Hill and Fairmount neighborhoods and finish on Belle and 4th Street. Walking participants have the option of a 2-mile route to Riverview Park and back on the same course.
CITY: Alton
Veterans Day Parade
Parade begins at 2pm from the Anna City Park entrance on Davie St. and follows Main St. to Jefferson St. and back to the park. The Anna VFW post invites everyone back to the lodge for hot dogs and chili.
CITY: Anna
19th Annual Galena Triathlon & Duathlon
Ranked by USAT as one of the top 10 sprint distance triathlons in the United States, this challenging multi-sport event offers unique terrain and beautiful scenery, beginning at Nixon Beach on Apple Canyon Lake.
CITY: Apple River
Sep 1
Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival
This 3-day outdoor family street festival features 75-80 craft and food vendors, live entertainment all three days, a ceremonial cutting of a 300 pound wheel of cheese, 700 pounds of cheese given away, a 60 foot sub sandwich given away, antique tractor show, kiddie tractor pull, camel rides, stagecoach rides, buggy rides. Also a parade on Monday, and a kid-zone with games, inflatables, pony rides, rock climbing wall, 5K/10K run, car show and much more.
CITY: Arthur
Arthur Amish Country Christmas Kickoff
The Christmas lighted parade steps off at 5:30pm and will showcase Santa & Mrs. Claus through downtown Arthur. Immediately following the parade, Santa will visit with children and parents in Knights Court downtown to start collecting those early Christmas requests. Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies will be served during his visit. Throughout the day, businesses in the downtown area as well as the countryside will feature early Christmas bargains and host Open Houses.
CITY: Arthur
7 - 8
2014 Illinois Paddlesports Festival
The 6th Annual Illinois Paddlesports Festival takes place on the 2nd weekend in June, in Aurora's beautiful Phillips Park on Mastodon Lake. Admission is free. So come on out and enjoy two full days of paddling fun and action.
CITY: Aurora
Apr 6
Based on the experiences of creator Jonathan Larson – and loosely based on the opera La Boheme – Rent immerses you in the lives of 8 young artists and musicians living in the Lower East Side of the Bohemian Alphabet City. From a poet and a musician to a lawyer and a drag queen, their lives are intertwined as they fight to survive in the Big Apple and, in some cases, fight for their mortality from HIV. In the end, it's friendship, love and the ability to maintain their individuality that keeps these souls together.
CITY: Aurora
Yesterday- The Beatles Tribute
Yesterday returns to the Opera House celebrating the Beatles 50th Anniversary, including the music of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
CITY: Aurora
4 - 12
A Midsummer Night's Dream
This comedy fantasy is one of Shakespeare's most popular works. The AU production will add modern twists to the classic tale of love, lust and misunderstandings. Contains adult themes. 7:30 p.m.
CITY: Aurora
Poi Dog Pondering
They started playing for change in front of the Woolworth's building on Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii. Over 25 years later, they've traveled the world playing their cool fusion of folk, rock, electronica and funk while building legions of avid fans. 8:00 p.m.
CITY: Aurora
Peter Pan
The classic story of Wendy, John and Michael who meet Peter Pan in their nursery. Intrigued by tales of a place filled with pirates, mermaids, fairies and the Lost Boys, they set off for Never Land in the adventure of a lifetime. 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
CITY: Aurora
Memorial Day Parade
Remember those who gave their lives to our country with a ceremony and parade. 11:15 a.m.
CITY: Aurora
27 - 28
Blues on the Fox
Celebrates the City of Aurora's rich history in blues music, featuring national blues recording artists and regional performers. Fri. 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m., Sat. 2:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
CITY: Aurora
Motorcycle Sunday 2014
14th Annual Motorcycle Rally, bike blessing, 60-mile ride, blues and rock bands, food and bike accessory vendors, pro bike photos and more.
CITY: Aurora
Tour de Cure
Tour de Cure is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for everyone: occasional riders, families and experienced cyclists. Route distances range from 10, 20, 35, 62, or 100 miles and every route is supported with rest stops, food to fuel the journey, and fans to cheer on riders who are supporting the American Diabetes Association.
CITY: Aurora
3 Redneck Tenors
BRAVISSIMO, Y'ALL! The 3 Redneck Tenors are a multiple-NASCAR pileup of highbrow and lowbrow, combining the chicken-fried culture of the Deep South with the virtuoso vocalizations of classical music and opera. Billy Joe, Billy Bob and Billy Billee may just be a trio of good ol' boys, but they can hit the high notes as easily as they can chug down a six pack of lite beer. You'll follow their adventures from the family hog pen to Carnegie Hall, as the whole world discovers the amazing voices within the muddy overalls.
CITY: Aurora
The King, The Killer & The Cash
Starring three incredible tribute artists from the Million Dollar Quartet. Sun Studios in Memphis launched the careers and provided the soundtrack for its three biggest stars: Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. Hailed as the "birthplace" of Rock & Roll, the music of Sun Studios is the spotlight of this musical tribute to those amazing artists.
CITY: Aurora
3rd Annual Aurora Green Fest
Aurora's environmentally friendly celebration features a green car show, live entertainment, speakers, demonstrations, recycling extravaganza, 3D art from recycled materials, more than 70 vendors and exhibits and more. It's fun and education combined to talk about sustainable living, building eco-community, and protecting our food, air, water, and soil.
CITY: Aurora
13 - 14
Fiestas Patrias
Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and the Hispanic culture in Aurora with a variety of music acts, food vendors, traditional dance and a carnival.
CITY: Aurora
13 - 14
14th Annual Barrington Country Garden and Antique Faire
Tour the gardens of private estates in beautiful Barrington Hills. Shop the French Market Boutique and wander through an historical barn brimming with antique and vintage furniture, and one-of-a-kind treasures. Attend fabulous home and garden workshops and be inspired by designer created garden party vignettes. Musical performances throughout the day and gourmet lunch available for purchase. Tickets are $45 until June 8th and $55 June 9th and after.
CITY: Barrington
Huun Huur Tu (Throat Singers of Tuva)
Using traditional instruments and drawing subtly on 20th-century composers, funky rhythms, and the palette of electronica, Huun Huur Tu transform ancient songs into complex acoustic compositions.
CITY: Batavia
16 - 18
Art on the Square
The #1 Art Show in the Nation (2008, 2010 & 2011) features 100 juried artists from all over the world. Come and shop for fabulous works in a perfectly beautiful setting of Belleville's Public Square. The show also features a high school exhibit from over 25 Southern Illinois schools, outstanding main stage performances, gourmet food and wine courts, artists' demonstrations, and an art activity area for children.
CITY: Belleville
27 - 28
Autumn Pioneer Festival
Travel back to the 1800's and learn about the lifestyles and crafts of the day. Watch a blacksmith working at his forge, talk to voyageurs, settlers and buckskinners. Explore a wigwam in the Native American area, visit two authentic 1800's log cabins, a one room schoolhouse and 5 ethnic gardens. Enjoy the sights as you tour the grounds on a horse drawn wagon. Learn to throw a tomahawk, use a cross cut saw and play old time games. Listen to live music throughout the day. Sample apple butter and bean soup cooked over an open fire. Food vendor offerings include prairie chicken, pioneer fries, buffalo stew, pie and ice cream, doughnuts, popcorn, old fashioned root beer and lemonade. These are just a few of the many fun activities offered at the festival.
CITY: Belvidere
Color Vibe 5K
Get ready for the most colorful fun-filled day of your life! You'll have more color on you than your happy levels can handle! So get your friends and family stretched out for this amazing color blast event where you'll get blasted with color while you run the Color Vibe 5K. Color Vibe is here, and you're about to get tagged!
CITY: Belvidere
Bement Old Glory Festival
Located in the beautiful City Park and lawns of the Bryant Cottage State Historic Site and Historic Bryant Home, the Old Glory Festival celebrates Bement's patriotic and agricultural heritage by hosting 50+ events the second Saturday of every June. Events include patriotic themed events, live music, food, cricket spittin' contest, stagecoach rides, camel rides, petting zoo, antique tractor show, classic car show, plus much more. Many events are free throughout the day. Bement's Old Glory Festival is one small town festival you don't want to miss. The event is from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
CITY: Bement
Berwyn Cruise Nites in the Depot District
Head to the Depot District for the 9th Annual Cruise Nites presented by Berwyn Kia, Paisans Pizzeria & Bar, Mike & Sons Auto Services, Cicero Auto Parts, Deece Automotive! Cruise Nites take place on Tuesdays from 6-9pm in the Depot District at Windsor & Grove Avenues steps away from the Berwyn Metra Station. Enjoy your summe evenings while taking a stroll through a combination of car show and nightlife.
CITY: Berwyn
Cruise Nites in Berwyn
Head to the Depot District on Tuesday, August 6th for a combination of car show and nightlife. Evening begins at 6pm in the Depot District at Windsor & Grove Avenues steps away from the Berwyn Metra Station.
CITY: Berwyn
August 20th Cruise Nite in Berwyn
Come down to the Depot District and enjoy Cruise Nites with other families, residents and car enthusiasts. Learn more about Berwyn's proud classic car culture and historical automotive heritage. Cruise Nites are free! Just show up and have a great time!
CITY: Berwyn
Green Mile Pub Crawl on Roosevelt Road
Get ready to sham-ROCK out at the inaugural Green Mile Pub Crawl on Friday, March 14 from 5-11pm. Why pack yourself into a single crowded bar this St. Patrick's Day? Spread the shenanigans around Berwyn's Roosevelt Road on the year's night of nights to get out. Participating venues will be lit green in the spirit of the Emerald Isle. Tip your favorite pint and take part in a night of revelry including bagpipers, Irish fare, dancing and music including traditional folk to karaoke. No covers. No cost to join the crawl. No need to drive. Free shuttle service is available between bars.
CITY: Berwyn
May 10
Pinkolandia at the 16th Street Theater
See Pinkolandia, written by Andrea Thome and directed by Ann Filmer, from April 3-May 10. Exiled from Chile to the strange land of Reagan-era Wisconsin, two young sisters must create imaginary worlds to uncover the story of their family's past. Traveling through fantasies of glaciers, talking bears and Nazi-fighting revolutionaries, Pinkolandia is a play about growing up - because sometimes, when you lose your country, you have to invent your own.
CITY: Berwyn
Chicago Singer Spotlight
Chicago Singer Spotlight is a showcase open to anyone: male or female, from the seasoned professional to the aspiring beginner. And the diversity doesn't end there. A typical show encompasses music genres of all types including: jazz, rock, country, musical theater and original material. Each show consists of four vocalists performing a four-song set with a professional house band. This show features Goza Parks, Katika Neal, Derrick Mitchell and Marycate Hines.
CITY: Berwyn
St. Patrick's Day Festival
Join us for our 33rd Annual St. Patrick's Day celebration. There will be performances by the Mayer School stepdancers, Irish music and special St. Patrick's Day fare in our heated festival tents, and plenty of Guinness, Harp and other favorites. The SideBar also will be open.
CITY: Berwyn
A Reel St. Patrick's Day Celebration with Switchback and the Colleens Irish Stepdancers
A family friendly evening featuring Switchback and the Colleens Irish Stepdancers. For over two decades, Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack, known as Switchback, have entertained crowds with their unique American Roots - Celtic Soul blend of music. Brian and Martin play an exciting mix of mandolin, guitar, and bass.
CITY: Berwyn
Country Night in Berwyn with Blue Lorraine, Crazee Heart
Blue Lorraine: If you love to sing country music and you are lucky enough to know the best country musicians for miles and miles...it's about time you do something about it. You might have heard them play as members of the Hoyle brothers and other well known outfits and you may have heard Linda sing a few country tunes here and there. Crazee Heart: John Ballentyne and Gus Noble formed Crazee Heart because they wanted to play their music, their way. They recruited drummer Leslie Walle-Santos and Chicago guitar master Jay Whitehouse. Together they set about building a show that blends John's songwriting craft with a collection of classic and modern covers. Its kind of Americana meets Honky-Tonk and it always ends up rockin'.
CITY: Berwyn
Wine Tasting Under the Oaks
Sample wines from local and downstate Illinois Vineyards under the oaks at Plowman's Park. Nearly a dozen Illinois wineries will showcase their products and be available to sample and purchase. There will be food available. Free Parking.
CITY: Big Rock
Bishop Hill Spring Jubilee
This celebration welcomes spring with businesses serving treats and refreshments. There will be a toy tractor display in the Steeple Building; VagnHall Galleri will host an art show featuring two renowned local artists of national and international acclaim; George Olson will be on hand to show and discuss his original botanical watercolors; and Illinois Artisan Jeff Goard will display pottery, including his notable horse hair pottery. The Bishop Hill Arts Council will hold a fund raising event and will have food available for purchase during an outdoor cookout prior to an evening concert at VagnHall Galleri, featuring Cantabile, a string trio who received rave reviews following their Lucia Nights performance.
CITY: Bishop Hill
11 - 12
Bishop Hill Rug Hook Retreat
Time has passed, and the tradition of rug hooking continues. Join Ella Davidson at the Old Colony School and a variety of instructors to learn the craft of rug hooking. Learn about the history, the process and the materials needed to design your rug for you to enjoy now and in the future.
CITY: Bishop Hill
Chicago Fire vs. NY Red Bulls
Be a part of the excitement of Major League Soccer in Chicago. Join us for the home opener vs. NY Red Bulls!
CITY: Bridgeview
Dec 31
Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo
December 18th & 19th December 26th - 31st January 1st 4-9pm Start a new family tradition at Chicagoland's largest light festival featuring over 120 animated light displays and million twinkling lights. Come celebrate the holiday season with family and friends during Brookfield Zoos 29th annual Holiday Magic. Enjoy live entertainment, amazing animals, model trains and a train ride, special Dolphin Show, Sing to the Animals and professional ice carvers. Call or visit website for more info.
CITY: Brookfield
Party for the Planet
Every day is Earth Day at Brookfield Zoo, but on this very special day we will be showcasing some of the steps you can commit to that will truly make a difference for animals across the globe! This year we will focus on the African Painted Dog. Party for the Planet will be filled with educational, engaging, and fun activities for the entire family including: a tour of the eco expo, electronic recycling, and entertainment!
CITY: Brookfield
Ape Awareness Weekend at Brookfield Zoo
Learn about apes, their plight in the wild, and the need for thier conservation. Join zoo staff for ape-related activities inside Tropic World.
CITY: Brookfield
Party for the Planet at Brookfield Zoo
Celebrate Earth Day, April 27th at Brookfield Zoo by recycling your old unwanted electronics and then enjoy our Party for the Planet. Every day is Earth Day at Brookfield Zoo, but on this very special day we will be showcasing some of the steps you can commit to that will truly make a difference for animals across the globe! This year we will focus on the African Painted Dog, which are medium-sized dogs that live on the savannah and in the open woodlands of central and southern Africa. Party for the Planet will be filled with educational, engaging and fun activities for the entire family.
CITY: Brookfield
Levee Footrace
The oldest footrace in Southern IL. is held the 2nd Saturday in November each year on the Mississippi River levee in Cairo. A long sleeve t-shirt is given to each participant in the 5000 & 10,000 meter run and awards will be presented to winners
CITY: Cairo
March Madness Half Marathon
The March Madness Half Marathon course has been dubbed the most challenging in Northern Illinois and an excellent training race for spring marathons.
CITY: Cary
Sep 1
Annual Casey Popcorn Festival
Some call it an end-of-summer festival; others think of it as the beginning of the fall season. Casey residents will tell you the Casey Popcorn Festival is just good old-fashioned family fun! Located in the century-old Fairview Park, the Casey Popcorn Festival has earned its reputation as the Premier Family Festival in a two-state area. Music fills the air almost continuously as live bands offer oldies, classic rock, country, and southern Gospel. Kids entertainers such as magicians and animal shows are featured, as well as a huge carnival, more than 60 craft booths, a car show, festival food, and free popcorn, the official snack food of Illinois.
CITY: Casey
Cave-In-Rock Frontier Day
Cave-In-Rock Frontier Festival is held on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River. The festival, which commemorates the extensive and colorful history connected to Cave-In-Rock and the surrounding community, is an entertaining and fun filled community event. First held in the 1960's, the celebration includes a parade, carnival, various entertainment held in the Old Opry House, food and craft vendors. A Little Miss and Mister Frontier Days and Frontier Queen pageant is a highlight as well as various other activities. Come join the festivities for a weekend of fun and entertainment. Contact Information: Perry Foster 618-289-3369
CITY: Cave In Rock
14 - 15
Northwest Illinois Quilt Expo
Browse through aisles of our quilt exhibition. Visit and shop several area quilt vendors, and listen to local and national speakers. Bring in your quilts to be examined by our certified quilt appraiser.
CITY: Cedarville
16 - 17
Home Garden & Business Expo
Annual Home Garden & Business Expo featuring over 40 exhibitors and 2 full days of "How To" demonstrations. Breakfast and lunch available, hourly door prizes, blood screenings on site and register for the "Grand Prize!"
CITY: Centralia
10 - 13
2014 Boneyard Arts Festival
Discover the flourishing creative community of Champaign County during the Annual Boneyard Arts Festival, present by 40 North | 88 West, Champaign County's art council. More than a traditional arts walk, the Boneyard is a unique countywide celebration that takes place in over 100 venues and features the work of local sculptors, weavers, painters and photographers, as well as musicians, actors, dancers and other performers.
CITY: Champaign
27 - 29
Bloomington Gold Corvette Show
Bloomington Gold is not only the longest running national Corvette event, but also is noted for innovations that have been commonly copied by many other automotive events. Corvette auctions, swap meets, certification, SURVIVOR®, educational seminars and special museum-type displays all began at Bloomington Gold. Over 4,000 Corvettes will descend on Champaign County for the first time and over 1,000 are expected to take part in the Gold Tour showcasing the open roads.
CITY: Champaign
Mar 15
Hatch: A Creative-Reuse Art Festival
Hatch: A Creative-Reuse Art Festival opens February 28, 2014 and runs through March 15, 2014. The I.D.E.A. Store is proud to produce a juried artists' festival focusing on high quality, repurposed craft and fine art from artists all over the Midwest right here in Champaign County, IL.
CITY: Champaign
24 - 26
6th Annual Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon
Take part in one of the flattest and fastest courses in the country! Take a beautiful, scenic tour of the revitalized downtown streets, tree-lined residential neighborhoods and awesome, paved park trails. This first-class race, with a 5K, 10K, half, full and relay marathon, provides race shirts, medals, food, fanfare and plenty of midwest hospitality!
CITY: Champaign
23 - 28
16th Annual Ebertfest
Created by Roger Ebert, a native to Champaign-Urbana, this popular film festival celebrates those "overlooked" films like the ones Ebert championed throughout his career. Held at the historic Virginia Theatre, the festival is five days, and features over a dozen films. Patrons can purchase festival passes or tickets for individual showings.
CITY: Champaign
5 - 6
Petals & Paintings
Krannert Art Museum celebrates University of Illinois Moms Weekend by opening its doors to world-class floral designers who create one-of-a-kind arrangements inspired by works of art on display at KAM. The 22nd annual Petals & Paintings exhibition will be open to the public from 9 am – 5 pm on Saturday, April 5 and from 12 noon – 5 pm on Sunday, April 6, 2014. Special docent-led tours will be available free of charge from 10 am – 4 pm Saturday. The exhibition is free and open to the public. It is curated by Rick Orr, a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers.
CITY: Champaign
14 - 15
Warrior Dash
The Warrior Dash in Channahon, IL is the world's largest running series. Held on challenging and rugged terrain, people come from all over to participate in feats of courage and strength; like sprinting over fire, trudging through mud and scaling at least 12 obstacles during this fierce 5K. From couch potatoes to novice runners to extreme athletes, Warrior Dash truly is an event for all athletic abilities.
CITY: Channahon
1 - 3
Join thousands of music fans in Chicago's Grant Park for the summer's biggest music festival. This three-day gathering features 70 acts on five stages, giving you a chance to see everything from hip hop and heavy metal to punk and alternative rock.
CITY: Chicago
17 - 18
Chicago Air and Water Show
This summertime favorite brings approximately two million people to the lakefront each year to witness the many feats that will be attempted and performed both in water and air. Civilian and military air crafts perform at soaring heights, while parachute teams and flying aerobatic acts entertain the audience below.
CITY: Chicago
9 - 13
Taste of Chicago
Taste of Chicago is the nation's premier outdoor food festival showcasing the diversity of Chicago's dining community. The delicious array of food served at Taste of Chicago is complemented by music and exciting activities for the entire family. Every summer since 1980, Chicago's beautiful Grant Park on the city's magnificent lakefront has been home to the world's largest food festival.
CITY: Chicago
Jan 5
Lincoln Park ZooLights
Enter a winter wonderland illuminated by the laughter of children and more than one million lights at Lincoln Park Zoo's annual ZooLights Presented by ComEd and Charter One. This holiday classic has become one of the Windy City's must-see seasonal events. Watch live ice carving then escape Jack Frost with an exotic trip past crocodiles, pygmy hippos and meerkats at the Regenstein African Journey. Animal exhibits stay open late as guests roam taking in the lights, music and taking photos with Santa. Prepare holiday crafts and enjoy the zoo's incredible animals immersed in an atmosphere unlike any other.
CITY: Chicago
15 - 23
Chicago Flower & Garden Show
Sights and scents of beautiful springtime flowers fill the air when the Chicago Flower & Garden Show presents 20 featured gardens from top designers, 34 celebrity Chicago chefs showing how to make sumptuous dishes from garden fare, a shopper's paradise with more than 100 vendors, a children's play area, and illustrated presentations to inspire, educate, and motivate. This nationally-renowned show, drawing tens of thousands each year, returns March 15-23, 2014 at Chicago's Navy Pier. Tickets and info at www.chicagoflower.com
CITY: Chicago
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
Kick off the holiday season and create your special memories on The Magnificent Mile in 2013! The BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, the nation's largest evening holiday celebration, jump starts the holiday season on Saturday, November 23 with a full day of family friendly activities, concerts by top musical artists and the best holiday shopping. The day's excitement culminates with a grand evening parade down Michigan Avenue marshaled by Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, illuminating one million lights on 200 trees. The parade concludes with a grand finale fireworks show over the Chicago River.
CITY: Chicago
St. Patrick's Day Parade & River Dyeing
One of the largest in the country, the annual downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade honors Chicago's Irish heritage. The Chicago River goes green as 40 pounds of vegetable dye color the water between Columbus and Wacker drives. Festivities continue after as revelers parade up Columbus Drive with floats and flags to the sound of bagpipes. Hours: Dyeing 10:00 a.m., Parade 12 p.m.
CITY: Chicago
Chicago Cubs Opening Day
Celebrate the unofficial start to spring with the Chicago Cubs home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers. First pitch is at 1:20pm at the historic Wrigley Field.
CITY: Chicago
Chicago White Sox Opening Day
Celebrate the unofficial start to spring with the Chicago White Sox home opener against the Minnesota Twins. First pitch is at 3:10pm at US Cellular Field.
CITY: Chicago
North Halsted Halloween Parade
This iconic Halloween happening—now in its 17th year—is one of Chicago's largest celebrations of ghosts, goblins and costumes galore! Colorful and festive doesn't start to do justice to this iconic Halloween party that draws thousands of spectators of all ages who line the streets of Halsted to enjoy the evening's festivities. The parade receives widespread media coverage, and one of its highlights is the costume contest that draws scores of outrageously attired parade participants.
CITY: Chicago
Chinatown Summer Fair
This iconic annual celebration is one of the most ethnically unique outdoor events in the Midwest. Attracting tens of thousands from throughout the region, Chinatown Summer Fair is a true celebration of Far East beauty and culture including food, art and music. Visitors will be amazed by the Lion Dance Procession as well as classical Chinese dance and martial arts demonstrations. There's also Old and New World music acts, kids' activities, artisans, authentic cuisine from neighborhood restaurants and much more.
CITY: Chicago
Color Run
Held every year in downtown Chicago, the Color Run is known as the happiest 5k on the planet. The Color Run celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality. And even though this un-timed event has no winners or prizes to speak of, every runner is showered with colored powder at stations along the route. That does sound fun!
CITY: Chicago
Fleet Feet Sports SuperSprint Triathlon
The Fleet Feet Sports SuperSprint Triathlon takes place at Montrose Avenue Beach. The course consists of a 375-meter swim, a 10K bike ride and a 2.5k run.
CITY: Chicago
Hustle up The Hancock/Race to the Top
Each year more than 4,000 people climb to the top of John Hancock Center to raise funds for lung disease research, advocacy and education.
CITY: Chicago
Astro-Overnights at the Adler Planetarium
Calling all explorers! Come spend an Evening Underneath the Stars. Don't miss your chance to spend a night at the museum. Can't spend the night? No worries, there is an evening only option available. Overnights are designed for children ages 6-10.
CITY: Chicago
Astro-Overnights at the Adler Planetarium
Calling all explorers! Come spend an Evening Underneath the Stars. Don't miss your chance to spend a night at the museum. Can't spend the night? No worries, there is an evening only option available. Overnights are designed for children ages 6-10.
CITY: Chicago
Astro-Overnights at the Adler Planetarium
Calling all explorers! Come spend an Evening Underneath the Stars. Don't miss your chance to spend a night at the museum. Can't spend the night? No worries, there is an evening only option available. Overnights are designed for children ages 6-10.
CITY: Chicago
2014 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K
The 35th anniversary event will be held on Sunday, March 30. Chicago's traditional rite of spring for runners and fitness enthusiasts starts and finishes in Grant Park. The course travels through Chicago's downtown Loop, including a mile-long stretch on famed State Street.
CITY: Chicago
Pepper Fest
Celebrate the pepper harvest from 11am to 5pm, A favorite gathering for all chile heads and hot pepper fans. Walk the pepper field and see many varieties of hot peppers in bloom, meet the vendors and see who makes the best hot/spicy food, visit the Pepper Farm Store and select your favorite salsa, jellies, spices and pepper products, relax, visit with friends, enjoy great local music and soak in great southern Illinois pepper heat. 618-893-1443. www.darnhotpeppers.com
CITY: Cobden
1 - 2
Cobden Peach Festival
Celebrate the local peach harvest, sponsored by the Cobden Lions Club. Join us for fresh peaches from local orchards, carnival rides and games, crowning of 'Miss Peach Queen', homemade food and peach cobbler & pie with a 5K run/walk and parade on Saturday. Free admission.
CITY: Cobden
HalloWine at StarView Vineyards
Live music by local artist Eli Tellor, wine tasting, nacho & chili bar & other goodies. Come dressed to impress in your best costume for a chance to win prizes. We'll be judging individual, couple & group costumes. Pets & children are invited too!
CITY: Cobden
Apr 14
Hometown Teams - Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibit
Cobden was one of six Illinois sites chosen for Hometown Teams, the Smithsonian's newest traveling exhibit. The exhibit seeks to use sports to reflect the trials and triumphs of the American experience that have shaped the country's national character. All levels of sports will be covered, from professional match-ups to pick-up games on the local playground. The exhibition is national in theme and local in scope, with each site interpreting the exhibit to share their local history and sports heritage. One of the many unique stories that will be showcased is the legendary 1964 run to the state basketball championship final by Cobden High School's famous Appleknockers. The Illinois Humanities Council will bring the exhibit to the Union County Museum w/Union County Historical & Genealogy Society from March 1 - April 14.
CITY: Cobden
Spring Equinox Sunrise Observance at Reconstructed Woodhenge
Meet at the reconstructed Woodhenge to hear an explanation of the discovery, form end function of this post-circle sun calendar. Arrive by 6:45 a.m.
CITY: Collinsville
Cache River Nature Festival
Enjoy the area's rich bird life and wetland habitat. A 12-minute orientation film gives a wonderful overview and introduction of the watershed, explaining the unique bio-diversity of the flora and fauna that can be experienced here. Visitors can also acquaint themselves with the area by exploring an interactive diorama of a bald cypress-water tupelo swamp, area state champion tree information and changing landscape displays. Activities include guided field trips, canoe tours, live bird demonstrations and various exhibits from 8am to 4pm.
CITY: Cypress
Apr 1
Bald Eagle Watching in the Cache River Wetlands
The Cache River Wetlands offers great opportunities for eagle watching, as well as spotting other birds. The Cache River Wetland Center provides resource and identification materials to help you spot eagles and other birds in the area and along the rivers. They will provide maps and directions to the viewing station for the nest just off Illinois Route 37 off Perks road and south of the visitor's center.
CITY: Cypress
Birding Blitz
The Birding Blitz is an event held where teams compete to see and hear the most species of birds in a 24-hour period, while raising money for conservation in southernmost Illinois. Teams can search for birds throughout the area. Get in on the Ultimate Illinois Birding Challenge!
CITY: Cypress
9 - 10
Hobnob Spring Market
A laughter filled gathering with the feel of a festive village fair. Browse creatively displayed mini shops for vintage antiques and handmade goodies from 50+ of the best vendors around. You'll be amazed by the funky/shabby/cool vintage finds plus the handmade jewelry, art and imaginative home accessories. Enjoy some live music, lunch & sweets, a cash bar and raffle prizes.
CITY: Danville
18 - 22
NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
Danville Area Community College and the City of Danville will again host the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Men's National Basketball Tournament at the DACC campus March 18-22, 2014. This year marks the 21st year that Danville has hosted the tournament and the 29th year of the tournament.
CITY: Danville
19 - 21
Vermilion River Fall Festival
Arts and crafts, live entertainment, concessions, and one of the area's largest car shows will be held at beautiful Ellsworth Park.
CITY: Danville


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Edrington Group rum acquisition
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An 18th century diptych by Italian painter Paolo de Matteis was so large that it was mounted on the ceiling
The chandelier, mirrors, console, table, and chairs also resided in Vidal's flat in Rome and villa in Ravello
The desk at which Vidal did most of his writing holds pride of place in the library
For the 17th-century painting of Edward VI pictured here, Zoltan Papp first removed a heavy coat of varnish that had trapped dirt on the surface. A solution was then applied to the back of the canvas to prevent further drying. Paint in danger of flaking was softened with a heated, forklike tool used in applying gold leaf. Peeling paint was replaced with pigments from a Dutch company whose paints are matched to those of the period.
The 1920s Spanish colonial revivalhigh in the Hollywood Hills has been owned by Gore Vidal—he of the erudite roar only slightly muted by age—for more than four decades. During most of those years Vidal and companion Howard Auster resided in Rome and at La Rondinaia, a cliff-hugging villa in Ravello, Italy, while the L.A. house was turned over to a series of renters. Some, like Nicolas Cage, who put solar panels on the roof, Vidal describes as "very good caretakers." Others, such as the "lady tenant" who damaged the house and left owing $40,000, garner other descriptors.
The couple moved back in 2003; Auster died later that year. A recent seven-month renovation, which focused on the first floor and back terrace, was completed in time for the writer's 86th birthday in early October. Now, when Vidal isn't in New York preparing for the Broadway revival this spring of his 1960 play, The Best Man, he savors the flea market finds, the auction house finery overlooked by eyes less curious, the presents from pals that fill the rooms. Among them is a herd of 17th-century drawings of warhorses that gallop and rear in the entryway, a gift from Count Edward von Bismarck—"Eddie, the grandest dandy," says Vidal.
Perhaps most precious are the family treasures. In the living room hangs a small piece of colored glass, a Swiss crest showing VIDALL with two ls, dated 1589, what Vidal calls the most valuable glass in the city. On the upstairs landing is a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence of actor William Linley, a relative who married the actress Sarah Siddons's daughter. Next to it is a rendering of a gentleman who, it's pointed out to Vidal, looks not unlike Abraham Lincoln, the subject of his acclaimed historical novel. "From a certain angle everyone does," he says. "Don't lose any sleep over it."
Peering across the living room's low sofas, marble tables, bronzed writing awards, and photos of friends (Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins) is a young Prince of Wales, the future Edward VI, son of Henry VIII. The painting gleams from the ministrations of Zoltan Papp, who was also charged with restoring the legion of Italian 18th-century oils, estimated at $15 million and destined for the Huntington—none of which cost Vidal more than $200.
Vidal wheels his chair into the dining room, which, like much of the house, harbors a cool solitude; the thick stucco walls and sturdy windows block out the heat and noise. Several of his favorite pieces reside in this room, including two ornate mirrors hanging near the doorway that were owned by film director Luchino Visconti; one was pulverized during shipping and flawlessly repaired. He lingers briefly by the ram's-head chairs from the 1959 movie Ben-Hur—Vidal was one of the screenwriters—before declaring his affection for a floor-to-ceiling, elaborately carved 18th-century mirror that barely fits over an equally fantastical table. "It's a kind of medieval camp, totally Italian, 19th century," he says of the table. The mirror, on the other hand, once belonged to Mario Praz, "the greatest critic of Anglo-American literature."
Vidal insists he is not a collector. At the least, he's an accumulator, and to call his house and possessions a palimpsest, to borrow the title of his 1995 memoir, would be wrong. Rather they form a rich composite. Perhaps that's one of the reasons he has cottoned to the place, making clear that after the opening of his play he'll return not to L.A. but to the house. As for the city itself, about which Vidal has long been ambivalent? "Of all cities, the one where you can most think yourself into somewhere else is L.A. It's waiting to be invented. It's to be made up."
TAKE A SEAT The copies of ancient Roman chairs (right) that had been crafted for the Ben-Hur set in the mid-1950s traveled with Vidal to his Italian homes, thus sparing them from renter abuse. But the brass strips—plated in silver and gold and mounted on the chairs as decorative elements—had loosened with age. Zoltan Papp of L.A.'s Artisan Restoration Centre reattached them and polished the surfaces by hand. Age had also crystallized the glue joining the legs to the seats; Papp removed the old glue from the affected joints, heated it, and then reapplied the revitalized solution. The seats' Italian-made fabric, Papp says, came through five decades without a rip or a stain.
MORE ON GORE Practically from birth Vidal has put into words the American fascination with people in power
1925 Eugene Luther Gore Vidal is born in West Point, New York, where his father teaches aeronautics. He later shortens his name in honor of his maternal grandfather, Thomas Pryor Gore, a Democratic senator from Oklahoma.
1946 Vidal's first novel, Williwaw, written when he was 19, is published.
1948 The New York Times refuses to review Vidal's third book, The City and the Pillar, because of its depictions of homosexuality. Vidal turns to writing mystery novels to support himself, using the pseudonym Edgar Box.
1958 Under contract to MGM, Vidal helps rewrite Ben-Hur but is not given screen credit.
Vidal announces his candidacy for Congress to represent the 29th District in upstate New York, employing the campaign slogan "You'll get more with Gore." He loses the election but makes a strong showing among the largely GOP constituency.
1960 Julian, about 4th-century Rome, tops the Herald Tribune best-seller list, beating out Leon Uris's Armageddon.
1968 Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. engage in TV debates at the presidential conventions; during one broadcast, Buckley calls Vidal a "queer." The two trade barbs in Esquire, leading to Buckley's filing a libel suit. Buckley settles for $115,000.
1982 Governor Jerry Brown and Vidal vie to be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate.
1982 A collection of Vidal's writing, United States: Essays 1952-1992, wins the National Book Award. Among his other literary successes is Lincoln, which was released in 1984 in a remarkable 200,000-copy first printing.
1998 Vidal puts his L.A. house on the market for $2.1 million, but it fails to sell.


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The Zetter is a hotel that's all about cutting-edge design, with the clever and ironic contrasts and clashes of modern styles that you'd expect from an establishment embodying London's eastside renaissance. The flamboyant pink chandelier that greets you in the lobby is a statement of intent, and the bold thinking continues throughout.
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Dr. Koenig, an anthropologist who studies contemporary biomedicine, is Executive Director and Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics. Prior to her move to Stanford, she served as the west coast research coordinator for The Hastings Center, a bioethics organization located in New York, and she was also on the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Koenig has a long-standing interest in the cultural context of biomedical innovation. With Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics colleagues, she recently established the Stanford Program in Genomics, Ethics, and Society (PGES), an endeavor devoted to multidisciplinary research, as well as policy analysis, of the clinical challenges engendered by molecular genetics research. Koenig serves as Co-Director of PGES. The PGES group has conducted an in-depth analysis of the social, ethical, and legal implications of DNA testing for the recently identified breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, and, this year, has looked at genetic testing for predisposition to Alzheimer's disease.
Would you say something about the work you're doing this year in the area of Alzheimer's?
When I came to Stanford five years ago in January, I tried to think of what kind of work we should do at the fairly newly-established Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. It immediately became apparent to me that because of the scientific strengths at Stanford in molecular genetics and genetic science that this was an important area for us to begin working in. So, with colleagues I established the Stanford Program in Genomics, Ethics and Society (PGES). This program is meant to use scholars from throughout Stanford and the surrounding community to really look at the impact of advancing knowledge in molecular genetics and genomics.
And we decided to be very concrete -- to try and chose problems that were important, that were just on the verge of being clinically relevant and then to establish working groups with individuals to write reports, to reflect on the issues, and to do a thorough investigation of all the social, ethical and legal implications of particular scientific innovations. So, in the first year of the existence of the PGES, we did work on genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility.
In the second year we wanted to take on an illness that was quite different than breast cancer and which had other characteristics and it seemed to us that Alzheimer's disease genetic testing was ripe for study. There'd been a little work in a few other centers, but for a number of reasons -- the genetics are very complex -- there are a number of genes that are involved that potentially convey some kind of an increased risk, but it is more complicated in general than the breast cancer situation, or in other genetic disease. How clearly having a particular genotype, such as one form of the APOE gene, predicts the later development of Alzheimer's disease is not well established. There is a lot of uncertainty because all that is conveyed by having a particular APOE genotype is an increased risk and we don't yet know about what pushes people over from just having this theoretical risk into actually developing the disease. The predictive value of this information is quite low.
So if someone was told they had, and these aren't the real numbers, a 25% elevated risk over the general population risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, how would they understand that? And what would the meaning of that number be? So one of the reasons we chose Alzheimer's to work on was because it seemed to us to be a good paradigm case for other genetic illnesses in the future where the value of tests will likely not be straightforward. There will be considerable uncertainty about what "the numbers" mean or the predictive certainty of the text may be real but low. For example, will people experience an increase from 10% to 30% as meaningful?
In technical terms, the penetrance of the gene may be low, and this is in contrast to classic genetic illnesses like Huntington's disease where having the genetic defect is essentially the equivalent of having the disease -- there is a very high predictive value or high penetrance if you have the mutation in the Huntington's gene. That's not the case with Alzheimer's, particularly for the more common genes like the APOE genes that are currently being studied.
Now the one exception to that rule, is that there are a small number of situations of familial Alzheimer's disease with relatively early onset, where the genetics is much more comparable to Huntington's, but those families are quite rare and they tend to have multiple individuals in their families with Alzheimer's disease and to know who they are. In those situations, the whole dynamics of whether one would want to avail oneself of a genetic test will be quite different. You have to consider the issues for each kind of testing in a very different way because the implications will be quite different; balancing the benefits and burdens of testing would be quite different.
What do you see as the key ethical issues for the individual to consider in these instances?
For the individual -- in the small number of very very high risk families, I would argue that there may be some justification for testing, although again, it's going to be a very complex individual decision because the problem is that even if you can identify someone as being at risk, there is not anything definitive that one can do to prevent the onset of a condition like Alzheimer's disease. The problem is that, although there are a lot of hypothetically useful agents, for example, taking estrogen, that may help lower the likelihood that the disease will develop, none of those have been proven with any high degree of certainty. And certainly they haven't been studied in families with these high penetrance diseases.
There may be some potential negatives to getting the information in terms of one's ability to get, say long-term care insurance or perhaps other forms of health insurance. Although, since Alzheimer's disease tends to have a late onset as opposed to familial breast cancer, many people may still be covered by Medicare at the point that they get the disease.
Now that of course doesn't cover any of the long-term care that's required, but at least it doesn't leave the individual with the possibility of having to compete in a private market for health insurance. Also, because of the late onset of some forms of Alzheimer's disease, the issues surrounding employability may not be as important as for other forms of genetic illness.
But I think it's still a very emotionally sensitive issue within families. If you can imagine, there is an enormous emotional component to making this decision that involves multiple people in the family and the whole issue of how you'll make that decision, who should be involved, how you'll evaluate the risk, whether you think its useful or not -- is going to be very individual. Each individual--and each family-- will have to think about it very carefully. In the case of the genetic susceptibility that might possibly be conveyed by a particular APOE genotype, there are very few benefits to testing at this point in time. Our group at Stanford is actually recommending that predictive use of APOE testing at this point in time is quite premature. It has so many negatives associated with it that there would be few positives.
On the issue of more global societal impacts, you touched on the issues of employability and insurability as being those two factors of discrimination -- what have you seen in terms of the trends in that area and the protections that are afforded?
Well, in terms of health insurance, the Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill which passed last summer has improved the situation somewhat, but it hasn't solved all the problems, because it didn't deal with the fundamental issue of affordability. So, although it was called the Health Insurance Portability Act and does make it easier for individuals who are employed to move and hold onto health insurance, it still doesn't deal with the huge problem in America of the large number of people who have no health insurance altogether. And it certainly doesn't guarantee that insurance be offered at an affordable price.
At the state level, California has passed legislation to try to minimize the impact of discrimination, but not every state has passed consumer protections. Although it is not my area of expertise, my understanding is that the California laws are quite comprehensive and do prohibit discrimination based on genetic predisposition and also it extends that same protection to information that's just derived from family history.
Taking the longer view, in terms of the Human Genome Project and the rate at which discoveries are being made in this area, can the ethical considerations and discussions keep pace with the speed of what scientific discovery seems to be moving in at this point?
No. This is a very complex time and I think we have plenty of evidence that often the scientific possibilities of what we CAN do move quickly ahead of reasoned reflection about what we OUGHT to do. That's one of the unfortunate byproducts of the scientific quest for knowledge. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing and it may be inevitable. This is another deeply cultural issue because it's particularly difficult in the U.S. for people to sort of sit on their hands and say, "OK, we now know a little bit about this gene, let's wait until we know more about it before we do anything." So we tend to try to rush ahead. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't.
Sometimes it may just be a short period of time when there's a real lag between what we know about a condition and the ability to treat it and in other situations that can be very long and I think that it's not accurate to assume that just because we made a particular discovery in molecular genetics that that's going to lead quickly and inevitably to a solution. Some of these problems are enormously complex biologically (and in terms of interactions between genetics and the environment). I think we need to be careful not to base our actions simply on naive hope and strong belief in scientific progress. The reality is that it's often quite a long period of time between the discovery of a genetic link, say, with a condition and any real ability to intervene in the course of the disease.
Where are the discussions of genetics and ethics being held outside of the realm of academic discussions? Where are the public forums?
We have made an effort to try to include people who are affected in their day to day life in our projects to the extent possible. Sometimes it's hard for people to make the kind of commitment to participate, but I think that organizations like yours are a wonderful forum for these kinds of discussions to take place -- hopefully your conference will move these issues forward.
I think there has been a lot of activity in the legislature. In California there have been a lot of public hearings -- I've gone to testify myself. And as you probably know there was recently a public television special that included Alzheimer's issues, so I think that all those things will move the public debate. One of the problems is the general level of scientific education and understanding. We sometimes joke that many people learned more about DNA by watching the movie Jurassic Park than they did in school.
My Center does, as I'm sure FCA does, a fair amount of work on education And the reality is that in this area in particular even physicians are not educated. All of the data show that the average practicing physician simply doesn't have the basic knowledge of genetics to answer all these questions when someone goes to a physician's office, because it's so specialized and constantly changing. At Stanford we are working on a CD ROM program in genetics, including ethical issues, that practicing physicians can use. The technology makes it possible for the program to be constantly updated with the most recent information.
While there's good availability of genetic counseling, it's also quite costly and not all health plans cover it. So it's just a real dilemma in terms of people having adequate resources and knowledge to respond to these very complex scientific questions and choices.
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As an ashen shaa grows into adulthood, so too does its powers. Due to their great speed and stamina, they were used by the desert people as messengers and guards for dark magi, though not as tameable as the vanil. Their ability to survive for weeks without water was also considered very unique. Instead of the gem of the vanil, ashen shaas boast wickedly sharp orange horns, which are considered to be more powerful. These creatures have never been known to either hunt or live in packs, as they constantly fight in each others presence. Their young stay with them for a few short months, before being left to their own devices. It is uncommon for ashen hatchlings not to survive on their own, given their powerful sense of hearing and awareness. Even in the harsh desert, these canines survive with ease. During cold desert nights, they burrow underground and use their magical powers to stay warm.
These vicious creatures dwell far to the south, in the same regions as temple cats. The native people call them desert dogs, for that is where they make their home. Their dusky skin blends in with the sandy land, save for the orange crystal and bright horn that warn other animals of their presence. These bright orange horns serve as a caveat to beasts who would attack. Shaa canines possess the unique power of harnessing the energy of the sun. They store the heat in the jewels that decorate them, and if angered, can release these rays, literally burning their enemies alive. This has given these canines quite a reputation, and they are widely feared. Though not as honored as felines in the south, they are looked upon with respect and allowed free movement, particularly ashen shaa, who are known to be aggressive.


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