Adding our thanks to Chris Wachowiak
By Anne E. O’Keefe Rockford Area Arts Council It goes without saying that Krypto has been a tremendous asset to
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Entertainment
Bourne heavy on action, lacking plot
By Thomas Simpson Contributor After the underwhelming disappointment that was The Bourne Legacy, Matt Damon returns as super killer Jason
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Voices from the Grave: The horrific death of George Laurs
By Kathi Kresol Contributor George Laurs was a 24-year-old immigrant who like many men in 1913, came to Rockford to
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Star Trek Beyond a great entry in franchise
By Thomas Simpson Contributor Considering the pull the Star Trek brand carries, I couldn’t help but feel that the marketing
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LuPone and Ebersole put on War Paint at Goodman
By Bill Beard Contributor When the lights came up on The Goodman Theatre’s premiere of the new musical, War Paint,
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Rockford Rocked Interview: Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues
By Todd Houston Exclusive to The Rock River Times Justin Hayward, known primarily as the vocalist and lead guitarist for
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Womanspace presents Passport to the Arts
By Anne E. O’Keefe Rockford Area Arts Council For the third year, Womanspace will be presenting “Passport to the Arts”
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Webb not retiring from RVC
By Richard S. Gubbe Contributor While Mike Webb pondered his retirement, his constituents made him think better of leaving a
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Tube Talk: And the nominees are…
By Paula Hendrickson Contributor Each summer when the Emmy nominations are announced, people immediately start talking about which performers and
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Voices From the Grave: the tragic history of Barnes Mansion
By Kathi Kresol Contributor The sounds of long-forgotten music are heard in the halls of a home on Rockford’s west
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Remembering Rockford’s #1 Music Fan
By Todd Houston Exclusive to TRRT Verne K. Smith, dubbed “Rockford’s #1 Music Fan”, was born May 8, 1946, in
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Central Intelligence an entertaining buddy film
By Thomas Simpson Contributor Dwayne Johnson takes time out of beating up bad guys alongside Vin Diesel to beat up
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The Claudettes come to Mary’s Place, July 23
“Brother Ray meets the Ramones…Chopin meets Minutemen.” So ventured Tony Sarabia of WBEZ radio (Chicago NPR) as he took a
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Secret Life of Pets falls flat
By Thomas Simpson Contributor Illumination Entertainment aren’t a household name like Walt Disney, Dreamworks or Pixar. However, their huge success
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Tube Talk: Take a walk on the Wild side
By Paula Hendrickson Contributor Long ago, on a PBS station not too far away, there was an addictive little show
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