Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of Aug. 8-14, 2012

Ongoing Attractions Age Quake Theatre – Plays for and about those 55 and older performed in the greater Rockford area. Info:
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Community Calendar: Week of Aug. 8-14, 2012

Ongoing Attractions Adventure Club – Jarrett Center, Byron Forest Preserve District, 7993 N. River Road, Byron. 9-11 a.m. or 1-3 p.m.
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Music Calendar: Week of Aug. 8-14, 2012

Upcoming Events Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center 2012-2013 Concert Season – Subscription packages or single tickets available. Registration now open for 2012-13
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Rock Valley Festival Orchestra performs at Music Shell Aug. 7

Online Staff Report The new Rock Valley Festival Orchestra will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 7, at the
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The Literacy Council needs volunteer tutors

Online Staff Report The Literacy Council is looking for more volunteer tutors to be matched with adults who need to improve
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Court Street United Methodist Church offers Puppet Camp

Online Staff Report When you think of summer camps, you typically think of swimming, bonfires, hiking and playing outdoor games. Court
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Peter Frampton at Rockford’s Davis Park Aug. 4

Online Staff Report Grammy winner Peter Frampton will perform at Rockford’s Davis Park at 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 4. Frampton remains one
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Rockford Dance Company, Womanspace offer Fairy Festival Aug. 4

Online Staff Report The Fourth Annual Fairy Festival, presented by Rockford Dance Company and Womanspace, will be from 5 to
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‘LEGO Lovers’ at Discovery Center Aug. 3

Online Staff Report Construct, paint and create with LEGOs and more Friday, Aug. 3, at Discovery Center for “LEGO Lovers.” The
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Rockton teen hosts free concert to help fight hunger Aug. 3

Online Staff Report ROCKTON, Ill. — Rockton teen-ager Danielle Juhre is hosting her Second Annual Windsor Auto Sales Music Night with
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‘Emerge … Rockford’s Got Talent’ set for Aug. 2-3

Online Staff Report Rockford Area Arts Council’s summer youth arts apprenticeship program, ArtsPlace, will culminate with an art exhibit, sale, silent
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Traditional Chinese hats on exhibit at Kortman Gallery

  • Opening reception for exhibit set for 5:30-9 p.m., Aug. 3 Staff Report “Mao Zi: an exhibition of traditional Chinese hats” opens
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Festa Italiana set for Aug. 3-5 at Boylan

Staff Report 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

Staff Report 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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Bonzi Productions stages ‘Grease’ Aug. 1-5

Staff Report Bonzi Productions (BP) will be presenting the sensational 1950s musical Grease this summer, Aug. 1-5, at the Rockford
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Music Academy begins Youth Chorale for ages 8-12

Staff Report The Music Academy of Rockford is establishing an Academy Youth Chorale open to students ages 8 to 12 years
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Sofia Talvik performs Aug. 2

  Staff Report Sofia Talvik will be featured in the next Concert Conversations Series for Snapshotmusic at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2,
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Life is a ‘Cabaret’ at Timber Lake Playhouse Aug. 2-12

Staff Report MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), Illinois’ longest-running professional summer theater, presents a new staging of
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John Deere Historic Site hosts Hammer In 2012 Aug. 4-5

Staff Report GRAND DETOUR, Ill. — When most people hear the name “John Deere,” it typically brings to mind large green
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‘The Scarecrow’, a new book for readers ages 8-13

Staff Report Rockford children’s author Max Elliot Anderson has a new book just released. “The Scarecrow is the first of my
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of Aug. 1-7, 2012

Ongoing Attractions Age Quake Theatre – Plays for and about those 55 and older performed in the greater Rockford area. Info:
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Community Calendar: Week of Aug. 1-7, 2012

Ongoing Attractions Adventure Club – Jarrett Center, Byron Forest Preserve District, 7993 N. River Road, Byron. 9-11 a.m. or 1-3 p.m.
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Music Calendar: Week of Aug. 1-7, 2012

Upcoming Events Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center 2012-2013 Concert Season – Subscription packages or single tickets available. Registration now open for 2012-13
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Artists sought for art show at local funeral home; July 31 deadline

Online Staff Report Grace Funeral and Cremation Services will host a truly unique art show to support and promote local artists
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Aug. 3 ‘Call for Entries’ deadline for Nov. 1-2 Seasons on the Land Art Show

Online Staff Report Aug. 3 is the “Call for Entries” deadline for the Nov. 1-2 Seasons on the Land Art Show
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Modern alt-country band Lucero at Otto’s in DeKalb July 30

Online Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — Modern alt-country band Lucero will appear at DeKalb’s Otto’s Niteclub & Underground, 118 E. Lincoln
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Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries’ executive director to retire; reception July 29

 Online Staff Report The public is invited to a retirement reception and concert July 29 to celebrate the retirement of Mariel
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Legendary Bobby Messano at Mt. Morris bandshell July 27

  Online Staff Report MT. MORRIS, Ill. — The downtown bandshell in Mt. Morris, Ill., will come alive from 7 to 9
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Byron Civic Theatre’s ‘Oklahoma!’ to open July 27

Online Staff Report BYRON, Ill. — Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and
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Uncover the past with Diggin’ Dinos at Discovery Center July 27

Online Staff Report Dig, explore, learn and create all things prehistoric Friday, July 27, at Rockford’s Discovery Center for Diggin’
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Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues at Music Shell July 28

  Staff Report Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts and the Rockford Park District close out the 14th Annual Sinnissippi Summer Series
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Friends, fans pay tribute to Rockford artist Jim Julin

  Staff Report Well-known and much-loved Rockford artist and craftsman Jim Julin died Sunday night, July 22, after a short illness. He
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Party On The Rock at 9/11 benefit set for July 26

Staff Report 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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Local band competes in Illinois Teen Battle of the Bands

Staff Report Rockford-area band Desolation Row is advancing to the Regional Competition for the Illinois Teen Battle of the Bands. After
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Kantorei top U.S. choir, fourth in world at World Choir Games

• Rockford boys’ choir’s ‘God Bless America’ brings tears Staff Report Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford, won two silver medals in
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Theater Review: ‘The Marvin Gaye Story’ — a tale of adversity and musical genius

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Jackie Taylor, director of The Marvin Gaye Story at Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater, has produced, written
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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

Staff Report 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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Literary Hook: July 31 program combines poetry, beauty of nature

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet I would like to invite you to a very unique program that combines the beauty
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East Troy Electric Railroad offers ‘South Shore Days’

Staff Report EAST TROY, Wis. — East Troy Electric Railroad in East Troy, Wis., will celebrate the historic Pullman-built cars
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of July 25-31, 2012

Ongoing Attractions Age Quake Theatre – Plays for and about those 55 and older performed in the greater Rockford area. Info:
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Community Calendar: Week of July 25-31, 2012

Ongoing Attractions Adventure Club – Jarrett Center, Byron Forest Preserve District, 7993 N. River Road, Byron. 9-11 a.m. or 1-3 p.m.
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Music Calendar: Week of July 25-31, 2012

Upcoming Events Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center 2012-2013 Concert Season – Subscription packages or single tickets available. Registration now open for 2012-13
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Park District offers ‘Trolley to the Tropics’ rides

Online Staff Report The Rockford Park District invites you to try out “Trolley to the Tropics,” a new way to
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Arts community mourns the loss of Rockford artist Jim Julin

Online Staff Report Well-known and much loved Rockford artist and craftsman Jim Julin died Sunday night, July 22, after a
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Wooden Box Theater returns to House Café July 22 with ‘Star Wars’

Online Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — The House Café in DeKalb, Ill., will be hosting performance group Wooden Box Theater July
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The Fireside sets children’s auditions for ‘Scrooge The Musical’

Online Staff Report FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — The Fireside Theatre is looking for energetic boys and girls, age 8-13 who can
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‘Sploosh’ at Discovery Center July 20

Online Staff Report Beat the heat and get a little wet Friday, July 20, at Rockford’s Discovery Center for “SPLOOSH.” The
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