NIU Philharmonic Presents An American Night at the Pops
NIU Philharmonic under Carl Roskott and NIU faculty soloists Tony Garcia Ron Modell and Edna Williams will headline a gala April 7 in DeKalb with cocktails at 6 p.m. dinner at 6:30 and concert at 8 p.m. Proceeds fund music scholarships, with works including Joplin Rodgers and Hammerstein Gershwin plus Roskott’s Overture to a Summer Night making its DeKalb premiere. Tickets 25 center orchestra 22 left right orchestra 10 balcony dinner not included. Reservations 753-1447 through March 24.
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Stars of Lawrence Welk Live At Circa 21 Benefit
The Stars of Lawrence Welk perform at Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse on April 3 and 4 to raise funds for WQPT Channel 24. Joe Feeney Ava Barber and Dick Dale star in matinee and evening shows with tickets 20 and 22.50 respectively. Reservations at 309-786-7733.
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Lincoln Freedom Collection opens at Rockford museum
The Rockford Museum Center and Midway Village launch their 16th season with a public exhibition of the Abraham Lincoln Freedom Collection. Highlights include Lincoln’s handwritten Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation, plus the House Divided Speech. The event features Lincoln look alike Harry Hahn, Civil War music, and free admission for the gala opening through April 9.
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Harry Hahn
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Radium City screening honors Women’s History Month
Storefront Cinema at 711 N Main St Rockford presents the documentary Radium City March 17 18 and 19 1989. The film follows young Ottawa Ohio residents working at a Radium Dial factory who painted radioactive clock faces for high pay, later facing cancer and hereditary risks. Showtimes include 8 p.m. Friday 7 and 9 30 p.m. Saturday and 4 30 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Contact 962 3465 for more information.
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