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Doug and Telisha Williams at Emerson House April 14
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Charlotte’s Web is proud to host Doug and Telisha Williams in a show that truly captures the tenor
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‘71st Young Artist Show: Youth Division’ opens April 15
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Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) 71st Young Artist Show: Youth Division begins Sunday, April 15, with a free public
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Kristy Luck exhibits introspective multi-media works at Kortman Gallery
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Kristy Luck uses multi-media techniques in her art to explore her inner feelings toward personal relationships in an exhibition
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Tube Talk: Cast brings Syfy’s ‘Eureka’ to life, show’s final season begins April 16
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributing Writer
I’ve wanted to visit the small fictional town of Eureka since I saw the first episode. Who
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Avalon String Quartet to present fourth concert April 13
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center will present the Avalon String Quartet in a concert titled “Serendipitous Harmony” at 7 p.m.,
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Rod MacDonald featured in Concert Conversations April 17
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Rod MacDonald will be the featured artist at a special Concert Conversations event presented by Snapshotmusic at 6 p.m.,
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MELD Mother’s Day Cards, Note Cards on sale April 13
• Cards feature the photography of eight local photographers
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2012 MELD Mother’s Day Cards and Note Cards will be available
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Literary Hook: ‘Women on Poetry’ workshop April 30 at Womanspace
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
Have you ever wondered how successful women poets make it happen? If so, you might be
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Find Your Space: Raffle prizes worth up to $1,750 to be drawn at Happy for No Reason Spring Luncheon April 14
By Gale Ketteler
Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist
Time is nearly out to get tickets for our five fabulous raffle
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Photo: Roy Orbison tribute garners five standing ovations
From the April 11-17, 2012, issue
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RAMI Cocktail Party, Awards Ceremony April 13
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The 21st Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI) Cocktail Party and Awards Ceremony is set for Friday, April 13, at
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Consignment sale April 5-7 at Rockford’s Tebala Shrine Temple
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One-hundred thirty families will have their new and gently-used items for sale during the April 5-7 Just Between
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Red Mango in Machesney Park to give away free frozen yogurt April 7
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Red Mango is giving away free frozen yogurt from 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, April 7, as part of
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Community Egg Hunt set for April 7
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The free Rockford Park District Community Egg Hunt will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 7, at Anna Page
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Kalie Grable recipient of Gary S. Wilmer Memorial Scholarship
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Kalie Grable, daughter of David and Valerie Grable, is the recipient of this year’s Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI)
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Noah Karvelis awarded RAMI Youth Charity Jam Scholarship
• Pecatonica High senior organizer of the band The Sasparillas
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Noah Karvelis, son of John and Gina Karvelis, is this
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More fantasy GOOD!: Interview ‘realing’ Roy Orbison
Recommended by Mr. Idea Factory
A “Co-laughrative Commemorative”
John Bishoff and Ron Holm (Between Planes, Emery Christiansen), Rockford veteran performers and composers,
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Great-great-grandson of serial killer to speak, sign books March 31 at Tinker
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Jeff Mudgett, the great-great-grandson of serial killer Herman Mudgett (a.k.a. Dr. H.H. Holmes) will give a short talk
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NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Mrs. Packard’
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DEKALB, Ill. — Elizabeth Packard’s name may be obscure to students of local history, but her fight for women’s
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Theater Review: Fireside’s ‘9 to 5’ — a musical version of the comic movie
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Currently playing at The Fireside Theatre in Fort Atkinson, Wis., Dolly Parton’s hit Broadway musical, 9
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Tube Talk: ‘Whitechapel,’ ‘The Killing’: Two very different murder mysteries
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributing Writer
If you like complex murder mysteries that last several episodes, or even spill into a second season,
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Applications for ArtsPlace youth apprenticeship program due April 30
• Program for ages 14-18 runs June 18-Aug. 9 at Rockford College Clark Arts Center
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Rockford Area Arts Council is
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‘Menopause The Musical’ at Coronado April 1
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Menopause The Musical will play two shows at Rockford’s Coronado Performing Arts Center at 4 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday,
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American Watercolor Society on exhibit at Freeport Art Museum
• Traveling show features 40 paintings by artists from across the United States
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FREEPORT, Ill. — Freeport Art Museum welcomes
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Literary Hook: Celebration signing, reading of new book April 2 at Womanspace
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
I want to personally invite you to a celebration signing and reading of my new book,
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Egg Art Show March 24-25 at Rockford’s Midway Village
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Rockford’s Midway Village Museum will host the Rockford Egg Art Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday
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Theater Review: ‘Collected Stories’ — the interpretation of a writer’s dilemma
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Two of the outstanding actresses of the entire region have given us the gripping tale of
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Rockford Dance Company presents ‘Cinderella’ March 24-25 at Coronado
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Rockford Dance Company (RDC) will present Cinderella Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center,
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Local horror film ‘Hand of Glory’ earns festival nominations
• Film will premiere March 25 at Indie Horror Film Fest in Chicago
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CHICAGO — Hand of Glory, filmed in
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Tube Talk: The ad man returneth
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributing Writer
If it feels like ages since there was a new episode of AMC’s award-winning drama Mad Men,
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Photo: Daybreak wins RAMI’s 2012 Youth Charity Jam
From the March 21-27, 2012, issue
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Dana and Susan Robinson at Emerson House March 23
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Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts welcomes Dana and Susan Robinson to the stage at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March
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California Guitar Trio to perform at Veterans Memorial Hall March 30
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The last Friday in March brings the return of the incredible guitar fusion trio of Paul Richards, Bert
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Celebrate NanoDays at Rockford’s Discovery Center Museum March 24
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Rockford’s Discovery Center Museum will host NanoDay with special demonstrations and activities from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday,
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Notebook Entertainment: a new local film production company
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
Wyatt Elliott is a local film producer who started his own company, Notebook Entertainment. He identifies himself
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Artists’ Ensemble Theater holds auditions for 2012-2013 season March 24
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Rockford’s Artists’ Ensemble Theater will hold general auditions for its 2012-2013 season from 10 a.m. to noon and 1
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Literary Hook: A ‘list poem’ about what to give up for Lent
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
For some of us, Lent means a time of discipline. Once, when I was trying to
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A new season and reason to celebrate women in March
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Wisdom And You (WAY) Enterprises will embrace the new season of spring and recognize March as National Women’s History
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‘Collected Stories’ opens at Artists’ Ensemble March 16
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Celebrated writer Ruth Steiner teaches at NYU but would much rather spend her time holed up in her
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Youth Charity Jam March 16
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Rockford Area Music Industry’s (RAMI) Youth Charity Jam is set for Friday, March 16, at Tebala Shrine Temple, 7910
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Theater Review: ‘The Laramie Project’ — an intense drama at Auburn
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Rockford Auburn Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) brings to the stage the story of a town’s
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Photo: ‘Annie’ a fine production at Rockford Lutheran
From the March 14-20, 2012, issue
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Find Your Space: Discover Margaret Fuller and true happiness
By Gale Ketteler
Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist
Who was Margaret Fuller? Come discover what was left out of the
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Regional Poetry Out Loud winners advance to state competition
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Two area high school students will represent northern Illinois in the State Poetry Out Loud Competition in Springfield,
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Winners named in RAM’s ‘71st Young Artist Show: High School Division’
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Award winners were named in Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) 71st Young Artist Show: High School Division during the show’s
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Occupy Rockford Art Show set for March 10
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An Occupy-themed art show will be held at North Main Studios, 2500 N. Main St., Rockford, from 3
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Todd Rundgren to play two shows with Rockford Symphony Orchestra
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American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer Todd Rundgren will perform two shows with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra at
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Doug MacLeod performs March 10 at Emerson House for Charlotte’s Web
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Doug MacLeod was first introduced to Charlotte’s Web by Mark Thompson of Crossroads Blues Society. He made his debut
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Rockford Lutheran Theatre presents ‘Annie’ March 9-11
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Rockford Lutheran Theatre Department’s production of Annie will be Friday-Sunday, March 9-11. Show times are 7:30 p.m., Friday; 2
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Theater Review: NIU production of ‘The Ascent of F6’ presents a challenge
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Puzzles are my passion, and the recent production of The Ascent of F6 produced at Northern
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