All Skokie Photo Contest has begun

Dig out those old photos and shoot some new ones, Skokie!

Time to submit your new and old photos of Skokie friends and neighbors to the All Skokie Photo Contest so they might win a prize and potentially be included in the Skokie Historical Society's photography archives.

SkokieNet has organized this contest with the All Skokie Photo Project.

Sweet pictures will win sweet treats from Sweet Attila's. First prize is a year's worth of cookies. The best Halloween and Thanksgiving theme pictures will win a gift certificate.

With the help of folks submitting images to the All Skokie Photo Contest and everyone who cares about Skokie, the All Skokie Photo Project will update the world on what Skokie is all about.

Through photos, you're invited to help tell Skokie's story.

Inclusivity and creativity are important elements of this project, which is why your involvement is vital.

The All Skokie Photo Project is a community photo project, a photo census, of sorts, making and collecting photos of everyone who's made Skokie what it is today--everyone who lives, works, studies or worships in Skokie, past or present, or otherwise cares about our village, which includes students, teachers, families, athletes, workers, politicians, brides and grooms, worshipers, club members, business owners, immigrants and more. The list goes on. Skokie is very diverse and the Skokie community is being asked to help tell Skokie's story with pictures and, yes, accompanying text.

Get scanning and shooting now, because the deadline is December 1, 2010 and time flies.

Check out the details.

Originally posted in August. Updated October 25, 2010.

Be included in Skokie's history: Get your picture taken Sunday for FREE

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Get ready for your close-up, Skokie, and become part of Skokie's history!

The All Skokie Photo Project invites everyone with ties to Skokie, everyone who makes Skokie what it is today, to get their picture made for inclusion in the Skokie Historical Society's photography collection. 



When: Sunday, September 26, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.  (at the same time as Skokie's Farmers' Market)

Where: Skokie Heritage Museum, 8031 Floral Ave. in Downtown Skokie

Bring a friend or neighbor.  The event's Facebook page offers a clue about who else is expected.

George Pfoertner and I will be the primary shooters.



Comb your hair or not. We'll be making real pictures of real people as they want to be known. 



Participation is free, but a donation would be appreciated. 



Photos from this shoot will be posted as soon as possible on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/WeAreSkokie. 



The All Skokie Photo Project is a year-long community photography project aiming to make pictures of everyone with ties to Skokie--everyone that lives, works, worships, studies in Skokie, ever has, or who just care about Skokie--by May 2011 for inclusion in the Skokie Historical Society's archives. 



We aim to update the world on what Skokie is about now.

 Besides getting your picture taken, you'll be asked to fill out a questionnaire so we can write a short story about you to go with your picture.

Inclusivity, creativity, bridging the gap among people of different backgrounds and promoting pride in Skokie is the focus.

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Were you at the first Rocky Horror Picture Show fun at the Skokie Theatre?

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Saturday, August 28, 2010, approx 10:40 p.m.: The house was sold out for the first screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Skokie Theatre

That's Aleks Krapivkin in the red t-shirt standing up on the left in the back. Joel Lerner is the guy with the camera shooting for the Skokie Review standing in the aisle on the right.  I think that is Carly Tennes in the black tank top in the second row. Who else do you know in this picture?

On August 28, Scott Holtz, Kring Lerner Group and other fans of the Skokie Theatre organized a benefit--a screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the classic musical sci-fi satire about an alien transvestite named Frank-n-Furter who aims to build the perfect man and his fellow Transexual Transylvanians. Originally released in 1975, this cult favorite features young Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Meatloaf.

Save the date: The next benefit screening is Animal House on Oct 30.

There's also talk of another screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show in early 2011.

Stay tuned.  For more information, contact Scott Holtz.

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Niles Township Food Pantry needs food and volunteers Sept 25

This just in from Cathy Struzynski...

I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready for the fall season. After several scheduling difficulties during the summer, we are hopeful to have regularly scheduled food drives for the Niles Township Food Pantry this fall. Cynthia Carranza, the Director of the Food Pantry, reports that the need for food from the pantry keeps increasing and donations to the Niles Township Food Pantry are needed now more than ever.

To help stock the Food Pantry shelves, a food drive is set for September 25, 2010 at the Jewel in Niles, located at 8203 W. Golf. Volunteers are needed from 9:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. We would like four volunteers for each shift. Please let me know your availability (via cathystruzynski@yahoo.com) for one or more of the shifts and indicate your first, second and third choice for each possible shift. Once I receive responses, I will confirm your scheduled time. The shifts are:

9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:30
1:30 – 3:00
3:00 – 4:30
The last shift includes assisting in unloading the food at the Food Pantry.

The need is great, the time commitment relatively small and the appreciation for our efforts from the staff at the food pantry is gratifying. You can be a part of this project to help our neighbors by volunteering for at least one shift. Please respond with your availability, indicating the number of shifts you can cover and your first, second and third choice for each shift.

Thanks for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

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We Are Skokie: a few of the pictures from the All Skokie Photo Project

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These are just some of the pictures made for the All Skokie Photo Project. These happen to all be by me, but other photographers are shooting too. Other photographers are being assigned to shoots and shooting pictures on their own. Those who want to contribute pictures and the stories that go with them should consider submitting them to the All Skokie Photo Contest.

To see more, go to the Skokie Historical Society/Skokie Heritage Museum to see Picture #1, the picture of nearly 300 people taken at Festival of Cultures or go to Facebook.

The next shoot is scheduled for Sunday, September 26 at the Museum.

If you have any questions about the Project, you can contact me directly at krkring (at) gmail.com.

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