Rockford Rocked: A blues prodigy at 19
By Todd Houston Contributor This week’s Rockford Rocked Interview catches up with 19-year-old blues guitar prodigy Raine Stern for a
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Entertainment
A hard end to a hard life
By Kathi Kresol Contributor Margaret Burke led a hard life. She moved to Rockford around 1883, bringing her only surviving
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Frank Lloyd Wright, born 150 years ago, still fascinates
By Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel Editor NEW YORK — It’s been 150 years since the birth of America’s best-known
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Friends, Hollywood remember Adam West
By Sandy Cohen & Keith Ridler Associated Press LOS ANGELES — “Batman” only aired for three seasons in the 1960s,
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RRI talks with Terry Tyderek
By Todd Houston Contributor This week, Rockford Rocked Interviews talks with Terry Tyderek. Terry spent a large portion of his
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Starlight ready with new leader
By Liz Newman Contributor There is an invigorated energy surrounding the Starlight stage as they embark on their 51st season.
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Rockford’s Boys of (17)76
By Kathi Kresol Contributor Winnebago County is blessed by many men and women who have dedicated their lives by serving
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Burpee inspiration for Roosevelt students
Students from Roosevelt Alternative High School have been engaged in a yearlong project that uses art to teach the scientific
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Gregg Allman sang and lived the blues
By Kristin M. Hall Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Gregg Allman, a survivor of tragedy, knew the blues musically and
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The fashion of Twin Peaks: why David Lynch’s TV show is back in style
By Catherine Spooner The Conversation Twin Peaks, David Lynch’s iconic TV series, is returning to our screens after it went
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RAM exhibition Bittersweet Observations begins June 9
Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens its new feature exhibition, Bittersweet Observations, on Friday, June 9, with a preview reception for
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Chris Cornell | 1964-2017
By Mesfin Fekadu & Corey Williams Associated Press DETROIT — Chris Cornell, one of the most lauded and respected contemporary
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South Pacific sails into Fireside
By Bill Beard Contributor South Pacific is one of the absolute best of the wonderful old musicals, yet it seems
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Rockford Rocked: Inspired local music coverage
By Todd Houston Contributor Randy Keho saw a hole in the Rockford entertainment media market, and since January he’s worked
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Tube Talk: Time travel trickery?
By Paula Hendrickson Contributor Last Wednesday, along with Timeless fans around the nation, I was saddened to hear NBC was
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