Upcoming Events
BOOK SIGNING JULY 21
Bill Kemp, long-time McLean County Museum of History librarian, will sign his second book, Pages from the Past: Stories from the Sunday Pantagraph, from 1:00-3:00pm on July 21.
This is the second compilation of Kemp’s local history column that appears every Sunday in The Pantagraph. Books are available to purchase or people may bring their own copies for signature.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE DISPLAY JULY 22
Join us for an electric vehicle display from 10:00am-1:00pm on July 22. The display features a rare 1975 Vanguard CitiCar, owned by Kriss Davis; an Organic Transit ELF electric tricycle, owned by Ralph Huckstadt; and a Mitsubishi i-MiEV from the Town of Normal fleet.
The small, wedge-shaped Vanguard CitiCar was the first electric car to be mass-produced in the United States. Only 2,500 were ever produced.
The ELF is a three-wheeled electric tricycle with enclosed seating, full light packages, and reaches speeds of up to 20 mph under electric-only power. It can be charged by a standard wall outlet and has a roof-mounted solar panel that can be used to trickle-charge its lithium iron phosphate battery. Or, the 92-pound vehicle can be pedaled.
The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is one of 12 i-MiEVs leased by the Town of Normal in support of the EV-Town initiative, which was launched in 2011. The Town also purchased 49 charging stations that still make up part of the robust EV-charging infrastructure in Normal/Bloomington. The i-MiEV contains a 47-kilowatt (63 horsepower) electric motor powered by a 16 kWh lithium ion battery. It’s cruising range for a full charge, as rated by the US-EPA, is 62 miles.
This event is part of Lincoln's Festival on Route 66. More information about additional Festival activities is available at www.lincolnsfestival.net.
POETRY READING AND BOOK SIGNING AUGUST 18
Kathleen Kirk, will sign her latest poetry chapbook, The Towns, from 1:00-3:00pm on August 18; she will read from the book at 1:30pm.
Kirk is the author of several poetry chapbooks, and her work has appeared in a variety of print and online journals. She graduated from Kenyon College with a degree in Poetry and Political Philosophy, a synoptic major in English, Drama, and Political Science. After working as an actor in Chicago, she earned a Masters in Writing from DePaul University, where she taught creative writing, composition, and literature. A past associate editor of Poetry East and co-editor of RHINO, Kirk is currently the poetry editor for Escape Into Life, and online magazine of literature and art.
Books are available to purchase or people may bring their own copies for signature.
Bill Kemp, long-time McLean County Museum of History librarian, will sign his second book, Pages from the Past: Stories from the Sunday Pantagraph, from 1:00-3:00pm on July 21.
This is the second compilation of Kemp’s local history column that appears every Sunday in The Pantagraph. Books are available to purchase or people may bring their own copies for signature.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE DISPLAY JULY 22
Join us for an electric vehicle display from 10:00am-1:00pm on July 22. The display features a rare 1975 Vanguard CitiCar, owned by Kriss Davis; an Organic Transit ELF electric tricycle, owned by Ralph Huckstadt; and a Mitsubishi i-MiEV from the Town of Normal fleet.
The small, wedge-shaped Vanguard CitiCar was the first electric car to be mass-produced in the United States. Only 2,500 were ever produced.
The ELF is a three-wheeled electric tricycle with enclosed seating, full light packages, and reaches speeds of up to 20 mph under electric-only power. It can be charged by a standard wall outlet and has a roof-mounted solar panel that can be used to trickle-charge its lithium iron phosphate battery. Or, the 92-pound vehicle can be pedaled.
The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is one of 12 i-MiEVs leased by the Town of Normal in support of the EV-Town initiative, which was launched in 2011. The Town also purchased 49 charging stations that still make up part of the robust EV-charging infrastructure in Normal/Bloomington. The i-MiEV contains a 47-kilowatt (63 horsepower) electric motor powered by a 16 kWh lithium ion battery. It’s cruising range for a full charge, as rated by the US-EPA, is 62 miles.
This event is part of Lincoln's Festival on Route 66. More information about additional Festival activities is available at www.lincolnsfestival.net.
POETRY READING AND BOOK SIGNING AUGUST 18
Kathleen Kirk, will sign her latest poetry chapbook, The Towns, from 1:00-3:00pm on August 18; she will read from the book at 1:30pm.
Kirk is the author of several poetry chapbooks, and her work has appeared in a variety of print and online journals. She graduated from Kenyon College with a degree in Poetry and Political Philosophy, a synoptic major in English, Drama, and Political Science. After working as an actor in Chicago, she earned a Masters in Writing from DePaul University, where she taught creative writing, composition, and literature. A past associate editor of Poetry East and co-editor of RHINO, Kirk is currently the poetry editor for Escape Into Life, and online magazine of literature and art.
Books are available to purchase or people may bring their own copies for signature.
