Scores of family members rush onto the concrete parade grounds after the ceremony concludes.

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Stepping through the ornate wrought-iron gates onto on the peaceful grounds of the beautiful 17th-century Kilruddery House in Bray, County Wicklow, still home to the Earl of Meath, it seems apt that this small four-day event is there to celebrate "lost, overlooked and forgotten films".

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Especially useful is a question-and-answer section with specifics on how to view a launch: how to apply for an official pass onto the Space Center grounds, where to park if you don't get a pass, even what radio stations to listen to for launch updates.

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Keeneland sits outside downtown Lexington, on the border between suburban strip-mall sprawl and verdant, expansive, expensive farmland, and from virtually anywhere on the grounds, you can look out onto the renowned bluegrass landscape.

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