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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Mao Zi: an exhibition of traditional Chinese hats” opens
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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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Bonzi Productions stages ‘Grease’ Aug. 1-5
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Local band competes in Illinois Teen Battle of the Bands
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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
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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
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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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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’
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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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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
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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
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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’
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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’
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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
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Beat the heat and get a little wet Friday, July 20, at Rockford’s Discovery Center for “SPLOOSH.” The
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