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Literary Hook: ‘After the Tornado Sky’: Independence Day storm of 2003

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Today, the weather is gorgeous—bright-blue skies, sun, not too hot, not too cold, but just right…right,
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July 28, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

RAM summer gala, Art in the Garden Aug. 7

From press release Rockford Art Museum (RAM) presents Art in the Garden Saturday, Aug. 7, at La Paloma Gardens in Rockford.
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July 28, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Brilliant production of Equus at Redtwist Theatre in Bryn Mawr

By Bill Beard “A huge success in a tiny space” might be one way of describing Artistic Director Michael Colucci’s “re-imagined”
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July 28, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Northern Lights Playhouse–summer theater in the northwoods

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Summer theater is one of the joys of a week at the lake. My house on Little
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July 28, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Hot Fest for Hospice July 25 at Sinnissippi

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Hot Fest for Hospice will be Sunday, July 25, at Sinnissippi Park. The event, which was named
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July 21, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

American Idol feeder contest winner mesmerizes teens at City Market

Rockford’s new City Market was filled with the screams of teen-aged girls Friday night, July 16—not because they were terrorized,
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July 21, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Hugh ‘Red’ Argraves honored in memorial service, artwork on display at Rockford Art Museum

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor Hugh “Red” Argraves, who was a familiar figure to many in the Rockford area, especially moviegoers and
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July 21, 2010 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Burpee Museum program explores ‘Moon Day’ July 26

From press release Children are invited to “Exploration Monday: Moon Day” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, July 26, at
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July 21, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Charlotte’s Web presents soul, R&B band Too Deep at Sinnissippi July 24

From press release For the final concert of its 12th Annual Sinnissippi Summer Series, Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts presents
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July 21, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Burpee, Discovery Center give thanks

By Elizabeth Cook Free-lance Writer and Frank Schier Editor & Publisher As the result of an astounding community fund-raising drive in a down
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July 14, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Local band finalist in national talent search

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Since May, Rockford-based band The Poets Dance has been turning heads of national talent scouts, playing their
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July 14, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Songs and Scenes: News and notes from a musical world

By Jonathan Hicks Staff Writer Gaga: Old news at the Grammys? In an effort to make amends over the apparently tragic snubbing of
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July 14, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Find Your Space: Fairy Festival fun for all ages

By Gale Ketteler Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist It’s time for our Second Annual Summer Fairy Festival with Rockford Dance Company
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July 14, 2010 | Also published in Find Your Space> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

WWE Raw at MetroCentre

World Wresling Entertainment (WWE) Raw performed live at the Rockford MetroCentre Saturday, July 10. Pictured are, clockwise from top left:
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July 14, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Drive-By Truckers play Otto’s July 11

By Joe McGehee Staff Writer Drive-By Truckers will take the stage Sunday, July 11, at Otto’s in DeKalb, as they continue to
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July 7, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Oklahoma!: ‘Oh, what a beautiful evening’

By Bill Beard I humbly confess I have often sworn I would be perfectly happy if I never had to sit
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July 7, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Museum offers Italian Cut-Work class

From press release Join the Ethnic Heritage Museum, 1129 S. Main St., every Sunday through November from 2 to 4 p.m.
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July 7, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Hanging Out in Rockford: One last column—dreaming

By Mike Leifheit Columnist I’m sitting at my little bar. Frank Schier is at my big bar, but only about one or
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July 7, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Songs and Scenes: A week of flashbacks–in three parts

By Jonathan Hicks Staff Writer One One of my favorite artists is a guy by the name of Butch Walker. Late last week,
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July 7, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Goodyear Pimps headline July 3 Green Light Night on Main Street

From press release The Second Green Light Nights event Saturday, July 3, features headliners The Goodyear Pimps with NIL8, Geronimo! and
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Emerging artists exhibit at Kryptonite

From press release For the first time, the Emerging Visual Artist Project (EVAP) will exhibit artwork by 12 new and emerging
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Sights, sounds and surreal Hugh ‘Red’ Argraves

Editor’s note: Hugh “Red” Argraves passed away June 23, 2010, at the age of 87. A Jan. 10, 1996, profile
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Clock Tower to host ‘Blues Around the Clock’ Aug. 7

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer The vibrant Rockford-area festival season will be even more exciting for more music fans this year.
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment News | 2 Comments

Theater Review: Some Like It Hot is still hot…and sweet as Sugar at Drury Lane!

By Bill Beard Some of you may not remember, unless you watch late-night movie re-runs, the wonderful old film that made
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Timber Lake stages Oklahoma!

From press release MOUNT CARROLL, Ill.—Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), northwestern Illinois’ non-profit professional summer theater, presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Summer faves return

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer When Rescue Me ended last season with Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) shot by his Uncle Teddy (Lenny
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘The Clearing: Haiku in Spring’

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet In our continuing series about The Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin, please enjoy these haiku written
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Temple Baptist Church honors Illinois National Guard July 4

From press release Join Temple Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m., July 4, for a special recognition and appreciation for the men
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Durand offers two days of Fourth of July events

From press release DURAND, Ill.—You don’t have to go far, and you don’t have to spend much to enjoy yourself during
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Sheet Music Festival July 10 at JustGoods

From press release The Third Annual Sheet Music Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, July 10, at
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Long-time crossword puzzle creator steps down

The Rock River Times (TRRT) regrets that long-time crossword puzzle creator Jeremy T. Paine will no longer be able to
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Charlotte’s Web presents Treasa LaVasseur

From press release Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts announces its 12th Annual Sinnissippi Summer Series, beginning with Treasa LeVasseur,
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: TNT launches Southland, Memphis Beat and Rizzoli & Isles

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer TNT raised the bar for original cable series with The Closer, which last year pulled in ratings
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

What’s Brewin’?: Ode to the Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout

By Tyler Estabrook Staff Writer I am a firm believer in high-quality ales being available to the everyman, so if I sing
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment News> What's Brewin'? | Comments (0)

Book Review: Terminal Beginning: Book by Rockford native will keep you on the edge of your seat

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor From a mysterious green sphere that is suddenly discovered in the arctic, to a secret government research
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: The Drowsy Chaperone still a dream at Marriott Lincolnshire

By Bill Beard From time to time, a reviewer has the opportunity to cover two different productions of the same vehicle
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Sister cities join to promote summer event June 26

By Mike Leifheit Columnist For the past couple of years, the Romanian Sister City Committee under the direction of Ramona Cornea,
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘The Bliss We Followed’: Tending your garden in retirement

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet As spring turns to summer, gardens gather momentum. Rockford is known as the City of Gardens,
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Student’s artwork to hang in U.S. Capitol

Caitlin Brown, a junior at Rockford Lutheran High School, and U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo (R-16) pose with Brown’s winning artwork
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Park District releases Music in the Park commemorative CD

From press release To commemorate the year 2010 as the 60th anniversary of the Sinnissippi Music Shell, the Rockford Park District
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Sara Evans headlines June 19 Rock’n for the RED

From press release For the past two years, the Rock River Chapter of the American Red Cross has hosted Rock’n for
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June 16, 2010 | Also published in Music> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Wesley Willows’ annual benefit features Annie

From press release Annie will take center stage at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 20, as Wesley Willows celebrates its 38th Annual
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June 16, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Swing into Lifescape with the Follies!

By Alice Nichols Have you ever asked yourself, what ever happened to…? I often thought, What is Alan Jones up to
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June 16, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Donate a book to Andy’s Books for Kids…Sounds Like a Plan!

From press release As a fund-raiser, the charitable organization “Andy’s Books for Kids…Sounds Like a Plan!” is having a used book
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June 16, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Theater Review: Chicago playing at Timber Lake Playhouse

By Bill Beard I love summer stock theater! I spent 20-plus years in the New England states, where summer theaters can
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Art on the Lawn June 13 at Rockford College

From press release Rockford College hosts its 11th annual Art on the Lawn from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, June
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Art> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Stage Coach Theater’s November–a perfect representation of life as we age

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Every aspect of DeKalb’s Stage Coach Players Theater’s production of November deserves an unqualified rave review. It
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Find Your Space: Fun summer camps for all ages

By Gale Ketteler Womanspace Program Coordinator & Marketing Specialist Art! Nature! Improv acting! Juggling and more! You and your child can experience
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Find Your Space> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Kitten Shower June 12 at PETCO

From press release PAWS Humane Society will host a Kitten Shower from noon until 4 p.m., Saturday, June 12, inside PETCO
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: The Tony Awards June 13

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer If you think Broadway is elitist entertainment reserved for theater snobs and has nothing to do with
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)


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