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Your humble editor has been privileged to attend screenings of upcoming local films (LEADING LADIES, DISPOSABLE, REVOLTING<\/strong>) and public premieres of others (A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW<\/strong>) in recent months, but the very thought of bearing witness to the project in gestation the longest excites me greatly. After a pair of late-night previews during this past weekend\u2019s Summer Camp Music Festival<\/strong> at Three Sisters Park<\/strong> in Chillicothe, IL<\/strong>, documentary maker R.C. Raycraft<\/strong> will present\u00a0 INCIDENT AT KICKAPOO CREEK<\/strong><\/a><\/span> tonight, Monday, May 31, 7 p.m.<\/strong>, at the Normal Theater, 209 North St., Normal<\/strong>, marking the 40th anniversary of its namesake.<\/p>\n Following the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair<\/strong> in New York by almost a year, the \u201cIncident at Kickapoo Creek<\/strong>\u201d was a Midwestern attempt to provide a mix of peace, love, rock, and nature on farmland near Heyworth, IL<\/strong>. Promoted by the late L. David Lewis<\/strong> and booked by then-UIUC student Irving Azoff<\/strong>, the Incident attracted B.B. King, Canned Heat, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Amboy Dukes<\/strong> with Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon<\/strong>, dozens of additional performers, and thousands of young adults during Memorial Day<\/strong> weekend 1970 to the little town situated just south of Bloomington-Normal<\/strong>. The Raycraft film mixes interviews, police surveillance footage, sound recordings, and stories of intrigue involving illegal profits, biker security, law enforcement, and unhappy Heyworth townsfolk.<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n Raycraft, whose police stakeout footage routinely appears on THE TONIGHT SHOW<\/strong> as well as several \u201creal time\u201d crime shows a la<\/em> COPS<\/strong>, began taping talking head footage in 1995 when he became newly intrigued by \u201cthe most successful rock festival you\u2019ve never heard of\u201d thanks to an original festival poster and other ephemera in his possession. Although he has previewed edits of the film every three to four years, this INCIDENT <\/strong>will not only rock at full strength but be accompanied by a 132-page book featuring many rare photos and a text history detailing the genesis and planning of the Incident.<\/p>\n If you happen to miss tonight\u2019s show due to the holiday \u2013 especially those who like to wear your local-music street cred on your sleeves \u2013 then definitely give INCIDENT AT KICKAPOO CREEK<\/strong> a look-see at upcoming play dates, which include Saturday, June 5<\/strong>, and Sunday, June 6<\/strong>, at the Peoria Theater<\/strong> in Peoria, IL<\/strong>, followed by an outdoor show in Heyworth\u2019s Centennial Park<\/strong> on Saturday, July 3<\/strong>, and the first formal stop on Raycraft\u2019s \u201cElectric Wine\u201d tour at the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard<\/strong> in Mackinaw, IL<\/strong>, on Friday, July 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n ~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n [Updated 6\/15\/10, 6:45 p.m. CST] Normal, IL, movie-maker R.C. 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