Community Corner
5 Things You Should Know for Wednesday, July 27—Eating to Beautify Geneva, Comedy's World Series, Free Tropical Music
Potbelly isn't just a great place to get a sandwich, they also are helping to support the Geneva Beautification Committee.
The information on Geneva's Girls School keeps coming with another Geneva History Center event tonight. These presentations are a great way to learn about Geneva's past.
Also, if you want to make Geneva a more beautiful place, you can head over to Potbelly Sandwich Works at the Commons between 5 and 8 p.m.
Here are our five favorite things going on in and around Geneva today:
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1. The starts at 8 p.m. at inside the . Tonight's performance will be the Round 1 Wild Card Wednesday show; each comic will have five minutes to perform. Three comics will advance to the round two show on Thursday.
Admission is $15 plus a two drink minimum. No passes, coupons, or discounts will be available for this event. For ticket information, please click here.
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2. You can enjoy a in Geneva's Island Park. The band Mr. Myers will bring their festive Caribbean sounds and family-friendly fun to the park.
Plan for a night of dancing to tropical sounds surrounded by friends and family. Please bring a blanket or chairs to sit on the grass.
3. , located in the Geneva Commons, will donate 25 percent of purchases from 5 to 8 p.m. to the Geneva Beautification Committee. Please feel free visit the restaurant or order on-line at www.potbelly.com.
4. The will continue events relating to the Geneva Girls School during a presentation at 7 p.m. with author, Michael Rembris. Rembris will be discussing his book Defining Deviance: Sex, Science and Delinquent Girls, 1890-1960. The book's research was based from The Geneva Girls School.
This event is open to all. Admission is $3 for members of the GHC and $5 for non-members.
5. Today marks Walk on Stilts Day. Stilt walking was once used as a form of transportation across marshy land and part of jousting competitions in 1400s.
Now stilts are used by drywall carpenters and other tradesmen. They are also a popular spectacle in parades and other events throughout the world.
