{"id":847,"date":"2017-09-14T13:32:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/?p=847"},"modified":"2017-09-14T13:32:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:32:38","slug":"abby-reel-04-advocates-to-save-theater-in-goodfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/2017\/09\/14\/abby-reel-04-advocates-to-save-theater-in-goodfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Abby Reel &#8217;04 Advocates to Save Theater in Goodfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since a 2015 storm destroyed the Barn II Dinner Theater in Goodfield, IL, Abby Reel &#8217;04 has been working to save it.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0antique structure had long been used\u00a0by a theater troupe and was\u00a0well-known in the community.\u00a0After it sustained catastrophic damaged,\u00a0locals and enthusiasts have been campaigning to rebuild the site.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is estimated to cost $100,000, which will provide updated facilities and accommodate nearly 40% more capacity.\u00a0Materials from the original\u00a0site will be integrated into the design\u00a0as a\u00a0nod to its rich\u00a0history.\u00a0The building, aptly named The Barn III, will expand its use to include\u00a0community events and weddings.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the plans, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebarniii.com\/\">www.thebarnIII.com<\/a>. To read the full article, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pjstar.com\/entertainmentlife\/20170906\/with-help-from-community-barn-will-go-on\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since a 2015 storm destroyed the Barn II Dinner Theater in Goodfield, IL, Abby Reel &#8217;04 has been working to save it. The\u00a0antique structure had long been used\u00a0by a theater troupe and was\u00a0well-known in the community.\u00a0After it sustained catastrophic damaged,\u00a0locals &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/2017\/09\/14\/abby-reel-04-advocates-to-save-theater-in-goodfield\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":458,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/458"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":848,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847\/revisions\/848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/2004classnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}