Published May 19, 2021 •
Updated on May 19, 2021 at 6:44 pm
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As various cities and suburbs bring back summer events, the Exchange Club of Naperville has announced that this year’s Ribfest will not take place over the Independence Day weekend.
According to an announcement by the club, it “cannot reasonably guarantee health, safety and success for such a large-scale public event,” and says that potential capacity restrictions would hinder the club’s ability to put on the event in the way that it wants to. Don t miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android and sign up for alerts.
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It s been a long, hard year of not being able to sing at the top of our lungs while spilling beer on strangers at a concert, or making a mess of ourselves while eating delicious food in front of hundreds of people. I think it s also safe to say most of us never realized how much we needed those opportunities until they had been ripped from under us in the interest of safety.
I don t want to be overly optimistic here, but it feels like we have finally reached the point in this pandemic where normal life will finally return. If we all keep behaving sensibly, fun will return. Concerts are being planned. Big festivals are announcing their 2021 dates..let s all make it our mission to not mess it up!