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Spring Family Fun Day in Roscoe May 5
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ROSCOE, Ill. — The Spring Family Fun Day will be held from 11 a.m -3 p.m., Saturday,
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Celebrate the Golden Age of Broadway at ‘Felix’s Cabaret’
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Tickets are now available for the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center’s signature benefit event, “Felix’s Cabaret — The Golden
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Denny Diamond & The Family Jewels perform May 5
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BELVIDERE, Ill. — Denny Diamond & The Family Jewels will perform Saturday, May 5, at the First United
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Pig roast celebrates springtime at Beckman Mill May 5
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BELOIT, Wis. — Saturday, May 5, is opening day at Beckman Mill Park, offering many activities, demonstrations, tours
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DeKalb Area Women’s Center hosts group art exhibition
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The DeKalb Area Women’s Center will host the group art exhibition “We Work. Art Talks. We Offer.”
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Rock House Kids annual pancake breakfast fund-raiser May 5
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Rock House Kids, a nonprofit charitable and non-denominational organization that reaches at-risk children ages 4-18, is having its
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Bill & Kate Isles in Concert Conversations May 8
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Bill and Kate Isles are an acoustic singer/songwriter duo based in Duluth, Minn. They will be featured at
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Ethnic Heritage Museum exhibit pays tribute to Fred Hutcherson III
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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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Tube Talk: HGTV’s ‘Junk Gypsies’: Two women’s junk
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributing Writer
On History’s popular series American Pickers, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz scour the back roads looking for
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Monroe Crossing performs at Veterans Memorial Hall May 6
• Band offers electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel and heartfelt originals
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Celebrating their 12th year together in 2012,
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Literary Hook: White crystal blanket gives way to green carpet of spring
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
We’ve just passed that in-between season, not quite winter and not quite spring. The following
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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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Artists’ flea market May 5 at Katie’s Cup
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There will be no art on display at the upcoming Rockford Art Guild event.
Saturday, May 5, artists will be
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Spring ice show at Carlson Ice Arena May 5
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Rockford Park District’s Carlson Ice Arena will host its spring ice show, “Skating Down Abbey Road,” featuring hit music
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Atwood Center open houses set for May 5, Oct. 20
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Do you have fond memories of camp or school field trips at Seth B. Atwood Park in Rockford? Rockford
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Camerata Emanon: For the joy of singing — in concert May 5
By Libby Parker
How is a recipe for a really good cake like a recipe for a successful chamber singing
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Girls sought to appear in anti-bullying rock opera video
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Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) is casting local girls, ages 11-16, for roles in its upcoming rock opera
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of May 2-8, 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 May 2-8, 2012
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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 May 2-8, 2012
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center 2012-2013 Concert Season – Subscription packages or single tickets available. Info: 815-964-9713 or www.mendelssohnpac.org.
Rockford
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First Lutheran Church presents ‘Bellows and Beyond’ concert
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First Lutheran Church, 225 S. Third St., offers the fourth in its eclectic Sounds from the Sanctuary 2011-12
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Guitar classes offered April 28 at Rock Valley College
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If you have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar, but are never able to find
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Rock River Valley Rotary Club hosts Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
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BYRON, Ill. — The Rock River Valley Rotary Club will host a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater fund-raiser at
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‘It’s a MAD World’ benefit for Artists’ Ensemble April 27
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“It’s a MAD World,” a benefit for Rockford’s Artists’ Ensemble Theater, will be from 7 to 11 p.m.,
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‘Oklahoma, Hale and Damnation’ performed in Orangeville, Hanover and Stockton
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The Northwest Illinois Theatre Coalition (NWITC) presents the second show of the 2012 season — Oklahoma, Hale and
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Winnebago County CASA Program to hold auction and dinner event April 27
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The Winnebago County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program, celebrating their 25th anniversary year, will hold their fund-raiser,
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Experienced cast contributes in Byron Civic Theatre’s ‘Spelling Bee’
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BYRON, Ill. — It doesn’t take long watching the cast of Byron Civic Theatre’s (BCT) upcoming production
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Romantic comedy ‘No, No Nanette’ at Rockford College April 26-29
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The Rockford College Performing Arts Department presents the romantic comedy No, No Nanette April 26-29.
Performances will
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‘Siècle de Ballet’ opens at NIU School of Theatre and Dance April 26
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DEKALB, Ill. — The precision of classical ballet meets the fluidity of contemporary dance in the final 2012-2013
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Beloit Civic Theatre stages ‘Squirrels in the Attic,’ opening April 26
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BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit Civic Theatre will stage Squirrels in the Attic, a new play by Wisconsin author
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Unforgettable Art: An Affair for Alzheimer’s April 28
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Help “Bid Alzheimer’s Goodbye” at the Ninth Annual Unforgettable Art: An Affair for Alzheimer’s Saturday, April 28, at
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Tube Talk: ‘30 Rock’ goes live April 26
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributing Writer
About 18 months ago, 30 Rock went live, doing two separate broadcasts — one for the East
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Vito J. Dangelo honored for 70 years in music
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The Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI) honored nearly 94 years young Vito J. Dangelo April 13 with a
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Ethnic Heritage Museum fund-raiser April 27
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Rockford’s Ethnic Heritage Museum (EHM) will host a “Celebrating Our Heritage” fund-raiser from 5 to 9 p.m., Friday, April
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Classics and Chrome Car Show draws record-breaking crowd of 10,201
By Gary Kohn
A spectacular assortment of world-class vehicles was on display April 21-22 at the 12th Classics and Chrome
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World premiere of ‘Songs of the World’ April 27 at Mendelssohn
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The Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will present the world premiere performance of “Songs of the World,” a new choral/orchestral
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Photo: Monroe Crossing at Memorial Hall May 6
From the April 25-May 1, 2012, issue
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Celebration of 100 years of Girl Scouting April 28
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DEKALB, Ill. — In honor of 100 years of Girl Scouting, Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) is hosting
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Celebrate Astronomy Day at Discovery Center April 28
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Few people may know the stars and planets have their own special day … Astronomy Day … and Discovery
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Generations Fashion Show April 28 at Ellis Arts Academy
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The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW), Rockford Section, will present the Generations Fashion Show from 4 to
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of April 25-May 1, 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 April 25-May 1, 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 April 25-May 1, 2012
Upcoming Events
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center 2012-2013 Concert Season – Subscription packages or single tickets available. Next concert: “Songs of the
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Panchero’s Mexican Grill in Rockford to give free burritos to Bobs May 1
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Pancheros Mexican Grill, 3015 N. Perryville Road, Rockford, will give a free burrito to anyone named Bob —
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Concert for hunger April 20 at Rockton Hononegah High School
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ROCKTON, Ill. — The Rockford District United Methodist Men will host their fourth annual hunger concert titled “Harmony
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Karla Clark to speak at RVC Writing Awards ceremony April 20
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Rockford native and novelist Karla Clark will be the featured guest speaker at Rock Valley College’s (RVC) 28th
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NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’
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DEKALB, Ill. — Six actors examine the meaning of reality and how the characters they create onstage in
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Dakota High School presents ‘Annie Get Your Gun’
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Annie Get Your Gun is the award-winning musical by Irving Berlin that opened originally on Broadway in 1946.
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