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Freeport’s Prairieland Art Tour June 9-10
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FREEPORT, Ill. — The Fourth Annual Prairieland Art Tour is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, June 9, and
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Rockton Township Historical Society opens Quilt Show June 9
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ROCKTON, Ill. — The Rockton Township Historical Society will follow up the success of the 2011 Northern Illinois Quilt
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RVC to welcome Flamenco A3 for workshops, concert June 9
• Featured attraction is a free concert by Flamenco A3 in the RVC Performing Arts Room at 7:30 p.m.
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Rock & Blues Fest benefit for VietNow LZ Peace Memorial June 16
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The Lyran Club presents its first Rock & Blues Fest. Several bands, including Band of the Lost, The Honchos
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Charlotte’s Web celebrates 40 years June 1-2
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Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts invites you to its 40th Anniversary Celebration, which will take place over two
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Kortman Gallery brings art to new District Bar & Grill, opening June 1
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Kortman Gallery will install a small exhibit of Rockford art at the new downtown bar and restaurant District
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Caroline’s Spine, Desolation Row at Logan’s in Freeport
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FREEPORT, Ill. — National touring band Caroline’s Spine will be joined by local band Desolation Row for a Friday,
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Photo: Verne Fest rocks at Davis Park
From the May 30-June 5, 2012, issue
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Guilford graduate’s work featured in New York gallery
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Central Wisconsin artist Deann L. De La Ronde was chosen as one of 27 artists out of more than
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Verne Fest May 25-26 at Davis Park
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Verne Fest, a two-day festival tribute honoring Rockford’s No. 1 music fan, Verne K. Smith, will be from 5
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Young at Heart Festival May 25-28
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LOVES PARK, Ill. — The 41st Annual Young at Heart Festival is set for Friday-Monday, May 25-28, on the
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Todd Rundgren at Coronado June 1-2
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Fans of Todd Rundgren are in for a rare treat June 1-2 when he takes the stage with the
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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Quidam’ in Rockford June 13-17
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Cirque du Soleil’s critically-acclaimed production Quidam will perform seven shows in Rockford June 13-17 at BMO Harris Bank
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Rosie’s Birthday Club celebrates 1,000th birthday
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Rosie’s Birthday Club will be celebrating its 1,000th birthday at Northwest Community Center, 1325 N. Johnston Ave., Rockford, from
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Last chance to catch Avalon String Quartet at Mendelssohn June 1
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will present the Avalon String Quartet in a concert titled “Rasumovsky Gets The Last Word”
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ArtsPlace starts June 18, continues to accept applications
• Youth arts apprenticeship program runs June 18-Aug. 9
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Rockford Area Arts Council is taking applications for ArtsPlace 2012, the
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Literary Hook: Poem describes ‘an old tree down the lane’
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
As the good weather approaches, we begin thinking of vacations. Door County is a favorite spot
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DeKalb’s House Café hosts summer theater/modeling event May 30
• Theater group presents evening of theater, poetry, formal wear, photography and live music
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DEKALB, Ill. — The House Café,
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Deadline June 10 for In Print writing contest submissions
• Only requirement is that topic of each piece must be about writing
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In Print, a local writers’ group, is
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June 30 deadline for state Emerging Writers Competition
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that entry forms are now
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‘2012 Rockford Midwestern’ opens with free public opening May 19
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Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) 72nd Rockford Midwestern opens with a free public opening from 10 a.m. to 5
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Theater Review: ‘Gee’s Bend’ — a history of those who fought for freedom
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Gee’s Bend, an isolated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, became the home of slaves brought there
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ScrewDrive celebrates Craft Beer Week May 19 at Kryptonite
By Aaron Sleger
Co-founder, Screw City Beer Festival and Kryptonite Team Member
American Craft Beer Week is upon us yet again. Monday,
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Legendary Rock Interviews: Q & A with Volbeat drummer Jon Larsen
Heavy-metal band plays at May 27 Rock Monkey Fest
By John Parks
Volbeat is a fast-rising heavy-metal group from Denmark that
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Auburn CAPA stages ‘Beauty and the Beast’
By Susan Johnson
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Rockford Auburn High School Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) will present Beauty and the Beast at 7:30
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Rockford musican, RAMI winner Vito J. Dangelo dies at 93
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Rockford musician Vito J. Dangelo, 93, who was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st Rockford
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‘Gee’s Bend’ opens at Artists’ Ensemble May 11
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On the playwright’s first visit to Gee’s Bend, Ala. (pronounced “jeez”), she was greeted with the words, “God has
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May 12 Groove Walk features live music at 11 downtown establishments
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Rockford’s downtown music pub crawl Groove Walk is set for 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday, May 12,
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Internationally-recognized sculptor at Rockford Art Museum May 14
• Sculptor Tony Feher created outdoor installation at Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse in Rockford; event is free
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Mendelssohn presents 2012 Starr of Excellence Award to Trish Rooney
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Trish Rooney, assistant director of Music Ministries at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Rockford and the dean of the
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Book Review: ‘Fatal Catch’ — a story of mystery and suspense
By Susan Johnson
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Roxe Anne Peacock has done it again. The author of Leave No Trace (2011) has written
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Traveling south on Illinois Route 2
By Roxe Anne Peacock
Illinois is the home of three presidents, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Barack Hussein Obama.
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Find Your Space: Glitzy Garage Sale June 1-3 at Womanspace
By Gale Ketteler
Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist
Whether you’re a member or not, Womanspace is a great place
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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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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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