A Square Celebration: 150 Years of History June 22-26, 1994, Page 34

Woodstock Square Sesquicentennial Celebration Summary of events June 21-26,1994 June 21 7 p.m. Miss Woodstock Pageant at the Woodstock Opera House; sponsored by the Woodstock Chamberof Commerce ($8) June 22 7:30 p.m. Band Concert/Ice Cream Social "In the Square" offered by the Woodstock City Band in its 110th season. The Ice Cream Social is sponsored by the Woodstock Jaycees, and during the intermission the Spring House will be dedicated to Frances Kuhn by the Woodstock Professional and Business Women (WPBW). June 23 2 p.m. A Garden Walk sponsored by the Woodstock Professional and Business Women. ( $12) 3:30 p.m Victorian Tea at the Woodstock Opera House sponsored by the WPBW and underwritten by Pat-Ex Properties. 7:30 p.m. Sweet Adelines will perform on the Square. 9:00 p.m. Film Festival on the Square. See Groundhog Day where most of the movie was filmed, followed by a showing of Orson Welles' The Stranger, June 24 9 a.m. Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum Jail and Bail. 2 p.m. Old Tyme Magical Medicine Show with Dr. Fred Smart at the Woodstock Opera House. ($2) 6:30 p.m. Box Supper at the Woodstock Opera House sponsored by the Museum. Suppers are $9 or $10. Enjoy Jim Keefe's History ofWoodstock slide show. 8 p.m. Old Tyme Magical Medicine Show at the Woodstock Opera House. Witness the arrival of Sam Slick—the fastest snake-oil salesman in the west! ($5) June 25 9:30 a.m. Crimestoppers Breakfast at the VFW. Kids will enjoy this traditional event commemorating the first Crimestoppers Club which started here in Woodstock. Meet cartoonist Dick Locher. (No charge.) 9:30 a.m. Card and Comic Extravaganza at the Woodstock Square Mall, sponsored by the Dick Tracy Museum. Garyn Roberts; author of Dick Tracy in America, will sign his book in the Museum. Noon-5 p.m. Square Events: • Old-fashioned Toys and Games for young children provided by Girl Scout Troops 751 & 307, Potawatomi Neighborhood • Victorian Fancies homemade refreshments and handmade articles from members of the Interfaith Fellowship of McHenry County • Footraces, Tug of War and other traditional community competitions run by the Woodstock Recreation Department • "Olden Days" Demonstrations: Tony Vargas, blacksmith; McHenry County Fibres and Wheels, spinners and weavers • Antique Photos provided by DLI Photography Noon McHenry County B & B Square Dance Club 1 p.m. Yesterday's Boys Barbershop Quartet 2 p.m. Borderline Cloggers clog dancing 3 p.m. Crystal Lake Community Choir 4 p.m. McHenry County Youth Orchestra 1 & 3 p.m. Storytelling in the Woodstock Opera House by the McHenry County Storytellers Guild 8 p.m. Mark Twain in Person at the Woodstock Opera House starring Richard Henzel ($8 adults, $6 seniors/students) 9 p.m. Sesquicentennial Ball at the Old Courthouse sponsored by the Community Music Boosters. ($50) June 26 11 a.m. Taste on the Square 11 a.m. Ken Schultz, The Flying Fool. Pepsi Cola Music Wagon Noon Costume and Beard Contest sponsored by the Woodstock Fine Arts Association 2 p.m. Parade including seven Drum & Bugle Corps, community groups, veterans and returning residents, Stiltwalker, Antique bicycles, Burlington Bathtub Clowns & more! 3:30 p.m. Sesquicentennial Jazz Festival (History of Jazz) 7 p.m. Drum & Bugle Corps Pageant at Woodstock High School ($5)