Poor health blamed for organist's absence from Ebertfest
By Melissa Merli
Saturday April 25, 2009
Robin Scholz
Karen Gehres, director of 'Begging Naked,' talks following the film's showing Friday at the Virginia Theatre during Roger Ebert's Film Festival in Champaign.
CHAMPAIGN – The Mighty Wurlitzer organ at the Virginia Theatre has been silent during Roger Ebert's Film Festival this week.
Organist Warren York, who has performed between screenings at past festivals, is in declining health and resting at home, according to Chaz Ebert, emcee of her husband's festival, and Jameel Jones, manager of the Virginia.
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