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Chicago Tribune
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
From the Farm: Mint farm tours return for next weekend's 48th Annual Mint Festival
We have a pantry drawer file at our farm filled with assorted heirloom recipe cards, pamphlets, menu booklets and other kitchen keepsakes, many from the 1940s and 1950s. A favorite of mine is a small, paper-cover cookbook themed from Walt Disney Studios to promote the re-release of the iconic 1937 animated feature 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.' The cookbook was released in 1956 in cooperation with the American Dairy Association, then headquartered at 20 N. Wacker Drive in Chicago. For the record, the classic 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' feature film returned to theaters in 1944, 1952, 1958, 1967, 1975, 1983, 1987 and 1993. Titled 'Walt Disney's Snow White Dairy Recipes,' the book includes custom Disney character illustrations to accompany each of the 19 recipes and important facts such as 'Drink three glasses of milk every day, because you never outgrow your need for milk!' A favorite recipe included in the booklet and ideally themed for this month is 'Snow White's Mint Frosted Chocolate Cookies,' with an accompanying illustration of roly-poly Happy the Dwarf reminding: 'Tint half the butter frosting pink for variety!' These mint cookies are delicious and ideal for celebrating both Father's Day and our small town of North Judson's 48th Annual Mint Festival always held on Father's Day Weekend. In 1976, North Judson, along with the rest of the nation, celebrated the Bicentennial of the founding of our country. With universal support in the community that an annual fest should become a tradition, town leaders decided to showcase mint, since it is an unusual plant that thrives in only certain areas. There are two other mint festivals in the U.S., and North Judson's is the second oldest, in front of the St. Johns, Michigan Mint Festival and lagging behind the Jefferson Mint Festival in Jefferson, Oregon, launched in 1957 but ended in 2019. (Previously, North Judson tried hosting a 'Harvest Festival,' 'Muck Crop Show' and 'The Jubilee.') After several years on pause, the Mint Festival is once again offering mint farm tours at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14, hosted by the Wappel Family Farms. Guests should meet at the Wappel Farms at 8835 W. Ind. 10. The tours are free. After my last tasting adventure in 2022, I'll be returning to the festival on Saturday to judge the annual 'Cooking with Mint' contest hosted at North Judson United Methodist Church. Longtime contest coordinators Carol Meister and Cheryl Tellman tell me each category (Adult and Youth under 18) will be awarded a $75 top prize, with a second place paying $50 and a third prize $25. Although contestants may submit as many entries as desired, only one prize will be allowed per contestant. You need not be present to win. Drop off any entries and the accompanying two copies of the recipe the morning of the judging between 9 and 10:30 a.m., and the judging is at 11 a.m. Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in historic North Judson at 507 Mulberry St., near the former junction of the Erie, Pennsylvania, Chesapeake and Ohio, and New York Central Railroads, will be offering antique train excursions to travel through the rural farm country of Northwest Indiana. The view along the way includes wildflowers, butterflies and wildlife while guests travel through the remnants of the Grand Kankakee Marsh that our 26th U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt once hunted. Diesel train excursions are round-trip from the depot and travel about five miles to the Kankakee River at English Lake before returning to North Judson. Trains depart at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. (Central Time) both Saturday and Sunday during the Mint Festival. The total length of each trip is approximately 45 minutes. Tickets are purchased at and seating is limited. Open-air or coach seating for adults (ages 16+) is $20; children (ages 3-15) $14; toddlers (Ages 0-2) are free with first-class lounge seats (all ages) at $25; and rooms (all ages, seats three) for $80.00 (infants and toddlers may ride the train free). For more information, visit the North Judson Mint Festival on Facebook. As for Snow White's cookie recipe, she is quoted in the vintage 1957 cookbook saying: 'Dear, dear! Those little men are always hungry it seems. I simply cannot keep my cookie box filled. I think I'll get them to help me with an easy way to fill the cookie box with quick and tasty treats.' Cookie batter: 2 squares baking chocolate 1 cup sifted flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup softened butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecan meats Frosting: 1/4 cup butter 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioner's sugar plus 1 1/4 cups (divided use) 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract Splash of milk or cream as needed for consistency A scant drop of green food coloring Directions: To make cookie batter, melt chocolate and sift dry ingredients. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each addition to creamed butter. Add vanilla, melted chocolate; mix in dry ingredients and nuts. Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350-degree heated oven for 10 minutes. When cool, frost with green mint frosting. To make frosting, cream 1/4 cup butter and 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioner's sugar. Add 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract and add the other 1 1/4 cups of sifted confectioner's sugar. Add enough milk or cream to make the frosting of a spreading consistency. Tint a pale green with food coloring and spread on the cookies.
Los Angeles Times
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Fountain Valley to allow hand-painted installations for Art on a Box program
On the southwest corner of the intersection at Brookhurst Street and Edinger Avenue in Fountain Valley, a utility box is decorated on all four sides, the titular 'Drive-In Hospital' facing the pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Depicted in the piece is the former Fountain Valley Drive-In, a marquee displaying the movies that played on opening night in 1967 — 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and 'Tammy and the Millionaire.' The drive-in was demolished in 1984, and the evolution of what the property became is represented in a reflecting pool, where the artwork displays the reverse image of MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center. Resident artist Katy Wright became the first to put her design on a city-owned utility box through the Art on a Box program in 2021. She remains the only one to have done so. The program is run through the Fountain Valley Community Foundation, which sponsored the initial project. The other sides illustrate advertising for the theater and crows swooping down on the grounds of the abandoned drive-in, including one perched on top of a speaker. Wright described her discovery of the public art program as a 'fluke,' but she has become somewhat of a champion for it. 'I have gotten up at several meetings, and I have talked about that I'm the inaugural artist, and I want to see more art out there by more people, more variety,' Wright said in an interview on Wednesday. 'The sky's the limit as far as what could be on those boxes. A quilter could take a photograph of their quilt, and that would be a gorgeous thing on a box. 'I, myself, have relied on public transportation for a good portion of my life, and I would appreciate something like that, and I know everybody else would, too. I want people who don't think they're artists to go ahead and think, 'Well, the worst case, maybe they don't take it, and they don't use it.' I can't tell you what it feels like when you didn't think you were an artist, and you can drive by your work on a street corner.' Artwork installation has been limited to vinyl wraps up until now, but the City Council unanimously approved an amendment to allow for hand painting. While the Fountain Valley Community Foundation runs the program, the item came to the council because it concerned city property. 'The City Council on the whole, we were concerned about the potential of graffiti, and I think that's why we went with the wrap,' Councilwoman Kim Constantine said in revisiting the approval of the program in September 2020. 'I am in support of allowing artists to do either the painted art or the vinyl wrap.' The project was launched five years ago as a beautification project to promote local artists and history, and to instill a sense of community engagement, civic pride and cultural heritage. In July 2020, the city's recreation and community services department collaborated with public works officials to identify a dozen city-owned utility boxes to serve as a canvas for art. Nine of the specified boxes are located around the perimeter of Mile Square Regional Park, with the other three stationed along Slater Avenue between Brookhurst Street and Mt. Herrmann Street. Priority is given to artists who live and work in Fountain Valley, but it is also open to those who support or have an affiliation with the city. 'When placed on utility cabinets or other public property, the artwork constitutes city speech,' Community Services Director Rob Frizzelle said. 'The city does not intend to create any type of forum for private speech, and as such, the city speech, the artwork content, must be G-rated.' Other guidelines require the artwork to be non-discriminatory and generally positive in nature. The artwork may not include content that is hateful or obscene, contains depictions of illegal activities, or that references racial, religious or sexual harassment. The amendment is geared toward making the program more accessible by lowering the cost of installation and maintenance. City staff estimated the cost of installation for a vinyl-wrapped box fall between $1,700 and $2,300, while the expected cost for a hand-painted box (including supplies) is somewhere between $500 and $1,500. Both methods of installation would require an anti-graffiti coating for protection of the artwork. Projects through the program do not use city funds. The foundation is expected to work with selected artists to find sponsors for the installation. Costa Mesa and Dana Point restrict their utility box public art programs to vinyl wraps only, Frizzelle said, while Garden Grove, Long Beach and San Clemente allowed for the boxes to be painted. 'While there are some times when a vinyl wrap application is warranted, the truth is that the two preapproved pieces that I have done — 'Hobble Nation' and 'Time Twister' would have already been done if I could have painted them,' Wright told the council. 'At this point, it's expensive. 'There is an expectation that the artist will help seek funding and sponsorship, and I will note that an artist is an artist. It's not our forte to go out and do fundraising. Not that we aren't willing. It's just not an easy thing to do. We're not good at it, and that's partly, in my opinion, why the program seems to be languishing.' The Fountain Valley Community Foundation reviews the artwork for approval. Constantine also urged the foundation to do more to promote the program to local artists and the community. 'I would support to have the options for the art,' Mayor Ted Bui said. 'Yes, this is a mission that the foundation should be engaged more. The foundation, the only thing they should look for is the art itself. Is it appropriate? Is it subjective? That's the role they should be playing. As long as the art is appropriate to the community, let the artists express themselves.' A couple of the panels from the 'Drive-In Hospital' project wound up in a show at the Huntington Beach Art Museum. If Wright's name doesn't ring a bell there, residents might remember that she ran for City Council last November. 'I wanted the experience of doing it,' Wright said. 'I gained so much life experience. I came out the winner. Even though I came in No. 4, I had 5,300 votes from people that didn't know me, and they liked what I was saying, and that meant a lot to me. The experience meant a lot to me.'
Arab Times
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab Times
‘Snow White' fails to charm audiences
NEW YORK, March 24, (AP): The Walt Disney Co.'s live-action, controversy-bedeviled 'Snow White' opened in theaters with a sleepy $43 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. With a budget above $250 million, 'Snow White' had set out with higher ambitions, particularly since it returns Disney to its very origins. The 1937 original 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' was the company's first animated feature, and paid for its Burbank studio lot. But this 'Snow White' struggled to find anything like a fairy tale ending. The runup to release was plagued by controversies over the film's handling of the dwarfs, who are rendered in CGI, and backlashes over comments by its star, Rachel Zegler. The PR headaches prompted Disney to pull back on its premiere. Also working against the film, directed by Marc Webb: poor reviews. Critics were largely not impressed with Disney's latest live-action remake, with reviews coming in just 43% 'fresh' on Rotten Tomatoes. There's been a wide variance between the boxoffice performance of other 'live-action' Disney remakes, but 'Snow White' might mark a new nadir. Jon Favreau's photorealistic 'The Lion King' (2019) didn't have great reviews, either, but grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide. 'Snow White' opened worse than 'Dumbo' (a $46 million opening in 2019) and well shy of 'Cinderella' territory ($67.9 million in 2015). Overseas, 'Snow White' added $44.3 million for a global launch of $87.3 million. But going into the weekend, 'Snow White' had been eyeing a worldwide total closer to $100 million - and a few weeks back, expectations were significantly higher. The result will surely add to questions over Disney's long-term strategy of mining its vault for live action remakes. In the pipeline are upcoming new versions of 'Moana' and 'Tangled.' A live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' launches in May. Modernize Efforts to modernize 'Snow White,' though, quickly ran afoul. In 2022, actor Peter Dinklage criticized the remake plans as 'backward.' Disney ultimately opted to drop 'and the Seven Dwarfs' from the original's title, and animate the dwarfs. Some right-wing commentators targeted 'Snow White' and Zegler's casting as an overly 'woke' production. Delays and reshoots also ran up costs. Disney, though, has recently steered a handful of films from modest starts to enviable final hauls. The Barry Jenkins-directed 'Mufasa: The Lion King' opened with $35.4 million domestically, but ultimately surpassed $717 million worldwide. 'Snow White' will face little direct competition in the coming weeks. Audiences gave it a 'B+' Cinema Score. Warner Bros.' 'Alto Knights,' a period gangster film starring Robert De Niro in both lead roles, was a total misfire. The Barry Levinson-directed film, which cost about $45 million to make, opened with just $3.2 million from 2,651 theaters. The flop of 'Alto Knights' followed another misfire for Warner Bros. with Bong Joon Ho's big-budget sci-fi 'Mickey 17.' In three weeks, it's tallied $40.2 million domestically against a $118 million budget. 'Magazine Dreams,' starring Jonathan Majors as a disturbed aspiring bodybuilder, opened with $700,000 for Briarcliff Entertainment in 815 locations. The film was dropped by Searchlight Pictures after Majors was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment against Grace Jabbari, his ex-girlfriend. Majors avoided jail time but was given a year of probation. The disappointment-filled weekend added to a rough 2025 so far for Hollywood. The box office is down 6.9% from last year, according to data firm Comscore, and 38.6% from 2019. With final domestic figures releasing Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore.
NBC News
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
‘Snow White' opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office
NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Co.'s live-action, controversy-bedeviled 'Snow White' opened in theaters with a sleepy $43 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. With a budget above $250 million, 'Snow White' had set out with higher ambitions, particularly since it returns Disney to its very origins. The 1937 original 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' was the company's first animated feature, and paid for its Burbank studio lot. But this 'Snow White' struggled to find anything like a fairy tale ending. The runup to release was plagued by controversies over the film's handling of the dwarfs, who are rendered in CGI, and backlashes over comments by its star, Rachel Zegler. The PR headaches prompted Disney to pull back on its premiere. Also working against the film, directed by Marc Webb: poor reviews. Critics were largely not impressed with Disney's latest live-action remake, with reviews coming in just 43% 'fresh' on Rotten Tomatoes. There's been a wide variance between the box-office performance of other 'live-action' Disney remakes, but 'Snow White' might mark a new nadir. Jon Favreau's photorealistic 'The Lion King' (2019) didn't have great reviews, either, but grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide. 'Snow White' opened worse than 'Dumbo' (a $46 million opening in 2019) and well shy of 'Cinderella' territory ($67.9 million in 2015). Overseas, 'Snow White' added $44.3 million for a global launch of $87.3 million. But going into the weekend, 'Snow White' had been eyeing a worldwide total closer to $100 million — and a few weeks back, expectations were significantly higher. The result will surely add to questions over Disney's long-term strategy of mining its vault for live-action remakes. In the pipeline are upcoming new versions of 'Moana' and 'Tangled.' A live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' launches in May. Efforts to modernize 'Snow White,' though, quickly ran afoul. In 2022, actor Peter Dinklage criticized the remake plans as 'backward.' Disney ultimately opted to drop 'and the Seven Dwarfs' from the original's title, and animate the dwarfs. Some right-wing commentators targeted 'Snow White' and Zegler's casting as an overly 'woke' production. Delays and reshoots also ran up costs. Disney, though, has recently steered a handful of films from modest starts to enviable final hauls. The Barry Jenkins-directed 'Mufasa: The Lion King' opened with $35.4 million domestically, but ultimately surpassed $717 million worldwide. 'Snow White' will face little direct competition in the coming weeks. Audiences gave it a 'B+' CinemaScore. Warner Bros.' 'Alto Knights,' a period gangster film starring Robert De Niro in both lead roles, was a total misfire. The Barry Levinson-directed film, which cost about $45 million to make, opened with just $3.2 million from 2,651 theaters. The flop of 'Alto Knights' followed another misfire for Warner Bros. with Bong Joon Ho's big-budget sci-fi 'Mickey 17.' In three weeks, it's tallied $40.2 million domestically against a $118 million budget. 'Magazine Dreams,' starring Jonathan Majors as a disturbed aspiring bodybuilder, opened with $700,000 for Briarcliff Entertainment in 815 locations. The film was dropped by Searchlight Pictures after Majors was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment against Grace Jabbari, his ex-girlfriend. Majors avoided jail time but was given a year of probation. The disappointment-filled weekend added to a rough 2025 so far for Hollywood. The box office is down 6.9% from last year, according to data firm Comscore, and 38.6% from 2019. Top 10 movies by domestic box office With final domestic figures releasing Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. 1. 'Snow White,' $43 million. 2. 'Black Bag,' $4.4 million 3. 'Captain America: Brave New World,' $4.1 million. 4. 'Mickey 17,' $3.9 million. 5. 'Novocaine,' $3.8 million. 6. 'The Alto Knights,' $3.2 million. 7. 'The Day the Earth Blew Up,' $1.8 million. 8. 'The Monkey,' $1.5 million. 9. 'Dog Man,' $1.5 million. 10. 'The Last Supper,' $1.3 million.
Asharq Al-Awsat
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
'Snow White' Opens with Sleepy $43 Million at Box Office
The Walt Disney Co.'s live-action, controversy-bedeviled 'Snow White' opened in theaters with a sleepy $43 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. With a budget above $250 million, 'Snow White' had set out with higher ambitions, particularly since it returns Disney to its very origins. The 1937 original 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' was the company's first animated feature, and paid for its Burbank studio lot. But this 'Snow White' struggled to find anything like a fairy tale ending. The runup to release was plagued by controversies over the film's handling of the dwarfs, who are rendered in CGI, and backlashes over comments by its star, Rachel Zegler. The PR headaches prompted Disney to pull back on its premiere. Also working against the film, directed by Marc Webb: poor reviews. Critics were largely not impressed with Disney's latest live-action remake, with reviews coming in just 43% 'fresh' on Rotten Tomatoes. There's been a wide variance between the box-office performance of other 'live-action' Disney remakes, but 'Snow White' might mark a new nadir. Jon Favreau's photorealistic 'The Lion King' (2019) didn't have great reviews, either, but grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide. 'Snow White' opened worse than 'Dumbo' (a $46 million opening in 2019) and well shy of 'Cinderella' territory ($67.9 million in 2015). Overseas, 'Snow White' added $44.3 million for a global launch of $87.3 million. But going into the weekend, 'Snow White' had been eyeing a worldwide total closer to $100 million – and a few weeks back, expectations were significantly higher. The result will surely add to questions over Disney's long-term strategy of mining its vault for live-action remakes. In the pipeline are upcoming new versions of 'Moana" and 'Tangled." A live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' launches in May, The Associated Press reported. Efforts to modernize 'Snow White," though, quickly ran afoul. In 2022, actor Peter Dinklage criticized the remake plans as 'backward.' Disney ultimately opted to drop 'and the Seven Dwarfs' from the original's title, and animate the dwarfs. Some right-wing commentators targeted 'Snow White' and Zegler's casting as an overly 'woke' production. Delays and reshoots also ran up costs. Disney, though, has recently steered a handful of films from modest starts to enviable final hauls. The Barry Jenkins-directed 'Mufasa: The Lion King' opened with $35.4 million domestically, but ultimately surpassed $717 million worldwide. 'Snow White' will face little direct competition in the coming weeks. Audiences gave it a 'B+' CinemaScore. Warner Bros.' 'Alto Knights,' a period gangster film starring Robert De Niro in both lead roles, was a total misfire. The Barry Levinson-directed film, which cost about $45 million to make, opened with just $3.2 million from 2,651 theaters. The flop of 'Alto Knights' followed another misfire for Warner Bros. with Bong Joon Ho's big-budget sci-fi 'Mickey 17.' In three weeks, it's tallied $40.2 million domestically against a $118 million budget. 'Magazine Dreams,' starring Jonathan Majors as a disturbed aspiring bodybuilder, opened with $700,000 for Briarcliff Entertainment in 815 locations. The film was dropped by Searchlight Pictures after Majors was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment against Grace Jabbari, his ex-girlfriend. Majors avoided jail time but was given a year of probation. The disappointment-filled weekend added to a rough 2025 so far for Hollywood. The box office is down 6.9% from last year, according to data firm Comscore, and 38.6% from 2019.
