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May 09, 2008

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Concerts
Broadway Bound presents: "Pandemonium!" @ Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center
DJ
Dapalicious @ Oscar's Pub & Grill
DJ @ Miranda's Pub & Grill
DJ @ Brewskys
DJ @ Office Niteclub, The
DJ @ Sports Page Bar & Grill
DJ @ RBI's
DJ @ Silver Lounge, The
DJ @ JD's Sports Bar & Grill
DJ @ Cousin's Bar & Grill
DJ Doug @ Fifth Alarm Firehouse Pub
DJ Jonny @ Shooters Bar & Grill
DJ Mark and Lana @ FIBs
DJ TNT @ JT's Bourbon Street Grille
DJ Tucson Ron @ Shooter's Bar & Grill - North
DJ With Double D @ The Breeze Sports Bar & Grill
Lightning Thunder Fox @ Bar 3
Madman John & 1st Entertainment Services Video DJ Show @ Club Impulse
RPM's DJ Service @ Backstop Bar & Grill
Exhibits
67th Young Artist Show: Youth Division @ Rockford Art Museum
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation Exhibition @ Rockford Public Library
New Dimensions Gallery Exhibit: Earth Matters II @ Womanspace
Rockford College Art Department Senior Show @ Rockford College Art Gallery
Southern Prophets: Visionary and Religious Outsider Art @ Rockford Art Museum
The Natural World Through a Lens @ Burpee Museum of Natural History
The Purse & the Person: A Century of Women's Purses @ Midway Village & Museum Center
Zhou Brothers: New Beginning @ Rockford Art Museum
Karaoke
Karaoke @ Jayne's Place
Karaoke @ Grove, The
Karaoke @ Cronies Grill
Karaoke @ Grove, The
Karaoke @ Take 20
Karaoke and DJ @ Rue Marche
Karaoke and DJ @ C & D's Waterfall Party Bar
Karaoke With Mike @ Victory Tap
Karoke and DJ by Jeti Entertainment @ Bush Gardens
MandaLen Karaoke and DJ @ Imperial Palace
Live Music
Battle of the Bands @ Clearwater Theater
Boulas Duo @ Firefly
Curtis, Ken @ Barn, The
Danny and the Weehonkers @ Rockton Inn
Fresh Hot Fritters @ Mary's Place
Hey Champ @ Krypto Music Lounge
Jefferson, Harlan @ Franchesco's Restaurant Pizzeria and Lounge
JOBU, Strange Arrangement @ Otto's
Loose Lips Sink Ships, Native, Swim Ignorant Fire @ The House Cafe
Michael Burke @ Big Cities Lounge
Piper @ Stoop
Southern Heritage @ Pee Wee's Pub
Split Decision @ Scoobies Redneck Bar & Grill
Tabby and Company @ Gun Club, The
The Aardvarks @ Mick & Tony's Eatery and Pub
The Avatars @ The Rock Box
The Crave @ Shooter's Bar & Grill - East
The Runabouts @ Cherokee Pub
The Sensations @ Big Al's Bar
Time Warp @ Shooter's Bar & Grill - East
Tom and Phil @ Butterfly Club
Too White Crew @ Chubby Rain - House of Tunes
Witch Beulah, 9mm Solution, Kastasyde @ LT's Bar & Grill
Sales/Shows
Farmers' Market @ Colonial Village Mall
Theater
Father of the Bride @ Community Building Complex of Boone County
The Dining Room @ Rockford College
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You're All I Need
You’re All I Need is the third CD from Rockford based jazz saxophonist Harlan Jefferson. It’s a disc that is at times sheer brilliance.
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Are You Listening Now
Sarah Vonderhaar is going to be appearing at the Clearwater Theater in West Dundee at the end of the month.  While she's not quite a local artist, she is based out of Lake Zurich - so, she's not far from it.
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Rhythm and Bows
Very few Rockford natives have earned critical accolades from publications as far reaching and diverse as “The Christian Science Monitor,” “Billboard” and “USA Today.” Randy Sabien is one of those people.
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Leaders of the Meownarchy
This EP from local band JCVD should please fans of frantic hardcore based extreme music. These guys are the real deal.
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City Of Echoes
Pelican is a Chicago band that’s headlining a show at The House Café in Dekalb tonight. Fans of doomy, stoner rock should appreciate some of the music onthis disc, but I’d say that overall their sound isn’t exactly a tight fit into that musical style. 
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Press Releases
Vintage Baseball Opening Day is Sunday May 4th
The Midway Village Marauders Vintage Base Ball Club will host the Somonauk Blue Stockings Vintage Base Ball Club of Somonauk, Illinois on Sunday, May 4 starting at 2:00 pm at the Midway Village Museum. > More
More Press Releases
Miracle Mile-Rockford Organizes 4th Annual Neighborhood Clean-up
Main Street Players of Boone County Presents: Father of the Bride
"Follow That Jazz"
Memorial Concert for Local Musician and Teacher Carmen Pursley
Attractions
Six Actors, 57 Characters = The Dining Room
A.R. Gurney’s The Dining Room is full to overflowing with mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sulky teens, wildly excited small children, carpenters, architects, stressed-out wives, aristocrats, servants and addled grandparents. > More
More Attractions Features
Junior League Presents Their Third Under One Roof Designer Showcase Home
The Purse & the Person: A Century of Womens Purses
RSO concludes American Composers Festival
Rockford Area Arts Council's Spring ArtScene 2008
Music
RSO announces dramatic opera TOSCA
The Rockford Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present the fully staged opera production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 in the beautiful Coronado Performing Arts Center. > More
More Music Features
Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra Presents Spring Concert in Freeport
Charlotte's Web Presents Small Potatoes
17th Annual RAMIs - And the Winners Are...
Artist/Galleries
Rockford Art Museum presents: 'Zhou Brothers: New Beginning'
Rockford Art Museum presents 'Zhou Brothers: New Beginning,' showcasing the work of acclaimed Chinese artists, the Zhou Brothers, April 4 through June 29. The exhibition of sculptures and paintings is their first since a highly celebrated retrospective at the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, in fall 2007. > More
Beet Stew
Weddings Should be Memorable, Not Expensive
When my two older sisters got married in the 60’s and 70’s, my mother says they paid about $50 for the use of the Battle Creek, Michigan Women’s Club Banquet Hall, $200 for the tuxes, $175 for the wedding dress (one sister made her own), > More
More Beet Stew Features
Scooter the Planet! How riding a scooter makes $ense and reduces your carbon-footprint.
RCCA's Final Concert This Season: Angele Dubeau & La Pieta
Kortman Gallery at 22 - David Menard and Molly Carter Exhibit Mixed Media Works
Kids/Family
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center Broadway Bound Spring Performance
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center is pleased to present the Broadway Bound spring performance of Pandemonium!  The program will be presented on Friday, May 9th, at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, May 11th, at 7:30 p.m. > More
More Kids/Family Features
Harlem HS Student Designed Young at Heart Button
Sunday Blues Podcast
Top Blues Releases - April 2008 - Sunday Morning Blues Podcast
Top Blues Releases - April 2008 - Sunday Morning Blues Podcast
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05/10
100 Men Who Cook and 3 Vehicle Raffle
Indoor Sports Center
05/10
Odyssey Dance Competition
Coronado Theatre
05/11 - 05/14
IceHogs Playoff Game E vs. Chicago Wolves (Second Round, Game 6 - If Necessary)
MetroCentre
05/14
Coronado After Work
Coronado Theatre
05/17 - 05/18
27th Semi-Annual "Pec Thing" Antique & Flea Market
Winnebago County Fair Beergarden
05/18
E-I-E-I-O
Discovery Center Museum
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