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Alleluia Quartet to perform at Sinnissippi Aug. 21
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
A local music group, the Alleluia Quartet, will be performing at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21, at
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Black Family Reunion Aug. 20-21 at Levings Lake Park
Free community-wide festival offers food, games, activities and lively parade
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National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) is hosting The Black
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30th Annual Polish Fest set for Aug. 21 at St. Stanislaus
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The 30th Annual Polish Fest is being held Sunday, Aug. 21, on the St. Stanislaus Church grounds, 201 Buckbee
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Miracle Mile neighborhood festival set for Aug. 12-13
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Miracle Mile’s first neighborhood festival will be at Don Carter Lanes, east parking lot, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12-13.
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Find Your Space: Unwind at Wind Ridge Herb Farm wine dinner
By Gale Ketteler
Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist
Get ready for a very special benefit for Womanspace at Wind Ridge
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Rockford artists featured in Brodhead’s Wildflower Art Festival
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Brodhead, Wis.’s Wildflower Art Festival, part of the new Wildflower Festival and the Brodhead Chamber’s annual Covered Bridge Days,
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Saturday June Band at Klehm Aug. 14
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Saturday June Band will play Klehm Arboretum’s Woodsong concert Sunday, Aug. 14. Gates open at 4 p.m. and show
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The Bluegrass Reunion plays Tinker Summer Concert Series Aug. 7
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Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens’ free summer outdoor concert series continues at 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 7,
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‘Woofstock’ Aug. 7 at SM&SF Park
• Five bands to perform in benefit for PAWS Humane Society
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PAWS Humane Society will hold a day of peace,
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RVC student films selected for Aug. 6 Mosaic Student Film Festival
• Film festival begins at 7 p.m. at Rockford Theatre inside Rockford Woman’s Club, 323 Park Ave.
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Four students from
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Artists At Work event extends hours, dates
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Tom Littrell Design & Art Studio is changing the hours for its ongoing art event, “Artists At Work,” to
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Kortman Gallery offers ‘Phonetography’ Aug. 5
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Kortman Gallery will offer “Phonetography,” a new exhibition for First Friday, Aug. 5.
Multiple digital displays will offer slideshows from
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‘Love is Meat’ release party Aug. 5 at Memorial Hall
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A free-admission release party for Love is Meat, a collection of poems and short stories by Rockford writer and
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Timber Lake Playhouse stages ‘Children of Eden’
– Show runs July 28-Aug. 7 at theater in Mount Carroll, Ill.
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MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP)
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Forest City Queen offers ‘Cruisin’ on the Rock’ series
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A unique view with a different theme each time you set sail — it’s a brand-new experience being offered
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Rockford author’s ‘Love is Meat’ to be released Aug. 5 at Memorial Hall
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Rockford writer and musician David W. Pedersen will release Love is Meat, a collection of poems and short stories,
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Aug. 4 deadline for State of the Arts Award nominations
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Rockford Area Arts Council urges the public to consider honoring an arts advocate, business or individual artist by nominating
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Vendors sought for ‘Rockford’s Urban Bazaar’
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The Millennium Center for Arts and Recreation is looking for vendors for its “Rockford’s Urban Bazaar,” set for 4-9
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Byron Civic Theatre stages Oliver! July 29-Aug. 7
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More than 75 cast members will take the stage in Byron Civic Theatre’s (BCT) production of Oliver! July 29-Aug.
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Lemonade Stands for GiGi’s July 29-30
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MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. — July 29-30, volunteers will set up lemonade stands throughout northern Illinois with all proceeds benefitting
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Bean bag tourney for Rock House Kids
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Rock Valley College H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) Club will host a bean bag tournament fund-raiser to benefit Rock
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Literary Hook: Poem helps us celebrate summer’s delights
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
This is the time of year when gardens burst with flowers, butterflies and birds — a
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Find Your Space: Art, jewelry making, yoga and self-defense featured at Womanspace
By Gale Ketteler
Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist
You are invited to a special opening reception for new art exhibits at
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Advanced screenings of local film ‘Eros Ink’ July 22-23
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Advanced screenings of locally-produced feature-length romantic comedy Eros Ink are set for 7 and 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday,
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ArtsPlace offers ‘To Be Me … Or Not?’ July 21-22
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Rockford Area Arts Council’s summer youth apprenticeship program, ArtsPlace, will culminate with an art exhibit and sale and collaborative
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Bonzi Productions presents ‘The Wizard of Oz’ July 22-24
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Bonzi Productions will present The Wizard of Oz July 22-24 at Rockford Lutheran High School’s Performing Arts Center.
The production
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Ernie Hendrickson & Friends at Sinnissippi Park July 23
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Next in the 13th Annual Sinnissippi Summer Series hosted by Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts is Ernie Hendrickson
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Blues vocalist Janiva Magness performs at Adriatic Café July 25
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Janiva Magness, who in 2009 became the second woman since Koko Taylor to claim the Blues Music Awards’ B.B.
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Greek Fest returns to Rockford July 23-24
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The fourth weekend of July is the time to experience a taste of Greece! Greek Fest will be held
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Literary Hook: ‘Once at a Party Long Ago’ explores why I wrote poetry
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
Once at a Party Long Ago
Once at a party long ago before computers, someone asked me
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Vince Chiarelli Band kicks off summer music at Tinker July 17
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Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens is celebrating the rich heritage of southwest Rockford with the “Tinker with Music”
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Brat Days at three locations July 15-16
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Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days, featuring food and live entertainment, is set for Friday and Saturday, July 15-16.
Locations and hours
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Sterling Main Street Blues Festival set for July 15-16
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The Third Annual Sterling Main Street Blues Festival is set for Friday and Saturday nights July 15-16.
Friday night features
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Literary Hook: Womanspace literary anthology Red Silk nearly sold out
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
The success of Red Silk, the anthology that grew out of the Red Tent event at
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Timber Lake Playhouse stages Red Herring July 14-23
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MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) in Mount Carroll, Ill., will stage the comedy Red Herring July
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Jane and Homer to get new dinosaur friend: ‘Jimmy’
By Nancy Whitlock
Burpee Natural History Museum
An exciting new discovery was made this year by Rockfordian Joe Mongan, a five-year Burpee
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Tube Talk: History Channel’s ‘American Pickers’ in town July 9
By Paula Hendrickson
Contributing Writer
Hold onto your old bikes (motorized or people-powered), porcelain advertising signs and sundry collectibles — the American
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Celebrate Harry Potter July 9 at Wonderland Books
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Wonderland Books will host a free, all-ages party celebrating Harry Potter, the series legacy, and the release of the
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Sheet Music Festival July 9
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The Fourth Annual Sheet Music Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, July 9, in the
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Rockin’ Johnny Band returns to Rockford for show at Adriatic Cafe Friday, June 8
By Jim Hagerty
Online Editor
The Rockin’ Johnny Band, one of Chicago’s top blues acts, will perform in Rockford for the first
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RAMI winner Whiskey Train to release CD Friday at Kryptonite
By Jim Hagerty
Online Editor
Whiskey Train, the band named Best New Act at the 2011 RAMI Awards, will officially release its
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Q & A with John Corabi
* Former Mötley Crüe lead vocalist, guitarist special guest at July 1 ‘RIPT Reunited in Honor of Verne Smith’ event
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‘Gospel Explosion’ honors Thomas Dorsey July 1-2
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Sounds Of Good News (SOGN) Productions will present its Third Annual “Gospel Explosion” in celebration of the birthday and
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Neighbor’s hosts Rockin’ for a Cause for Autism July 2
* Event includes after party with members of The Poets Dance
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The Third Annual Rockin’ for a Cause benefit for
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Arts Council’s youth arts camp to start July 25
* Camp at Ellis Arts Academy for ages 5-14; registrations taken until camp is full
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Rockford Area Arts Council (RAAC)
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Former Big Cities owner brings the blues to Adriatic Café
* First show features guitar man Pistol Pete Thursday, June 23
By Jim Hagerty
Online Editor
For the first time in nearly 30
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Theater Review: Timber Lake continues season of ‘new stuff’ with ‘Lawnchair’
By Bill Beard
Theater Critic
Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) in Mt. Carroll, Ill., is celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season by doing all
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Book Review: ‘Leave No Trace’ an engrossing tale of mystery by Roxe Anne Peacock
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
Roxe Anne Peacock weaves a tale of mystery and intrigue in her gripping novel, Leave No Trace
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Literary Hook: Poem a tribute to the summer solstice
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
Here is a poem for the summer solstice.
Summer Solstice
A pair of green, comma, angel wing butterflies
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Deadline Aug. 1 for youth Nature Photography Contest
* Event offers photography classes June 23 and June 28 at Camera Craft
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LOVES PARK, Ill.—Young photographers can now enter
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