Summer: Time for carny fun!

Summer time isn't just for visiting the RenFaire.

It's also time for carnivals!



Thank you Steven Colbert for putting together this handy kid's guide to summer carnivals.

Welcome to summer

Well, it's here now--summer. Sure, it's cold and rainy right at this moment, but this was Memorial Day weekend that we just celebrated, and that means summer, right? Right?

Go for the gusto.

IT'S TIKI TIME!

Yes, friends, it's tiki time!

I just got an email from the newly-relocated Tiki Terrace. They've moved to what I've been told is a bigger, cooler space at 1591 Lee Street, Des Plaines. The place is run by three brothers who are all good guys, and they have a real love for all things tiki.

Anyway, their grand opening in the new digs is Wednesday, June 11. Here's what I got from the email:

Wed, June 11, The Official Tiki Terrace Grand Opening! Make sure to stop by on our Grand Opening! We are giving away 100 tiki mugs, raffleling the official Grand Opening-Hand-Carved tiki by the Zuziak brothers, offering a $3.00 Mai Tai all day, featuring music and dance entertainment by the Barefoot Hawaiian, and more! Its a once-in-a-lifetime Tiki Terrace event and you are invited!

MizBubs and I will be there around 7:30. We look forward to having a couple drinks with you. Seriously, short of a dollar a gallon drop in gasoline prices, or shooting off some fireworks, can you think of a better way to start your summer?

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