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Article: Des Plaines celebrates holidays in style
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- Des Plaines Times (IL)
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- December 9, 2004
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Des Plaines welcomed the winter holidays with a blaze of lights and downtown activities last weekend.
The "Celebrate Des Plaines!" fun began Friday with the lighting of trees decorated by school children at the Des Plaines Public Library Plaza.
Then the lighting of the rest of the trees downtown followed when Mayor Anthony Arredia flicked the switch that illuminated the entire area.
The Cook County Jazz Commission, directed by Steve Kelly, provided saxophone renditions of popular seasonal melodies. Paul Margolis of I MAK EM LAF entertained youngsters, while adults enjoyed an ice sculpture presentation.
As observers participated in the wintery wonders outside, pianist Craig Kamptner and a ...