Local volunteers sacrifice time to cater to festival guests
By Melissa Merli
Wednesday April 22, 2009
John Dixon
Longtime Ebertfest volunteer Ray Elliott stands beneath the Virginia Theatre marquee last week with his daughters Jessica, 14, left, and Caitlin, 12. Over the years, Elliott has hosted many of the guests of Roger Ebert's Film Festival.
CHAMPAIGN – Every year in late April, 30 Champaign-Urbana residents clear their calendars for five days, clean their cars and charge their cell phones.
They're the ones who squire around the famous and not-so-famous guests who come to town for Roger Ebert's Film Festival, which starts today at the Virginia Theatre.
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