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Theater Review: Beloit Civic Theatre opens its new season with ‘She Loves Me’

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Loren Sass is an integral part of Beloit Civic Theatre, appearing on stage in many shows since
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October 5, 2011 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: ‘Red’ — Mark Rothko’s conflicted work

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic The Goodman’s latest production, directed by Robert Falls, examines the art of Mark Rothko and his determination
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October 5, 2011 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Dance Company selects dancers

• Young Choreographers’ Concert Oct. 8 Staff Report Rockford Dance Company has announced their roster of dancers for the 2011-2012 season. RDC,
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October 5, 2011 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Rock and Bowl Car Show set for Oct. 8

Staff Report The 11th Annual Rock and Bowl Car Show on the Miracle Mile will be from 10 a.m. to 4
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October 5, 2011 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Pianist Valentina Lisitsa opens Mendelssohn season Sept. 30

Staff Report Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center launches its 2011-2012 concert season with Valentina Lisitsa, piano, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept.
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Cider & Cinnamon Arts and Crafts Fair Oct. 1-2

Staff Report Edgebrook’s 37th Cider & Cinnamon Arts and Crafts Fair is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2. Admission is
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Community> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Acoustic music quartet Trillium performs at Emerson House Oct. 1

Staff Report Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts welcomes Trillium at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, at Emerson House, 420 N.
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

‘Peanuts… Naturally’ opens at Discovery Center Oct. 1

Staff Report Peanuts… Naturally, opening Saturday, Oct. 1, at Discovery Center Museum, takes a light-hearted look at Charles Schulz’s exploration
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Community> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Deadline Oct. 14 for Miss Oktoberfest applicants

Staff Report The German Society of Rockford is accepting applications for young women interested in competing for the crown of Miss
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Community> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at Rockford College

Staff Report The Rockford College Performing Arts Department presents Arsenic and Old Lace Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 29-Oct. 2. Performances will be at
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Rockford Art Museum hosts ‘Hatching History’ through Nov. 20

WATT Collection features rare poultry breed portraits Staff Report The Rockford Art Museum Art Annex will host “Hatching History: A WATT Collection
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Photos: Midway presents World War II Days

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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Community> Photo Galleries> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

2nd City Chorus offers annual show Oct. 8

By Ron Parrett If you like to laugh, hear good music, dance and eat delicious food, the Community Center Complex of
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘Let Indian Summer come’: A poem to celebrate the season

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Here is a poem to celebrate the season. Indian Summer — for Jane Kenyon (who wrote Let Evening
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Mark Baldin on trumpet Oct. 2 at St. Mark Lutheran Church

Staff Report St. Mark Lutheran Church will present a guest musician, Mark Baldin, who will give a concert on trumpet at
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Charlotte’s Web has a new home for history and 40th season

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher After 40 years of being under many roofs, the new home of Charlotte’s Web and
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Artists’ Ensemble opens 18th season with quirky ‘Incorruptible’

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic The monks of the monastery of Priseauz, France, have fallen on hard times. The remains of their
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Pec Playhouse stages ‘Once Upon a Mattress’

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Described as a “Grown-up Fairy Tale,” Once Upon a Mattress is the musical version of a familiar
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Fireside presents the rollicking ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic As friend Julian Swain often said, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is the best production of dance
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

World War II Days Sept. 24-25 at Midway Village

Staff Report Midway Village Museum will present World War II Days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24,
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Community> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

‘State of the Arts’ set for Oct. 5

Staff Report Rockford Area Arts Council invites you to a “State of the Arts” luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Cliffbreakers Riverside
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tinker exhibit opens at Burpee Museum Sept. 23

Staff Report PAST/Forward: The Art of Place, Space and Imagination Tinker Juried Art Exhibit will run from Sept. 23 to Oct.
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Coles celebrate anniversary, new CD, Gospel Explosion

Staff Report September is a special month for Carl and Dianna Cole. Dianna’s birthday was Sept. 1. They are celebrating their
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Photo: Block 5 Festival rocks

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Literary Hook: Finding hope in prairie grasses

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet This is a time of year I find invigorating. This year, to celebrate the fall season,
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Greenwich Village Art Fair announces 2011 winners

Staff Report Exhibiting artists at the Sept. 17-18 Rockford Art Museum (RAM) Greenwich Village Art Fair were judged by category by
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Greenwich Village Art Fair set for Sept. 17-18

Staff Report The 2011 Rockford Art Museum (RAM) Greenwich Village Art Fair will be Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18 — rain
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September 14, 2011 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Sept. 17 Block 5 Festival features extraordinary music

By Gary Kohn After Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s released their debut album, Spin magazine described the band’s sound
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September 14, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Photos: Screw City Beer Fest taps State and Main

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September 14, 2011 | Also published in Community> Photo Galleries> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Screw City Beer Festival Sept. 10 in downtown Rockford

Staff Report Craft beer lovers will have the chance to try some fresh brews when a new festival kicks off this
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Community> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: TV remembers Sept. 11 — 10 years later

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since the devastating terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Photos: On the Waterfront entertains

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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Photo Galleries> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: In Print hosts book fair Sept. 10 at Barnes and Noble

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The In Print Professional Writers Group will offer “A World of Words: In Print” from 1
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Find Your Space: Womanspace offers Pottery Olympics Sept. 10, Girl Ascending Oct. 1

By Gale Ketteler Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist Saturday, Sept. 10, is a big day for Womanspace. First, our beautiful
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Find Your Space> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

On the Waterfront festival set for Sept. 1-4

Staff Report The annual On the Waterfront (OTW) music festival kicks off Thursday, Sept. 1, with the Rock Allegiance Tour
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Kryptonite provides designated drivers

By Chris Wachowiak Kryptonite Owner Responsibility matters in life; and for a man who loves to be irresponsible from time to time,
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Scott Holt to teach master guitar clinic, perform Sept. 1

Staff Report Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts presents blues guitar genius Scott Holt, who will offer his master guitar class
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

‘Incorruptible’ opens Artists’ Ensemble’s season Sept. 9

Staff Report The Dark Ages are looking pretty dark in the 13th century — the wheelbarrow hasn’t been invented yet,
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Arts community presents free ‘Curtain Up!’ event Sept. 8

Staff Report Rockford’s arts and entertainment community will kick off their 2011-2012 seasons at “Curtain Up!” from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.,
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Pec Playhouse stages ‘Once Upon a Mattress’

Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica, Ill., will present Once Upon a Mattress Sept. 9-25. This grown-up
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Fall registration open for Rock Valley Children’s Choir

Staff Report Registration is open for Rock Valley Children’s Choir’s fall semester. Registration dates and locations for the four choirs are as
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

New book by Freeport author tells how to recover from house fire

Staff Report A Freeport resident has written and published a reference book to assist people who have had fires. Titled How to
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Photos: Biking with dino bones from Montana to Rockford: Burpee’s Dr. Alan Brown makes it!

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher For 1,021 miles and 27 days at an average of 2 miles per
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Leviathan 63 steam locomotive at Illinois Railway Museum

Staff Report UNION, Ill. — Leviathan 63, an American steam locomotive, will be at Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in Union, Ill.,
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Community> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Fireside stages ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ through Oct. 23

Staff Report FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — Fireside Theatre will present Seven Brides for Seven Brothers now through Oct. 23. With its high-stepping
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Reader Review: BISTRO 108: Locally-owned restaurant with amazing homemade food and good prices

Editor’s note: I met Matt Marinaro, owner of M Technologies, Inc., a few months back, and he said he’d like
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Restaurant Reviews> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A poem perfect for summer gardening season

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet This is the time of summer for fruition and harvest. Gardens are blooming in their fullest.
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Sarah Danielle Stewart exhibit opens Aug. 26 at Kortman Gallery

Staff Report Seeing the works of Rockford artist Sarah Danielle Stewart is like getting a flash vision into the workings
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Byron Crossroads Blues Festival set for Aug. 27

Staff Report Bryan Lee and the Blue Power Band will headline the Second Annual Byron Crossroads Blues Festival Saturday, Aug.
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Lockwood Park hosts birthday bash Aug. 27

Staff Report Lockwood Park, 5201 Safford Road, Rockford, will host a birthday bash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug.
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Community> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)


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