Scholarship winners for 2007 are Megan Whatcott and Abby Kunkel. You may read their winning essays here. A Man of Faith and Mighty Action by Megan Whatcott, John Mitchell, President of the United Mine Workers of America by Abby Kunkel.
January
Second Sundays Lecture Series (14 January 4:00 pm) -- "Alexander J. Davis: American Architect" by Anne Badger
Music at the Mansion (19 January 5:45-6:30 pm) -- "A Trip Down Broadway Lane" by Derek Buckley
Movies at the Mansion (27 January 7:00) -- "Some Like It Hot" with Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe
February
Second Sundays Lecture Series (11 February 4:00 pm) -- "Oriental Rugs: Yesterday and Today" by Jim and Richard Demanes
Music at the Mansion (16 February 5:45-6:30) -- La Salle/Peru High School Choral Students directed by Brandon Czubachowski
Movies at the Mansion (24 February 7:00 pm) -- "His Girl Friday" with Cary Grant and rosalind Russell
March
Second Sundays Lecture Series (11 March 4:00) -- "The Family Love Letter: Putting Your House in Order" by Donna Pagano and Tom Fogerty
Music at the Mansion (16 March 5:45-6:30) "Irish Music" with the Prescott Family
Movies at the Mansion (24 March 7:00 pm) "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara
April
Second Sundays Lecture Series -- No lecture due to Easter Sunday
Music at the Mansion (20 April 5:45 - 6:30) Illinois Valley Flute Ensemble with Sue Gillio
Movies at the Mansion (28 April 7:00) -- "Easter Parade" with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire
May
Second Sundays Lecture Series (13 May 4:00) -- "Hummel: The History, Value, and Collecting" by Sandee Donahue
Music at the Mansion (18 May 5:45-6:30) Tricia Kelly, Tyler Riviglio, Steven Kwiatek, and Derek Buckley
June
Music Under the Stars (1 June, 7:00) -- Presented in conjunction with the Maud Powell Music Festival.
Second Sundays Lecture Series (10 June, 4:00) "Kaskaskia: The Village" by Mark Walczynski, Local Historian
Movies at the Mansion (23 June, 7:00) -- "Beauty and the Beast" aka "La Belle et La Bete" directed by Jean Cocteau