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Vince’s Notes: Michael Schirger talks Red Super Giant
By Vince Chiarelli
Who says a rock star can’t be an attorney? Local attorney Michael Schirger used to front the
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Legendary Rock Interviews: Q & A with Another Lost Year
By John Parks
The band Another Lost Year had a very eventful 2012 and is gaining even more steam in the
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of April 3-9, 2013
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 3-9, 2013
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 3-9, 2013
Upcoming Events
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center Next concerts: Rock Valley Chil-dren’s Choir in “Great American Sing-a-Thon,” April 5, 7 p.m. at
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Court Street UMC offers family-friendly Easter weekend festivities
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Rockford’s Court Street United Methodist Church announces its schedule of activities for Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
From
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NPR’s ‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’ at Coronado April 4
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Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!, NPR’s weekly hour-long quiz program, is coming to the Coronado Performing
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Legendary Rock Interviews: Q & A with One-Eyed Doll’s Jason Rufuss Sewell and Kimberly Freeman
By John Parks
After getting more than 1 million YouTube views, touring nonstop, and independently releasing album after album of critically-acclaimed
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Vince’s Notes: Micky Rosenquist a truly versatile musician
By Vince Chiarelli
Have you ever seen a squirrel play music? Well, then, you haven’t heard the Black Squirrel, aka
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Burpee, Discovery Center team up for ‘Egg Hunt Extravaganza’ March 30
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Saturday, March 30, Burpee Museum of Natural History and Discovery Center Museum are teaming up to present an “Egg
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Park District’s Community Egg Hunt March 30
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Bring the family to enjoy fun outdoors and the coming of spring at the free Rockford Park District Community
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Literary Hook: Poetry reading, workshop and new book debut April 13
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
In Print holds monthly meetings and workshops for writers at the Cherry Valley Library on
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‘When the World Was Young’ March 28 at Kresge Hall
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Rockford Dance Company’s (RDC) Dancing and Acting Workshop, funded through The United Cerebral Palsy of Blackhawk Region of
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BFAI seeks entrants for juried art show; April 1 deadline
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BELOIT, Wis.— The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator is seeking entrants for its upcoming juried art show. The theme
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‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ to be screened April 3 in Freeport
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FREEPORT, Ill. — The 1950s Science Fiction Film Series concludes with the original black-and-white film Invasion of the
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Dianna Cole offers ‘A Dream Seen!’
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Evangelist Dianna Cole, founder and president of WAY Enterprises, invites local women to a special “Wisdom And You” event
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Rockford’s Discovery Center offers Spring Break fun
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Spring Break will soon be upon us. For families looking for fun activities, Rockford’s Discovery Center Museum is
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of March 27-April 2, 2013
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 March 27-April 2, 2013
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 March 27-April 2, 2013
Upcoming Events
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center – Next concerts: Rock Valley Chil-dren’s Choir in “Great American Sing-a-Thon,” April 5, 7 p.m.
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Tickets for Survivor, John Waite at Egyptian Theatre go on sale March 27
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DEKALB, Ill. — Legendary rockers Survivor and John Waite will be bringing down the house at the Egyptian
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Theater Review: ‘Brooklyn Boy’ at Artists’ Ensemble
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
This latest production by Rockford’s Artists’ Ensemble (AE) currently running at Rockford College’s Cheek Theatre is a
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Odessa Barmore, Between Planes bring blues to Tempo Italian Bistro March 23
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Tempo Italian Bistro and Lounge in the Best Western Clock Tower Resort, 7801 E. State St., Rockford, hosts some
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Rockford Symphony presents Handel’s ‘Messiah’ March 23
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Rockford Symphony Orchestra (RSO) will present Handel’s “Messiah” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 23, at the Coronado Performing Arts
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Rock Valley presents ‘The Vagina Monologues’ March 21-23
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Rock Valley College (RVC) is joining the global effort to stop violence against women and girls by presenting a
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Photo: RAMI’s Spring Benefit rocks
From the March 20-26, 2013, issue
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2nd City Chorus presents annual show March 23 at Memorial Hall
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The 2nd City Chorus will present its annual show, “2nd City Chorus Unleashed,” at 7 p.m., Saturday, March
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Rockford’s Ingrid Dohm exhibits at Monroe Arts Center
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MONROE, Wis. — March 22-May 3, the Monroe Art Center (MAC) Frehner Gallery presents “The Earth Laughs in
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March 23 ‘Battle of the Hair’ to benefit Remedies
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Rockford’s High Maintenance Salon and Spa will host “Battle of the Hair,” an avant-garde-inspired styling competition, March 23,
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St. Paul Lutheran presents Solo and Ensemble Festival March 23
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St. Paul Lutheran School, 811 Locust St., Rockford, presents its 11th annual Solo and Ensemble Festival Saturday, March
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Two-day oil and cold wax workshop at Freeport Art Museum March 23-24
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FREEPORT, Ill. — Freeport Art Museum (FAM), 121 N. Harlem Ave., Freeport, Ill., will host a two-day oil
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Evangelist Dianna Cole offers ‘A Dream SEEN!’
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Wisdom And You (WAY) Enterprises will embrace the new season of spring and recognize March as National “Women’s
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RVC Veterans Club hosts March 23 Easter Egg Hunt
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The Rock Valley College (RVC) Veterans Club will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for kids from 11
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63rd Annual Antique Show March 23-24 in Oregon, Ill.
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OREGON, Ill. — The Oregon Woman’s Club presents its 63rd Annual Antique Show Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24,
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‘Skatin’ Down the Bunny Trail’ March 24 at Carlson Ice Arena
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There will be fun for the whole family at the annual “Skatin’ Down the Bunny Trail” special public
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After5 Jazz in ‘Jazz at Emerson’ March 21
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center’s next “Jazz at Emerson” concert with the After5 Jazz will be at 5:30 p.m.,
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Swiss Movie Night March 22 at Turner Hall of Monroe, Wis.
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MONROE, Wis. — The Swiss Heritage Series of the Turner Hall of Monroe, Wis., will present its annual
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Vince’s Notes: Emily Hurd: A voice unlike any other
By Vince Chiarelli
While Rockford may seem like it’s full of rock bands, there are the select musicians who stand
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Girl Scouts host cookie recipe challenge contest
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Everyone knows Girl Scout Cookies are amazing right out of the box. But did you know they also work
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Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of March 20-26, 2013
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 March 20-26, 2013
Winter Attractions
Sledding, Snowshoeing and XX Skiing – Byron Forest Preserve District, 7993 N. River Road, Byron. Meet at Jarrett Center.
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Music Calendar: Week of March 20-26, 2013
Upcoming Events
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center Next concerts: Jazz at Emerson: After5 Jazz: Dan Pincus and Jim McElhaney, March 21, 5:30
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‘Brooklyn Boy’ opens at Rockford’s Artists’ Ensemble Theater March 15
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Eric Weiss has finally hit the big time. His latest novel is a best-seller and tomorrow he flies
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Party
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Rockford’s nonprofit Irish Marching Society (IMS) will present the St. Patrick’s Day Parade beginning at 3 p.m., Saturday, March
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Swing Dance fund-raiser set for March 16 at Memorial Hall
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Veterans Memorial Hall, 211 N. Main St., Rockford, will host a fund-raiser to help support its mission to
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Pie Shop Benefit Concert March 16
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The Pie Shop Benefit Concert, a fund-raiser for Kate’s Pie Shop & Record Store, will be from 7 to
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Keith Country Day School’s Theatre Department presents ‘Evita’
• Production set for April 6-7 and April 12-14 at Keith
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The Keith Country Day School Theatre Department presents the classic
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Bubble Festival at Discovery Center March 16
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Geoffrey “Merlin” Akins fancies himself both a magician and a bubbleologist. Akins will demonstrate his skills as both
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‘Aaron Copland’s America’ set for March 15 at Court Street UMC
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The award-winning Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, with Music Director Stephen Squires, partners with members of the Rockford Dance Company,
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Northwest Illinois Quilt Expo in Galena March 15-16
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GALENA, Ill. — Join quilters from throughout the tri-state area from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday and
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