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22ndCenturyMedia.com Summer Fun Guide<br />
22nd century media | May 16, 2019 | 15<br />
Are you ready for<br />
some summer fun?<br />
Lockport is ready. We<br />
have many events planned<br />
for this summer, so start<br />
making your plans now to<br />
enjoy all that Lockport has<br />
to offer<br />
First, the City of Lockport<br />
will kick off summer<br />
with its annual Old Canal<br />
Days Festival to be held<br />
June 13-16 in downtown<br />
Lockport. This familyfriendly<br />
event starts Thursday<br />
when the carnival<br />
comes to town. On Friday<br />
evening, we will have a<br />
parade followed by rockin’<br />
entertainment in the<br />
main tent. Saturday and<br />
Sunday will offer a huge<br />
craft show with more than<br />
100 vendors, live bands in<br />
the beer/wine tent, food<br />
trucks, bingo, car show,<br />
magic show, petting zoo,<br />
Lock 1 tours, new trolley<br />
tours, cemetery tours,<br />
history exhibits, antique<br />
appraisals and vendors,<br />
worship service, bean bag<br />
tournament, craft beer tasting,<br />
and much more. For<br />
more information on the<br />
activities and entertainment<br />
offered at the 2019<br />
Old Canal Days event, go<br />
to oldcanaldays.com.<br />
In addition to Old Canal<br />
Days, the city will offer a<br />
variety of events in downtown<br />
Lockport, including<br />
our Cruisin’ Into Lockport<br />
Classic Car Show on Monday<br />
evenings, and Friday<br />
Nights with Abe at the Lincoln<br />
Landing. Both events<br />
offer live entertainment,<br />
as well as drinks and food<br />
available for purchase.<br />
Furthermore, be sure<br />
to save the date for the<br />
fifth Annual Comicopolis<br />
Comic and Fandom Con<br />
event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.<br />
July 27, where the first 500<br />
attendees will receive free<br />
swag bags. For more information<br />
and to see pictures<br />
of the Batmobile and<br />
the DeLorean that will be<br />
there, go to comicopolis.<br />
org.<br />
If you’re a film buff, the<br />
Summer Art Series Committee<br />
is introducing its<br />
first ever Midwest Waterways<br />
Short Film Festival.<br />
Come enjoy this summerlong<br />
event in the Roxy<br />
Theater, a newly restored<br />
art deco venue in the heart<br />
of Lockport, Illinois’ historic<br />
downtown.<br />
Films will cover five<br />
genres on the following<br />
dates:<br />
• July 11 – Drama<br />
• July 25 – Comedy<br />
• Aug. 8 – Horror<br />
• Aug. 22 – Documentary<br />
• Sept. 12 – Sci-fi or<br />
Animated<br />
• Oct. 5 – Best of Fest<br />
Aside from the events<br />
mentioned above, the Summer<br />
Art Series Committee<br />
has partnered with other<br />
organizations to offer programs<br />
and art experiences<br />
throughout the summer.<br />
For instance, the Illinois<br />
State Museum’s Rocked &<br />
Rolled exhibit ingeniously<br />
pairs rock stars with moon<br />
rocks and meteorites. It’s<br />
a one-of-a-kind exhibit<br />
that you must experience<br />
this summer, which runs<br />
from May 1-Oct. 6.<br />
Also, you can have<br />
fun this summer seeking<br />
out the giant picture<br />
frames strategically placed<br />
throughout the downtown.<br />
Once you find them, take<br />
a selfie or a group picture<br />
in these frames to be a part<br />
of the Picture Perfect challenge.<br />
Your best photo can<br />
win a $25 gift card to one<br />
of the restaurants in town.<br />
Four gift cards will be given<br />
away each month for the<br />
best photos taken in one of<br />
the frames. No professional<br />
photographers. You must<br />
be 18 years or older to enter<br />
the competition.<br />
Finally, this summer you<br />
will see many creatively<br />
designed Adirondack<br />
chairs displayed throughout<br />
town. This is because<br />
the Summer Art Series<br />
Committee partnered with<br />
Trinity Services, Inc to offer<br />
businesses the opportunity<br />
to purchase handmade<br />
chairs constructed by Trinity<br />
Services Woodworks.<br />
Then, in August, these<br />
chairs will be auctioned<br />
to the public. Trinity Services,<br />
Inc is a 68-year-old,<br />
nonsectarian, nonprofit<br />
organization dedicated to<br />
helping children and adults<br />
with developmental disabilities<br />
and mental illness<br />
flourish, and live full and<br />
abundant lives.<br />
For a full calendar of<br />
summer events, visit lock<br />
port.org .<br />
Submitted by the City of<br />
Lockport, 222 E. 9th St. in<br />
Lockport. For more information,<br />
call (815) 838-0549, or<br />
visit cityoflockport.net.<br />
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