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Music Calendar: Week of March 16-22, 2011

Wednesday, March 16 Vinyl Voodoo – Mary’s Place, 602 N. Madison St. 10:30 p.m. Free. Every Wed. Info: 815-962-7944. 1st Entertainment Karaoke
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Theater Review: Hair still grows as it revives in Chicago

By Bill Beard Theater Critic I spent the 1960s teaching theater in New England colleges, where many of my students were seriously
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Crossword: Get Your Irish Up

Across 1 ___-Man (arcade game) 4 Snake’s sibilance 8 Canning supplies, ironically 12 Landed 14 Play’s beginning 15 Olympic events 16 iPod model 17 Tolstoy and Kottke 18 Wisconsin
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Greg Herriges Duo at JustGoods March 12

From press release Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts presents “An evening of dynamic Indo-world fusion” featuring the Greg Herriges
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Free Family Arts Festival March 13 at Riverfront Museum Park

From press release Rockford Area Arts Council will present a free Family Arts Festival from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, March
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Winners named in Young Artist Show: High School Division

From press release Awards for the 70th Young Artist Show: High School Division were announced Sunday, March 6, during the public
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Pause and Affect artist Joan Truckenbrod at Art Talks March 11

By Sarah Bursley McNamara Community Relations Coordinator, Rockford Art Museum Joan Truckenbrod, a digital art pioneer renowned for her cutting-edge installations, presents
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Theater Review: Working—a musical based on the book by Studs Terkel

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic There could not be a more appropriate time to stage the musical version of Studs Terkel’s Working.
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Find Your Space: Author Joan Anderson coming to Rockford

By Gale Ketteler Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist Womanspace will feature Joan Anderson, best-selling author of A Year by the Sea,
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Rockford Symphony participates in Orchestras Feeding America

• Food to be collected March 12-31 at performances and RSO administrative offices From press release Rockford Symphony Orchestra (RSO), in partnership
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of March 9-15, 2011

Ongoing Attractions Rockford Art Museum – 711 N. Main St. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m. Featuring “70th Young Artist
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Community Calendar: Week of March 9-15, 2011

Ongoing Attractions Burpee Museum of Natural History – 737 N. Main St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 815-965-3433. Discovery Center Museum – 711
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Music Calendar: Week of March 9-15, 2011

Wednesday, March 9 Paul Thorn – Sullivan Theater, 118 N. Main St. 7 p.m. Presented by Severson Dells Nature Center. Tickets
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Crossword: Drapes

Across 1 Milk choice 5 Dire 10 Some GI’s 14 Pocket bread 15 Misplaces 16 Weaver’s tool 17 Guinness, for one 18 Leaning 19 Cosmonaut Gagarin 20 Type of 42
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70th Young Artist Show: High School Division opens March 6

From press release The 70th Young Artist Show: High School Division opens from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, March 6,
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Eight bands advance in RAMI Youth Charity Jam competition

Escape performs at the auditions for the Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI) Awards’ Youth Charity Jam Feb. 26 at Tebala
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On Music: Myspace Music head steps down

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer As Myspace users move on, the site continues to be a footnote in the social media history,
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Rock Valley stages The Vagina Monologues

From press release Rock Valley College (RVC) will present a two-night and one-day matinee-only benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play
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Literary Hook: A poem for those who have endured this brutal winter

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Here is an interesting poem that can be understood both literally and symbolically. Carol Fox, the
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Student-created Boxasaurus exhibit at Rockford Airport

From press release Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is hosting the Sixth Annual Boxasaurus display, showcasing dinosaurs created by local students
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Dance Company students perform in Wizard of Oz

From press release Rockford Dance Company (RDC) students will perform as the Munchkins from the Merry Land of Oz in the
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70 years of the Young Artist Show at Rockford Art Museum

By Carrie Breitbach Rockford Art Museum Education Director The first Young Artist Show occurred in the spring of 1941, demonstrating the Rockford
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Tube Talk: Is your favorite show on the bubble?

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer It’s that time of year again when hardcore fans begin strategizing and plotting campaigns to save their
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of March 2-8, 2011

Ongoing Attractions Rockford Art Museum – 711 N. Main St. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m. Free for everyone every
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Community Calendar: Week of March 2-8, 2011

Ongoing Attractions Burpee Museum of Natural History – 737 N. Main St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 815-965-3433. Discovery Center Museum – 711
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Music Calendar: Week of March 2-8, 2011

Wednesday, March 2 Truman’s Ridge – The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, Ill. 7:30 p.m. $5. Info: 815-787-9547. Vinyl Voodoo
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Crossword: Julie’s Films

Across 1 Ms. Lollobrigida 5 Band around a package 10 Bart’s sister 14 Perfect place 15 Long-legged bird 16 “It slipped!” 17 Take in a book 18 Hurry 19
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March 2, 2011 | Also published in Crossword Puzzle | Comments (0)

Downtown radio studio launches first broadcasts

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer There’s now live radio in downtown Rockford. Maverick Media has brought three stations to the space
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Cory Chisel, Kelly Steward entertain at Kryptonite

Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons (top photo), Kelly Steward (right photo) and Steepwater Band (not pictured) performed at Kryptonite
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On Music: Britney Spears, Sony release ad-littered new video

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Britney Spears released a video for her new single, “Hold It Against Me,” last week, marking what
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Three move on to state in regional Poetry Out Loud competition

From press release Three area high school students will represent northern Illinois in the State Poetry Out Loud Competition, which will
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Peppino D’Agostino performs Feb. 26

From press release Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts is pleased to present Italian guitar virtuoso Peppino D’Agostino in concert at
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Grammy winner Marty Raybon performs in Monroe, Wis., Feb. 26

From press release MONROE, Wis.—Rarely is a voice heard that is not just unforgettable, but it is also undeniable. Whether he’s
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Tuskegee Airmen at Memorial Hall Feb. 26

From press release Meet members of the Tuskegee Airmen from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26, at Veterans Memorial Hall,
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Kick-off party for new writers’ group In Print set for March 12

• In Print offers opportunities to writers of all ages who desire to improve their writing From press release If you are
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Literary Hook: Experiencing the ‘perfect storm’

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet We have recently experienced what some have called an epic blizzard. Blizzards and storms require a
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From press release Ethnic Heritage Museum (EHM) presents “Celebrate our Heritage—Love and Marriage” at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 20, at Cliffbreakers
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