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|7 nights
A beautiful traditional 'trullo' farmhouse, Casa Castagno is located in the picturesque Puglian countryside but the sea & sandy beaches of the Adriatic coast are within 30 minutes drive and the town of Alberobello is a short 10 minute drive away.
The house has been renovated and lovingly restored to a very high standard, preserving the conical roofed trulli unique to Puglia, but incorporating modern design which creates a stylish, spacious interior.
Casa Castagno has a spacious, stunning, fitted kitchen, lounge, five beds (3 en suite), all with air conditioning & five bathrooms - 4 in the main building and 1 in the pool house. Unlike so many renovated trulli which are cramped and dark Casa Castagno's rooms are light and spacious.
The limestone floors that run throughout the house extend to the shaded terrace which is perfect for outside dining or simply lying back in a recliner chair with a good book.
Set in an acre of grounds is the newly built 12 x 6m salt water pool with a large pool terrace for sunbathing and surrounded by fields. There is a large sail shade on the pool terrace when the sun becomes too much or alternatively take the path leading to the shaded area under the chestnut tree; ideal for relaxing with a book or an after lunch snooze.
Special Celebrations: Casa Castagno is an ideal location for that special celebration. A highly experienced local team can provide you with a night to remember. They will set up and clear up. They provide the tables, linen, glasses, chairs, chef, waiters, wine, in fact everything you can think of is on offer leaving you to simply enjoy your special evening.
The terrace area can accommodate 30 guests and the kitchen size, layout and location make catering for this number of people hassle free.
Local minibus taxis can be arranged to deliver and return guests not staying at Casa Castagno from any of the nearby hotels in Alberobello.
See photo for table lay out and appearance.
Local Activities : Beaches
The nearest beaches to Casa Castagno (30 minute drive) are lidos along the Adriatic coast at Capitolo/Torre Carne - long, beautiful sandy beaches, safe for children.
Horse riding, watersports, cycling, and fishing all within 40 mins. Tennis is available in Alberobello.
Health Spa
A health and beauty spa is situated only 5 minutes from the house at the Vicktor Country Hotel.
Local markets
Explore the delights of local markets and stroll around the stalls to savour the freshest fruit, herbs, vegetables and other local produce. Bargains of every kind can be found. Alberobello - Thursday morning; Martina Franca Wednesday morning; Locorotondo -Friday morning; Ostuni -Saturday morning
Other Sights include the caves at Castellana delle Grotte & the Zoo Safari Park
The nearby town of Alberobello: Alberobello (8km - 10 mins drive)
Alberobello is a UNESCO world heritage site because its collection of some 1,500 trulli in an urban environment is unique. The trullo is an architectural feature of Puglia, a dry stone building with a conical roof.
Alberobello is an enchanting, 'fairytale' town with many excellent restaurants featuring local dishes, bars and a 'passegiata' for summer strolling. There are also 'agriturismi' (delicious home grown produce) restaurants outside Alberobello and you can sample local produce in its wonderful market.
Many festivals take place in the summer: folk, classical and modern music; dance and theatre, as well as religious festivals with music performances and fireworks. Alberobello is the centre of an annual pilgrimage to the Basilica dedicated to the martyr saints Cosma and Damiano.
We were a group of seven adults spending 2 weeks in Puglia. Casa Castagno was perfectly located for day trips to the villages and the sea. The house was just as it is described with plenty of room and privacy and is furnished with everything you would need.
The owner, Jeremy, patiently responded to all of our emails and provided us with lots of information before we arrived. The recommendations for the wine cooperative and local restaurants were great. The Wifi cafe and the Conad market in the historic village of Alberobello are just 15 minutes from the house. Jeremy's agent in town was also available if needed.
We enjoyed the large kitchen and patio, cooking meals and sitting around the kitchen table planning our next adventure. We swam in the pool, danced on the patio under the stars and took long walks along the quiet country road watching the farmers working the fields. The countryside is lovely. We even met our "neighbors" who invited us to make mozzarella with them and we invited them back to "our house" for a glass of wine.
We loved our stay at Casa Castagno and our time in Puglia.
We were very happy to be returning to this charming villa and we woke on the first morning to clear blue skies and the smell of jasmine and lavender . This Trullo has been sympathetically restored, retaining its charm but also providing spacious and comfortable accommodation with everything you need for a fantastic holiday. Sitting by the beautiful pool helped us to relax from day one but we were glad we made the effort to explore the nearby towns. Don't be put off by the unprepossessing outskirts as the old parts in the middle are stunning and just right for an evening stroll and a glass of prosecco. The food in local restaurants is affordable and some of the best I have tasted anywhere! We found the whole process from booking to departure very simple and we were looked after by the house manager. Can't wait for our next visit to Casa Castagno.
A group of 10 of us spent a perfect 4 days in this superb, beautifully appointed villa. The owners have thought of everything and the property was perfect for our stay. It is very secluded and the surrounding countryside is stunning, yet it is a short drive from the local town and some lovely restaurants; we particularly liked La Cantina. We had a day trip to Polignano Sul Mare which was lovely as well as outings to the charming local towns in the area. However you really don't need to venture very far afield as the lovely villa and pool are so perfect. I would thoroughly recommend this property for a holiday and can't wait to go back.
This is a wonderful place: full of character, extremely comfortable, very well equipped and with everything you could want for a complete switch off - with the option to explore a beautiful and unspoilt part of Italy. The house overlooks gently rolling fields which we never tired of looking at and offers total peace (apart from distant goat bells, crickets and the occasional horse whinny) but is within easy reach of enchanting local towns. Within a few minutes drive we found a great supermarket, an authentic deli selling fantastic local hams and cheeses and an amazingly cheap wine store. The pool was lovely and we found it hard to tear ourselves away to go exploring. Communication throughout was excellent and we found the house 'bible' invaluable with its tips for places to visit and great places to eat. We loved exploring Polignano a Mare where we had a fabulous seafood lunch, although our favourite town was Locorotondo, which was just delightful. An eight-course meal at Masseria il Frantoio was an amazing experience - all ingredients grown on the estate and a tour of the gardens and ancient oil press. The beaches were glorious - warm sea even at the end of September. All in all Casa Castagna is a real find and we would not hesitate to recommend it.
Casa Castagno is a lovely villa.
The description and photographs on the website are accurate and we found the communication with the owner and the on-site management team to be very good. The booklet in the villa with restaurant recommendations and towns worth visiting became our guide book for the 'what shall we do today' discussions!
We alternated between resting in the peace and quiet beside the pool with days out discovering Puglia.
Casa Castagno is a beautifully renovated trulli a short 10 min drive just out of the fabulous trulli town of Alberobello. The house is very well equipped & comfortable. Lots of space for two families but also perfect for a family of 4 - just like us. The pool is well maintained & a welcome relief after a long hot day of sight seeing at the stunning local old towns & hill top villages. A large terrace with views of the countryside & dry stone walls is the perfect place to unwind for predinner drinks. We thoroughly enjoyed our week & were very sad to leave.
Casa Castagno is situated in a beautiful countryside location yet only 7 km from the town of Alberobello, a UNESCO site of 1500 + trulli.
Restaurants and coffee bars are plentiful, good quality and very friendly. There are many good shops to explore - ranging from good quality clothes shops through to traditional bakers, butchers etc.
Within 30 minutes drive are many miles of safe, sandy beaches on the Adriatic coast- the best of which are at Capitolo & Torre Canne where the gently shelving beaches make this a very safe place for little ones.
The Grottoes of Castellana are a must to visit. These awe inspiring caves featuring stalactites and stalagmites with underground limestone cavities & long tunnels that branch out 3km in length and 71 metres deep.
The historical and beautiful towns of Locorotondo & Martina Franca are both 15 minutes drive & Ostuni, the white city, can be reached in 40 minutes. Matera, the location for Mel Gibson's film 'The Passion of the Christ', with its sassi (cave houses) is an hour's drive away and a must to visit. Finally Lecce, the stunning Baroque capital of Puglia is about 90 minutes drive and well worth a day out to visit.
Local markets selling wonderful local produce take place in various towns around the area on a daily basis & both Bari and Brindisi can be reached within an hour.
Golf: Although golf is not particularly popular with the local Italians there are some excellent courses within easy reach of Casa Castagno. Even in high season they are easy to book and not busy. In mid and low season you can pretty well turn up and play but it's always wise to check. You can also hire clubs so there's no need to take your own on the plane with you.The 4 closest are:-
1)The San Domenico. A PGA tour course set on the Adriatic coast near Savalettri, 30 minutes drive. This sea is visible from every tee and when the wind blows this excellent course becomes a real test of golf.
2)Riva dei Tessali. A stunning forest course with a charming clubhouse alongside the 18th green to analyse your round over a cooling drink. 50 minutes drive.
3)The Metaponto Golf Course - an 18 hole championship golf course built as a complement to Riva dei Tessali. Metaponto is a course of some 6284 meters, par 72. Boasting an excellent spacious driving range as well as a beautifull renovated Club House (formerly a farmhouse). 50 minutes drive.
4)Bari Alto. Just a few minutes from the city of Bari is the Barialto golf club. The course, created by the American architect William W. Amick and the Italian Giorgio Ferraris, winds for about 6,000 metres between palm trees and centuries old olives, and has five lakes with reeds and water lilies. 40 minutes drive.
Motor boats can be hired in Savalettri, some 30 minutes from the house, either by the day or half day to allow you to explore the Adriatic coast at your leisure.
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Event Price
Low Season
28 Mar 2015 - 29 May 2015
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Mid Season
30 May 2015 - 10 Jul 2015
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
High Season
11 Jul 2015 - 28 Aug 2015
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Mid Season
29 Aug 2015 - 25 Sep 2015
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Autumn Special
26 Sep 2015 - 31 Oct 2015
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
|No additional mandatory fees
|Refundable Damage Deposit
A security deposit of £500 is required 8 weeks prior to your arrival against any damage to the property or contents. This is returned with in 1 week of your departure.
Linen and bathroom towels are provided and changed weekly. If you wish to have these changed more frequently this can be arranged at an additional cost. On booking a deposit of 20% of the rental cost is required with the balance
Please Note: The owner of this property accepts payment in the original currency specified (GBP), before use of conversion tool. The conversion tool is provided for your convenience only. The owner may accept other currencies if specifically agreed in advance.
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Merging keys into Registry (W7)
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Posted April 25, 2011 at 9:28AM
My grandson uses a program called Ranger to access his school server. I need to merge some additional keys with the existing Registry to enable Rangers use with W7. I can't do this live as I get a report that some of the keys are in use for basic operation of the computer and even in Safe Mode the same error appears. What's the best way to proceed? I had thought of copying Registry, merging the new keys with the copy then trying to replace the original with the merged copy - will this work and how do I do it? Any help appreciated.
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Posted April 26, 2011 at 8:20AM
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Posted April 26, 2011 at 9:11AM
You could try exporting (right click and select 'export') the particular key/folder with which you need to merge additional keys. This will be saved as a .REG file. Open it with Notepad, add your additional data and save the file. Double-clicking the amended .REG file should insert it back into the registry overwriting the existing data.
It might be worth retaining a copy of the originally exported .REG file, just in case things go pear-shaped!
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Posted April 26, 2011 at 9:22AM
Are you sure that you need to amend the registry? If you have installed the program on the computer the only other thing you may have to do, is to 'allow' it in your firewall. I suggest that you have a look at the manual for Ranger Outpost and the one for your firewall.
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Posted April 26, 2011 at 11:11AM
Thanks for the comments.
I'm certain I need to add additional Keys to the Registry. When I unzip the Ranger Outpost download I have two additional files for Windows 7 users. One of these files is a .reg format and contains a lot of keys that need merging with the existing registry but simply right clicking and selecting 'merge' always produces an error message saying some of the keys are in use.
It seems to me I need to be able to merger the .reg file whilst the Registry isn't in use (so how do I operate the PC?) or perhaps copy the Registry and then merge with the copy and then substitute this modified file for the original Registry file. However I'm not keen to do this as it may result in major problems.
Of course the supplier of Ranger Outpost refuse to support the end user which makes it almost impossible to find out what to do. Very poor program from a poor supplier.
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Posted April 26, 2011 at 12:25PM
If you can identify the additional keys that are required, can you edit the registry manually to add those keys? As additional keys cannot already be in use, doing it that way shouldn't present a problem, other than the hassle of manual configuration.
Before doing anything in the registry, be sure to create a System Restore point.
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Posted April 26, 2011 at 1:49PM
Thanks mgmcc - it all seems rather complicated for an average user! This patch is supposedly for any parent with a W7 home computer. I'm sure they couldn't manage. However your suggestion has great merit and I will take a further look at the extensive .reg file to try to identify which Keys are additional and then add them manually. However it doesn't solve the problem of needing to alter the Keys that are already in use by the system.
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Posted April 27, 2011 at 8:22AM
The newest version now includes the following .reg file in addition to the one line fix issued with previous versions. It's far from short!
"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] "auditbaseobjects"=dword:00000000 "auditbasedirectories"=dword:00000000 "crashonauditfail"=dword:00000000 "fullprivilegeauditing"=hex:00 "Bounds"=hex:00,30,00,00,00,20,00,00 "LimitBlankPasswordUse"=dword:00000001 "NoLmHash"=dword:00000001 "Notification Packages"=hex(7):73,00,63,00,65,00,63,00,6c,00,69,00,00,00,00,00 "Security Packages"=hex(7):6b,00,65,00,72,00,62,00,65,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,00,\ 00,6d,00,73,00,76,00,31,00,5f,00,30,00,00,00,73,00,63,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,\ 6e,00,65,00,6c,00,00,00,77,00,64,00,69,00,67,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,00,00,74,\ 00,73,00,70,00,6b,00,67,00,00,00,70,00,6b,00,75,00,32,00,75,00,00,00,00,00 "Authentication Packages"=hex(7):6d,00,73,00,76,00,31,00,5f,00,30,00,00,00,00,\ 00 "LsaPid"=dword:00000220 "SecureBoot"=dword:00000001 "ProductType"=dword:00000006 "disabledomaincreds"=dword:00000000 "everyoneincludesanonymous"=dword:00000000 "forceguest"=dword:00000000 "restrictanonymous"=dword:00000000 "restrictanonymoussam"=dword:00000001 "lmcompatibilitylevel"=dword:00000001
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\AccessProviders] "MartaExtension"="ntmarta.dll" "ProviderOrder"=hex(7):57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,4e,00,\ 54,00,20,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,76,\ 00,69,00,64,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,00,00
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\AccessProviders\Windows NT Access Provider] "ProviderPath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\ 00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\ 6e,00,74,00,6d,00,61,00,72,00,74,00,61,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Audit\AuditPolicy] "AuditPolicySD"=hex:01,00,00,00,d0,8c,9d,df,01,15,d1,11,8c,7a,00,c0,4f,c2,97,\ eb,01,00,00,00,08,e7,ec,04,2d,13,f0,4b,a6,47,e3,32,92,69,a0,12,00,00,00,20,\ 1c,00,00,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,6f,00,6c,00,69,00,63,00,79,\ 00,53,00,44,00,00,00,10,66,00,00,00,01,00,00,20,00,00,00,12,f7,c3,12,4b,22,\ f1,b2,5d,ad,be,10,d7,35,c5,33,1b,68,c9,65,54,b0,8c,f3,b0,92,2a,40,3e,e6,01,\ 47,00,00,00,00,0e,80,00,00,00,02,00,00,20,00,00,00,d9,12,8b,f8,3a,4a,33,8e,\ d6,63,57,cd,b9,4c,f9,7e,d2,aa,b3,95,4b,4c,67,c9,76,35,fa,75,7f,8e,22,b5,70,\ 00,00,00,ce,6d,12,30,97,22,09,8d,2c,cb,f3,2c,f6,ff,d5,9c,41,a7,2c,86,2c,49,\ 9e,2e,29,98,d0,3a,15,c4,5c,b1,42,5b,e8,95,cf,34,9a,3d,9b,d2,cf,68,82,f3,b7,\ 21,d2,98,63,72,f3,6e,b8,00,68,48,78,38,81,71,26,4f,08,a1,13,49,52,cc,43,3d,\ 1d,9f,d0,81,bc,fb,3b,4f,46,cd,ae,ba,b9,57,5d,c4,32,12,df,58,ae,b2,1b,f7,a4,\ 4c,40,82,d4,be,9a,16,83,2a,6f,37,b2,12,9d,bd,40,00,00,00,17,c0,3d,d9,59,f9,\ 0e,59,9c,69,99,25,1d,bf,c0,22,09,4d,be,9e,81,c7,50,2f,7b,16,67,50,ca,dc,88,\ d3,fd,58,37,75,ba,d8,ed,47,31,b5,f2,ed,d0,80,48,51,56,d5,a1,ba,15,a3,5f,24,\ 09,f9,41,2b,32,60,ff,ac
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\CachedMachineNames] "NameDisplay"="IROBINSON$" "NameUserPrincipal"="firstname.lastname@example.com"
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Credssp] "DebugLogLevel"=dword:00000000
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Data] "Pattern"=hex:99,cd,4b,de,e7,ce,cf,d2,38,52,a4,52,12,23,a8,1a
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\FipsAlgorithmPolicy] "Enabled"=dword:00000000
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\GBG] "GrafBlumGroup"=hex:6f,c0,c4,b6,1d,f1,24,a7,cd
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\JD] "Lookup"=hex:72,96,04,41,ae,7c
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\MSV1_0] "Auth132"="IISSUBA" "NtlmMinClientSec"=dword:20000000 "NtlmMinServerSec"=dword:20000000
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Skew1] "SkewMatrix"=hex:85,01,2d,2f,ec,d8,1e,66,13,3f,3b,9f,34,a0,83,3c
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\SSO\Passport1.4] "SSOURL"="http://www.passport.com"
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\SspiCache] "Time"=hex:18,db,83,00,3f,04,ca,01
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\SspiCache\credssp.dll] "Name"="CREDSSP" "Comment"="Microsoft CredSSP Security Provider" "Capabilities"=dword:00010733 "RpcId"=dword:0000ffff "Version"=dword:00000001 "TokenSize"=dword:000090a8 "Time"=hex:60,a9,66,86,20,04,ca,01 "Type"=dword:00000021
Dreadful program. Avoid if at all possible as the supplier refuses end user support.
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by Mitch Perry
Vargas tells the story of coming to California in the mid 1990's from the Philippines (separating from his mother) to stay with his grandparents. He graduated from San Francisco State in 2004 in Political Science (incidentally my alma mater), and began working for the Washington Post almost immediately after he left the school (he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle while still in school), and was part of a team of reporters for the Post that won a Pulitzer for their coverage of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting massacre.
But in his riveting story (originally commissioned by the Post, who apparently then got cold feet and killed it), the journalist, who also admits in the story that he is gay, said that the secret that he has withheld from his bosses was something he could no longer do, as he learned about undocumented youths in Miami fight for passage of the DREAM act last year:
Last year I read about four students who walked from Miami to Washington to lobby for the Dream Act, a nearly decade-old immigration bill that would provide a path to legal permanent residency for young people who have been educated in this country. At the risk of deportation — the Obama administration has deported almost 800,000 people in the last two years — they are speaking out. Their courage has inspired me.
There are believed to be 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. We're not always who you think we are. Some pick your strawberries or care for your children. Some are in high school or college. And some, it turns out, write news articles you might read. I grew up here. This is my home. Yet even though I think of myself as an American and consider America my country, my country doesn't think of me as one of its own.
Vargas appeared on CNN's Reliable Sources Sunday for his first broadcast interview since the story broke.
In media circles, some of Vargas' former employers - okay, one of them, anyway - reacted strongly to his admission for aiding and abetting an illegal activity, and probably more importantly, being lied to.
Nobody was more vocal in his anger than Phil Bronstein of the San Francisco Chronicle, in a blog post entitled, "I was duped by Jose Vargas, illegal immigrant."
Bronstein is now editor-at-large for the Hearst newspaper chain, but edited the Chron, San Francisco's biggest daily, for years. He writes angrily in the first part of his piece, "Jose lied to me and everyone else he worked for, and that's not kosher, especially in a profession where facts and, more elusively, the truth are considered valuable commodities."
But he it ends it in a more uplifting fashion, writing:
For me, despite the subterfuge, he's done what he intended: given a surprising, articulate and human face to an important issue for at least some of those millions of people out there floating in terrifying limbo. For me, it's the face of a friend
Like many successful young people blessed with talent and brains, Jose has a healthy dose of hubris. He'll have to watch that as much as he will the approaching footsteps of ICE enforcers.
But if he can come out, the force of his story - both good reaction and bad - and his project just might lubricate the politically tarred-up wheels of government and help craft sane immigration policy. If it has that effect, we should forgive him his lies.
As mentioned earlier, the Washington Post's editor, Marcus Brauchli killed the piece earlier this month, leading the Post's ombudsmen, Patrick B. Pexton, to rip his own boss in his Sunday column.
Why would The Post punt to a rival a riveting, already edited story that could provoke national discussion on immigration — an issue that sorely needs it — and that also included possibly illegal, and perhaps forgivable, conduct by a former Post reporter and current member of management?
Beats the heck out of many in The Post's newsroom and beats the heck out of me. The cardinal rule of journalism, or politics, is that if there's bad or questionable information, put it out yourself, be thorough and transparent, and don't pull any punches.
In Vargas' piece, he writes that Peter Perl, the Washington Post's assistant managing editor for personnel, knew of his illegal status when Vargas worked at the paper from 2004-2009.
As part of his "outing" campaign, Vargas is also part of an advocacy group called Define American, that lists passage of the DREAM Act as one of its goals.
The Post's ombudsman, Mr. Pexton, does admonish Vargas for getting behind this, writing:
It's also disturbing that Vargas has formed a nonprofit group to advocate for immigration reform. He has crossed the line from journalist to advocate.
Needless to say, Vargas' admission is receiving lots of play in cyberspace, with support and hate being expressed in equal doses.
But the larger issue is this: when does Washington D.C. - Congress and the President, do something on comprehensive immigration reform? Probably nothing, since there's a national election in a little over a year. That's states like Georgia, Alabama, Arizona and others are passing their own laws, with pressure continuing in some quarters for Florida's Legislature to do so in 2012.
But in terms of demonizing the issue - Vargas is perhaps now the most famous of the 11.2 million undocumented people that we always read are "living in the shadows." Can his own story change minds? That will be interesting to watch and see, as will simply what happens to the 30-year-old reporter, in terms of whether he can remain in the U.S.
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands -- The championship game of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam was canceled Saturday after the 15-year-old brother of Arizona State senior forward Aubree Johnson died while in St. Thomas to watch her play.
The Sun Devils (No. 12 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) were supposed to play No. 18 Rutgers on Saturday night, but Arizona State said the game was called off hours before the scheduled tipoff because of the death in the morning.
Virgin Islands Police Department spokeswoman Shawna Richards confirmed that Johnson's brother, Jordan, died in his sleep but didn't provide other details or a cause of death.
"The ASU basketball family extends well beyond the players and coaches listed on the roster," coach Charli Turner Thorne said in a statement released by the school. "It includes the families and loved ones of every player, coach and support staff member in the program.
"When one of them encounters a loss, it is a loss that is shared by every member of the 'family.' With that in mind, the team decided that it would be best to not go forward with playing Rutgers in tonight's championship game."
Because of the NCAA's "catastrophic event" rule, neither team will be given a loss for the missed game. Rutgers could've forced Arizona State to forfeit by taking the floor at game time, but the Scarlet Knights stayed away from the arena on Saturday, according to Craig Jonas, a spokesman for the tournament organizer.
"The Rutgers basketball program is deeply saddened by the tragic passing suffered by the Arizona State basketball family," coach C. Vivian Stringer said in a statement. "Tragedies such as this have a way of helping all of us put life in perspective, how precious it truly is and to appreciate the special moments in life.
"This young person was a well-skilled, accomplished athlete who was with his family, enjoying the holiday and watching his sister play basketball."
A moment of silence was held before the start of the tournament's first game Saturday, a 95-86 win by Auburn over Western Michigan.
Johnson, a power forward from Post Falls, Idaho, started all but one game last season. She was third on the team in rebound average and fifth in total assists. She earned Pac-10 All-Academic second-team honors the past two years.
Arizona State (5-1) advanced to the Paradise Jam title game with a 67-63 victory over Western Kentucky on Friday night. The Sun Devils are scheduled to play Boston University at home Friday.
Rutgers (2-2), which defeated Penn State in the Paradise Jam semifinals, will take on No. 5 Duke on Dec. 4 as part of the Jimmy V Classic in the Scarlet Knights' first home game of the season


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Graeme Wood discusses how companies have started using social scientists to probe the deepest needs, fears, and desires of consumers. He's joined by Min Lieskovsky, who specializes in ethnographic research. Graeme Wood's article "Anthropology Inc." is in the March 2013 issue of The Atlantic.
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If one has a thyroid disorder are they any more in danger than others?
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When the researchers at these parties say why they're there, do they include the fact that they're doing work for Microsoft or whomever — doing work for somebody else's commercial gain?
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Stern algorithm is a robust static software watermarking scheme. It can resist many common attacks except collusive attacks. In this paper we propose an improved Stern algorithm, make it has the ability of resisting collusive attacks and simplify its implementation at the same time. Furthermore, we describe the implementation of our algorithm and the issues that arise when targeting MSIL. We then validated it by experiments against a variety of attacks.
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Lucia Nights
Historic National Landmark, Bishop Hill, glows with luminary lit sidewalks and candle lit windows in honor of St. Lucy, a celebration of lights. Musical entertainment abounds throughout the village. Musicians will perform at the Steeple Building and at Vagnhall Galleri, the air will be filled with musical melodies. The village specialty shops and dining establishments stay open late for an enchanted evening to remember. Feel like dancing? Experience the Old Colony School barn dance serenaded by the Rusty String Pickup Band. Experience a utopia on the prairie holiday experience this season.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Christmas Market "Julmarknad"
The holiday festivities in Bishop Hill begin with Julmarknad, or Christmas Market. This event is based on Scandinavian customs dating back to the Middle Ages when farmers and artisans would gather in the village squares to sell their wares. Bishop Hill businesses will be offering unique gifts, handmade wares, antiques, quilts, collectibles, baked goods, delicious foods, and Swedish imports. Scandinavian foods such as herring, lutfisk, and rye bread are also in abundance. Select from a large array of delicious holiday cookies, homemade by community bakers on Friday and Saturday.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Sweet Annie's Open House and Home Tour
Explore this original Colony structure that once served as a communal residence for families of Bishop Hill. See how it has been transformed into a wonderful backdrop for primitive antiques and handcrafted wares displayed throughout this stately home. You will find Primitive Cupboards, Folk Art, Early Country in old paint & original surface, Garden Accents, Textiles, Pottery, Quilts, Yellowware, Treenware, Baskets. Open 10 am to 4 pm.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Bishop Hill Honor Flight Benefit
The spirit of giving each year is renewed by the Bishop Hill, The Filling Station Restaurant who organizes the annual fundraiser to send the Quad Cities area veterans to Washington, D.C. part of the Honor Flight Network. A barbeque rib dinner, that's finger licking good right off the grill starts the festivities. Patriot Guard and Legion Riders ride into town and kick off the festivities with an invocation and presentation of colors. Patriotic music is provided throughout the event as well as unique military exhibits and a military retreat is held promptly at 1800 hours with a 21 gun salute and taps. A live auction of donated items, including, locally made artisan craft to sports memorabilia and more is the highlight of the day, besides the eating that is. Golf cart shuttle service from outlying parking areas will be provided to Village Park by Cambridge Cart Sales. Area veterans are provided with a free trip to visit their memorial with priority given to survivors of World War II, Korean War, and any veteran with a terminal illness. Honor Flight Quad Cities operates on donations from organizations and individuals. Representatives from the Honor Flight organization attend the fundraiser. All proceeds from the day's events are donated to Honor Flight of the Quad Cities, $60,000 and counting. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Midsommar Music Festival
Music and fun for the entire family, participate in musical workshops, jamming sessions and a barn dance with instructions provided. Main stage concerts are held in Village Park. Main Stage Events begin at 11 am, Maypole procession at 4 pm, and Barn Dance at 7 pm.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Country Antique Market, Bishop Hill
Join in the gathering of 60 exceptional proprietors showing and selling their wares on the Colony School lawn. Look and peruse through a vast variety of hard to find specialty collectibles and antiques from early country, primitives, folk art, pottery and textiles. This market is the the place you are longing to explore. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $5
CITY:Bishop Hill
Bishop Hill Old Settlers' Association Antique Car Show
Please join us in historic Bishop Hill and spend an automotive fun day in the Village. The park streets are lined with over 100 vintage cars and trucks each year. Bishop Hill's Volunteer Firemen will be serving a grilled pork chop meal in the Park during the Car Show. Proceeds from this show go to the restoration and preservation of the Bishop Hill Colony School completed in 1861. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Bishop Hill Clay and Fiber Fest
Interact with skilled potters and a variety of fiber artists during this two day event. Artists are featured in an indoor/outdoor classroom at Bishop Hill's Prairie Arts Center. Potters of all levels will demonstrate wheel throwing and hand building techniques, the Native American art of horse hair pottery, pit and raku firing processes and more. Learn weaving, spinning, rug hooking and broom making. Make and take activities will be conducted both days. Jansson 5, a Bishop Hill-based group, will entertain with their diverse musical style in the village park Saturday afternoon, and an old-fashioned pie and ice cream social will be held there, too. Saturday evening, a soup supper takes place in the Bishop Hill Colony School. For $10, attendees can pick out a hand-thrown bowl, fill it with homemade soup, and take the bowl home afterward.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Old Settlers' Day and Colony School Reunion
Celebrate the 168th anniversary of the Bishop Hill Colony and the 118th year of the Old Settler's Association. Enjoy a traditional chicken dinner, the High Society Band Concert and program featuring Bishop Hill Colony descendants' speakers. Sunday a reunion of students and teachers from the Bishop Hill Colony School takes place and memories are shared. Hours: 11:30 am to 3 pm.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Jordbruksdagarna – Agriculture days
Celebrate Bishop Hill's agrarian heritage, this event features traditional 19th century harvest activities and demonstrations, hands-on activities, music, farm produce, and Colony stew. Hours: 10am to 5pm.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Christmas Market - Julmarknad
Experience the sights, sounds and aromas of Christmas past. Swedish folk characters roam the village, music plays, shop the Swedish Food specialties, abundance of handmade wares, folk art, antiques. Select homemade chocolate delicacies during the Chocolate Walk.
CITY:Bishop Hill
The Bishop Hill Chatquaqua
We invite you to spend the day in an enchanting village. The park is the center of this small town and will be filled with story telling and music. Join us for the historical re-enactment, a family oriented event sharing true tales of what makes us uniquely American.
CITY:Bishop Hill
McLean County Fair
Enjoy a classic Midwest county fair in the heart of Illinois, with carnival rides and games, 4-H animal and agricultural exhibits, crafts and plenty of great food.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival exemplifies a long-established tradition of professional theatre devoted to performing the plays of William Shakespeare. The festival has been named one of the ten best theatre festivals anywhere by National Geographic. In addition to the mainstage show, theatre-goers can also enjoy behind the scenes tours, live jazz music, nightly Green Shows, fine art fairs and ice cream socials with the cast and crew. Spend a pleasant summer's evening on the grassy lawn of the Festival grounds with a picnic basket, bottle of wine and great friends before the show.
The Original American Passion Play
Now in its 93rd season, the American Passion Play is one of the oldest, continuously-performed, passion plays in the United States. This Biblically accurate performance takes the audience on a spiritual journey to Palestine, 30 AD where they travel with the living Christ, meet his Apostles and follow his ministry from the Sermon on the Mount to His resurrection and ascension. The play features beautiful scenery, live pipe organ music, live voices and even live animals.
Lincoln's Festival
Celebrate Bloomington's Lincoln connections and the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War with a weekend of activities at multiple sites. Highlights will include Storyteller Brian Fox Ellis, Civil War generals, infantry and cavalry encampments, performances by the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band and the Orpheus Mandolin Orchestra. Living history interpreters in period dress, including Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln, will be on hand at numerous locations. Children's activities, carriage rides and demonstrations of period craftsmanship will also be features, along with cannon volleys and skirmishes between troops and more. The event is free and open to the public.
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market
The Market is open from 7:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday morning from May through October. Located on the historic downtown square, the Farmers' Market is managed by the Downtown Bloomington Association. Not only does the market give customers a colorful venue to buy locally grown farm products, it also puts them in touch with local artisans of prepared goods and fine arts, musicians, and community organizations. The Downtown Bloomington Association Farmers' Market is a producer-only market offering a wide array of farm products — including vegetables, fruits, cheeses, pork, beef, free-range poultry and eggs, flowers, plants, herbs, and more grown and produced by the individual selling these items! The market features different musical performances each week. Cooking demos are offered regularly, and the Kids' Zone has sponsors that offer weekly hands-on activities for all ages.
Drivin' the Dixie Centennial
Discover America's Greatest Rolling Car Show! Follow the route along the historic Dixie Highway and uncover points of interest and new destinations. Great fun for everyone! Enjoy all day tour celebrating Historic Dixie Highway's Contennial visiting historic sites, car shows and community events with your vintage car or contemporary vehicle. Along Dixie Highway from Blue Island to Momence!
CITY:Blue Island
IKEA Midsummer All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Event
Enjoy a traditional Midsummer, all-you-can-eat Swedish buffet. Tickets are only $11.99 for adult IKEA family members and $2.99 for children under 12. The menu will include favorites such as: smoked salmon, assorted herring dishes, Gravad lax, whole poached salmon, salads, cheeses, breads, desserts and much more! Seating is limited, buy your tickets today.
Bourbonnais Friendship Festival
During the five days of fun, rides, games, shows, beer garden, parades, teen Idol, baby contest and more. You are bound to see astronauts, Martians, the Jetsons, Buzz Lightyear, Luke Skywalker and more as you orbit the festival grounds.
Annual All Town Garage Sales
You'll find the best stuff at the annual All Town Garage Sales put on by Braidwood Fire Sirens. Maps are are at First Presbyterian Church. Also baked goods and lunch for sale at the church. Fri & Sat, Jun. 12, 2015 - Jun. 13, 2015. Times: 8:00am - 4:00pm.
Summer Fest - Braidwood
Annual Event sponsored by the Lions Club at Old Smokey Park First & Center Streets - includes carnival, flea market, parade, beer garden, baby contest, pie eating contest, musical entertainment nightly, fireworks on last evening and much much more! Times: Thurs. 4pm-11pm Fri 4pm-midnight Sat. 8am-midnight Sun. 8am-10pm.
1st Annual Pierogi Polish Fest
The four-day festival will feature: live music (Polka, Polish dance music and your favorite local cover bands), traditional Polish dancers, carnival rides for all ages, Polish beer and other beverages and of course, among a vast selection of other tasty specials, the star of the fest, Pierogis!
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.
Summer Nights at Brookfield Zoo
Our newest summertime event is back, and it's bigger and better than ever, with more evenings than before! Enjoy Brookfield Zoo in a new light with cooler evening weather, enhanced dining, beer and wine gardens, roaming entertainment, live music, and a new laser light show, all surrounded by wildlife and nature.
Buffalo Grove Days 2015
This annual festival has fun for everyone. The festival will include the chamber beer garden, a business and craft fair, free entertainment all day long, a carnival, games, special events, a parade and fireworks on Sunday. Please visit the website for more information.
CITY:Buffalo Grove
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
Montgomery County Fair
Located at Montgomery County Fairgrounds and celebrating the American farmer, this fair features free carnival rides in the evening, truck and tractor pulls, a demolition derby, livestock shows, arts & crafts, culinary, floriculture, beer pong tournament, fair queen pageant and much more.
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 5,000 & 10,000 meter run and awards will be presented to the winners.
Holiday House at Magnolia Manor
The 14 room historic mansion is decorated for the Holidays, with many of the decorations for sale. Holiday luncheons can be scheduled with reservations. Luncheons include a served meal and a house tour. Regular tours are offered from 1 to 4pm daily.
Henry County Fair
A week long summer event showcasing Henry County's premier agricultural talent; area residents display their livestock, art and garden pride. Watch, or better yet, partake in the tractor pull or demolition derby. Food and carnival rides for all to enjoy.
Cambridge Fest & Auto Show
If you enjoy classic cars and trucks in a historic downtown setting, please join us for the annual Cambridge Auto Show in Cambridge. Over 150 cars, trucks and motorcycles will be on display. The day offers live entertainment, tours of the Historical Heritage Village, food and craft vendors, along with many other activities.
Cambridge Christmas on the Square
70 plus crafters will be featured at the Cambridge Parent Club's annual craft show. Visit beautifully decorated homes during the Tour of Homes, area churches will feature "specialty treats." Stop at Cambridge Community Hall and enjoy a visit with Santa, Holiday Music, supper and view the Festival of Trees. End the day and partake in the Baptist Church Christmas Cantata. Hours: 10am to 8pm.
3V3 Live Soccer Tournament
Carbondale is proud to host the 3V3 Live Soccer Tournament at the SuperBlock MultiPlex Complex for the second year in a row, with divisions open to all ages! 3V3 Live Soccer (or, "small sided format") offers fast paced, skill building, fun soccer. Every player is involved and constantly touching the ball. 3V3 is open to male and female teams, U6-adult Parents or coaches may organize and coach 3V3 Teams Each team may have up to 6 players on their roster All teams are guaranteed a minimum of four games Every player will recieve an official 3V3 Live Tour t-shirt Medals will be awarded to players on the top 3 teams in each division The top four teams in each division are qualified to play in the 3V3 Live Regional Championship Tournament Teams can also qualify for 3V3 World Championship at Disney World
Game Day USA Youth Baseball Tournament
Mark your calendars! This summer Carbondale will be hosting two Game Day USA Youth Baseball Tournaments! The Saluki Super Regional will take place May 29-31st, and the Saluki Southern Championships will be held June 19-21st. Championship Rings, Pool Play Plus Pyayoffs, 3 games guaranteed. Visit our website for registration, accommodation, and travel information.
Live on Main with the Woodbox Gang and Nikki Hill
WDBX 91.1 FM and the Carbondale Music Coalition are teaming up to bring you a brand new downtown showcase! Saturday, June 6th, we will be hosting the first of many live concerts right in the heart of our downtown. The concert will take place right on Monroe Street next to city hall and will be free to the public!
Carbondale Community Friday Night Fair
A free community event for everyone, featuring live music, food court, a variety of products and services for sale, activities for all ages, and more! Every Friday night May 8 - June 26, 6:00pm until 9:00pm on the Town Square in Carbondale at the corner of 51 N. and 13 W. See website for full schedule.
Macoupin County Fair
Come out to visit the oldest County Fair in Illinois! The 2014 Fair is sure to be exciting with lots of entertainment and agricultural displays for the entire family. New to the 2014 fair will be a Meat Goat Show. There will be a variety of attractions and entertainment for the whole family, including a tractor pull, mud drag, demolition derby, exhibits, livestock shows and auctions and children's activities.
Route 66 Blue Carpet Corridor Festival
19 communities from Chatham to Collinsville celebrate Route 66. The first annual Illinois Route 66 Blue Carpet Corridor weekend festival showcases unique sections of Route 66 is characterized by its rich mining history and Mother Road charm. A variety of activities along the road festivals, car shows, live entertainment, children's activities, historic tours and more. Souvenir passports will be available at the various cities and villages. Towns on the Blue Carpet Corridor include Chatham, Auburn, Thayer, Virden, Girard, Nilwood, Carlinville, Gillespie, Benld, Staunton, Hamel, Edwardsville, Litchfield, Mt.Olive, Williamson, Livingston, Glen Carbon, Troy and Collinsville.
Historic Standard Addition Neighborhood Walking Tour- Route 66
Join us on a walking tour during the Blue Carpet Corridor Festival. Outside Guided Walking Tours of the Historic Sears Mail Order Homes built in 1918-1919. Tours will depart every 30 minutes on the hour and last approximately 30 minutes. There may be uneven street surfaces and sidewalks for walking. Food and Drinks are available for purchase.
Greene County Fair
This traditional county fair has been around since 1856 and continues to provide fun for the whole family! Don't miss the great food, entertainment, the annual Queen and Little Miss pageants, carnival rides, sand volleyball, mud drags, truck/tractor pulls, horse racing, and commercial vendors. Live music will fill the air in the evening. Check our Facebook page for updates. Admission fee is collected at the gate.
Southern Illinois Irish Festival
This Festival began in 1997 and continued to grow and expand with new events and excitement for participants of all ages. A Celtic cultural celebration with special concerts, fairs with music, dance workshops & demonstrations, Celtic arts & crafts, and merchandise, children's activities. This year's Southern Illinois Irish Festival will be hosted by Walkers Bluff. This new venue provides a picturesque location just northwest of Carterville, Illinois.
John A. Logan College Autumn Fest
This annual event features over 100 original, handmade arts and crafts, great food, free admission, and free parking. For more information call 1-800-851-4720, extension 8287.
Great Egyptian Omnium Bicycle Race
The Great Egyptian Omnium is a bicycle race that promotes the region of "Egypt" or Southern Illinois to the rest of the cycling world and encourages visitors to one of the best biking destinations in the Midwest. The region is like none other, with hills and bluffs that will make a challenging course filled with natural beauty.
Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days
The 26th Annual Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days will be held at John A Logan College. It is the largest celebration of Hunting and Fishing Day in the country. This 200+ vendor show offers something for the whole family. Bass Fishing and Crappie seminars, catfish contest, Goose calling contests, Dock Dogs competitions, retriever demonstrations and a kids fishing hole are just a few of the activities throughout the weekend.
Christmas in Carterville
This annual Christmas celebration encompasses the entire downtown area of Carterville. Santa and his helpers will be on hand for photos. There will be hot chocolate and cookies, caroling, chili supper, gingerbread contest, festival of trees, Sugar Plum Dance Fairies, face painting, Candy Land Path, Horse and Carriage rides and much much more. This event is held in downtown Carterville.
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.
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.
CITY:Cave In Rock
Cedarville Summer Celebration
The 10th annual Cedarville Summer Celebration is a collaborative effort by the Village of Cedarville, Cedarville Lions Club and RAMP. There will be free hot dogs, chips and soda starting at 5 pm. There will be demonstrations by Cedarville Fire Department, games for kids, a vendor market, and Cake Walk. There is no charge to attend the event, but there will be charges for individual games.
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!"
Balloon Fest
The Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival features 40 hot air balloons, races, glows, tethered balloon rides, main stage entertainment, craft fair, free children's activity area and games, cardboard boat races, car show, fireworks and much more.
Piatt County Fair
This fair features livestock and agricultural exhibits, kids activities, a tractor pull, the fair pageant (fair queen and Jr. Miss) and for the adults, a beer garden with live music.
CITY:Cerro Gordo
21st Annual Hot Rod Power Tour
The 21st consecutive year for this "ultimate Hot Rodder vacation" will have cars cruising into Champaign County for one stop on a seven day tour with over 3,000 cars and 250 participating vendors on display at Parkland College. The festive atmosphere of the Power Tour Cruise Stop celebrates America's love affair with the automobile. This free event will include autograph sessions with motorsports celebrities, entertainment, games, dozens of giveaways, and event meet-and-greet opportunities with David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan of ROADKILL.
Taste of Champaign-Urbana
Taste of Champaign-Urbana is the area's premiere outdoor summer festival featuring delicious menu items from CU's best restaurants, frosty beer from local breweries, lovely arts and crafts from local artists, the 3.14 mile Pie Run, and high quality music and entertainment for the whole family – all in a beautiful park setting. All proceeds from the festival go towards our youth scholarship fund which provides hundreds of local youth with the opportunity to go to camp, learn to dance, take swimming lessons, play baseball, and much more!
Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
The stages will be sure to be rocking all day, showcasing our featured Blues bands and singers, featuring such artists as Carolyn Wonder, Ana Popovic, Janiva Magness, Adrianna Marie and many more. This street festival also features some the nations top, and award-winning BBQ so it will be hard to go home hungry.
Friday Night LIve
Downtown Champaign is the backdrop for Friday Night Live, a free street-side performance series open to the general public. Held from 6-8pm every Friday from May 31st to August 16th, Friday Night Live includes an eclectic mix of music and street performances including bluegrass, jazz, folk, rock, and blues, along with a cappella, bellydancing, and street magic.
Champaign Music Festival
The newest of Champaign Park District's signature events, the Champaign Music Festival, will feature nationally-recognized musicians playing amazing music right here in our own Hessel Park. Join us for this exciting night of music and enjoy food and beverages from your favorite downtown establishments as we pack the streets!
Follow the Farmstead
Held June 12–13 from 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., this tour of farms will focus on the southeast quadrant of Champaign County, highlighting farms large and small. Whether you want to discover the emerging technology utilized, tour a centennial farm, interact with farm animals or learn more about equipment used on farms from tractors to combines to tillage equipment and more. Follow the Farmstead will provide numerous opportunities to engage with local farmers, all at no cost. Get connected with the farms that sustain us—locally and nationally. Get educated on what it takes to run a successful farm, large and small. Get your questions answered, engage in demonstrations and hands-on activities—it's all available through this unique event.
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.
Coles County Fair
Visit the oldest continuous fair in Illinois. Enjoy the carnival, animal shows, Little Miss and Queen pageants, harness racing, truck/tractor pull, demo derby, live music, Gospel show and more!
Cherry Valley Festival Days
Great food, the carnival, on-site activities, and of course, the bands are what make a summer music festival an event to remember. Valley Days at Bauman Park has proven to be the fun-filled summer music festival your family shouldn't miss.
CITY:Cherry Valley
Popeye Picnic
Join Popeye and his friends for the 5K Run/Walk, parade, rides, games, music, food and more at this annual event.
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.
Look up the word "lollapalooza" and you'll find this definition: an extraordinary thing; an outstanding example. You won't find any other music festival with a more fitting moniker than Lollapalooza, Chicago's grandest stage for music legends from across the globe. Each year in August, some of the top names in alternative, hip hop, punk and pop join more than 100 bands and musicians in Grant Park to bring you one loud, heart-stopping 3-day event.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Northhalsted Market Days
The 34th Annual Northhalsted Market Days® is coming to you live! Crowds from across the country will come together to celebrate the largest two-day street festival in the Midwest, right here on Halsted Street. Northalsted Market Days® is also famous for its vast array of unique vendors, from local arts and crafts to craft food and drink.
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.
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
Square Roots
Featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie Rock, World Music, Soul and Kids Music July 10-12, 2015 in Lincoln Square The Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce (LSRCC) and Old Town School of Folk Music (OTSFM) present the 4th Annual Square Roots craft beer and music experience in Chicago's Lincoln Square. Over 30,000 fans attend Square Roots each year to enjoy more than 40 local craft brews (including special batch and limited release taps), great food and the diverse genres of entertainment that only the Old Town School of Folk Music can provide. What: Square Roots isn't your typical food and music festival; we tap into all that Lincoln Square has to offer to provide a multidimensional event that appeals to music, food and craft beer enthusiasts. Live entertainment: 70 acts including music, jams, dance and family activities on 4 stages (2 indoor and 2 outdoor). Craft Beer: More than 40 tasty selections from the best local and regional craft breweries. Cuisine: Eclectic fare from amazing Lincoln Square and Ravenswood restaurants. Suggested donation $10 for Adults, $5 Seniors/kids, $20 for Families. Why: Proceeds from Square Roots benefit small business workshops and community place-making efforts, and fund the Old Town School of Folk Music scholarship programs. For more info, visit www.squareroots.org
BenFest 2015
Warm weather is right around the corner and that means so is BenFest 2015! Mark your calendars for July 17-19th for St. Ben's annual BenFest! Like us on Facebook for more information! This year's BenFest has something for every age! Come join us for three days of family fun including great bands, cuisine from local resturants, activities for the kids and a chance to win some great prizes. This year's Grand Prize Drawing is a cash prize for $10,000. St. Benedict Parish BenFest is conveniently located on the northside of Chicago in the North Center neighborhood.
Windy City Smokeout
Windy City Smokeout: BBQ & Country Music Fest presented by Bub City returns for its third year! This summer festival brings together the best of live country music, beer and BBQ to our city's popular River North neighborhood. Throughout the weekend, guests can enjoy southern-inspired fare from Chicago's BBQ restaurants. Festival-goers will also have the opportunity to interact with chefs and their culinary teams, and enjoy ice cold beers to wash it all down! country fans can also take in performances by country music's biggest stars as well as emerging talent.
Millennium Park Summer Film Series
Calling all movie buffs! Head to Millennium Park on Tuesday evenings this summer to enjoy free movies at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. It's now home to the latest and most sophisticated outdoor screen with sound projected from the Pavilion's state-of-the-art sound system. The images are bright, clear and visible from the front row to the back of the Great Lawn, so there isn't a bad seat in the park! Be sure to grab a blanket and pack a picnic dinner to enjoy with your friends and family.
Movies in the Parks
The 15th annual Movies in the Parks series kicks off June 4, 2015 and features more than 240 outdoor screenings of current and classic movies in parks across the city. Bring a picnic basket, blanket, and your friends and family and enjoy a movie in the parks. All movies begin at dusk, weather permitting. Check out the website for park locations and schedules.
Expansive Visions: FUSEDChicago
Please visit this exhibition, curated by Gallery Director Beth Shadur, of works by selected members of the encaustic collective, FUSEDChicago. The works show the rich variety possible in the medium of painting with wax. Artists' reception, June 11, 4:30-7pm M-Th 9AM-3PM; W-Th 4PM-7PM
CITY:Chicago Heights
Ridgefest 2015
Annual festival with national bands/acts, diverse ethnic food vendors, huge carnival, arts and crafts, special guest and super Sunday family days.
CITY:Chicago Ridge
Apple and Pork Festival
Since 1968, the Apple N' Pork Festival with its delightful aroma of smoked ham and spicy apple butter, has ushered in autumn for Dewitt County. From its beginning as a modest event, centered around a kettle of soup and stack of sandwiches, the festival has grown to one of the state's favorite fall festivals. Wear comfortable shoes and stroll through booths offering foods, crafts, antiques, entertainment, and more! Be sure to tour the museum. Plan to spend the day! Tram and bus service to various locations available for a small fee. Located at C. H. Moore Homestead and throughout Clinton.
Barn Quilts of DeWitt County: "Red,Wine, & Blues Tour"
The Barn Quilts of DeWitt County program will be holding their second Red, Wine & Blues Tour. Unlike our traditional tour, this event will showcase individual barns that are a part of our Barn Quilts of DeWitt County Trail with a night of good food, good music and good times. Contact the Chamber & Tourism Office for ticket and tour time information.
Thanksgiving with Lincoln Heritage of DeWitt County
Join us for a traditional Thanksgiving meal with a little history as you meet Mr.Lincoln and discover his ties with DeWitt County. The Thanksgiving meal is catered and tickets are available from the Clinton Chamber & Tourism Office.
Clinton's Terror on Washington Street Haunted House
Strange things happen when October comes to Clinton. The old VFW Hall is a place no one wants to travel by after sunset. Screams and moans have been heard..Slow moving creatures have been seen around the premises. Find out for yourself what lurks in the shadows when this peaceful central Illinois community becomes home to the creatures of the night. Event dates are Oct 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31: 7pm-11pm. "Lights On" dates are Oct. 17th and 24th, 5pm-6pm.
Tour DeWitt
Tour DeWitt is back! Plans are in the works for a 10 mile, 20 mile, 40 mile and 60 mile ride through beautiful DeWitt County. Watch our websites and facebook pages for more information as the event develops, or contact the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Office.
Big Band Concert by the Del Bergeson Orchestra
Saturday's Big Band Concert will feature the Del Bergeson Orchestra. This event will be held at Campbell's Park, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Grundy County Chamber of Commerce/Coal City event.
CITY:Coal City
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
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.
HalloWine at StarView Vineyards
Live music, 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!
American Indian and Ethnographic Show
Historic artifacts on display.
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.
International Horseradish Festival
Since 1988, the Horseradish Festival has celebrated the multi-faceted and vastly under-utilized spice member of the mustard family and brought people from around the mid-west and the country to Collinsville for fun, entertainment, great food and drink. Come to the festival for live music, food booths, root toss, root golf, root sacking contests, craft fair, Bloody Mary contest, Little Miss Horseradish Festival Pageant, horseradish recipe contest, children's area, the annual Horseradish Root Derby and much more!
Contemporary Indian Art Show
This juried art show features works from original and talented Native American artists. The artists will also be selling items such as jewelry, paintings, pottery and more.
Fort Obie Rendezvous and Living Hitory Encampment
Visit the old world featuring a tipi encampment, black powder shoots, pre-1840 demonstrations, bow-shoots, tomahawk and knife throwing, primitive fire-starting, and 1840 trade goods. Open: 10am to 5pm on Saturday, and 10am to 3pm on Sunday. Admission $2.00 per person.
Cowden Pioneer Days
This family friendly festival is set in the city park with plenty of carnival rides, craft vendors, flea market, foods, etc. There is also an IPRA sanctioned rodeo that takes place Friday. A demolition derby takes place on Saturday. You can also enjoy the arm wrestling. There will also be a large parade Saturday morning. Tour the historical cabins set in the park along with collections.
5th Annual Woofapalooza
5th Annual Woofapalooza benefit at Siegel's Cottonwood Farm Sunday June 7th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Woofapalooza, benefiting log dog rescue/shelters, is an event for you and your dog to have a day of "affordable fun on the farm". Woofapalooza has been growing every year! This event provides outdoor family fun for both the owners and their dogs. The day will consists of dog activities, family activities, informative talks, prizes, contests, food and more. Enter your dog into the best dressed dog or smallest/biggest dog contest. There will also be dog/owner lookalike contests and pie eating contests for dogs and humans and much more. Admission is $10 per person. Dogs are free. A day of fun, food and fresh air on the farm. Follow us on Facebook for more exciting event details, visit us at www.SiegelsCottonwoodFarm.com or call Kaity at 815-741-2693.
CITY:Crest Hill
Redneck Run
There's nothing like participating and watching the Redneck Run at Siegel's Cottonwood Farm! A day of fun, food and fresh air on the farm. Time: 9:00am-1:00pm. Follow us on Facebook for more exciting event details, visit us at www.SiegelsCottonwoodFarm.com or call Kaity at 815-741-2693.
CITY:Crest Hill
Super Night
If you like fun, food, drinks and winning money then this is the only place for you to be this Saturday night. Each ticket comes with a 2 hour buffet, 2 drinks, a free t-shirt, race program, and live music! Log onto BalmoralPark.com today!


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Kenmore Theatre
2101 Church Avenue,
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Sorry for the delay on this, br. When I left NY, little work had been done that could damage the Kenmore interior aside from that associated with the thankfully rather cheap quading efforts. The chandelier was intact and most auditorium features were worn but otherwise untouched. The lobby mirror wall was intact and the balcony level trimings were still impressive aside from the occassional bullet hole. Aside from some the corridor dry wall coverings (a Cineplex Odeon norm here and at the Met) which allowed elements behind to remain, the place was quite delicately refurbished. The upstairs lobby ceilings were worn though beautifully intricate but the bathrooms were all beat to death. A massive (and scary) basement and backstage area remained with some dressing rooms. The coal furnace was still being fed by human hands and serviced by a coal shoot from the sidewalk.
I am not sure what damage has been done since, but I can assure you Cineplex Odeon did little harm. For all their faux marble crimes in Manhattan, their Brooklyn conversions were generally reseating and cleaning if only for cost reasons.
To promote his new film "The Ladies Man," Jerry Lewis appeared on stage at this theater on July 13, 1961.
Here's a photo of the Kenmore in the 50's…Marilyn Monroe on the Marquee:
Other than the marquis, is there any sign of the theater? I mean is there anything in that Modell's that hints there was a movie house there?
"Oceans 11" played here on the RKO neighborhood run in 1960.
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Thank you from me as well, Warren, for that photograph. I know you probably won't respond to this compliment, but I'm sure I don't speak alone in stating you're one of the most valued contributors to this site.
From those who attended the Kenmore in the '80s (such as yourself, Al) and the '90s, how many of its original architectural elements remained, post-multiplexing and after becoming a Cineplex Odeon property and do any still exist in its current incarnation as a Modell's Sporting Goods store? I thought I read it had been, at best, mostly gutted, but would be grateful for some confirmation.
Hard to believe "Hamlet" once played here.
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Thanks Warren.
Your photo has thrown me into time travel mode like no sci-fi movie ever could. Having "dealt" with Kenmore for many years in the nasty eighties I knew it had a grand past but one single image and the eighties are now gone. This one familiar, yet foreign, image means all the world to me. Thank you and Cinema Treasures for bringing this bullet holed crackhouse back to life. It's the stuff dreams are made of.
Thanks Warren for that photo in my lifetime i've never experienced this theatre as a single screen.
Thanks Warren for that photo in my lifetime i've never experienced this theatre as a single screen.
That was a nice theater, I recall sitting in the balcony with kids from my school and watching 'Finian's Rainbow'. I guess I should be thankful I left Brooklyn in the middle 70s insofar as movie houses. I would not want to see those things multiplexed.
Gustavelifting… The Kenmore was a very nice theater until the mid 70s. I only went there a half dozen times and remember it somewhat well. Glad I never went there after it was `plexed. I did not need to risk my life to see a movie!
It was a single screen theater at first, which was great. It was multiplexed, which I am glad I did not see. Then finally, the worst, it became a Modells Sporting Goods Store. The Kenmore was great.
Its a shame that so-called humans can wreak so much terror in a place that is supposed to be "fun" to go to.I really can`t believe the razor and barbed wire at the concession stand and lobby, but I have to believe it really was there. If the Kings ever reopens(And I hope it does} I pray the same events will not take place there.We have come a long way from the innocence of laughing at the matron and throwing Milk Duds to outright murder and shootings, and it is a pathetic state of affairs.
Worked there as an usher during the summers while I was a student at Erasmus, around 1960-61. No one has commented on the mezzanine… don't know about the ladies room but the men's room was huge and lavish with dozens (at least) of full-length ivory colored porcelain urinals (sorry, some memories stick).
During that time there were two live appearances I recall… using the stage facilities which still existed from vaudeville days… one was a joint appearance by Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff for some end-of-career grade b stuff (Peter Lorre shook my outstretched hand). The other appearance was by George Raft and I recall was a more elaborate production. He also was a true gentleman and treated everyone with kindness.
Nobody's mentioned the Loge section… at the very front of the balcony, a separate railed off section, they charged extra for it, as an usher I had to constantly check that people sitting there had actually purchased the more expensive tickets…
I remember the security was a short wiry tough guy named Frank, he wore an authentic looking NYPD uniform but without the insignia… there was a hooker who used to frequent the place and perform her services there… an aged brassy redhead who wore a fake leopard jacket… and Frank, instead of kicking her out would call us over to witness the goings on… Years later when I saw a movie at the theater she was still working the place… we called her "Miss Kenmore".
We were the first graduating class of Ditmas JHS and our graduation ceremonies were held at the Kenmore. I think they had some musicians in the orchestra pit (in front of the stage/screen).
Also fondly recall Garfield's Cafeteria across the street… am searching for old photos showing interior or exterior of Garfields, anyone know of any please post a link.
The Kenmore was in a war zone neighborhood that had shootings daily. The lobby was full of bullet holes and audiences talked right through the movie. The acoustics in the upper cinemas were appaling and the images had such severe keystoning that all ending credits looked like the beginning of STAR WARS. The staff could not stop the locals from jumping the candy counter and taking what they wanted so the mention of razor wire in the post above is not an unreasonable move. The exit corridor had barbed wire yet I personally saw a mother with a baby trying to sneak in by climbing over the wire.
In spite of its glorious past, beautiful chandelier, staircase and coal furnace (in the 90s!)the Kenmore's more recent history involved two employees being shot, riots every time a "Chucky" film opened and a not surprising revolving door of employees. The theatres often sold out at half capacity as customers refused to sit next to strangers.
One 1980's incident involved a naked hooker on crack running through a crowded screen, a guest of the Local 306 projectionist. This place was a bigger than life nightmare and Loews rightfully shut it down as soon as they took over Cineplex Odeon.
Last time I ever set foot in the Kenmore was in spring of '85 and it was a total piece of shit. This place was so scary to be in I'm surprised it was open for another 14 years. I'm not surprised however about how the NYPD closed this place. When you've got a theatre in a "ghetto" neighborhood with animals that don't know how to behave themselves shooting each other over seats, then it makes total sense to shut the place down for good.
Wow it was that bad it's a wonder how it out lived the Metropolitan, Rugby, and Duffield that had the same element patronizing them as well and partially led to there demise.
There's a good corporate choice —– razor wire instead of employee presence —– nothing like a cheap roll of razor wire that sets such a great atmosphere —– hmmmm …
I was told by people who worked there that in the end days of the Kenmore, when the concession stand was closed up for the night they had to put razor-wire on it to prevent it from being looted by the patrons exiting from the last show of the evening.
I appreciate it Kenroe I will e-mail you in about 4 weeks
I will be away for 4 weeks, so e-mail me mid February (e-mail address on my profile) and I will scan the photo for you. That's if you haven't already purchased it from THS.
Kenroe is there any way that I can see those photos.I mean i'm gonna still contact T.H.s for photos but do you have any that you can share.
The opening date of the Keith's Theater was 17th September 1928, built as a vaudelville theatre for the B.F. Keith Circuit. It went over to a films only policy in 1932.
On the side walls each side of the proscenium arch were a series of three boxes set within a tall arched opening which was draped similar to the proscenium.
The large painted murals by Willy Pogany were set in tall recesses on the side walls from the front to rear of the balcony, possibly four on each sidewall. On a photo I have, it shows two panels, one in the front balcony section which has an elephant ridden by an Indian Raja, the details on the second one, at cross aisle level unfortunately can't be made out.
Orlando, re. corporations "celebrating" 100 years is such a cynical joke, amen to that. And I can't believe this theatre had murals by Will Pogany…. up till now, I only knew his work from a single book I own which he illustrated, Padraic Colum's "The Children of Odin" which is a retelling of Norse myths for "kids", a book I've treasured since my own childhood. The thought that he had murals in a city theatre, in my old borough, and that they are gone makes me nauseous. Oh well… I came upon this page while cross-referencing for theaters designed by Eugene DeRosa, because I've just visited his Lafayette Theater in Suffern, NY for a wonderful Sci-Fi Festival. At least that one is cherished by its current owners. It's still there, and it looks and feels like dream, which takes only some of the sting out of learning of the loss of this one.
Keith's/Kenmore, R.I.P.


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Ask everyone to bring an updated picture of their family, along with a index card listing any accomplishments or changes from the past year. Put all of these index cards and pictures onto a large display, making a small family tree to show how everyone is related. This idea is perfect if there are a lot of family members in attendance, many of whom live out of town. Although many of the older adults might know who everyone is, younger family members might not know all of the connections.
Have an award ceremony during the reunion. Give awards for the oldest and youngest family members, to whoever had the furthest to travel and even to the longest married couple. Use this awards ceremony to recognize special accomplishments such as graduations or new births.
Another way to encourage family members to become reacquainted is to have older family members share their memories of their childhood, deceased members of the family and even memories of each other. Have someone record and type the stories. This can become one of the highlights of the reunion and a way to preserve family history.