Archive for September, 2008
Chicago Farmer Live @ The Red Barn 10-11-08
Singer/Songwriter Cody Diekhoff AKA Chicago Farmer will be performing at The Red Barn 621 W. Glenn Peoria, IL on Saturday October 11th. This is a Free Show and will begin at 9:30pm. www.chicagofarmer.com
The Boss, The Piano Man to rock for Barack
Rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are teaming up for their first joint concert to benefit Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Obama plans to attend the concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Oct. 16, the day after Obama’s final debate with Republican John McCain at Hofstra University, located several miles [...]
Springsteen to play Super Bowl halftime show
Another Super Bowl, another rock ‘n’ roll superstar at halftime. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2009 Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night. Continuing a run of major talent that has lately included the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince and Tom [...]
Tina Fey reprises role as Sarah Palin on ‘SNL’
Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," again appearing as the Republican vice presidential candidate in an opening sketch. Saturday night’s show — the third of the season for the NBC comedy program — brought back the season premiere tandem of Fey and Amy Poehler, who opened the season with [...]
Heather Locklear arrested in California on DUI count
Heather Locklear was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance in the upscale Santa Barbara area, authorities said Sunday. Locklear, 47, was pulled over by a California Highway Patrol officer Saturday afternoon after a resident reported seeing the actress leaving a parking lot and "driving erratically," patrol spokesman Tom Marshall [...]
Players taps ‘real pros’ for ‘Buffalo’
A local veteran acting team will take on the roles of a fading acting couple on tour in 1953 when "Moon Over Buffalo" opens Friday at Peoria Players Theatre. Bruce and Pat White will star at George and Charlotte Hay, a middle-aged couple who have been reduced to playing in rundown theaters and hanging on [...]
On The Air: TV’s best? Don’t forget ‘House’
Readers responded to my list of top 10 TV shows with votes for favorites of their own. "House" seemed to be the clear winner, with plenty of support for "CSI" variations and "Dexter" (Showtime). Some of the comments received on select programs: "Masterpiece Theater" (PBS) – "Always hoping it will live up to its past [...]
What’s Going On
Grape expectations Mackinaw Valley Vineyard will host a Grape Stomp and Harvest Festival from noon to 6 p.m. today. There will be local art for sale, wine and cheese tastings, a display of classic and sports cars, food vendors and live music from Stevil Dan and the Shake. Admission is $5. For more information, visit [...]
Cat employees mix it up with ‘Music Man’
There’s the smooth-talking con man Harold Hill. There’s the willful town librarian Marian. And there are the 76 trombones. It’s "The Music Man," Meredith Willson’s warm and wonderful classic with a storyline to keep the audience laughing backed by all that glorious music – "Trouble (Right Here in River City)," "Marian the Librarian," "The Wells [...]
Contemporary Art Center travels back in time for fundraiser
An evening of food, jazz and the golden age of radio will come to the Contemporary Art Center from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. "Mood Indigo," a fundraising event, will transform the art center into an early 20th century broadcast station, setting the stage for live jump/blues and swing music by Bruiser and the Virtues [...]
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Sunday, May 20
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