will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/episode/pf1997-11-13 WILL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Series Episode WILL learns magic with Andy Dallas of Dallas and Company; we learn about historic architecture with Mike Jackson; the community of Stelle prepares for the end of world; Mary Kay Solecki shows us some green fall foliage; Barbara Peckham tells us about antique mini portraits. Abstract Segment Antiques/Collectibles, Horticulture, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Alison Davis Producer Barbara Peckham Advisor Segment Horticulture, Parks/Outdoor Recreation, Science/Nature, Weather/Climate, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Alison Davis Producer Mary Kay Solecki Advisor Segment Illinois Culture/History, Stelle, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Prairie Fire visits the community of Stelle, 30 miles southwest of Kankakee, where 110 residents are preparing themselves for a world catastrophe in the year 2000 by trying to live self-sufficiently. The community’s residents believe that human perfection is attainable, and they begin educating their children at birth to give them a head start on learning. Abstract Alison Davis Producer Segment Architecture, Historical Landmarks, History, Illinois Culture/History, Lincoln, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Alison Davis Producer Mike Jackson Advisor Segment Arts/Culture, Cinema/Theaters/Film, Champaign, Illinois Culture/History, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Now that Andy Dallas is 48, he feels he’s a bit too old to be hanging from a helicopter while upside down and in a straightjacket, or to be shackled and chained in a 40-pound body bag thrown head first into the water. He doesn’t do escape routines any more, but he’s still challenging himself with magic tricks that he performs on national tours and at least once a year during “Magic Weekend” at his Champaign store, Dallas & Co. Prairie Fire profiles Dallas, talking to the performer about his start in the magic business. He was first exposed to magic at a carnival in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn., when he was 5, and has practiced it ever since. Formerly co-owner of the Apple Duck Arcade on Green Street where he started selling masks, Dallas eventually opened Dallas & Co. with his wife, Barbara. It started out in a 6- by 8-foot space, and now covers over 14,000 square feet, selling magic, juggling and ventriloquism supplies, plus renting 2,000 costumes and novelties such as rubber chickens and phony dog doo. Abstract Alison Davis Producer WILL-TV, University of Illinois Copyright Holder Publisher ¬© 2009 University of Illinois 1997-11-13T09:44:00-06:00 1997-11-13T09:44:00-06:00 video/mp4 http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/mpeg4/pf1997-11-13.mp4 Moving Image MPEG video MPEG-4 00:28 eng pf1997-11-13.mp4 WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1997-11-13T09:44:00-06:00 1997-11-13T09:44:00-06:00 video/x-flv http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/flash/pf1997-11-13.flv Moving Image Flash Video Flash Media 8 00:28 eng pf1997-11-13.flv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1997-11-13T09:44:00-06:00 1997-11-13T09:44:00-06:00 video/vnd.rn-realvideo http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/pf1997-11-13.rv Moving Image 00:28:00