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Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
Kick off the holiday season and create your special memories on The Magnificent Mile in 2014! The BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, the nation's largest evening holiday celebration, jump starts the holiday season on Saturday, November 22 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.
5 - 7
Festival of the Vine
Geneva restaurants create an array of specialties under an outdoor tent at the "Flavor Fare" partnered with wine and live musical entertainment. The Fall Harvest Market offers food and floral demos, unique displays plus Kid's Patch activities. An arts and crafts show, flower market, horse-drawn carriage rides and several exceptional wine tasting and dinner events also take place around the historic downtown.
Oct 4
Mercury's Canine Cruise
Dogs on boats? Yes! Bring your pooch on a leash and enjoy quality time with your dog while cruising on Chicago's waterways. This tour highlights dog-friendly hotels, restaurants, dog parks and fire hydrants. Enjoy the cool breeze in your hair (and fur!) aboard the Skyline Queen which offers plenty of safe outdoor-seating. Dogs may choose to sit on your lap, in a seat or on the deck. Don't worry, we have one-restroom for humans and one lined with newspapers for your pet. Water bowls are also onboard. Buy online or at the ticket office open daily at 8:30am.
2 - 17
Lilac Time Festival
A stunning 8.5-acre horticultural display with 800 breathtaking lilacs & 25,000 eye-catching tulips! Take tours, shop the art and craft fair, and enjoy food, drinks & sports. Enjoy the old-fashioned hospitality, free concerts and attractions that will be provided in Lilacia Park during Lilac Time!
26 - 28
Long Grove's Annual Strawberry Festival
The pleasures of summer are celebrated with "berry" wonderful strawberry-inspired treats. Strawberry lovers of all ages flock to Long Grove's renown fest to enjoy chocolate covered strawberries, fruit smoothies, and other strawberry drinks, ice creams, strawberry donuts, baked goods and, of course, the farm-fresh berries themselves. There is free live entertainment all three days at venues all over town and most of Long Grove's many shops, galleries, cafes, and restaurants offer variations of strawberry-themed foods, drinks, and merchandise. Fun for All Ages Strawberry Fest features plenty of activities and fun for children, including a variety of kiddie rides, face painting and outdoor activities and tents full of family and education-oriented products.
CITY:Long Grove
Oct 25
Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America
The 7,500-square-foot "Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America" exhibition at the Chicago Botanic Garden features trains running on 1,600 feet of track, for train and garden enthusiasts to enjoy the delightful sights and sounds of the miniature trains traversing high and low through tunnels, across bridges and around buildings.
12 - 14
City of St. Charles RiverFest
Unique among Chicagoland festivals, Riverfest features the annual ancient sport of dragon boat racing, a 40-ton Fantasy Sand Sculpture, water ski shows, carnival, petting zoo, and an assortment of events and entertainment for all ages.
CITY:St. Charles
12 - 14
Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago Legend Buddy Guy will headline the 32nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, the largest free blues festival in the world. During three days on five stages at Grant Park, more than 500,000 blues fans prove that Chicago is the "Blues Capital of the World." Past performers include Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, B.B. King, the late Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy and the late Koko Taylor.
25 - 27
Long Grove's Annual Apple Festival
The distinctive Long Grove shops and restaurants help celebrate the Apple Festival with unique seasonal gifts and foods, including cider donuts, caramel apples and the Long Grove Apple Haus' famous brown bag apple pie. Live toe-tapping music, carriage rides, hayrides and children's activities round out the fest.
CITY:Long Grove
5 - 6
Kane County Flea Market
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere." Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
19 - 27
Boo! at the Zoo
Halloween fun awaits families at Brookfield Zoo's annual Boo! at the Zoo celebration. The popular daytime event, presented by Fisher-Price, features a Costume Parade, Costume Showcase, professional pumpkin-carving demonstrations, not-so-scary games and activities, special animal Zoo Chats, and haunted hayrides.
15 - 17
Long Grove's Chocolate Festival
Enjoy the sweet life! Back by popular demand, Long Grove invites you to enjoy the annual Long Grove Chocolate Fest, held every May. Families can fill a day – or a weekend – with chocolaty treats, live music, great food and distinctive shopping in charming Long Grove. Enjoy chocolate demonstrations and workshops, wine parings, live music all over town and plenty of children's activities. Long Grove combines the best of trendy shopping and dining with the ambiance of yesteryear. You will discover beautiful gardens, trendy shops, art galleries and one-of-a-kind restaurants.
CITY:Long Grove
Sep 12
Ravinia Festival 2015
Another exciting year of entertainment at the Ravinia Festival. With a variety of performances, there is something for everyone. Choose from artists like Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Steve Miller Band, Bush and 3 Doors Down, ZZ Top, Little Big Town, Jackson Browne and many more. Please visit the website for a complete schedule and to purchase tickets. Bring a picnic or pick up a complete picnic spread at one of the on-site restaurants or kiosks and sit back and enjoy the show.
CITY:Highland Park
16 - 19
Vernon Hills Summer Celebration 2015
Join us for 4 days of food, fun, carnival rides and free entertainment and a huge beer tent. There will also be children's activities, bingo, live bands every night and fireworks on Thursday. Friday night enjoy Modern Day Romeos and Mike & Joe. Saturday Bella Cain and headliner Lonestar will perform along with a car show from 9am-2pm. Sunday enjoy a bags tourny and the music of Kaleidoscope Eyes. Please visit the website for updated entertainment schedule. Bring a blanket but leave the coolers home; no alcohol can be brought into the park.
CITY:Vernon Hills
23 - 28
Swedish Days Festival
This "granddaddy" of Illinois festivals features a host of family-friendly activities with live musical entertainment, a carnival, rosemaling show, pet parade, kids' day fun, grand parade, the state's largest music competition, multi-ethnic food plus great shopping in our historic downtown. Geneva's train station is located just blocks from the festivities.
Warrenville Holly Days
Holly Days, sponsored by the Warrenville Park District is the City's annual holiday celebration that marks Santa's official entry into Warrenville. Guests can enjoy a warm bonfire, raffles, free horse and carriage rides, hot cider and cookies, and, of course, a visit with Santa. Local Park District and school dance troops, singers, and bands entertain attendees during the event. It is at this event that Warrenville officially turns on its holiday lights creating an array of colors for passersby along Route 56 to see. Holly Days, primarily for Warrenville residents, gives the community an opportunity to come together and kick off the holiday season.
15 - 16
Festival of the Horse & Drum
Festival of the Horse & Drum is an equestrian festival with a diverse and exciting twist. American Indian Pow-Wow, Horsemen of Spain, Portugal & Mexico, Tanner & Glaze. Equestrian games, Equine abilities expo & more.
CITY:St. Charles
The Stadium at the Ballpark
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.
May 1
Kane County Flea Market
"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
6 - 7
Kane County Flea Market/June 2015
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The best in the midwest or Anywhere". Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. Food served all day,
CITY:St. Charles
Jerry Kleiner's over the top restaurant in this 35,000 sq. ft. space is an explosion of taste, color and sound. "Latino flavors with the spice of life." Authentic soulful cuisine offers simple dishes from all over Latin America. A kaleidoscope of colors, salsa music and playful decor ignite the sense of being in a Latin house party.
25 - 26
Geneva Arts Fair
The Geneva Arts Fair transforms downtown Geneva into a venue for over 150 esteemed artists and draws a crowd of more than 20,000. The juried show was voted a Top 200 Fine Craft Fair by Art Fair SourceBook and a previous winner of "Best Craft or Art Show" by West Suburban Living magazine. Admission is free and includes a children's art area with special activities.
22 - 25
Gaelic Park Irish Fest
Irish Fest brings together the best in Irish music from America, Canada and Europe. In addition to all of the music, there will be Irish sports, dancing, theater & story-telling, a petting zoo, Irish dogs and ponies, and Irish import stories. For the little people, there are magicians, puppets, jugglers, and clowns, and most importantly, unlimited carnival rides are included in the admission price in addition to free parking.
CITY:Oak Forest
2 - 3
Kane County Flea Market
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere". Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
9 - 11
30th Annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival
More than 100 handcrafted Scarecrows on display. View and vote for your favorites. Huge juried craft show, carnival, great food, continuous free live entertainment, many free children's activities, make your own scarecrow, and much more! A celebration of the autumn season!
CITY:St. Charles
Apr 1
Chicago Botanic Garden- Weekend Family Classes
Together, adults and children can explore cool things about how plants connect to science, art, history, and culture. Each program includes a variety of hands-on activities and projects, as well as opportunities to bring the Garden home. Programs run from November through April on Saturdays.
23 - 24
St. Charles Fine Art Show
Located along the banks of the Fox River, this juried art show features 100 fine artists, live music, demonstrations and artists' awards.
CITY:St. Charles
Sep 2
2nd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Walk
Take a self-guided tour of public art from June 2 to September 2 as part of the 2nd annual Sculpture Walk in downtown Oak Park. The walk features 12 world-class sculptures prominently placed among Oak Park's many shops and restaurants.
CITY:Oak Park
5 - 6
Kane County Flea Market / December, 2015
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere". Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
4 - 5
Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival
The festival showcases the work of 95 unique artists in a pristine setting overlooking a lake, spectacular gardens and 385 acres of majesty. All of the artwork embodies a botanic theme, use or material. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to see the masters at work, with interactive art demos and booth chats taking place all weekend long!
25 - 27
Country Folk Art Festival
Extraordinary handmade arts and crafts made by award winning artisans. Reproductions of antique American furniture, historic crafts, folk art, primitives, unique Halloween, Christmas creations! Also some original antiques.
CITY:St. Charles
6 - 7
Fountain Square
Now celebrating its 34th year, Fountain Square Art Festival is the largest and oldest fine arts fair on Chicago's majestic North Shore. Featuring the eclectic works of more than 225 juried artists, this sprawling art showcase epitomizes words like "cosmopolitan" and "sophistication." The festival takes place in downtown Evanston, just steps from the eponymous Fountain Square. It also features a popular children's art tent with fun activities overseen by the acclaimed Evanston Art Center, food, and a soothing jazz-centric music lineup.
Walking Tour of Historic Riverside
The Frederick Law Olmsted Society is pleased to offer great opportunities to learn about our historic landmark village. Discover the winding roads, delightful parks, beautiful landscapes, varied architecture and much more!
22 - 24
Red, White, & BBQ
Red, White, & BBQ is a competition dedicated to tasty barbecue, music, and fun at Ty Warner Park in Westmont. Start off the summer with great food, live music, and an all-ages carnival. Observe some of the best BBQ experts compete to win prize money, learn BBQ tips, and enjoy Ty Warner Park.
18 - 21
This festival is attended by approximately 50,000 during the course of the weekend. PrairieFest events are held throughout Oswego with the main festival grounds located at PrairieFest Park, 91 Plank Road. The event features main stage entertainment, children's performers, expo village, petting zoos, pony rides, camel rides, children's activities, parade, bed races, touch a truck event and more. The event is free, compliments of our generous business sponsors.
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.
Aug 27
"Concerts On The Hill"
Relax on the big grassy hill at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park & Theatre while enjoying a variety of free family entertainment every Thursday, June 4 through August 27. Enjoy tasty, affordable concessions in a scenic setting along the waterway. Great $2 hot dogs! Picnic baskets welcome. Bring blankets and chairs for hill seating. Free parking. Visit the park's website for the performers. Every Thursday night at 6:30pm.
Uncorked Summer Nights
Experience the Oak Park Conservatory from a fresh perspective with Uncorked Summer Nights! Admission includes 2 drink tickets and appetizers. Also, included is showcase tours of the Fern, Tropical and Desert rooms. Enjoy music by the Grosso Family Band and art by Phil Malhiot. Appetizers provided by New Rose Catering and wine and craft beer by Marion Street Cheese Market.
CITY:Oak Park
5 - 6
Kane County Flea Market - September 2015
"Best in the Midwest or Anywhere" monthly Flea Market with more than 1000 dealers displaying and selling antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. The monthly Flea Market is held the first Sunday of each month and the preceding Saturday. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
Art Dans La Rue
Join us on Tuesday, August 6th from 12-9pm for Downtown Oak Park's authentic urban French Street Festival! Featuring: art exhibits by local artists, special showing of a French film, Can-Can dancers, French music by "Paris La Nuit," Poodle Parade, French lessons, Fresh made crepes, Wine tastings, Sidewalk chalk contest, Bike Rentals, and much more!
CITY:Oak Park
3 - 4
Kane County Flea Market
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds with more than 1000 dealers displaying and selling antiques, collectibles and Fancy Junque. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
15 - 19
Kane County Fair
Affordable family fun - carnival, entertainment, thrill events, farm animals, kids events, food, fun & more! Wed. 3pm-11pm; Thurs. noon-11pm; Fri. & Sat. noon-midnight; Sun. noon-10pm. For information visit www.kanecountyfair.com. Follow on Facebook and Twitter.
CITY:St. Charles
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!
20 - 21
Art on Harrison
Seeking a way to announce the emerging Arts District, galleries and building owners in partnership with the Oak Park Arts Council inaugurated Art on Harrison in 1995. Conceived of as an informal Friday evening gallery walk, the event has continued each September since its inception, expanding to include entertainment and performances at participating galleries. Come out and see what the area has to offer in a convivial atmosphere, a celebration of what the creative spirits of this community have accomplished.
CITY:Oak Park
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.
Jul 13
Amadeus Performance
Amadeus, the renowned tale of Mozart as seen through the eyes of his most envious competitor, composer Antonio Salieri. The play is an interesting representative style of the style and values of the time. Jeff Recommended!
CITY:Oak Park
2 - 3
Kane County Flea Market
"The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere"--Up to 1,000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles, & Fancy Junque. Food is served both days.
CITY:St. Charles
Lady - A Women's Expo
This one day event will feature dozens of booths offer health tips and screening, fashion and beauty, food, home decor, shopping and more.
CITY:Tinley Park
1 - 2
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
Nov 1
Kane County Flea Market
"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
Aug 22
Grant Park Music Festival
The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only free, outdoor classical music series of its kind. Each summer, the Festival presents ten weeks of free classical concerts to all of Chicago at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Audiences can watch as the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus and guest artists rehearse upcoming performances. Rehearsals take place Tuesday-Friday afternoons all Season long. During breaks in rehearsals, Festival docents lead informal talks about the music, composers, and the history of classical music. For a full schedule, see the Festival website.
6 - 7
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
4 - 5
Kane County Flea Market July 2015
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fair Grounds with more than 1000 dealers displaying and selling antiques, collectibles, & Fancy Junque. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
Blue's night with Nick Moss & Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners
Singer/songwriter Kevin Purcell welds the gritty, back alley sounds of Chicago blues with the back roads soul of southern rock.Nick Moss was weaned on postwar electric blues, his timely and topical songwriting enveloped in new rhythms and guitar innovations have resulted in music of a higher intensity. Together, these blues heroes, backed by incredible bands, deliver a no-holds-barred show that's gritty, rockin' and, above all, a blast.
23 - 24
Barrington Art Festival
Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend at the Barrington Art Festival. The festival offers the work of 125 juried artists from around the country in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, photography, watercolors and wood. Live music, great food and fun activities for kids make the Barrington Art Festival a perfect family experience!
15 - 16
The 18th Annual Lincolnshire Art Festival
The festival hosts 100 juried artists from around the country in the Village Green of Lincolnshire and offers extraordinary examples of fine art and fine craft in a variety of mediums and price points. Take in the tranquility of Lincolnshire with a wonderful weekend that combines the fun of art with the art of fun. Live music on the music stage, great food and fun activities for kids, including an art scavenger hunt and spin art, make the festival a perfect family experience. Art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see the masters at work with interactive art demos and booth chats taking place all weekend long! Festival-goers of all ages will have an opportunity to get into the "art-filled" action by contributing to a mural on-site at the festival.
15 - 17
17th Annual Chicago Drum Show
World's largest, longest running vintage and custom drum show. Exhibits, clinics, classes, demonstrations, entertainment, celebrity guests. Admission: $15; children 5-12 $10.
CITY:St. Charles
Retro Prom
Pick any decade and come ready to dance! Event fundraiser features: *King & Queen voting *Groove to the DJ mix *Raffles & Prizes *Finger foods & desserts from local restaurants *A Local Celebrity Lip Sync Battle General Ticket $75: includes open bar, appetizers & desserts and coat check.
Jun 7
Anything Goes at the Marriott Theatre
Anything Goes is non-stop laughs and madcap fun on the S.S. American with an unusual array of passengers including a gangster, a wealthy debutante, a charismatic nightclub singer and a lovesick stowaway. With spectacular dance and a boatload of Cole Porter tunes like You're the Top, I Get a Kick Out of You and the title song, the audience will get a 'kick' out of Anything Goes.
Lake Katherine's Monarch Butterfly Festival
Join Lake Katherine for a celebration of the Monarch migration down to Mexico plus, all things harvest.
CITY:Palos Heights
11 - 12
The 12th Annual Buffalo Grove Invitational Art Festival
Currently rated as one of the top 100 art festivals in the country, the festival hosts more than 100 juried artists from around the globe. Art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to watch the masters at work with art demos and booth chats taking place all weekend long! In addition to the work of the 100 juried artists, festival-goers will have the opportunity to view and purchase works from young artists, ages 18 and under, who participate in the Youth Art Division of the festival taking place on Sunday. In addition to the artwork, festival-goers will enjoy live performances from a variety of musical acts, great food and art activities for kids, including an art scavenger hunt and spin art at the festival and much more!
CITY:Buffalo Grove
12 - 13
ARTumn Harvest Art Festival
Come out and discover Deer Park Town Center's 4th Annual ARTumn Harvest Art Festival. Approximately 70 artists come from across the U.S. to participate in our juried art show held around the gazebo. In addition to fantastic fine artists, enjoy the live music, hands on kids art fun and food.
CITY:Deer Park
26 - 27
Old House New House Home Show/Fall 2015
Explore 300 deluxe displays with the latest in kitchens, baths, building, remodeling and landscaping. Meet award-winning contractors and creative craftsmen to improve your home and surroundings.
CITY:St. Charles
27 - 28
Highland Park's Art Center's Festival of Fine Arts
Situated on the beautiful tree-lined streets surrounding TAC, the revamped festival will showcase original works from 120 juried artists. Exceptional examples of fine arts and fine craft, including ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, wood and more will be featured at the festival. The Art Center's Festival of Fine Arts will offer activities for children and families, as well as live entertainment and tasty festival treats throughout the weekend. Art enthusiasts will get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making these original works of art with live art demos taking place at the festival.
CITY:Highland Park
May 24
Unnecessary Farce
Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go! In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next-door, two undercover cops wait to watch the meeting on videotape. Rated R. Performances: Fri.-Sat.8pm; Sun. 2pm.
CITY:St. Charles
14 - 16
America's Baking and Sweets Show
North America's first and biggest baking and sweets event, America's Baking and Sweets Show, takes you on a gourmet grand tour of the most delectable and hottest trends in the world of baking and beyond. Following our inaugural success in 2013, the exciting America's Baking and Sweets Show returns to the magnificent Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, November 14 to 16, 2014. The show is set to draw crowds of amateurs, enthusiasts, connoisseurs, and professionals, besides the loyal consumers of the baking and sweets industry. From across the world, for three days, America's Baking and Sweets Show will woo, entertain, and educate fans through amazing competitions, celebrity demos, and hands-on classes at the venue. Our theme this year is 'Wizard of Oz' so join our showgirl DOROTHY in the magical world of baking and sweets at The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, and 'Explore. Discover. Shop'.
Sep 26
The French Market of Vernon Hills
This market will include local growers, regional sourced cheeses, breads and other foods, but there also may be pottery, wood carvings, imported olive oils and crafts. Additionally a French market canopy system will be set in place with the canopies coming from Paris. The market will be held at the Metra Station parking lot.
CITY:Vernon Hills
15 - 17
25th Annual Chicago Drum Show
World's largest, longest running vintage and custom drum show. Exhibits, clinics, classes, demonstrations, entertainment, celebrity guests.
CITY:St. Charles
Dec 31
Village of Robbins Open Air Market
Year round, each Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday. Thinking of going into business? Let us be your testing ground. Become a vendor or shop til you drop. We have new and used merchandise.
Dutch Festival
Annual Dutch Festival offers fun for the whole family with great entertainment, shopping, activities, and deliciously affordable cuisine!
CITY:Palos Heights
Joliet Public Library's 6th 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. Held at Joliet Main Library from 11am - 4pm. Prize giveaways, kids games, costumed characters, live music, food vendors, artists, exhibitors, movie prop exhibits and more! Claim your spot along Ottawa, Cass or Chicago Street for the kickoff parade at 11am - Don't miss additional activities inside the Library, inside the Museum, and outside on Clinton and Chicago Streets.
11 - 13
Fall on the Green Festival
Our annual Fall on the Green Festival is a great event. It begins Friday night September 11th and ends Sunday at 8PM on September 13th. There is a food tent, beer tent, bands, activities for children! It's a great event!
CITY:Oak Lawn
Fort2Base Race
Join the 5th annual Fort2Base Race. There are two event distances, 10 Nautical Mile or 3 Nautical Mile events (11.5 miles or 3.45 miles). The 10NM event begins at Fort Sheridan in Highland Park, runs along the North Shore Trail and finishes within the confines of Naval Station Great Lakes. The 3NM event is run solely within Naval Station Great Lakes. All registered participants receive a tech shirt and finishers medals. Runners and walkers welcome!
28 - 29
Christmas on the Fox/Art and Craft Show
Quality, hand-made arts and crafts. No commercial or manufactured items. Come and experience the delights of the season.
CITY:St. Charles
Aug 9
City of Angels
Los Angeles, 1940's. It's double the laughs and double the intrigue as two plots unfold at once when a young New York writer is brought to Los Angeles to turn his best-selling crime novel into a screenplay. As we follow the writer's travails in the film industry, the novel's private-eye comes to life in the evening's split screen plot.
9 - 11
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival
The City of Highwood is honored to once again transform into Pumpkin Fest headquarters. This event orchestrates fan favorite activities including a pet costume contest, Light Up the Night Parade, 5K Pumpkin Run, Walk & Kids' Dash, onsite carving, nightly pumpkin wall lighting ceremonies, hay rides, pumpkin bowling, pony rides, petting zoo, carnival rides, kids crafts, live entertainment, pumpkin beer tasting, and seasonal food and beverage vendors galore.
25 - 28
Homer Community Festival
Homerfest! 4 Days of Family Fun! Huge Carnival. Live Bands. Family friendly beer tent and fireworks. Thursday will be the biggest show yet. Music choreographed ground and air show set to your favorite movie themes.
CITY:Homer Glen
Jun 7
Billy Elliot The Musical
Based on the internationally-acclaimed lm, the smash hit musical Billy Elliot follows a young boy as he trades in his boxing gloves for dancing shoes. In a small town in the English countryside, Billy discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and his whole community, and changes his life forever. The musical phenomenon is set to an explosive hit score by Elton John. Don't miss this joyous celebration of one boy's journey against the odds to make his dreams come true!
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
29 - 30
Port Clinton Art Festival
Port Clinton Art Festival is one of the most successful juried art festivals and attracts more than 250,000 art enthusiasts from places near and far. More than 260 of the world's most celebrated artists come together to showcase their work over the course of the weekend, creating an atmosphere brimming with renowned creativity. Alongside established artists, a youth art division celebrates the talents of young artists ages 18 and under, offering them the opportunity to participate, exhibit, and experience the inner workings of an art festival.
CITY:Highland Park
12 - 14
Ribfest Chicago 2015
After being selected and featured on the Food Network's 2014 "Eating America, with Anthony Anderson" and televised to 100 million households and 150 countries, Ribfest Chicago returns with more smokin' music and barbecue as we cook up Chicago's favorite food and music festival. From humble beginnings, Ribfest grew to five city blocks and from 5,000 attendees to 70,000 fans (in 2014). The BBQ component has grown to thirty Chicagoland rib and non-rib vendors, while the quality of entertainment has made Ribfest an internationally-recognized music festival that hosts premier touring bands. But despite its impressive growth and success, the fest has maintained its neighborhood feel. More highlights include the celebrity-judged "Best Ribs" award and "RibMania," the Midwest's only professional rib-eating competition featuring top ranked eaters and sanctioned by IFOCE/Major League Eating. For more information visit www.Ribfest-Chicago.com. WHAT: It's no wonder that Ribfest Chicago has been recognized as Chicago's "Best Food Fest" for the past three years. This festival remains one of the city's best summer attractions. As a nationally-recognized music festival, our twenty original bands are a hot blend of Indie, rock, roots and alt country. The 6th Annual RibMania hosts world ranked pro eaters at the Midwest's only sanctioned rib-eating contest, and families can spend the weekend in Kids Square enjoying entertainment, inflatables, games and more. Ribfest Chicago has contributed $250,000 to more than fifteen Northcenter schools and nonprofits to improve education, assist special needs and fight hunger, in addition to funding chamber projects and annual programming. WHERE: 4000 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago WHEN: Friday, June 12, 2015 - 5 pm to 10 pm Saturday, June 13, 2015 - Noon to 10 pm Sunday, June 14, 2015 - Noon to 10 pm
16 - 17
Texas Guitar Show
This show is a buy, sell, trade show of guitars, related instruments, and accessories. Dealers come from all over the US to show their wares. Open to VIP's Friday 12-5pm with a $250 fee. Sat.-Sun. 10-5pm $15.
CITY:St. Charles
Sep 12
Bike and Dine Lockport
Meet in Lockport at the South Public Landing Parking Lot (10th Street and the Canal) at 9:45 a.m. Ride with guides starts at 10:00 a.m. 2 - 10 mile loops or 2 - 15 mile loops (rider preference). Admission cost is $45. Sign up at Trails for Illinois or http://www.visitlockport.com. Main Street Lockport will sponsor three Bike and Dine Events on Saturdays, June 6, August 1 and September 12, 2015.
17 - 18
41st Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show and Sale
Authentic antiques exhibited indoors at the Kane County Fairgrounds. Catered lunch is available. Plenty of free parking. Admission benefits local historical and educational endeavors.
CITY:St. Charles
9 - 11
Taste of Park Ridge
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Chicago Toy Show an Antique Collectible Toy and Doll Show
42 years at the Kane County Fairgrounds. Toys, dolls, holiday keepsakes from 1900-2014. Six buildings, 600+ exhibitors with rare unusual treasures. Comic characters, dolls, space toys, automotives, airplanes, DC, Marvel. Disney, Star Wars, Barbee, teddy bears, Star Wars, banks.
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Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga at Ravinia
Tony Bennett's artistry and accomplishments are applauded here at home and all over the world from people from 12 to 90 years old. Now in his seventh decade of singing, Tony Bennett along with Lady Gaga should be an explosive show! Don't miss this great opportunity. Choose from 2 shows, June 26 or June 27. Tickets are $195/180 and lawn seats are $49 in advance and $54 the day of the show.
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Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race
Famously fun times! This historic, amateur canoe/kayak race is for paddlers of all ages and abilities, featuring 11 canoe divisions, 8 kayak divisions and 1 open (non-competitive) division. From the ultra-competitive to young families and newbies just wanting to enjoy a memorable paddling experience – it's all here!
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Beaches follows two extraordinary friends through 30 years of camaraderie, laughter and sorrow. Vivacious, outlandish Cee Cee and beautiful, privileged Bertie meet as children and become fast friends. From pen-pals to roommates to romantic rivals, Cee Cee and Bertie's oil-and-water friendship perseveres through even the most tragic trials. With a touching vulnerability, Beaches exemplifies the triumph of the human spirit and the bonds of sisterhood.
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Fine Line Arts Festival (formerly Raku Day)
Fri. May 29 Festival opening night! Come socialize, enjoy a catered dinner, participate in a specialty event. There is a fee. Sat. May 30 is a great outdoor fun day for everyone! Bring the kids! Experience a variety of hands-on art experiences including Japanese Raku, etching, welt felting and more. Visit www.fineline.org for details and registration.
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Downtown Tinley Boo Bash
Dress up and head out to the Downtown Tinley Halloween Boo Bash. Enjoy costume parade, trick-or-treating, games, prizes, snacks, food and refreshments available.
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17 - 18
Chicago Family Fun Expo
The Chicago Family Fun Expo is designed for families to be introduced to local and national companies to enrich life. The event will have fun activities Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm. Admission Adults $7;
CITY:St. Charles
28 - 29
Antique and Collectible Markets
Join us for 25,000 sq. ft. of quality antiques and collectibles. The best and largest selection of collectibles anywhere. Sat. 11am-5pm; Sun. 10am-4pm. Admission $6.
CITY:St. Charles
Aug 16
The Bikinis
The hit 60's girl group The Bikinis is ready to relive their fun in the sun, revive their Jersey Girl Heydays, and rekindle their long lost friendships all to raise money for the good folks at Sandy Shores Mobile Home Beach Resort. Rated G. Performances: Fri.-Sat.8pm; Sun. 2pm.
CITY:St. Charles
18 - 19
Autumn in the Park Festival
Autumn in the Park Festival has something for the entire family and then some. Two Chili Cook-Off's, BBQ Rib Competition, entertainment, food, drinks and fun.
CITY:Palos Park
Aug 31
Cruisin Into Lockport Car Show & Concert
Sponsored by the City of Lockport, Lockport Township Park District, and Lockport Township Government, the Cruisin' Into Lockport Classic Car Show will return for another great season on Central Square. Come see the finest classic cars of not only Lockport, but from a tri-county area. There will be a different featured car every week (although all makes and models are welcome). Every Monday night 6:30pm-8:30pm - come out for a car show and a different live band each week. Enjoy food vendors, face painting and lots for the kids to do. Free event!
Dec 27
A Christmas Survival Guide/Holiday Musical Revue
Laugh away your seasonal anxieties and join five young optimistic people on their hilarious journey to find the true essence of Christmas. Rated PG. Performances: Fri.-Sat.8pm; Sun. 2pm
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Mirka Vavrinec (Federer?) was spotted working an ice rink on her ring finger while watching now husband Rog defeat Andreas Seppi in the Monte Carlo second round and raising his head-to-head against the Italian to 5-0. He'll next face compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka for a spot in the fourth round.
Although I couldn't zoom in close enough without losing too much picture quality, you can see the ring is MAMMOTH. I'm surprised Mirka could even raise that hand to clap even though she already gets a good arm workout with the Crackberry. Nice moves, Rog.
And just so we can see the big improvement, here's Mirka at the Oz Open back in January working an ice cube:
Oh, and thanks to a few readers who alerted me to the fact the couple are expecting a boy but still have yet to pick out a name. Don't they know it's already been chosen via the DtL Peanut Gallery? Like, duh.
UPDATE: Damn, Crackberry's going to PISSED once Mango arrives - you know, lack of attention and all. Wait! Mirka will put it down, right?
(image via getty, ap)
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
(UPDATED) PHOTO OP: Mirka debuts ice rink in Monte Carlo, retires ice cube
Labels: celebrity, Mirka Vavrinec, Monte Carlo Masters, ring, Roger Federer, tennis
25 comments:
- AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 8:30 AM
I think it was quite wise of us to pick out a unisex name - Mango. But somehow you just knew it was going to be a boy...
ReplyDelete - AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Just thought that maybe Mango might text Mirka when the time comes to get out of her vajayjay.
ReplyDelete Definitely! And then he'll steal Mirka's blackberry and start texting the Woods and Rossdale babys!
Damn Mirka's ring is BIG! I'm sooo not jealous! I mean, why would I like to have a ring that cost more than my house? Pah...
Oh and I think we can put those Rafa-Xiscca break-up rumors to rest! She was at his match today, looking hot as ever! damnit!!!- AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 9:48 AM
That ice rink is obnoxious. BLEH! Why don't you tattoo "I'm married to Roger Federer and he bought me like a really really big ring. Like, it's totally huge! SEE?!?!" on your face.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Yeah, that ring looked FABULOUS; Mirka, not so much.
I guess Rafisca IS still on and she looked lovely (darn it!!!), and his sister is finally coming along nicely -- she used to be look like a female version of Rafa, which was surprisingly not as nice looking as you would think it would be. Unfortunately, the parents might be broken up (so sad if true). Rafa's Mom was there w/o his Dad and sans wedding ring (poor Rafa - NO!!!)
PS - the bull shoes are for sale now, will the hat follow (please, oh please, oh please). - AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Despite that vulgar-sized diamond, she was wearing that horrid and cheap looking purple tent number that she herself must've fashioned out of hotel shower curtains.
As for Rafa's parents: Monte Carlo is an outing for Nadal ladies (Rafa's mother, sister & girlfriend, Toni's wife and 3 daughters are all there). Nadal men (father, uncles) were all in Miami. Nothing to it. - AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 11:55 AM
thts so true, u just imagined a junior Fed :) yay!
and omg Mirka seriously put the 'crackberry' down!!!
andd woaahh HUGE huge hugee ring and Anon 2:22 totally true, wht was she wearing...she looks awkward while tht rings looks all shine :D - AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Karen: Actually no, that would NOT be my response because it shouldn't be about showcasing the absolute "sky is the limit" of what you & your partner can afford. What she's wearing is obscene. A non-existent diamond, a simple wedding band, would be much more elegant, IMO.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 3:10 PM
I'd start hatin' just like the rest of you but that would make me feel empty considering that Mirka and her ring-worth-more-than-all-our-homes-combined doesn't give 2 cents about our opinions. She's happy with the father of her child and husband so we should all just shut up.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 4:42 PM
The bling is ridonkulous. Does it spell RF on it? Or "Property of RF".
ReplyDelete - AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Maybe Mirka wants people to look at her ring more than her growing baby bump. Since the media is so intent on focusing on her weight, they can now focus on the rock sitting precariously on her ever-pudgy-growing finger.
ReplyDelete It is all a matter of taste. Clearly she went into Tiffany's saw this huge rock, freaking loved it, and decided that that was what she wanted. Some of us our men and men and women in our lives have never even thought of spending so much money on us. Leave the woman alone. As for her style of dress. So what if she is not looking like some Hollywood Hooker dressed in jeans and t-shirt etc, it is clear that her man loves her. How many of us can say that? Majority of us who post here cannot even maintain a relationship for a week, let alone 10 years (and she did it without the benefit of a piece of paper). Stop hating people. This is what real women look like. No longer does she have to dress up and impress her man. He loves her just the way she is.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousApril 16, 2009 at 6:44 AM
Karen, I think Mirka is a great woman as far as I can tell. And for many reasons you stated. I admire the couple for their long lasting relationship and I appreciate a woman who actually is a woman and not a skinny slut. And I also appreciate a man who is as successful as Roger who doesn't wear girls like accessories.
That doesn't mean I can't say that the ring is over the top. (And don't even get my started on diamonds in general.) - AnonymousApril 16, 2009 at 5:21 PM
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The bling is ridonkulous. Does it spell RF on it? Or "Property of RF".


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I just think its funny that someone would use Yuzrus autobiography as evidence to show Han Yans age. What does Yuzru know about Han Yan? How many times has he seen Yan in his whole life? Even if Yan falsifies his age, like so many Chinese skaters and gymnasts do, how would Yuzru know that? Plus, Han Yan really has nothing to do with Yuzrus fan thread.
Come on, if you guys care about Yuzru and speak Japanese so well, then can you please translate to us hows Yuzrus injury? Looks quite serious to me. I wish hell fully recover by the Worlds. I think thats more important than someone elses age.
Yuzu never mentioned anything about the injury. Fans got the information from one of the Japanese color commentators during Fuji TV 4CC broadcast and from a Nikkan Sports article (which I sometimes consider as a tabloid newspaper). The summary of what's written there was already posted a few pages back. There have been some fans who over-dramatize the severity of his injury and even associate it with his lackluster performance in the free (ridiculous, I must say), but it looks to me that it is just a minor injury (or else he wouldn't have had a wonderful time @the banquet, fooling around with the other teenage boys). And he doesn't seem to be bothered by it in the slightest.
I dont think the fans are over-dramatizing. If you show his picture to an ophthalmologist s/hell tell you that with that kind of injury its dangerous to do jumps and spins. My friend who reads Japanese said Yuzru bleeded so much, he couldnt sleep well and had to apply ice compress at night. Well, I dont read Japanese so I tried to see if I can find something informative here, but I see a bunch of translation about someone elses age but not much about Yuzrus physical condition.
Im not a longtime fan of Yuzru, but I also know that he has never mentioned his injury at any competitions. Like at 2011 GPF he had an ankle sprain and at 2012 GPF he had a stomach bug, which affected his performance, but he himself did not mention them either. Plus, he always has fun and would not let his injury affect him at the banquets. Have you seen his photos at 2011 GPF and 2012 Worlds banquets? He always has a lot of fun despite injuries.
It's hard to tell how serious Yuzu's injury is, I mean above his right eye. Even he seriously injured his right ankle during 2012 WC, he never mentioned it throughout the competition and still managed to gave good performance at EX & had fun with other skaters during rehearsal.
As fans we may never know since he doesn't like talking about injuries and showing his weakness, no matter it's affected his performance or not. I think the injury is more serious than how it's looked and reported but hardly seems to have a long term impact. Hope he'll get better soon and be more careful next time.
Last edited by sweet_Michelle; 02-15-2013 at 11:25 AM.
The question is whether your friend's sources are reliable. I haven't come across a single credible source (such as Yomiuri or Mainichi Shinbun) reporting about the injury. Instead, I got Nikkan Sports and Friday (pretty much a gossip magazine) which have notorious reputations for disseminating questionable, exaggerated and, more often than not, false news, giving accounts about his injury. And that just puts me off. I guess we'll never know about the truth unless it comes directly from Yuzu himself. If he is indeed suffering from it, I hope he gets well soon.
A few pages back there were posts on the strange band-aid and swollen eye from unofficial sources. English speaking fans who do not understand Japanese are depending on generous and kind Japanese speaking fans for translations and other updates (special thanks to everyone's hard work!!!!).
And when it comes to rumors and non-major-media sources, not every Japanese fan reads every tabloid / twitter / social media / message board post. But if a question or a public link is posted, maybe someone else can jump in to clarify. Any chance on persuading your Japanese reading friend to post here?
Thank you sampaguita for clarifying Yuzuru's biography quote!
Last edited by jjane45; 02-15-2013 at 01:03 PM.
Are you sure its that minor? He bleeded a lot. Well, I hope youre right. Do you have any source that its so minor?
Where does taking a nap come from? If you can read Japanese, then you should know that Yuzru could not sleep well the night after the LP and had to apply ice compress. That was not about taking a nap between the injury and the LP. People dont take a nap at night, btw.
Then we probably will never know about it because Yuzru does not like to talk about his injury. I agree with you that I also hope he gets well soon.
Ive always thought I dont know much about figure skating news in foreign countries, so I come to GS for more info. Never thought that it would be the other way around and I would be expected to contribute any news about Japanese skaters... Not everyone is interested to post here, and not everyone has time to do it, which is why I come to this board to discuss figure skating news with people who are intrested in the discussion. I think your suggestion is good. If Japanese speaking fans here can post some tabloid/twitter links etc., then we can gain more insight into it.
Moreover, my original post #1085 was asking those posters who discuss too much on someone elses age, which has nothing to do with Yuzru or this thread, to please get back on topic. And I used his injury for example. Maybe some people are not interested in discussing Yuzrus injury, but at least discuss something about Yuzru Hanyu in this thread. There are many other threads where people can discuss about other skaters.
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Walid Maalej, Rebecca Tiarks, Tobias Roehm, and Rainer Koschke: "On the Comprehension of Program Comprehension" ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, Vol. 23, No. 4, Article 31, Aug. 2014. http://mobis.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/TOSEM-Maalej-Comprehension-PrePrint2.pdf Research in program comprehension has evolved considerably over the past decades. However, only little is known about how developers practice program comprehension in their daily work. This article reports on qualitative and quantitative research to comprehend the strategies, tools, and knowledge used for program comprehension. We observed 28 professional developers, focusing on their comprehension behavior, strategies followed, and tools used. In an online survey with 1,477 respondents, we analyzed... | |
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Simple Testing Can Prevent Most Critical Failures: An Analysis of Production Failures in Distributed Data-Intensive Systems
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Happy software developers solve problems better: psychological measurements in empirical software engineering
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Cassandra: Proactive Conflict Minimization through Optimized Task Scheduling
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Bakhtiar Khan Kasi, and Anita Sarma: "Cassandra: Proactive Conflict Minimization through Optimized Task Scheduling." ICSE'13, 2013. http://cse.unl.edu/~bkasi/papers/IEEE-preprint.pdf Software conflicts arising because of conflicting changes are a regular occurrence and delay projects. The main precept of workspace awareness tools has been to identify potential conflicts early, while changes are still small and easier to resolve. However, in this approach conflicts still occur and require developer time and effort to resolve. We present a novel conflict minimization technique that proactively identifies potential conflicts, encodes them as constraints, and solves the constraint space to recommend a set of conflict-minimal development paths for the... | |
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An Empirical Investigation into Programming Language Syntax
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Here's an idea: when conferences and journals send CS research papers out to academics for peer review of content, they should also send them to a couple of people in industry to rate how interesting they are. Their rating and comments would not be used as part of the acceptance decision, but would published with the paper in order to stimulate discussion. We learned a lot by asking practitioners what industry wants from research (see Jorge's discussion or these slides), and I think it would spark some useful dialog between the citizens of computing's two solitudes. | |
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Review: The Essence of Software Engineering
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Ivar Jacobson, Pan-Wei Ng, Paul E. McMahon, Ian Spence, and Svante Lidman: The Essence of Software Engineering: Applying the SEMAT Kernel. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2013, 978-0321885951. SEMAT started almost four years ago as a call to action to refound software engineering on a strong theoretical and empirical basis, and to move beyond fads and petty methodological wars to embrace a "kernel" of widely agreed elements. It had an impressive list of signatories, and SEMAT contributors have since sent a submission to the OMG describing what they think the essence of software engineering is, which they hope will become an Object Management... | |
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Automatic Patch Generation Learned from Human-Written Patches
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How, and Why, Process Metrics Are Better
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Foyzur Rahman and Premkumar Devanbu: "How, and Why, Process Metrics Are Better." ICSE'13, 2013, http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/research/tech-reports/2012/CSE-2012-33.pdf. Defect prediction techniques could potentially help us to focus quality-assurance efforts on the most defect-prone files. Modern statistical tools make it very easy to quickly build and deploy prediction models. Software metrics are at the heart of prediction models; understanding how and especially why different types of metrics are effective is very important for successful model deployment. In this paper we analyze the applicability and efficacy of process and code metrics from several different perspectives. We build many prediction models across 85 releases of 12... | |
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Reducing Human Effort and Improving Quality in Peer Code Reviews using Automatic Static Analysis and Reviewer Recommendation
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Vipin Balachandran: "Reducing Human Effort and Improving Quality in Peer Code Reviews using Automatic Static Analysis and Reviewer Recommendation." ICSE'13, 2013, http://labs.vmware.com/download/198/. Peer code review is a cost-effective software defect detection technique. Tool assisted code review is a form of peer code review, which can improve both quality and quantity of reviews. However, there is a significant amount of human effort involved even in tool based code reviews. Using static analysis tools, it is possible to reduce the human effort by automating the checks for coding standard violations and common defect patterns. Towards this goal, we propose a tool called... | |
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UML in Practice
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Marian Petre: "UML in practice" ICSE'13, 2013. http://oro.open.ac.uk/35805/. UML has been described by some as "the lingua franca of software engineering". Evidence from industry does not necessarily support such endorsements. How exactly is UML being used in industry — if it is? This paper presents a corpus of interviews with 50 professional software engineers in 50 companies and identifies 5 patterns of UML use. The abstract for this distinguished paper doesn't do it justice. Over two years, the author interviewed over 50 developers from a broad cross-section of industries and countries. She found their use fell into five broad categories:... | |
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The MSR Cookbook: Mining a Decade of Research
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Hadi Hemmati, Sarah Nadi, Olga Baysal, Oleksii Kononenko, Wei Wang, Reid Holmes, and Michael W. Godfrey: "The MSR Cookbook: Mining a Decade of Research". ICSE'13, 2013, https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~obaysal/msr2013_hemmati.pdf. The Mining Software Repositories (MSR) research community has grown significantly since the first MSR workshop was held in 2004. As the community continues to broaden its scope and deepens its expertise, it is worthwhile to reflect on the best practices that our community has developed over the past decade of research. We identify these best practices by surveying past MSR conferences and workshops. To that end, we review all 117 full papers published... | |
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It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature: How Misclassification Impacts Bug Prediction
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Kim Herzig, Sascha Just, and Andreas Zeller: "It's not a Bug, it's a Feature: How Misclassification Impacts Bug Prediction". ICSE'13, 2013, http://www.st.cs.uni-saarland.de/softevo/bugclassify/paper/icse2013-bugclassify.pdf. In a manual examination of more than 7,000 issue reports from the bug databases of five open-source projects, we found 33.8% of all bug reports to be misclassified—that is, rather than referring to a code fix, they resulted in a new feature, an update to documentation, or an internal refactoring. This misclassification introduces bias in bug prediction models, confusing bugs and features: On average, 39% of files marked as defective actually never had a bug. We estimate the... | |
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Formal Specifications Better Than Function Points for Code Sizing
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Mark Staples, Rafal Kolanski, Gerwin Klein, Corey Lewis, June Andronick, Toby Murray, Ross Jeffery, and Len Bass: "Formal Specifications Better Than Function Points for Code Sizing". ICSE'13, 2013, http://www.nicta.com.au/pub?doc=6416. Size and effort estimation is a significant challenge for the management of large-scale formal verification projects. We report on an initial study of relationships between the sizes of artefacts from the development of seL4, a formally-verified embedded systems microkernel. For each API function we first determined its COSMIC Function Point (CFP) count (based on the seL4 user manual), then sliced the formal specifications and source code, and performed a normalised line... | |
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Does Bug Prediction Support Human Developers? Findings From a Google Case Study
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Chris Lewis, Zhongpeng Lin, Caitlin Sadowski, Xiaoyan Zhu, Rong Ou, and E. James Whitehead Jr.: "Does Bug Prediction Support Human Developers? Findings From a Google Case Study." ICSE'13, 2013, http://www.cflewis.com/publications/google.pdf?attredirects=3D0. While many bug prediction algorithms have been developed by academia, they're often only tested and verified in the lab using automated means. We do not have a strong idea about whether such algorithms are useful to guide human developers. We deployed a bug prediction algorithm across Google, and found no identifiable change in developer behavior. Using our experience, we provide several characteristics that bug prediction algorithms need to meet in... | |
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Automatic Patch Generation Learned from Human-Written Patches
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Dongsun Kim, Jaechang Nam, Jaewoo Song, and Sunghun Kim: "Automatic Patch Generation Learned from Human-Written Patches." ICSE'13, 2013, http://www.cse.ust.hk/~hunkim/papers/kim-icse2013.pdf. Patch generation is an essential software maintenance task because most software systems inevitably have bugs that need to be fixed. Unfortunately, human resources are often insufficient to fix all reported and known bugs. To address this issue, several automated patch generation techniques have been proposed. In particular, a genetic-programming-based patch generation technique, GenProg, proposed by Weimer et al., has shown promising results. However, these techniques can generate nonsensical patches due to the randomness of their mutation operations. To address this limitation,... | |
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First Impressions of MSR
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Mike Hoye, Mozilla's Engineering Community Manager, attended the Mining Software Repositories conference for the first time this year. Here are his impressions. The MSR program is at http://2013.msrconf.org/ along with links, where possible, to the papers being discussed. Sadly, the IEEE is not in the information-sharing business, but many of the papers can be found linked from here. Prof. Gail Murphy opened the talk with a pretty straightforward question: what is developer productivity? Her slides are here, but they don't really convey how good a talk it was. The one thing that we as an industry were repeatedly asked for,... | |
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A Characteristic Study on Failures of Production Distributed Data-Parallel Programs
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Sihan Li, Hucheng Zhou, Haoxiang Lin, Tian Xiao, Haibo Lin, Wei Lin, and Tao Xie: "A Characteristic Study on Failures of Production Distributed Data-Parallel Programs". Proc. ICSE 2013. SCOPE is adopted by thousands of developers from tens of different product teams in Microsoft Bing for daily web-scale data processing, including index building, search ranking, and advertisement display. A SCOPE job is composed of declarative SQL-like queries and imperative C# user-defined functions (UDFs), which are executed in pipeline by thousands of machines. There are tens of thousands of SCOPE jobs executed on Microsoft clusters per day, while some of them fail... | |
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text: Cyprus should be left out of the consideration of Turkey. Having lived in Cyprus North and South it has a very unusual situation with regards to faith. Living opposite a main Mosque in N.Cyprus I had many pleasant evenings downing a beer or two with my Turkish Cypriot neighbours whilst the recorded call to prayer droned on with not one person entering for prayer. The obsession with the Greek Cypriots about the desecration of churches in the north is misplaced. Most are just left and the ravages of time have taken their toll and whereas there has been some vandalism the idea that this is a policy of the authorities is plain wrong. To them I think they just view them as buildings, full stop. Living in the south I was saddened by the aggressive hatred of the Turks, Turkish dogs' as an Orthodox priest said to me'. The young Greek Cypriots have almost no knowledge of their neighbours but are more relaxed as they see the events and the mythology as being part of their Grandparents generation. Turkey needs watching, Ataturk was far sighted but the AK is slipping back by promoting Islam but I think amongst the educated the progress will not revert but may be slowed for a while.


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Moses: In the Bible & Beyond
The greatest of Jewish leaders and prophets.
Reprinted with permission from The Jewish Religion: A Companion, published by Oxford University Press.
The biblical character of Moses is the most important figure in Judaism, the leader of the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage and particularly, the great teacher of the Torah he received from God; hence the Torah is often called the "Torah of Moses."
The Biblical Story
As told in the Pentatuech from the beginning of Exodus to the end of Deuteronomy, the story of Moses begins with his birth to Amram and Jochebed in Egypt. When his mother had hidden him in the reeds of the Nile in order to save his life, because he was threatened by Pharaoh's decree that every Hebrew male be put to death, Pharaoh's daughter took pity on the infant and adopted him as her son. When Moses grew to manhood he went out of the royal palace, where he had been brought up as an Egyptian prince, to see the afflictions of his Hebrew brethren toiling under the lash of the Egyptian taskmasters.
Witnessing an Egyptian seeking to kill an Israelite, Moses slew the Egyptian, as a result of which he was obliged to flee for his life. Escaping to Midian, Moses served as a shepherd to Jethro, the priest of Midian, whose daughter, Zipporah, he married. During his stay in Midian, God appeared to Moses in the burning bush and ordered him to go to Pharaoh to demand that the people be released from their bondage; eventually, God said, Moses would lead them to the land of Canaan, the land of their fathers.
When, after the ten plagues, Pharaoh finally let the people go, the Egyptians pursued the escaping Israelites but were drowned in the waters of the sea, whereupon Moses led the people in a song of victory. Arriving at Mount Sinai, the people received the Decalogue and, during his forty days stay on the mountain, where he neither ate nor drank, Moses received further laws and instructions which he taught to the people. Moses led the Israelites through the Wilderness for forty years until they came to the borders of the Promised Land. There Moses died at the age of 120 and there he was buried.
This is the bare outline of the Moses saga as told in much greater detail in the Pentateuch, and the whole is elaborated on in numerous Midrashic legends. According to the traditional view the Moses story, and, indeed, the whole of the Pentateuch, was compiled by Moses himself at the direct "dictation" of God, a view that is still accepted in Orthodox Judaism despite the fact that it has been heavily assailed by biblical criticism, in which discipline the Pentateuch is seen as a composite work produced in different periods of Israel's history.
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Over the weekend, I finished "I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear's Journey for Justice" by Joe Starita.
I confess--all along it's been my favorite for One Book One Lincoln due to its Nebraska connection, important story, and local author. Voting has closed, and we will announce the One Book One Lincoln selection in mid-September, so the suspense continues.
I was somewhat familiar with the Standing Bear story, of his role in the legal case in the late 1800's establishing that Native Americans had rights in the sight of United States law. Starita places Standing Bear within the context of the United States of the nineteenth century and his place as a Ponca leader. The "journey for justice" referred to in the title is both literal and figurative. Starita details the Standing Bear's route from Nebraska to Oklahoma and back, as well as the journey in court, establishing whether the United States government had the right to tell Standing Bear and his people where they could live.
There's a strong sense of the distinct personalities of the people involved, and Starita does justice to placing them in the context of their time and place.
I'll recommend this to people who enjoy reading about history and biography. It's a story that all Nebraskans should know, and I'm delighted that One Book One Lincoln has placed it and its author in the limelight.


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The Red Bull Indianapolis Moto3 Grand Prix was a celebration for KTM with Luis Salom of RW Racing GP team powering his KALEX-KTM into first place, Sandro Cortese of the Red Bull KTM Ajo team in second and Jonas Folger third on the Mapfre Aspar KALEX-KTM.
Luis Salom, who took his first win of the season but not his first podium was clearly delighted to come out on top after a race that was marred by a number of dramatic crashes. "It's incredible to win," Salom said. "I had many problems with the tires in the last laps but I managed to bring it home and take the win."
Sandro Cortese of Germany, who started on pole, his fifth after 10 rounds in the current season (!), now has a 29-point lead in the championship after a race that was marked by a number of crashes.
It was also an outstanding race for Cortese's countryman Jonas Folger who was having his first ride on the Mapfre Aspar Kalex-KTM and he said later his third place was 'like winning'. "The KALEX-KTM was working great and I am happy we found good settings for the race," he said. Folger was brought into the Aspar Team to replace Spaniard Alberto Moncayo during the summer break in the season.
It was Red Bull KTM Ajo's Danny Kent, Salom and Cortese who made the best start but as they began to consolidate as the lead group they were unsettled by a multiple crash that also saw the end of the race for KTM rider Niklas Ajo. Meanwhile Malaysian KTM rider Zulfahmi Khairuddin, who had got off well from the second row, was mixing it with the leaders and trying to make the break when several other crashes occurred.
Salom's teammate Brad Binder retired with technical problems while Cortese and Salom slipped past Khairuddin and began to chase down title contender Maverick Viñales of Spain. The three riders then settled down to deliver a typical cliff hanger Moto3 finish with Cortese, Viñales and Salom jockeying for position while exchanging paintwork on their fairings.
While it is usually the wily and tenacious Cortese who comes out on top from the last lap dogfights, on Sunday it was Salom who prevailed – but not before Viñales delivered some drama and slid off the track in the final corner, sacrificing not only the podium place but also valuable points to Cortese!
Cortese paid tribute to Viñales after the race saying: "I am sorry for Maverick. No-one deserves to crash after such a battle. I think everyone was riding over the limit and I almost lost the front four times. Of course I am happy to be in second even though I did expect to win today because I was going very strongly. But I think these 20 points are probably worth more than the win."
In the end what was disastrous for Viñales proved to be a gift for Folger who slipped into third and onto the podium. It was also a very solid weekend for Khairuddin who was mixing it with the leaders and eventually finished sixth.
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Results Moto3 Indianapolis
1. Luis Salom (E), KALEX-KTM, 42:14.300 min
2. Sandro Cortese (D), KTM, +0.056 sec
3. Jonas Folger (D), KALEX-KTM, +2.940
4. Miguel Oliveira (P), Suter Honda, +3.067
5. Romano Fenati (I), FTR Honda, +3.664
6. Zulfahmi Khairuddin (MAL), KTM, +7.663
7. Alex Rins (E), Suter Honda, +7.697
8. Jakub Kornfeil (CZ), FTR Honda, +11.203
9. Alberto Moncayo (E), FTR Honda, +11.242
10. Alexis Masbou (F), Honda, +13.163
Other KTM
11. Arthur Sissis (AUS), KTM, +23.362
12. Danny Kent (GB), KTM, +24.364
DNF Brad Binder (RSA), KALEX-KTM
Disqualified Niklas Ajo (FIN), KTM
Standings Moto3 after 11 of 17 races
1. Cortese, 184 points
2. Viñales, 155
3. Salom, 129
4. Fenati, 96
5. Masbou, 81
Other KTM
6. Khairuddin, 76
9. Kent, 57
13. Hector Faubel (E), KALEX-KTM, 44
15. Sissis, 43
17. Folger, 21
19. Ajo, 21
28. Binder, 5
Manufacturers Standings Moto3 after 11 of 17 races
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