Sanity and fun in San Diego mini-vacationTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:21PMRenee Lewis I recently returned home from a weekend getaway in San Diego with my two young girls. Madeline is 10 going on 25 and Anna is 5 and still my baby. Let me start by saying that it’s nearly impossible to keep two kids who are into totally different things entertained (and from killing each other). So I went into it the trip expecting a challenge. It turned out to be a blast. read more
Sycamore prepares to Turn Back TimeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMSYCAMORE – The 1950s are making a comeback in Sycamore during Turning Back Time Weekend, July 29 through July 31. Dust off your poodle skirts, saddle shoes and James Dean shades, and cruise over to downtown Sycamore for classic cars, live entertainment and tons of fun.
The faces behind the numbersFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:58AMNumbers can be coldly impersonal. Consider unemployment figures. Each month, we see stories in the news telling us whether the number of people who filed for unemployment benefits rose or fell the month before. But those statistics involve much more than raw data.
Review: Station's 'All the King's Women' hits right notesWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:18PMAre you lonesome tonight? Chase away those summertime blues at the Station Dinner Theatre, which presents Luigi Jannuzzi's "All the King's Women," sketches about Elvis Presley integrated into the "Dick Clarkson's Jukebox Hop" format.
West Overton Museums dance scheduled for SaturdayWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:00AMWith the close of tours at West Overton Museums this season, officials are hoping to make events at the museum a little more intimate as part of the revitalization process.
Keystone Kids StarMakers perform at FritzingertownTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:08PMWearing bobby socks, saddle shoes, and poodle skirts plumped by layers of crinoline, the Keystone Kids StarMakers doo-wopped and shang-a-langed for guests at Fritzingertown Senior Living Community in Drums.Halfway into the first song, guests began singi
Southignton drive-in to feature themed 50s showsTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:14PMSOUTHINGTON - When the popularity of drive-in movie theaters peaked, it was a time of roaring engines, greased hair and poodle skirts, as moviegoers took their hot rods to a see a show under the stars.
Of poodle skirts, bubble gum and '50s funSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 3:01AMAMESBURY — Poodle skirts and leather jackets were the popular choice last night as more than 100 children and adults of all ages gathered under cloudy skies at the Al Capp Amphitheatre in the Millyard for the Amesbury Days Sock Hop.
Brevard movie theaters conjure muggle marathonsFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:50AMBest bets in entertainment through Tuesday: Friday Fest in downtown Melbourne, Le B.L.O.R.R. at Sports Page on Saturday, The Mc's and more.