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Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

40th Anniversary Celebration

Woohoo – it’s official – our Special Event Permit was approved at this week’s City Council meeting – Charlotte’s Web’s 40^th Anniversary Celebration will be Saturday June 2 from 1 to 9 (or so) on the Mendelssohn PAC Campus! (415 N. Church St. & 420 N. Main St. in Rockford, IL)

Finally, we can finalize and begin telling you about it!

Gates open at 1PM and…

May I say right from the beginning: we are so incredibly grateful that you support live music! You are the reason I do what I do so thank you.

The event is shaping up nicely and I do believe it’ll be the best birthday party yet!

Below is the basic plan and I ask you to keep in mind that absolutely everything is subject to change :-)

1PM gates open

Silent Auction items & services in Emerson House on the main floor. The piano in the room will be freshly tuned and we will have a simple PA set up in case an artist feels the urge to play a tune or two.

The food for sale will be in the 3-season room of Emerson House.

The bar will be just outside the 3-season room of Emerson House.

The outside stage will be between Emerson House and 1^st Presbyterian Church

The inside stage will be inside Mendelssohn PAC.

The entire Mendelssohn PAC campus will be enclosed so entrants are free to roam with beer in hand between buildings and around.

And as for music...wow.

The one, the only: James Lee Stanley has graciously accepted the role of emcee for the day.

1:30 outside stage kicks off with Piper Road Spring Band

2PM inside stage kicks off with Jim Post

2:30 outside stage: Miles Nielsen

2:40 inside stage: Pete Johnsson

3PM inside stage: Bonnie Koloc/James Lee Stanley

3:30 outside stage: Ernie Hendrickson

3:40 inside stage: Tom Kastle

4PM inside stage: Peter Lang

4:30 outside stage: Escape

4:40 inside stage: Mr. Taps

5PM inside stage: Emily Hurd

5:30 outside stage: Beat Merchants

5:40 inside stage: Andy & Ron Holm

6PM inside stage: Dan Pincus & Jim McElhaney

6:30 to 7:15 outside stage: Too Deep

6:40 inside stage: Ron Rawhoof

7:15 Everybody moves inside Mendelssohn for the announcing of the winners of the Silent Auction items/services

7:45 to 9PM  inside stage: Dean Moriarty Jazz Band

9:15 Good night everybody!

Saturday, June 30th, 2012

Toronzo Cannon

Growing up in the shadows Chicago's blues Mecca, Theresa's Lounge, had a lasting effect on Toronzo Cannon. As a kid, Toronzo would listen to the raw, soulful sounds of legends like Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. "It wasn't just the music that got me, but the effect on the people. I knew right then, that was what I was gonna do." These experiences led him to pick up his first guitar as a teenager and begin to learn to sing and play the sounds he heard. Inspired by the three Kings (Freddie, B.B. and Albert), a little Hendrix and some 70's R&B/Soul, Toronzo soon developed his own sound. "If I wasn’t gigging I was hitting every jam session I could find. I couldn’t get enough." It was during this time that he developed his own powerful, gospel-flavored vocal style and electrifying stage presence.   "Cannon plays the blues like it should be played – with an urgency that speaks to its contemporary relevance." - Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, Illinois Entertainer

A great big THANK YOU to the Rockford Park District and the Illinois Arts Council for making the Charlotte’s Web Summer Series at Sinnissippi possible! Thanks to these organizations, these concerts are FREE at the Sinnissippi Park Music Shell, 1401 N. 2^nd St. Rockford, IL. All concerts begin at 7:30 PM. Picnic baskets are welcome, no alcohol please.

 

Rain sites for all three concerts: Mendelssohn PAC, 415 N. Church St.; Call 815 987-8800 after 2:30 PM on the day of the concert for rain site info.

 

The Rockford Park District welcomes the opportunity to assist guests with special needs. The Music Shell is wheelchair accessible. An assistive listening system is available for those who are hard of hearing. For special assistance, call 815 987-1600 (voice/TTY) at least 48 hours in advance. Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts info: 815 964-2238 www.charlotteswebofrockford.org  

 

ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:30 PM AT SINNISSIPPI PARK MUSIC SHELL ~ FREE!!!

Saturday, July 14th, 2012

The Cajun Strangers

Their latest CD, Cajun Country Ramble, released on Swallow Records, has been awarded the 2010 Prix DeHors de Nous from the Cajun French Music Association. The CFMA gives the award for the best CD by a band outside of Louisiana. “It's a big honor for us, and we're very proud that this is the second time we've received this distinction.” Featuring: Brian O’Donnel on fiddle, John Romano on accordion and vocals, Tom “Big Nick” Nickel on guitar, accordion and fiddle, Karen Holden, t-fer, on dance instruction, Jim Schwall on bass and Colin Bazsali on drums and harmonica. In honor of Bastille Day, put on your dancing shoes and come on down to the park for some Cajun rumbling!

A great big THANK YOU to the Rockford Park District and the Illinois Arts Council for making the Charlotte’s Web Summer Series at Sinnissippi possible! Thanks to these organizations, these concerts are FREE at the Sinnissippi Park Music Shell, 1401 N. 2^nd St. Rockford, IL. All concerts begin at 7:30 PM. Picnic baskets are welcome, no alcohol please.

 

Rain sites for all three concerts: Mendelssohn PAC, 415 N. Church St.; Call 815 987-8800 after 2:30 PM on the day of the concert for rain site info.

 

The Rockford Park District welcomes the opportunity to assist guests with special needs. The Music Shell is wheelchair accessible. An assistive listening system is available for those who are hard of hearing. For special assistance, call 815 987-1600 (voice/TTY) at least 48 hours in advance. Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts info: 815 964-2238 www.charlotteswebofrockford.org  

 

ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:30 PM AT SINNISSIPPI PARK MUSIC SHELL ~ FREE!!!