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From the Aug. 15-21, 2012, issue
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Free Milwaukee Irish Fest tickets available
• Festival runs Aug. 16-19
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Staying active and involved in the community is a good way to remain youthful and healthy,
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‘Rick’s Picks’ opens at Burpee Aug. 11
• Exhibit features Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen’s ‘Lifelong Affair With Guitars & Music’
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From Jane, the renowned 66 million-year-old
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Local groups seek support for autobiography of Quiet Riot’s Kelly Garni
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Rockford’s Darkhouse Productions and LegendaryRockInterviews.com are in search of donations for their collaborative effort, Kelly Garni: Angels with Dirty
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Local film reaps six nominations at Chicago festival
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CHICAGO — Locally-produced Hand of Glory, an award-winning independent film by Stuart Wahlin, continues to accumulate nominations on the
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Festa Italiana set for Aug. 3-5 at Boylan
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The 34th Annual Festa Italiana will be Friday-Saturday, Aug. 3-5, on the grounds of Boylan Central Catholic High School,
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Mosaic Student Film Festival Aug. 4
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Rockford’s Mosaic Student Film Festival (MSFF) has announced this year’s films for the Aug. 4 event at the Rockford
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Party On The Rock at 9/11 benefit set for July 26
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You can help the community build the Winnebago County 9/11 Emergency Responders Memorial to honor the emergency responders of
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Skydiving now available in Beloit, Wis.
By Nicole C. Lindsay
Free-lance Writer
BELOIT, Wis. — If Rockford-area residents are looking for a bit of adventure and they
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July 30 deadline for State of the Arts Award nominations
Staff Report
Rockford Area Arts Council (RAAC) urges the public to consider honoring an arts advocate, business, student, educator, individual artist
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Book Review: ‘Rock County’s Unsolved Murders’ — cases continued in Wisconsin author’s book
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
What would you do if one of your close friends were murdered, and 20 years later, there
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Author’s new book uses humor to get the most out of living
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What’s to smile about in these tough economic times? If you’re looking for a lift, check out Mary Kay
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East Troy Electric Railroad offers ‘South Shore Days’
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EAST TROY, Wis. — East Troy Electric Railroad in East Troy, Wis., will celebrate the historic Pullman-built cars
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Breast Fest July 20-22 to raise funds for breast cancer research
By Shauna Ubersox
Staff Writer
At first, the terms “Breast Fest” and “Iron Skulls” do not sound terribly inviting or philanthropical. The
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Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days set for July 20-21
• Event will be at Edgebrook Center and Loves Park and East State Logli locations
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Alpine Kiwanis Club of Rockford’s
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Tour de North End doubles attendance in second year — organizer gives thanks
By Zak Rotello
Olympic Tavern Co-Owner and Tour de North End Organizer
My throat is sore.
My feet hurt.
But I’m
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Shoshone princess honored guest at July 21-22 Oregon Trail Days Festival
Staff Report
OREGON, Ill. — Shoshone princess Loreen Kemp will be the honored guest at the July 21-22 Oregon Trail
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Green Light Nights party like no other
• Downtown festival provides family fun and entertainment
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Green Light Nights will rock the streets of downtown Rockford again this
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Founders Market begins July 7 at YouthBuild
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YouthBuild Rockford, 917 S. Main St., will host a Founders Market the first and third Saturdays of the month,
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July 9 deadline for vendors for Bookerfest
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For more than 20 years, Booker Washington Community Center has presented Bookerfest, a weekend festival filled with entertainment and
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Civil War focus of July 10 event in Freeport
• Noted author Suzy Barile will provide answers to the question: ‘A Confederate in our cemetery?’
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FREEPORT, Ill. — A
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Beloit, Wis., ‘winning’ on new Charlie Sheen series ‘Anger Management’
By Brandon Reid
Assistant Editor
Beloit, Wis., has a little “tiger blood” running through it following the June 28 premiere of Charlie
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Rockford celebrates Independence Day June 28-July 4
• Parade begins at 5 p.m. at Seventh Street and Sixth Avenue, fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m., July 4
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Rockford
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Local entertainment groups premiere feature film June 30
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June 30 at the Tebala Shrine Auditorium, Matthew Cichella and Never Submit Entertainment will present their first joint feature
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Tinker Swiss Paranormal Tour June 29
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Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum in Rockford will have a Paranormal Tour at the museum from 7 to 10 p.m.,
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Photos: Thousands attend first Rockford Pride Fest
From the June 13-19, 2012, issue
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Midsommar Fest at Erlander Home Museum June 16
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The Swedish Historical Society of Rockford will celebrate the Swedish tradition of Midsommar at a festival from 9 a.m.
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Rockford AirFest: Doing loops and rolls over RFD
By Jon McGinty
Free-lance Writer
“Don’t bump the throttle with your arm. Keep your feet off the rudder pedals. And don’t
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Photos: High-flying fun at AirFest
From the June 6-12, 2012, issue
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Ethnic Heritage Museum honors Fathers of the Year
Staff Report
Ethnic Heritage Museum this month is honoring five “Fathers of the Year” for 2012. These fathers represent service
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Midway Village puts on award-winning 1900 America event
Staff Report
Midway Village Museum will present its national award-winning signature summer event, “1900 America: Chautauqua Celebration,” June 9-10, at the
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Rockford author Thomas L. Vaultonburg releases first children’s book
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Zombie Logic Press has announced its first children’s book, The Toughskin Rhinoceros Wrangler Company, written by Thomas L. Vaultonburg,
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Rockford author releases third book in children’s adventure series
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Rockford author Max Elliot Anderson has published his latest adventure for readers 8 and older. River Rampage is
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Freeport Civil War monument restoration team fund-raiser set for June 9
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FREEPORT, Ill. — Almost two years ago, when Austin Bower was an eighth-grader at Lena-Winslow, he began collecting money
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Park District Foundation offers ‘Cruisin’ on the Rock’
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Experience a unique view with a different theme each time you set sail with the Rockford Park District Foundation.
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Boone County Fair sells tickets to early birds June 9
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BELVIDERE, Ill. — The Boone County Fair Board will host an “Early Bird Sale” for all of its 2012
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Rockton Township Historical Society opens Quilt Show June 9
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ROCKTON, Ill. — The Rockton Township Historical Society will follow up the success of the 2011 Northern Illinois Quilt
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Young at Heart Festival May 25-28
Staff Report
LOVES PARK, Ill. — The 41st Annual Young at Heart Festival is set for Friday-Monday, May 25-28, on the
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Rosie’s Birthday Club celebrates 1,000th birthday
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Rosie’s Birthday Club will be celebrating its 1,000th birthday at Northwest Community Center, 1325 N. Johnston Ave., Rockford, from
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DeKalb’s House Café hosts summer theater/modeling event May 30
• Theater group presents evening of theater, poetry, formal wear, photography and live music
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DEKALB, Ill. — The House Café,
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Deadline June 10 for In Print writing contest submissions
• Only requirement is that topic of each piece must be about writing
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In Print, a local writers’ group, is
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June 30 deadline for state Emerging Writers Competition
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that entry forms are now
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ScrewDrive celebrates Craft Beer Week May 19 at Kryptonite
By Aaron Sleger
Co-founder, Screw City Beer Festival and Kryptonite Team Member
American Craft Beer Week is upon us yet again. Monday,
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Book Review: ‘Fatal Catch’ — a story of mystery and suspense
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
Roxe Anne Peacock has done it again. The author of Leave No Trace (2011) has written
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Traveling south on Illinois Route 2
By Roxe Anne Peacock
Illinois is the home of three presidents, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Barack Hussein Obama.
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What does Regis Philbin really think about astrology?
By Edward Snow
Managing Editor, Astrology News Service
“Astrology,” says the man who has spent more time in front of live television
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Ethnic Heritage Museum exhibit pays tribute to Fred Hutcherson III
Staff Report
Rockford’s Ethnic Heritage Museum (EHM) will unveil the “Meet Fred Hutcherson III” exhibit from 2 to 4 p.m.,
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New downtown shop, Treazured Memories, opens on West Jefferson
• Shop features antiques, resale, repurposed and handmade items
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Treazured Memories, a new downtown shop at 325 W. Jefferson St.,
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Tinker Swiss to host special access to Rare Books collection
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Be one of the privileged few to participate in the special access evening of the Rare Books in the
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Free kite-flying event set for May 6 at Southwest Community Park
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Rockford Park District and Chicago Kite will host Kites in Flight, a free family kite-flying event open to the
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