From Our Readers: Bradbury's Wine Dandelion Wine -- first a short story in 1953 and then a novel in 1957 — may not wield as much name recognition as Fahrenheit 451 , but it is the late Ray Bradbury's most personal work. This sensory tribute to his boyhood summers in Illinois begins: Waukegan's arts community celebrated at Dandelion Wine Fest WAUKEGAN — The Ray Bradbury Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival had a dandy 13th year over the weekend. "It was the best one we've had yet," said Jeff Justman, an organizer and performer at the festival. "It was a real well-balanced festival," he said of the event, which is named after famous author Ray Bradbury who wrote about Waukegan in his book "Dandelion Wine" where he wrote about exploring ... Get a taste of Dandelion Wine arts fest Saturday WAUKEGAN — The 13th annual Ray Bradbury Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bowen Park on Sheridan Road just north of Greenwood Avenue. The festival is an all-ages event featuring fine arts and crafts, music and drum rhythms for the entire family. The festival is presented by the Waukegan Park District with sponsorship support by Rink Side Sports and ... Remember Ray Bradbury; remember summer. I have an old friend who insisted you had to read the late Ray Bradbury's "Dandelion Wine" every summer. It's advice I've tried to take, because "Dandelion Wine" is one of those books that deals with fading, change, and death, yet brings you back to life, reminds you to seize the day. Making your own wine is fun and saves money To save money on wine, craft your own, advise local winemakers. The cost can be as low as $2 a bottle. Ray Bradbury And The Longing Of Childhood The Bradbury stories that resonated most with me were the ones that look not forward but backward. Two books in particular, "Dandelion Wine" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes," capture beautifully the often contradictory fears and desires of childhood. Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012 There was, quite simply, no writer like Ray Bradbury, the futurist who brought science fiction into the literary mainstream. Many of his 30 books are classics — including "The Martian Chronicles," "The Illustrated Man" and "Dandelion Wine." And his work in the early post-WWII years reflected both the wonders and growing... Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury dead at 91 Ray Bradbury, author of such science fiction and fantasy classics as "The Martian Chronicles," "Fahrenheit 451," "Dandelion Wine" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes," has died in Los Angeles. He was 91. Ray Bradbury dies at 91; author lifted fantasy to literary heights Ray Bradbury's more than 27 novels and 600 short stories helped give stylistic heft to fantasy and science fiction. In 'The Martian Chronicles' and other works, the L.A.-based Bradbury mixed small-town familiarity with otherworldly settings. Ray Bradbury, the writer whose expansive flights of fantasy and vividly rendered space-scapes have provided the world with one of the most enduring ... Literary giant Ray Bradbury dead at 91 (Credit: Wikimedia) Ray Bradbury, whose works included such celebrated novels as "Fahrenheit 451," "The Martian Chronicles," "Dandelion Wine" and "Something Wicked This . . . → Read More
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