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Plans begin for next year’s balloons event
BY JENNIFER BAILEY
[email protected]
DANVILLE – The dates haven’t been set for
2017 yet, but Balloons Over Vermilion had a
successful start this year, organizers say.
The first annual hot air balloon event in
Vermilion County in 15 years had initial estimates of crowds at more than 20,000 for the
Friday and Saturday event earlier this month.
Estimates show about 6,000 patrons on the
night of July 15 and more than 14,000 people
throughout July 16’s events.
DUSTIN MURPHY of
Danville took these
photos from the
Balloons Over
Vermilion event. The
Balloon Glow event
Saturday night lit up
the skies over
Danville while the
weather allowed for
a good event overall.
Photos provided by
Dustin Murphy
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“They saw a need for a teen
show,” Schroeder said. “After
junior high, their choices
were either at school or in
adult shows. We think the
idea was wildly successful
based on the number of kids
at the auditions. We hope it’s
something we can continue.”
Schroeder said advance
ticket sales have been solid,
with almost half of the seats
already reserved.
Audience members can
come out to the theater early
to be a part of “pre-show shenanigans” such as having
their photos taken with cast
members, sign the Class of
1959 yearbook and other activities.
Also, at 5 p.m. Saturday,
those interested can purchase
a backstage pass for $5 that
will give them entry to a
45-minute program where
they will see how makeup is
applied, tour the stage, learn
about props and costumes,
and possibly dance with cast
members. Cast member Katie
Weston drew caricatures of
the leads, which have been
reproduced as coloring pages
for children.
“It’s been fun to watch them
grow,” Schroeder said. “It’s
been encouraging to be a part
of the creative process with
these teenagers. It’s been fun
to watch them grow with
their characters and to make
them their own.”
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wanted to play all night.”
He said Tony Sandlin gave
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more than 300 tethered hot
“I think the numbers Fri- air balloon rides, including
day night were a great start to children with disabilities.
People had to wait hours
to a return event,” said co-organizer Pat O’Shaughnessy. for the rides. Sandlin plans
He said traffic moved to bring two balloons next
smoothly both nights, where year.
O’Shaughnessy said the
the bus and parking crews
handled about double the “food vendors were thrilled;
a lot sold out late in the evetraffic the second night.
O’Shaughnessy said peo- ning,” and the children’s acple rode the buses, with the tivities also were very popuonly line of traffic right after lar, including the Balloon
School, bubbles, painting, inthe balloon glow.
“The crowds were wonder- flatables and Ronald McDonful and orderly,” he said, ald. He said families should
adding that the Vermilion have wonderful photos and
memories.
County Sheriff’s
He said they
Department re- “Financially
can’t thank the
ported no iswe are in
public, sponsues.
sors, pilots and
“We saw tons great shape
volunteers
o f s m i l e s , ” to do it
enough.
O’Shaughnessy again. We’re
Thirty-three
said.
pilots were in“ W e w e r e catching our
vited to participleased that all breath and
pate in Balloons
the planning smiling a
Over Vermilion
and preparation
this year.
o v e r m a n y little bit.”
“ We m a d e
months resulted — PAT O’SHAUGHNESSY
sure the pilots
in a great sysevent co-organizer
we invited
tem to keep trafwould work
fic moving and
get people in to enjoy the well with their sponsors and
event, and home safely after- all the people in Vermilion
wards,“ added co-organizer County who love balloons,”
Jim Anderson through a said Balloonmeister Joe Vincent through a press release.
press release.
Pilots noted unusually
“The event’s bus shuttle
system for visitors also large numbers of people
worked extremely well. “chasing” their flights — espeThose choosing the shuttle cially on Saturday morning
busses found easy access, when they flew toward taralong with short lines for a gets after launching from
majority of the event hours, various sites across the area.
O’Shaughessy said they
and a quick ride to the front
gate; the systems worked had good weather overall
and the event likely will be
great,” he added.
O’Shaughnessy added that in July again next year.
He said people waited a
he can’t remember a time
when they didn’t see enough long time for another hot air
wind in the area for a hot air balloon event and they hope
balloon event, but that was everyone thought it was a
the case Saturday night. The huge success. Organizers will
other activities made up for be planning and looking at
improvements for next year.
it, he said.
“Financially we are in
“The glow was just absolutely fantastic,” he said, say- great shape to do it again.
ing members of the public We’re catching our breath
also had a chance to go past and smiling a little bit,”
the ropes and see the bal- O’Shaughnessy said.
Title sponsor for the event,
loons up close.
O’Shaughnessy said the committing to a five-year
entertainment all weekend sponsorship, was the Julius
also was “spectacular. They W. Hegeler II Foundation.
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payments from the State of
Illinois.
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