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Axios
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
C2E2 returns to the Windy City and other weekend events
Immerse yourself in the world of pop culture at C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) this weekend. The big picture: It's the largest pop culture and entertainment convention in the Midwest, featuring hundreds of exhibitors, exclusive artwork, collectible figurines and photo-ops with beloved fictional characters. Peter Weller from "RoboCop", Nancy Allen from "Dressed to Kill", Laura Bailey from "Dragon Ball Z," and Sean Astin from "The Lord of the Rings" are some of the actors who will be there. The latest: For the first time, the cast of " The Breakfast Club" will reunite at this year's expo to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 comedy film. All five cast members — Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson — will be in attendance. Guests will have a chance to receive an autograph and take photos in front of a backdrop that mimics the iconic red locker. If you go: C2E2 is at McCormick Place from Friday until Sunday. Expect a jam-packed weekend with opportunities to attend panels and craft workshops, and buy art and merchandise. And be prepared for lots of costumes — many attendees step into character for the expo. Check out our costume shop guide to get what you need. Here's what else is happening this weekend: Experience this new mystical retail storefront, where guests can sip on Butterbeer while shopping all things Hogwarts. Open daily, Monday-Friday 10am-8pm and Sunday 10am-7pm, located at 676 N. Michigan Ave. 🎞️ Chicago Latino Film Festival Grab a snack and choose from various Latin films on the big screen. Now through Monday at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema in Boystown. Screening times vary. 💃 inDANCE Watch this live dance recital that amplifies and celebrates diverse gender and sexual identities through movement and imagination. Friday, 7:30pm at the UChicago's Logan Center for the Arts in Hyde Park. 🔭 Skywatch Observe Chicago's night sky, constellations, stars, and more. Friday-Monday, times vary at the Alder Planetarium. 🫖 Chicago Tea Festival Discover teas worldwide or join a hands-on workshop during this tea festival. Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 11am-5pm at the Copernicus Center in Jefferson Park. 🐅 Brookfield Zoo Spring Fest Enjoy live music and performances and shop from local vendors to kick off the start of spring. Saturday-Sunday 10am-6pm at Brookfield Zoo.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Divided school board approves policy on overnight and field trips
A divided Frederick County Board of Education has approved a policy governing field trips and overnight trips, over the objections of critics who want the board to first address a broader policy on gender identity. The newly approved trip policy, Policy 414, passed 4-3. It sets guidelines for travel, but does not specifically address gender identity. The three board members who voted no to the travel policy — Jaime Brennan, Nancy Allen and Colt Black — said they were concerned that it does not let parents know about the possibility of their children sharing a room with a student of another biological sex. They said the board must first address Policy 443, which says that students can 'room with others according to their gender identity.' Policy 443 also instructs Frederick County Public Schools staff to 'make efforts to accommodate any student who desires greater privacy.' Since Policy 443 is not currently up for review until May, approving Policy 414 means that students are able to room with others according to their gender identity because it is not prohibited. Policy 414 also states that any required field trip will be at no cost to students, and that, in most cases, only high school students are permitted to attend overnight field trips. The policy adds that 'all students must have the opportunity to participate on field trips,' and that overnight trips are voluntary. Four board members voted in favor — Rae Gallagher, Dean Rose, Karen Yoho and Janie Inglis Monier. FCPS staff members said parents are given the names of who their child will room with on overnight stays but no other identifying information, such as gender identity. During a discussion of the policy on March 12, the board debated what information the district could share about students on trips. Gallagher said notifying parents about other students' gender identity would be problematic since 'students have a right to privacy about their personal information' and there could be legal concerns to sharing that information. Black asked if a student's privacy would still be violated if the student were not identified and the notification were 'just stating that' their child would be rooming with someone with another biological sex. 'That gives the parent the opportunity to say yes or no to the trip,' he said. Rose said because that part of the field trip policy is governed by Policy 443, the discussion would be better suited for when the gender identity policy is reviewed. Steven Blivess, chief legal counsel for FCPS, said Policy 443 'indicates to the community that' students rooming with other students on overnight field trips that do not share the same biological sex 'is a possibility.' He added that parents or guardians of students attending an overnight field trip are provided the names of the others students their child is rooming with. 'So, if you are notified by name that Johnny is going to be rooming with Jamie, you have now identified the student,' Blivess said, creating a made-up scenario. 'If you give that notification that you're suggesting, because they're identified by name, you are then revealing their private information.' Black asked why students' names had to be revealed at all. Tom Saunders, director of middle schools for FCPS, said it was important to remember that the overnight trips are mostly for high school students, and the trips are voluntary. 'With high school students, you have got to remember that they probably are aware, potentially, of the people they're rooming with, and it's encouraged that they're selecting people they want to room with,' he said. Saunders added that if any student attending an overnight field trip feels uncomfortable 'for whatever reason,' they can explain the issue to the teacher in charge prior to the trip. 'Sometimes that's health. Sometimes that's previous bullying situations, or whatever the case may be, and including what we're talking about now,' he said. Brennan said she also had other concerns about overnight trips. She said she learned that when her son went on an overnight field trip, despite the fact that there are rules in place, 'there's unsupervised time.' 'There's not a teacher or a chaperone standing outside the doorway at lights out. That's the reality, and that's just part of the considerations that you have to make as a parent,' she said. 'It's concerning.' Brennan added that her personal opinion, which is in line with Allen and Black, is that the field trip policy and the gender identity policy should be reviewed at the same time in Policy Committee 'because they are so closely aligned.' 'Otherwise, I see that we could potentially be going back and amending it,' she said.
