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The three-act comedy Les Plaideurs (first performed 1668, published 1669; The Litigants) offered Racine the challenge of a new genre and the opportunity to demonstrate his skill in Molière’s privileged domain, as well as the occasion to display his expertise in Greek, of which he had better command than almost any nonprofessional classicist in France. The result, a brilliant satire of the French legal system, was an adaptation of Aristophanes’ The Wasps that found much more favour at court than on the Parisian stage. The conflict of generations that Racine infuses into the comedy seems to anticipate his play Britannicus, about which he was surely thinking while composing Les Plaideurs. This charming spot on the shore of Lake Michigan is technically a city, but it’s compact enough that you’ll soon run into familiar faces downtown. It’s also big enough to have more than its fair share of attractions. These are the nine best things to do. Visit a number of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

The Racine Symphony Orchestra performs 2-3 Masterworks concerts per year, several free pops concerts, and an annual concert for fifth graders. [71] Local bands perform free noontime and evening concerts at downtown's centrally located Monument Square throughout the summer. [72] Weekly open mic opportunities for musicians and other performers are hosted by Family Power Music. [73]

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A huge raft of crisp and chewy meringue layered with whipped cream and noodles of boozy chestnut purée’: Mont blanc gateau. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

Katherine E. Wheatley (30 January 2015). Racine and English Classicism. University of Texas Press. p.208. ISBN 978-1-4773-0700-7. FM radio stations serving the area are country music WVTY (92.1 FM) and urban contemporary WKKV-FM (100.7). WVTY specifically targets Racine and Kenosha and is locally owned (though with some competition with market leader WMIL-FM), while WKKV is a station owned by iHeartMedia that, although licensed to Racine and having a transmitter in north-central Racine County, is targeted towards Milwaukee audiences and has its offices in Greenfield. Sturtevant-licensed WDDW-FM (104.7) broadcasts a traditional Mexican music format targeting the metro area's Mexican-American population. Racine is nationally known for its 4 July Parade. The 4th Fest Parade in Racine is the Largest in the Midwest. 4th Fest of Greater Racine, Inc. is a non-profit organization with an entirely volunteer board of directors. This group is responsible for all celebratory activities in Racine associated with the 4th of July. In 2008, USA Today ranked Racine's 4th Fest Parade as one of the Top 10 Places to celebrate the 4th of July. Racine's public schools are administered by the Racine Unified School District, which oversees 21 elementary schools, eight middle schools, and six high schools with a combined student enrollment of around 17,500. Programs such as International Baccalaureate [43] and Montessori are widely utilized in the District. Jean Racine (baptized December 22, 1639, La Ferté-Milon, France—died April 21, 1699, Paris) French dramatic poet and historiographer renowned for his mastery of French classical tragedy. His reputation rests on the plays he wrote between 1664 and 1691, notably Andromaque (first performed 1667, published 1668), Britannicus (first performed 1669, published 1670), Bérénice (first performed 1670, published 1671), Bajazet (first performed and published 1672), Phèdre (first performed and published 1677), and Athalie (first performed and published 1691). Life

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In November 1674, while traveling from Green Bay to the territory of the Illinois Confederation, Father Jacques Marquette and his assistants, Jacques Largillier, Pierre Porteret, and Nathan Kowitt camped at the mouth of the Root River. [14] These were the first Europeans known to visit what is now Racine County. Further expeditions were made in the area by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1679 and by François Jolliet De Montigny and Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes in 1698. Nearly a century later, in 1791, a trading post would be established along Lake Michigan near where the Root River empties into it. Racine observes the dramatic unities more closely than the Greek tragedians had done. The philosopher Aristotle points out the ways in which tragedy differs from epic poetry: Before Columbus Foundation, Winners of the 2011 American Book Awards". Before Columbus Foundation. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012 . Retrieved 12 May 2012.

Racine ( / r ə ˈ s iː n, r eɪ-/ rə- SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. [9] Racine is situated 22 miles (35km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 miles (100km) north of Chicago. It is the principal city of the US Census Bureau's Racine metropolitan area (consisting only of Racine County). [10] The Racine metropolitan area is, in turn, counted as part of the Milwaukee combined statistical area. [10] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 77,816, making it the fifth-most populous city in Wisconsin. In January 2017, it was rated "the most affordable place to live in the world" by the Demographia International Housing Affordability survey. [11] [12] Lee Roberts, "Scene & Heard: Racine County potters play with fire for ArtSpace show", Racine Journal Times, March 20, 2014. As Racine returned to prominence at home, his critics abroad remained hostile due mainly, Butler argues, to Francophobia. The British were especially damning, preferring Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott to Racine, whom they dismissed as "didactic" and "commonplace." This did not trouble the French, however, as "Racine, La Fontaine, or generally speaking the chefs-d'œuvre de l'esprit humain could not be understood by foreigners." [ citation needed] 20th century [ edit ] Chef Henry Harris’s restaurant Racine, a French bistro in Knightsbridge, ran for 13 years, until 2015. A much-loved neighbourhood joint, it anchored itself in many a heart – west Londoners and beyond. But the neighbourhood changed and Harris decided to close. Since then he has been bringing French comfort to various pubs in and around London, before opening Bouchon Racine at the top of The Three Compasses at the end of 2022. With Harris in this venture is David Strauss, previously operations director for Goodman steak restaurants, which included, among over ventures, overseeing Beast restaurant in Mayfair. All this is to say that these two know London well and know restaurants even better, which is why I decided to go to Bouchon Racine accompanied by someone also in the industry and who is from Lyon. The ‘head of veal’ was a delight – the only challenging part of this dish might be the nameRacine «janséniste»? (1/5) Une «hérésie imaginaire»". Archived from the original on 17 August 2020 . Retrieved 18 September 2019. Karissa Rosenfield, "AIA selects the 2012 Recipients of the Small Project Awards", ArchDaily, July 31, 2012. The quality of Racine's poetry is perhaps his greatest contribution to French literature. His use of the alexandrine poetic line is considered exceptionally skilful. [11] Before the Civil War, Racine was well known for its strong opposition to slavery, with many slaves escaping to freedom via the Underground Railroad passing through the city. In 1854 Joshua Glover, an escaped slave who had made a home in Racine, was arrested by federal marshals and jailed in Milwaukee. One hundred men from Racine, and ultimately 5,000 Wisconsinites, rallied and broke into the jail to free him. He was helped to escape to Canada. Glover's rescue gave rise to many legal complications and a great deal of litigation. This eventually led to the Wisconsin Supreme Court declaring the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 unconstitutional, and later, the Wisconsin State Legislature refusing to recognize the authority of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Winners of the 2020 Racine Art Museum Artist Fellowship named", Racine Journal Times, April 15, 2020. This article was amended on 16 January 2023 because an earlier version misnamed Julie’s restaurant as “Jules”. The hospitality group D&D London, formerly Conran Restaurants, has announced a slew of closures. They include Klosterhaus in Bristol and East 59th in Leeds. London loses two of its most venerable names. The Blueprint Café first opened in 1994 and was presided over by chef Jeremy Lee for nearly 20 years before he moved to Quo Vadis in 2012. Avenue was opened on St James’s Street by restaurateur Chris Bodker in December 1995, as a sibling to Kensington Place. At the end, Rancid gets thrown into prison by the citizens that he arrested. When he asks Lube, the new prison guard, on how to be released, Lube tells him to "bark like a rabbit".

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Tablet to Honor Racine's Founder at Knapp School". The Racine Journal-Times. February 13, 1936. p.4 . Retrieved August 14, 2014– via Newspapers.com. Racine, Wisconsin (WI), United States". AllRefer.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007 . Retrieved April 5, 2007. Rogan, Adam. "Special-needs prom, now in its sixth year, transitions into new era". Journal Times . Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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