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Groundhog Days Schedule -2009
January
25 to February 2 – Woodstock, Illinois
Plan
an Overnight Getaway:
Woodstock Accommodations
January
25 – Sunday: Pancake
Breakfast, 8:00-11:30 am, Woodstock Moose Lodge,
406 Clay St.
Adults $6.00, ages 6-10 $3.00, under 6 free. Sponsored by
Woodstock
Lions Club
January
29 – Thursday:
Groundhog
Wine Sampling
Social, 6:00-9:00 pm, Emerson Lofts,
300 N. Seminary Ave. Tickets on sale at Chamber of Commerce, 136
Cass St. and Woodstock Public Library,414 W. Judd St, 2 for $45.00 in
advance, $25.00 at the door.
Sponsors include La Petite
Creperie & Bistro, Courthouse Grill, Armanetti’s of
Woodstock
, Public House of
Woodstock
, Pirro’s Restaurante,
Cobblestone’s on the Square, Emerson Lofts and Calico Cleaning.
Hors d’oeuvres by Courthouse
Grill
January
30 – Friday: “Welcoming
of the Groundhog”, 6:00 pm,
Woodstock
Opera House.
Kickoff Groundhog Days on the Woodstock Square
. Movie trailers and trivia to follow at Stage Left Café
“Shake off the Winter Blues Celebration” Dinner Dance and “Bachelor
Auction”, Woodstock Moose Lodge, Italian Buffet Dinner 6:00-7:30
pm, raffle/door prizes, live music 8:00-midnight featuring
“The Legends”. Tickets on sale at Moose Lodge, Chamber and
Library, $15.00, 815-338-0126 or www.woodstockmoose1329.com.
Proceeds go to charity
January 31 – Saturday: “Groundhog
Day” the
movie, 10:00 am, free. Compliments of Classic Cinemas
Woodstock Theater,
209 Main St
; 815-338-8555
Groundhog
Tales, Storytelling with Jim May at Home State Bank,
124 S Johnson St
; 10:00 am, 815-338-2000
Chili Cook-Off,
Noon – 1:00 pm in the Woodstock Opera House Sponsored by Jones Country Meats, Nierman Landscape & Design and
Starbucks Coffee
Wood
Carving Demonstration,
Noon on the Square
Walking Tour of
filming sites, 1:30 pm meet at Stage Left Café, Woodstock Opera
House. Plaque recognition of “Gobbler’s Knob” southwest corner of
the
Woodstock
Square
Park
“Groundhog
Day” Movie Symposium, 3:00-4:00
pm, Stage Left Café,
Woodstock
Opera House
Woodstock
Willie Goofy Bowling,
Wayne
’s City Lanes,
109 Church St.
Registration at 6:30 pm, bowling at 7:00 pm, limited tickets available:
on sale at Chamber of Commerce, and Woodstock Public Library, $15
includes 3 games, shoes and prizes. Sponsored by
Woodstock
Moose Lodge, 815-338-0126
District
200 Groundhog Days Event – Watch for an upcoming announcement from
the D-200 Education Foundation
815-338-8200
February 1 – Sunday: “Groundhog
Day” the movie, 10:00 am, free. Compliments of Classic Cinemas
Woodstock
Theater 815-338-8555
Walking Tour of filming
sites, 1:30 pm, meet at Stage Left Café,
Woodstock
Opera House. Plaque recognition of “Gobbler’s Knob” southwest
corner of
Woodstock
Square
Park
February
2 – Monday:
Groundhog
Day Prognostication and Breakfast, 7:07
am on the Square. Breakfast immediately following at
Pirro’s Restaurante,
228 Main St
; limited tickets available, on sale at Chamber and Library, $15.00.
Sponsored in part by Harris Bank
OTHER
ACTIVITIES Third-grade
Art Contest
Souvenirs available from merchants and Chamber
Richard Henzel as Mark
Twain in Person, Saturday, January 31 at 8:00 pm and Sunday,
February 1 at 3:00 pm,
Woodstock
Opera House
GROUNDHOGS
DAYS HOTLINE: 815-338-2436
www.woodstockilchamber.com
A
Big Thank You to our Sponsors:
Home State Bank
Mercy Health
System
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EASY TO GET TO…Woodstock Square, one block from the
Metra train station: just 70 minutes from downtown Chicago on the NW
commuter line: visit www.metrarail.com
for schedules.
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20 minutes from I-90 and Route 47: ample free parking; www.woodstockil.gov
Plan
an Overnight Getaway:
Woodstock Accommodations
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