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Shirley Visits a Haunted House in Old Town

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  When the night is dark and scary, and the moon is full And the creatures are a-flying, and the wind goes whooooooo… We listens to the witch tales that Annie tells about And the gobelins that get ya if ya don’t watch out.   James Whitcomb Riley Let’s face it. Old Town is hot, hot... Read more »
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July 13, 2010 at 2:39 pm
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Shirley Does the Fair

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    I was walking through the fair one day,In the merry, merry month of —[June] There are those who would say, “If you’ve seen one art fair, you’ve seen them all”. I’m not one of them–especially not when it comes to the Old Town Art Fair, and especially not this year. This year, in... Read more »
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June 29, 2010 at 2:29 pm
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Shirley Goes to the 2010 Old Town Art Fair

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  Shirley Baugher, First Sight Friday Night Co-Chair and Candace Jordan, Honorary Chair The 61st Old Town Art Fair is history. But before we close this book and begin a new one, I’d like to take you on a little trip through the Fair that was. Because it’s likely to be a long journey, I’m... Read more »
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June 17, 2010 at 3:16 pm
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The 61st Old Town Art Fair: On The Road Again

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The 61st Old Town Art Fair: On the Road Again On the road again, Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again And I just can’t wait to get on the road again.           Willie Nelson Every year about this time, Old Town goes a little crazy. Understandable. On... Read more »
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June 1, 2010 at 5:12 pm
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Shirley's Old Town: A Moveable Feast

      Forever Old Town: the children of Old Town 1871–friends forever  Forever Old Town             There is some corner of a foreign field             That is forever Old Town. Margaret Russell lives in West Palm Beach, Florida; Paul Kuhn is in Nashville, Tennessee; Christine Chapin hangs her shingle out in Berkeley, California; Elaine... Read more »
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May 13, 2010 at 5:48 pm
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Shirley Goes on an Old Town Odyssey

What Is So Rare As a Day in …April? The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of the birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. (King James Bible) I’ve always wondered what the voice of the turtle sounds like. (Other translations talk of the... Read more »
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April 26, 2010 at 5:01 pm
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Old Town's Got Talent

 …TV has Glee, Old Town has Sounds of Music, four amazing choral groups from the Lincoln Park High School (Timothy Cooper, Director); Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (Eric Brummit, Director); Franklin Fine Arts Academy (Anne Gray Director); and the Sounds of Sweetness from Walter Payton College Prep High School (Jeff Weaver, Director) performing live on Sunday, April... Read more »
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April 21, 2010 at 11:52 am
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My Kind of Old Town

Hi! My name is Shirley. My friends call me the “Mayor of Old Town”. And I guess I am–self-appointed and non-elected, of course. I’ve been here, like forever, and I know almost everyone in the neighborhood, including children and dogs–especially children and dogs. The children come by my office at the Old Town Triangle and... Read more »
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April 21, 2010 at 11:04 am
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