10th Mosaic Film Fest returns this weekend
ROCKFORD — A lineup of 72 films will be rolled out during the 10th Annual Mosaic World Film Festival, starting
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Entertainment
RAAC 30th anniversary celebrations launched with fun run
ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Arts Council (RAAC) will kick off its 30th anniversary with the On Your Mark 5K
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Jerry Lewis. 1926-2017
By Lindsey Bahr Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame
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Is Ryan Kelly’s iconic photograph an American ‘Guernica’?
By Jennifer Wenzel The Conversation On August 12, Charlottesville Daily Progress photographer Ryan M. Kelly captured the exact moment that
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Crossroads Blues Festival returns Aug. 26
The 8th Annual Crossroads Blues Festival comes back to Lyran Park, noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. For just
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Two-day celebration planned for Coronado’s 90th
To mark its 90th anniversary, the Coronado Theatre will host its largest free-to-the-public event since its restoration and rededication in
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A weekday Weekend Update
By Paula Hendrickson Contributor While Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment is the epitome of fake news, the jokes
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Purple Hell debut party at Mary’s Place, Friday
ROCKFORD — Described as a “musical power trio of visual and performing artists,” Rockford’s Purple Hell are celebrating the release
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Remembering Glen Campbell
By Kristin M. Hall Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Wichita Lineman”
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Listen. Understanding the policies of the school funding fight
From Illinois Public Media’s The 21st, listen to a breakdown of the legislative and ideological battles over the state’s school
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Keillor busy as he nears 75
By Jeff Baenen Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Garrison Keillor is not spending his time in retirement baking Powdermilk
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History of African Americans in Cinema at Ethnic Heritage Museum
By David Ruffin Ethnic Heritage Museum ROCKFORD — On Sunday, August 13, the African American Gallery of the Ethnic Heritage
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TBS strikes with The Guest Book
By Paula Hendrickson Contributor If you’ve just booked a cabin in the woods for an end-of-summer getaway, you might want
Read moreGame of Thrones: Shattering the dragonglass ceiling
By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman & Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON — Westeros is no longer a man’s
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Armed Vision reunion show on deck
By Todd Houston Contributor Armed Vision (AV) was a Rockford-area band from 1979 through 1986. Founded in 1979 as The
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