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- Oct 1, 2026
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Of Notoriety: Wickedly Whiting, ‘Love’ play premiere and Pauly D of ‘Jersey Shore’ (opens the original)
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Now in year 11, a calculation that includes the missed year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Whiting’s annual weekend fright festival opens for 2026 for one weekend only at 5 p.m. Friday, and then from noon through 11 p.m. Saturday. This fiendishly fun romp puts the spotlight on Whihala the Witch and her ring of dancing circle sister witches, as well as fire-eaters, costume contests, games, food, paranormal investigations and scary displays. Note the Saturday daytime fest hours are more kid-friendly, w
Of Notoriety: David Cerda celebrates 25 years on stage; ‘Wizard of Oz’ returns to TV (opens the original)
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David Cerda is forever hailed in the Windy City as the clever king of stage camp while wearing his 1979 graduate of Hammond High School status as a Hoosier badge of honor. In 2026, he’s celebrating the 25th anniversary of his Hell in a Handbag production company with a full-circle stage run moment for a spotlight salute to his favorite icon, Joan Crawford. Originally produced in 1999 when Cerda was still affiliated with the former Sweetback Productions, he has revived his over-the-top funny romp
From the Farm: October welcomes National Seafood Month with ‘R’ emphasis (opens the original)
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If you’ve had a steady diet of reading my columns and cookbooks in the past 24 years, you know I’m a fervent fan of oysters. They can be broiled, as in oysters Rockefeller, baked into a savory sage dressing for holiday menus, boiled in a creamy oyster stew or served simply raw, exposed and chilled on the half shell. My older sister Pam, along with myself, sampled our first raw oysters on the half shell in February 1993, a year after my college graduation, when we trekked to New Orleans to experi
Of Notoriety: ‘Price is Right Live’ jumps to Hard Rock Casino Oct. 17 (opens the original)
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When readers have asked about what’s been the secret to my farm parents’ long lives, vitality and sharp minds while living to their mid-90s, my number one answer is always their routine of reading newspapers daily (and working the puzzles), followed by the second close-ranking reason, which is faithfully watching “The Price is Right” game show for a half century. Dad passed last December at age 96, while Mom is continuing their same healthy and active habits. “The Price is Right,” the perennial
From the Farm: Second first lady Abigail Adams pushed education and equality for all (opens the original)
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Martha Washington, at age 70, just before she died in 1802, ordered her staff at Mount Vernon plantation to burn all of her personal correspondence, notes and letters with late husband George Washington. The files of cherished letters would have offered so much insight into the couple’s personal and professional life, as well as a fascinating first-hand account of the first U.S. president and first lady of our newly freed country from Britain’s tyranny and taxing. George, age 67, had died just t
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