Live theater comes to Elgin
- August
- 20
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The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission served up a smorgasbord of the live theater that the city has to offer Saturday - and made plenty of folks hungry for more.
The first day of “Walkabout: Theatre On Your Feet,” was a hit Saturday, with organizers selling out all five tours.
Sean Hargadon, producing director of the Elgin-based Janus [...]
Live Music Radio Stations Connect With Many Others Who Share This Pleasure
- July
- 17
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The advances of technology have given us many new ways of listening to music. These range from the radio stations to the use of the internet. With all of these forms of music you can hear music from different parts of the world. Of all of these methods the most popular one today is still [...]
Fireworks, Festivals To Mark Independence Day
- July
- 2
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The festival will run from 4 to 11 p.m., concluding with what the club bills as “the largest and longest fireworks shows in the region.” The fireworks are slated to start at 9:30 p.m.
The Overland Park Rotary Club, in partnership with the City of Overland Park and Corporate Woods are presenting the event, which will [...]
Eastside’s largest Independence Day celebration returns to Downtown Park
- July
- 2
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This Independence Day, more than 60,000 people are expected to gather from throughout the region in Bellevue Downtown Park to celebrate the 2008 Symetra Bellevue Family 4th, presented by Washington Square.
The 60-piece Bellevue Philharmonic returns to perform a stirring set of patriotic themes and accompany the Eastside’s largest fireworks display.
Celebrating its 17th year, the Symetra [...]
Not So Entertaining These Days
- June
- 1
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As our daughter rose in the musical ranks, my husband and I attended every performance that we could. We rearranged work schedules to hear her play for two minutes. She would roll her eyes in humiliation as her parents sat beaming in the front row, trying desperately not to shout, “Encore, Encore” after her rousing [...]
This Week’s Winners Losers
- May
- 7
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BIG BROWN. The undefeated colt (above) made history when he came from the 20th post position to win the Kentucky Derby.
UPS. The shipping company with strong Louisville ties stands to reap a ton of free advertising thanks to its connection to the Derby winner, named after UPS’s signature color.
RICK DUTROW JR. Big Brown’s trainer talked [...]
You dont need bike to enjoy Leesburg Bikefest
- April
- 27
Apart from live music are what Shipes called “vignettes,” small events that can capture people’s attention for 15 or 20 minutes. Among these mini-events are Disc-Connected K-9s — think dogs and Frisbees — a doughnut-eating contest and the Central Florida Arm-Wrestling Championship, sanctioned by the American Armsport Association. [...]
Schools make their spring games fun
- April
- 12
This winter New York-based MSL Sports and Entertainment announced plans to hold major concerts around 16 spring games throughout the country all on the same days. The project was scrapped when schools and conference informed MSL that NCAA rules prevented active college players from promoting the shows or attending them for free.
MSL approached both UF [...]
Celebs attend ‘Idol Gives Back’ charity event
- April
- 8
LOS ANGELES - ” American Idol” — and just about everyone
else in Hollywood — were in a very giving mood.
“Idol Gives Back,” the Fox singing competition’s charity
event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled
to air Wednesday. The star-studded gala kicked off with “Idol”
finalists performing Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music,” while
performers from [...]
`Idol Gives Back’ Attracts AList Celebs
- April
- 8
LOS ANGELES - ” American Idol” — and just about everyone else in Hollywood — were in a very giving mood.
“Idol Gives Back,” the Fox singing competition’s charity event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled to air Wednesday. The star-studded gala kicked off with “Idol” finalists performing Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop [...]
