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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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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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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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Breast Fest July 20-22 to raise funds for breast cancer research
By Shauna Ubersox
Staff Writer
At first, the terms “Breast Fest” and “Iron Skulls” do not sound terribly inviting or philanthropical. The
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Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days set for July 20-21
• Event will be at Edgebrook Center and Loves Park and East State Logli locations
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Alpine Kiwanis Club of Rockford’s
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Concert Review: Rock’n the Valley brings energy, but not crowds
By John Parks
Rock’n the Valley hit the Winnebago County Fairgrounds this past weekend, July 13-14, and lasted 48 straight
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Tour de North End doubles attendance in second year — organizer gives thanks
By Zak Rotello
Olympic Tavern Co-Owner and Tour de North End Organizer
My throat is sore.
My feet hurt.
But I’m
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Spotlight on guest artists in Timber Lake’s ‘Boeing, Boeing’
Mount Carroll, Ill., theater to stage comedy July 19-28
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MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) just had
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Shoshone princess honored guest at July 21-22 Oregon Trail Days Festival
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OREGON, Ill. — Shoshone princess Loreen Kemp will be the honored guest at the July 21-22 Oregon Trail
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Kryptonite hosts Eldorado, new rock band from Spain, July 25
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Kryptonite will be hosting Eldorado, a new rock band from Madrid, Spain, that is receiving worldwide acclaim, Saturday,
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Legendary Rock Interviews: Q & A with Rock’n the Valley headliners Skid Row, The Last Vegas
By John Parks
Rock’n the Valley Friday and Saturday, July 13-14, is the biggest festival to hit the stateline area in
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Tube Talk: Bad is best: ‘Breaking Bad’ returns for final season July 15
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributing Writer
Breaking Bad is arguably one of TV’s best drama series in recent years, but it’s not for
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Grammy nominee to headline July 20-22 Bookerfest at Davis Park
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VaShawn Mitchell will headline the three-day Bookerfest festival, which runs Friday-Sunday, July 20-22, at Davis Park, 320 S. Wyman
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Green Light Nights party like no other
• Downtown festival provides family fun and entertainment
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Green Light Nights will rock the streets of downtown Rockford again this
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Steve Spurgin & Dan Crary in Concert Conversations July 17
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Snapshotmusic will present Steve Spurgin and Dan Crary in the latest installment of the series “Concert Conversations” at 6
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The Cajun Strangers at Sinnissippi July 14
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Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts and the Rockford Park District continue with the 14th Annual Sinnissippi Summer Series.
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Find Your Space: Fairy Festival coming to Womanspace Aug. 4
By Gale Ketteler
Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist
It’s nearly time for our Fourth Annual Fairy Festival with Rockford
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Corky Siegel at Klehm July 8
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Corky Siegel will bring his bluesy, rocking sound to Klehm Arboretum’s next Woodsong Concert Sunday, July 8. Gates
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How Charlotte’s Web got its name
By Lani Richardson
“To sing is to love. Communication in song. Laughter is meaningful. A smile is a paragraph of good
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Founders Market begins July 7 at YouthBuild
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YouthBuild Rockford, 917 S. Main St., will host a Founders Market the first and third Saturdays of the month,
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Sevendust headlines July 12 ByronFest Rocks the Rock concert
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BYRON, Ill. — Sevendust, Pop Evil, Nonpoint, Soil, Beyond Threshold, The Last Vegas and Wayland will perform at the
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Industrial, gothic music DJ event at Bar 3 July 7
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Bar 3 of Rockford is hosting another night showcasing gothic and industrial music. The unique DJ event, titled “Ritual
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Aug. 31 deadline for entrants in National Reuse Contest
• Salvage Too: Rockford’s Re-Use Center calls on local artists for submissions
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Salvage Too: Rockford’s Re-Use Center has been invited
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Timber Lake Playhouse preps for busy July
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MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), northwestern Illinois’ non-profit professional summer theater, will offer the following events
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An interview with Timber Lake resident performer Erica Stephan
Editor’s note: The following is an interview with Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) resident performer Erica Stephan. In her first
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July 9 deadline for vendors for Bookerfest
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For more than 20 years, Booker Washington Community Center has presented Bookerfest, a weekend festival filled with entertainment and
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Literary Hook: Register for Aug. 12 class at the Clearing
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
Many people in the stateline area enjoy vacation in Door County, Wisconsin. In Ellison Bay,
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Civil War focus of July 10 event in Freeport
• Noted author Suzy Barile will provide answers to the question: ‘A Confederate in our cemetery?’
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FREEPORT, Ill. — A
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Beloit, Wis., ‘winning’ on new Charlie Sheen series ‘Anger Management’
By Brandon Reid
Assistant Editor
Beloit, Wis., has a little “tiger blood” running through it following the June 28 premiere of Charlie
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Auditions for Pec’s ‘Almost Heaven’ July 9-10
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PECATONICA, Ill. — Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica, Ill., will host auditions for Almost Heaven, the life and music
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‘It’s ALL In Me!’ Women’s Workshop Retreat July 7
• The workshop retreat will be at St. Paul Lutheran Church Northwest Site, 4881 Kilburn Ave., Rockford.
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Wisdom And You
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Theater Review: ‘Working, the Musical’, proves a worthy revival at Timber Lake
By Bill Beard
Theater Critic
The New York theater scene has featured a great many revivals in the past several years; revivals
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Rockford celebrates Independence Day June 28-July 4
• Parade begins at 5 p.m. at Seventh Street and Sixth Avenue, fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m., July 4
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Rockford
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Toronzo Cannon & Cannonball Express at Sinnissippi June 30
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Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts notes that this will be their 14th year of collaborating with the
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Local entertainment groups premiere feature film June 30
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June 30 at the Tebala Shrine Auditorium, Matthew Cichella and Never Submit Entertainment will present their first joint feature
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Tube Talk: Origins of Inspector Morse
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributing Writer
Long-time fans of PBS’s Masterpiece Mystery! will no doubt remember Inspector Morse, the brilliant, curmudgeonly, opera-loving police
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Tinker Swiss Paranormal Tour June 29
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Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum in Rockford will have a Paranormal Tour at the museum from 7 to 10 p.m.,
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‘Into the Light: Illinois Glass’ exhibition opens at Rockford Art Museum
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Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens its latest exhibition, Into the Light: Illinois Glass, with a Members’ Preview Friday, June
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Theater Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ a stunning production at Pec Playhouse
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Currently playing at Pec Playhouse in Pecatonica, Ill., To Kill a Mockingbird, the excellent adaptation of
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