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Well today, May 8, is my birthday. I was born in 1962 so you do the math … it’s a bit painful for me! I know some of you reading this are thinking: “Oh, you’re…

In his 15 years operating the Arcada Theatre, Ron Onesti has developed a vision for the historic downtown St. Charles venue. Some upgrades have been requested by customers over the years. Other ideas stemmed from…

This pandemic thing has been tough on so many fronts. Besides the health concerns, I believe it has been the “not knowing” that is so difficult on all of us. So many unanswerable questions, only…

Although the boxing icon Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali, lost his final bout with Parkinson’s disease just about four years ago at the age of 74, his legacy still lives on. During this crazy quarantine…

If you have read this column for a while now, I am sure you have seen my many references of the “power of music.” Now, more than ever, it is important we really “unleash” this…

In an attempt to identify somewhat of an “upside” or silver lining to all we are going through these days, I am revisiting all the “Sunday projects” I had hoped to complete over the past…

As I am sitting here pondering this week’s column, I thought of the many, many artists with whom I’ve crossed paths. After doing on average 100-plus shows a year for more than 20 years, the…

“Now, with the closing of live music venues during this, one of worse periods in history, that’s compounding it,” said Ron Onesti, president and CEO of The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. “I’m going by…

So I am sitting here in a random Panera Bread, trying to get my thoughts together about this week’s column. How it generally happens is my weekly topics just come to me. I open my…

As another Valentine’s Day comes and goes, I can’t help but think about the countless romantic moments of which the Arcada Theatre has been a part. Of course, giving the gift of entertainment has always…