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Friday, November 22, 2019
EXPO CHICAGO >> Announcing 2020 Program Curators (Chicago, IL.)
Thursday, November 21, 2019
City of Chicago Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Fri., Nov. 22 at 6pm in Millennium Park

MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: 106th ANNUAL CHICAGO CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING
FREE Admission
WHERE: MILLENNIUM PARK
Wrigley Square–Michigan Ave. and Washington St.
WHEN: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22
6 p.m. Program (lighting followed by fireworks at 6:30 p.m.)
The Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will feature performances and special appearances by:
- Brittney Payton and Jarrett Payton, (Emcees)
- Cielito Lindo, a modern Latinx Mariachi made up of the 9-member Lucero family
- Eleanor’s Very Merry Christmas Wish, rag doll Eleanor and the elves will show off their wrapping and “rapping”
- Jonathan Butler, Grammy® Award-winning artist from Cape Town, South Africa, who recently released his second Christmas album, Christmas Together
- Skylar Stecker, singer and the the youngest artist to ever top the Billboard Dance Charts with three #1 singles
- The Nelson Family and their 55-foot Blues Spruce
- Santa and Mrs. Claus and many more
CHRISTMAS TREE
- The City of Chicago’s 106th Christmas Tree is a 55-foot Blue Spruce from Elgin, Illinois, donated by Gene Nelson and his family. The 54,825 lights adorning the Tree have been donated by IBEW Local 134 and Palos Electric. The decor at its base is provided by the Millennium Park Foundation.
MEDIA PARKING INSTRUCTIONS: Parking for LIVE Trucks only
will be available for stations going live on the sidewalk on Randolph
St. starting at the Boeing Gallery to the Chase Promenade tent and just
northeast of Wrigley Square – one truck per station, no reporter vehicles. There will be security to assist and trucks can begin parking at 2 p.m. Parking for secondary LIVE Trucks not going live can park on upper Randolph St., just east of the Harris Theater.
VIDEO/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
There
will be two locations to capture the Christmas Tree Lighting, program
and fireworks. The first is located on the east side of the stage in
Wrigley Square and the second is the balcony over looking the Christmas
Tree.
For complete details on the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and all Millennium Park Campus holiday events produced by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events download the Millennium Park app, visit millenniumpark.org, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @Millennium_Park.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Ho Ho Ho Holiday Fun Starts in Millennium Park this Friday (Chicago, IL.)

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Monday, November 18, 2019
The Writers’ Workshop Annual Memoirs Contest!
The Writers’ Workshop Annual Memoirs
Contest
Deadline: Postmarked or emailed by
December 31, 2019
Awards:
1ST Place: Your choice
of a 2 night stay at our Mountain Muse B&B in Asheville; or 3 free
workshops (in person or online); or 50 pages line-edited and revised by our
editorial staff
2nd
Place: Two free workshops; or 35 pages line-edited
3rd
Place: One free workshop, or 25 pages
line-edited
10
Honorable Mentions
Guidelines:
Submit a memoir of 5,000 words or less.
Pages
should be paper clipped, with your name, address and email address, and title
of work on the first page. Double-space, and use 12 point font.
The
entry fee is $25 per memoir. Multiple entries are accepted. Enclose self-sealing SASE for critique and
list of winners. Make check or money order payable to The Writers’ Workshop,
and mail to: Memoirs Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805.
Emailed
submissions may be sent in Word doc attachment to writersw@gmail.com,
with “Memoirs Contest” in the subject. The entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org
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