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Kickstands represent in Chicago
May 28th, 2008
On Sunday three of us Elgin Kickstands went to Chicago to participate in Bike the Drive. We rode 30 miles up and down Lake Shore Drive. Enjoy the photos.
Tags: bicycles, Bike the Drive, bikes, Chicago, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, events
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Life in Elgin Flickr Group!
May 9th, 2008
Click here to view the brand new Life in Elgin flickr group. If you are a flickr member who occasionally takes photos in Elgin, please consider joining! At the end of each week I am going to pick my favorite photo from the pool and post it here as the “Life in Elgin photo of the week.” This week I’m choosing my own photo, taken at Cinco de Mayo Festival. Hopefully there will be so many new members with great photos I’ll never be able to choose my own photo again!
As time goes on, maybe I can figure out a prize system so whoever has their photo chosen gets a prize. (Any Elgin company feel like donating something small?) And if enough people get involved, maybe we can make the process of choosing the photo of the week more democratic among the Life in Elgin flickr group vs. solely my decision.
Tags: Cinco de Mayo, drink, Elgin, events, Illinois, photography, pina colada, pineapple
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Art Show @ Gasthaus.
May 6th, 2008
On April 26th of this year there was a very special art show at the Gasthaus (15 N. Grove Ave.). MY ART WAS IN IT!! This is the first time my art has been in an official “art show.” Here are some of my favorite photos. Click here for a full set. (Thanks for these Erin!)
One of my good friends made this while I was at her apartment, while we both watched My So-Called Life. Now that’s talent!
Like any good art show, there was a good spread of food there.
The first art enthusiasts to arrive.
Mine are the brighter two all the way to the right.
Thanks to Amy of Moon River Products (Click to see other stuff they book at Gasthaus) for putting this together!
All of the work is staying up for at least another week or so–go check it out!
Tags: art, art show, bar, Elgin, events, fun, Gasthaus, Grove, Illinois, Moon River Products, music, paintings
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Cinco de Mayo!
May 1st, 2008
All of the fun Cinco de Mayo events put on by the Downtown Neighborhood Association start today on Kimball in the old Gail Borden Library lot! I took a photo earlier today of the carnival being set up.
I’m guessing highlights for me will be the food, the parade on Saturday at noon, and the little Miss Cinco de Mayo pageant on Saturday at 1:45 pm. NO make-up is allowed on the girls in the pageant, which I think makes it the coolest pageant ever.
Here is the schedule:
Thursday, May 1: 5 to 10 pm
Friday, May 2: 5 to 11 pm
Saturday, May 3: 1-11 pm
Sunday, May 4: 1-10 pm
PS, Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican Independence Day. Click here for the low down on what it celebrates.
Tags: carnival, celebration, Cinco de Mayo, Elgin, events, fair, festival, fun, history, Illinois, Mexican, Mexico, pageant, parade, rides
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Art in Algonquin.
April 7th, 2008
Remember when I mentioned an art event in Algonquin? Well I went to it! Their public art program is incredible. Artists lend their pieces to be put on display publicly–some on the street, others in schools and public buildings. Click here to read all about it. (As an urban planner myself, I must note that Algonquin’s planner Ben Mason seems to be the one who came up with this great idea.)
Here are a bunch of photos I took at the event. I promised myself I’d remember artists’ names, but sadly my memory broke that promise and I cannot find the names online. If anyone knows, please comment!
This one was probably my favorite.
I felt smart because that was my guess at the meaning, based on the titles.
These motivate me to be more adventuresome in my painting. Next time I paint I think I’ll go outside first and grab handfuls of stuff to throw in there with it.
This gigantic boat is made out of toothpicks. No, not joking.
A close up.
Apparently this lights up, but we didn’t get to see that.
Kudos on the solar panels.
If you know me at all, you can probably guess what I’m going to write next: Elgin, let’s do something like this!
Also, there were delightful sweets at the event and I grabbed a business card of the pastry company then promptly lost it. If you know the name, comment, because they deserve lots of business!
Tags: Algonquin, art, events, Illinois, pastries, photography, public art, sweets, urban planning
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