Highlights: Public Show at the Arcada Theatre—Remembering Jim Shaffer. Sunday January 19th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $10.00. More information inside. CATOE Social at St. John Cantius February 16th. Dinner at 1:45 Concert at 2:30 Featured at the might Marr Col- ton / Geneva organ will be David Rhodes, Glenn Tallar and Taylor Trimby. The Newsletter Voice of the Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts Inside this issue: Year in Review 2 Upcoming Events 2 Editors Message 3 For Sale 3 What’s Up? 4 CATOE Information 4 January 2014 The Arcada Theatre and CATOE are teaming up to produce “Jim Shaf- fer Day” to remember our dear friend. The show which will take place on Sunday January 19th at the Arcada Theatre will feature memories of Jim along with a “super star pipe organ concert, sing-a-long and silent film short.” The program begins at 2:00 pm, tickets are $10.00 each with “all proceeds to benefit the Arcada Theatre Pipe Organ Maintenance Fund managed by The Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts (CATOE).” Jim Shaffer Day Directions to the Arcada The Arcada Theatre is located in beautiful downtown St. Charles at 105 E. Main Street. Driving Directions From I-355 Exit at North Avenue (Route 64) and head west. North Avenue be- comes Main Street in downtown St. Charles. The Arcada Theatre is on the south side of the street, at 105 E. Main Street. From Rt. 59 (North) Head west on Route 64. From the southern end of Rt. 59, take Rt. 38 west to Rt. 25, turn right and head north until you come to North Avenue. Turn left on Rt. 64 to the theatre. Parking The Arcada Theatre has plenty of on-street parking available on 1st Avenue (Riverside Avenue), Main Street (Route 64), and 2nd Avenue. In addition, a municipal parking lot on 2nd Avenue, just one block south of Main Street, provides free parking too.
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Highlights:
Public Show at the Arcada
Theatre—Remembering Jim
Shaffer. Sunday January
19th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are
$10.00. More information
inside.
CATOE Social at St. John
Cantius February 16th.
Dinner at 1:45 Concert at
2:30
Featured at the might Marr Col-ton / Geneva organ will be David Rhodes, Glenn Tallar and Taylor Trimby.
The Newsletter Voice of the
Chicago Area Theatre Organ
Enthusiasts
Inside this issue:
Year in Review 2
Upcoming Events 2
Editors Message 3
For Sale 3
What’s Up? 4
CATOE Information 4
January 2014
The Arcada Theatre and CATOE are teaming up to produce “Jim Shaf-fer Day” to remember our dear friend. The show which will take place on Sunday January 19th at the Arcada Theatre will feature memories of Jim along with a “super star pipe organ concert, sing-a-long and silent film short.” The program begins at 2:00 pm, tickets are $10.00 each with “all proceeds to benefit the Arcada Theatre Pipe Organ Maintenance Fund managed by The Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts (CATOE).”
Jim Shaffer Day
Directions to the Arcada
The Arcada Theatre is located in beautiful downtown St. Charles at 105 E. Main Street. Driving Directions From I-355 Exit at North Avenue (Route 64) and head west. North Avenue be-comes Main Street in downtown St. Charles. The Arcada Theatre is on the south side of the street, at 105 E. Main Street. From Rt. 59 (North) Head west on Route 64. From the southern end of Rt. 59, take Rt. 38 west to Rt. 25, turn right and head north
until you come to North Avenue. Turn left on Rt. 64 to the theatre. Parking The Arcada Theatre has plenty of
on-street parking available on 1st
Avenue (Riverside Avenue), Main
Street (Route 64), and 2nd Avenue.
In addition, a municipal parking lot
on 2nd Avenue, just one block
south of Main Street, provides free
parking too.
We had lots of fun times in 2013. Our year began at the Tivoli in January with Taylor Trimby at CATOE’s own 3/10 Wurlitzer. In March we headed down to the Rialto to hear David Rhodes on the Barton. April we enjoyed Vice President Tim Charlton on the Pickwick and we got to see the progress on the remodel of the theatre. In June, it was a spe-cial social as we returned to Downers Grove North High School to hear Mark Nollar play the 3/10 Wurlitzer. It was the first time since 2008 that CATOE had a social at the High School. July was at the Tivoli again to hear long time organ enthusiasts
Ron Newman at the Wurlitzer. In August we dined on Pizza and other wonderful treats at Beg-gars Pizza and we were serenad-ed by Joel Gary at the Barton. Another first in 2013 as CATOE was honored to debut the 2/7 Wurlitzer at St. John Cantius in September with President David Rhodes performing a fantastic program. October we were at the Rialto with Zach Frame and in November we had TWO fan-tastic socials featuring Pierre Fra-calanza on the George Wright IV and the following week, Donnie Rankin played at Downers Grove North High School.
members.
Money collected for the luncheon
and for those who attend the organ
concert but are not CATOE mem-
bers go to help support the fantas-
tic music program at the church Be
sure to pick up one of their bro-
chures when you are at the social.
More information will be in the
February edition of the CATOE
newsletter.
February at St. John Cantius
On Sunday,
February 19th,
we will once
again be at St.
John Cantius
Church in Chi-
cago to hear
their 2/7
Mighty
Wurlitzer. The
church is planning to have a
luncheon prior to the social
which will cost $5.00. The lunch-
eon is scheduled to begin at
1:45. After the delicious meal,
we will adjourn to the fellowship
hall to hear our featured organ-
ist, Carl DeSanti and special
guest Kenned MacIver.
The music program will begin at
2:30 and it is free for CATOE
Year in Review
Page 2 VOX CATOE
Social at St. John
Cantius on
Sunday February
19th
DON’T FORGET to renew your
membership with CATOE. We have
many fun things planned this year
and you won’t want to miss them.
Welcome New Members
Melvyn Mick from Northfield Cheri Day from Plainfield
Ryan Thoryk from LaGrange Barbara Prezell from Wheaton
Check out the NEW CATOE WEB PAGE. It will be officially launched in Mid January, but you can see it now at WWW.CATOE61.ORG
Special thank you to all our mem-
bers that have renewed their mem-
berships as supporting or higher.
The dues collected are used on all 6
organs that CATOE
maintains. In ad-
dition, they cover
costs for the news-
letter and social
supplies. All mon-
ey over the base
membership of
$30.00 is tax de-
ductible.
For Sale!
Dave Dahms sent in a list of some interesting Chicago Stadium related items he has for sale.
1. 810 Chicago Stadium Stop Tabs. There were originally 833 tabs on the Barton. Of the 810 that I have 33 are for
sure replacement tabs from over the years as they are considerably lighter in weight. $3000
2. August 1st 1929 Organ Proclamation Dedication Program. $500
This is a multi fold concert held the 1st time the organ was played in the Chicago stadium
3. Assorted Melgard family photos and Chicago Stadium Barton Original Photos $250
4. Framed and matted 8 by 10 photo autographed by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1st Stadium Organist) Autograph “To
Mr. and Mrs. AH KLEMME for a continuous honeymoon from RALPH WALDO EMERSON." With the frame and
matte the entire piece is 10 by 12 $150
5. Large Chicago Stadium Organ Rocker Panel mounted on a gold + red board $450
this is approximately 3 by 4 feet in dimension. there are 7 rocker panels attached to the contact strip. it is
mounted on a gold and red board to match the colors of the organ. This is approximately 100 pounds.
