Beloit Riverfest "IDOL" contest applications now available.

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Applications for the 2008 Riverfest Singing Idol competition are now available through May 12, 2008, at twenty participating state line Associated Bank locations as well as Suds O’Hanahan’s in Beloit.

Please note that along with their filled-out application contestants must sign a release form and also submit a $20 entry fee. All applicants will receive one general admission ticket to Riverfest 2008 valued at $13.

The top three finalists will compete live before The Beach Boys concert on the Riverfest Main Stage on Sunday, July 13th. The first place winner receives $2,008 and, new this year, an album development recording contract. Also different from last year’s event, second and third place winners will receive consolation prizes and an opportunity to record a single.

For more information, visit www.beloitriverfest.com

Writing about your life experiences

at Janesville Senior Center , 1:30 p.m. (Free)

A class on writing about your life experiences is taught by Alice Hessenauer each Friday at 1:30PM. The text book required for the class was written by Ruby Walton and can be purchased for $10 at the Senior Center office. There is no charge for the class. New persons are welcome any time and should call the office to register for the class.

St. William Catholic School Musical

Friday, May 9, 2008

St. William's School , 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ($5)

At 7 PM on May 9 and May 10, the St. William middle school students will be performing School House Rock ! Live Jr. in the school gymnasium. Tickets are $5 (kids 4 and under free) and are available in the school office, in the Narthex after weekend masses, or at the door. Call 755-5184 for more information. See you there !

Janesville Little Theatre Performances

Friday, May 9, 2008

at Janesville Performing Arts Center , 7:30 p.m. ($10 - $17)

You don't have to be Catholic to laugh at and with The Little Sisters of Hoboken… as Janesville Little Theatre presents the Musical Comedy "Nunsense" for two big weekends at the Janesville Performing Arts Center! Friday through Sunday, May 9th through the 11th… and again May 16th through the 18th. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 PM, Sunday matinees are at 2 pm. Tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for students. Please remember, all JLT performances at the Janesville Performing Arts Center now feature reserved seating. Our season-long raffle for a fine, hand-made quilt concludes with this show, but you still have time to buy your tickets, available at all performances. Janesville Little Theatre… YOUR Community Theatre.

Janesville Firefighter's retail fund raiser

downtown Janesville , Time TBA

Janesville’s Resale, Antique, & Consignment Shops are hosting a tour of downtown Janesville shops to raise funds for the Janesville Firefighters Charities. Anyone can participate by picking up an entry form at any of the participating shops between April 18th and May 18th. Once they’ve visited the shops on the tour, completed entries can be turned in at their final shop for the grand prize drawing.


For every completed entry JRACS will donate $1 to the Janesville Firefighters Charities. Buckets will also be available in each participating location for additional individual donations.

Prizes for the drawing will include a $300 resale shopping spree, a night on the town including gift certificates for the Janesville Performing Arts Center and dinner at The Metropolitan, and more. Full details will be available in each of the participating stores and on the web at www.jracs.com. Please see the attached list of participating stores.

Stores participating in the tour include:

Antiques Mall of Janesville 770 S. Main St.

Back in Time, LLC 21 W Milwaukee Ste103

Bearly Used 4342 Milton Ave

Circle of Friends 220 & 222 W. Milwaukee

Dana’s Den 309 & 311 W. Milwaukee

Home Again 215 W. Milwaukee

House of Treasure, LLC 500 W. Milwaukee

Perfectly Plus Women’s Consignment 119 N. Main St.

Repeat Retreat 1056 Matheson St

TreasureTrove Consignments, LLC 121 W. Milwaukee

Whatnots & Finer Things 56 S. Main St

• Donation buckets will be available in these locations: Carousel Consignments 31 S. Main St.

Milwaukee Street Used Books 218 W. Milwaukee

Promenade Fashionable Consignments 203 E. Milwaukee

Register for Taylor Falligant Golf Benefit

at Edgerton Towne Country Club , Time TBA ($20 - $35)

Advance registration is now open for the Taylor Marie Falligant Memorial Scholarship Golf outing at the Edgerton Towne Country Club on Saturday, May 31st. The 4-person scramble format golf event tees off for 9 holes at 1pm. Cost is $35/per person including cart and dinner. A discount rate of $20 is available for members of the country club. There will also be a $10,000 hole in one contest, Silent auction and other events.

Registration is due by May 15th. Donations and reservation requests can be sent to:

Taylor Open
C/O Kim Falligant
335 Craig Road
Edgerton, WI 53534

For more information, call 608-208-5134.

Albany Fire Department 6th Annual Spaghetti Supper

Saturday, May 10, 2008

at Albany Lions Club , 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. ($6 - $4)

ALBANY FIRE DEPARTMENT 6TH ANNUAL ALL YOU CAN EAT. TICKETS IN ADVANCE ARE:ADULTS:$6.00; CHILDREN:(4-12)$4.00; UNDER 4 FREE. TICKETS AT DOOR ARE A $1.00 MORE. ALBANY LIONS CLUB-402n.CINCINNATI ST. ALBANY, WI 53502

Letter Carrier Food Drive and Volunteers

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Numerous Locations , 6 a.m.

The Letter Carrier Food Drive is now being organized locally and will be held in many area communities on Saturday, May 10, 2008.
This food drive is a national initiative to “Stamp Out Hunger.” Local Letter Carriers and United Way of North Rock County team together locally to make this project a success.
This year, volunteers are encouraged to sign up to help at the event. You can sign up by calling United Way of North Rock County’s Volunteer Network at 757-3058. Mike Ott, Letter Carrier organizer at the Janesville Post Office said, “In Janesville, volunteers would come to the Janesville post office. They’d meet letter carriers on their routes and load the food into your own vehicle to bring back to the post office for sorting. This is a great help and we rely on volunteers to get this job done.”
Call Volunteer Network at 757-3058 for more information.

Residents are asked to leave non-perishable, non-breakable food items at their mailboxes on May 10th, in the morning prior to their postal delivery; Letter Carriers pick up the food with many local volunteers assisting. In the Footville area, food can be dropped off at the Footville Post Office.
Food also will be picked up on the Orfordville routes by the Letter Carriers. The communities of Edgerton, Evansville, Milton and Janesville are also participating again.
You know your area is participating in the drive if you receive the Campell Soup’s postcard in the mail featuring a cartoon by ‘Family Circus’ artist Bill Keane.

Letter Carriers Food Drive

Saturday, May 10, 2008

throughout north Rock County , 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Free)

"Stamp out hunger!" Be a part of the 16th annual largest one-day food drive in the nation. On Saturday, May 10, the National Association of Letter Carriers will be collecting nonperishable food items to be distributed at local food banks. Please place a food donation in a bag by your mailbox on that day. For details or to volunteer to help, call United Way of North Rock County at 608-757-3040 or go to uwnrc.org.

Kiwanis Free Mothers Day Breakfast

Saturday, May 10, 2008

at Janesville Elks Lodge , 8 a.m.

The Janesville Kiwanis Club will host all mothers 75 years old and over for their annual free Mother's Day breakfast on Saturday, May 10. This "exclusively mothers" event is sponsored by Janesville area businesses and hosted by the Kiwanis Club. Transportation can be arranged for those needing it. For reservations, please call 756-1303.

Benefit for Brandon Meinke

Saturday, May 10, 2008

at Hammy's Roadside Bar , 2 p.m.

Brandon is an active 4 year old boy who was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a paralyzing disease caused by the destruction of motor neurons in the spinal cord. At this time there is no cure or treatment for this disease, although great strides are being made with stem cell injection thearapy at a cost of $20,000-$30,000. Join us in raising funds to help Brandon's family.

Janesville Firefighter's retail fund raiser

downtown Janesville , Time TBA

Janesville’s Resale, Antique, & Consignment Shops are hosting a tour of downtown Janesville shops to raise funds for the Janesville Firefighters Charities. Anyone can participate by picking up an entry form at any of the participating shops between April 18th and May 18th. Once they’ve visited the shops on the tour, completed entries can be turned in at their final shop for the grand prize drawing.


For every completed entry JRACS will donate $1 to the Janesville Firefighters Charities. Buckets will also be available in each participating location for additional individual donations.

Prizes for the drawing will include a $300 resale shopping spree, a night on the town including gift certificates for the Janesville Performing Arts Center and dinner at The Metropolitan, and more. Full details will be available in each of the participating stores and on the web at www.jracs.com. Please see the attached list of participating stores.

Stores participating in the tour include:

Antiques Mall of Janesville 770 S. Main St.

Back in Time, LLC 21 W Milwaukee Ste103

Bearly Used 4342 Milton Ave

Circle of Friends 220 & 222 W. Milwaukee

Dana’s Den 309 & 311 W. Milwaukee

Home Again 215 W. Milwaukee

House of Treasure, LLC 500 W. Milwaukee

Perfectly Plus Women’s Consignment 119 N. Main St.

Repeat Retreat 1056 Matheson St

TreasureTrove Consignments, LLC 121 W. Milwaukee

Whatnots & Finer Things 56 S. Main St

• Donation buckets will be available in these locations: Carousel Consignments 31 S. Main St.

Milwaukee Street Used Books 218 W. Milwaukee

Promenade Fashionable Consignments 203 E. Milwaukee

Register for Taylor Falligant Golf Benefit

at Edgerton Towne Country Club , Time TBA ($20 - $35)

Advance registration is now open for the Taylor Marie Falligant Memorial Scholarship Golf outing at the Edgerton Towne Country Club on Saturday, May 31st. The 4-person scramble format golf event tees off for 9 holes at 1pm. Cost is $35/per person including cart and dinner. A discount rate of $20 is available for members of the country club. There will also be a $10,000 hole in one contest, Silent auction and other events.

Registration is due by May 15th. Donations and reservation requests can be sent to:

Taylor Open
C/O Kim Falligant
335 Craig Road
Edgerton, WI 53534

For more information, call 608-208-5134.

Mother's Day Brunch at Elk's Lodge

Sunday, May 11, 2008

at Janesville Elks Lodge , 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Free - $13)

Enjoy Mother's Day brunch with your family at the Janesville Elk's Lodge on Sunday, May 11th from 10am-1:30pm. The cost for adults is $13; Children - $7.95; Kids 4 and under are free. Call for reservations at 752-2342.

Stitcher's Gathering

at The Speakeasy , 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The normally solitary act of knitting has become more communal with stitchers who gather together each Monday afternoon to dodge skeins of run-away yarn, stitching, conversation and coffee. The focus of the group is knitting but needle-crafty people of all ages and genders with different levels of expertise are always welcome. Free knitting or crochet lessons, as well as troubleshooting stitching problems, is also available. For more information about SnB, visit http://www.stitchingcreationsandcommunity.blogspot.com or proartist@aol.com

Register now for Freedom Fest Golf Fundraiser

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The "Freedom Fest Classic" Golf benefit will take place on Saturday, June 21, 8:00am (shotgun start) at Prairie Woods Golf Course west of Janesville on County Highway "A".

Cost is $100/golfer or $400/team with discounts available to those parties purchasing sponsorship packages.
All the proceeds go to “Freedom Fest” - the God and country celebration that New Life Assembly of God hosts each year on the Friday before the 4th of July. As part of the effort to keep this great event free, community businesses and individuals are invited to participate in or sponsor the Freedom Fest Classic! To register or for more information, call Todd at 608-756-4175 or email popetodd@nlag.net;
The registration deadline is June 19, 2008.

Beloit Riverfest "IDOL" contest applications now available.

content , 11:30 a.m. ($20)

Applications for the 2008 Riverfest Singing Idol competition are now available through May 12, 2008, at twenty participating state line Associated Bank locations as well as Suds O’Hanahan’s in Beloit.

Please note that along with their filled-out application contestants must sign a release form and also submit a $20 entry fee. All applicants will receive one general admission ticket to Riverfest 2008 valued at $13.

The top three finalists will compete live before The Beach Boys concert on the Riverfest Main Stage on Sunday, July 13th. The first place winner receives $2,008 and, new this year, an album development recording contract. Also different from last year’s event, second and third place winners will receive consolation prizes and an opportunity to record a single.

For more information, visit www.beloitriverfest.com

Register for Taylor Falligant Golf Benefit

at Edgerton Towne Country Club , Time TBA ($20 - $35)

Advance registration is now open for the Taylor Marie Falligant Memorial Scholarship Golf outing at the Edgerton Towne Country Club on Saturday, May 31st. The 4-person scramble format golf event tees off for 9 holes at 1pm. Cost is $35/per person including cart and dinner. A discount rate of $20 is available for members of the country club. There will also be a $10,000 hole in one contest, Silent auction and other events.

Registration is due by May 15th. Donations and reservation requests can be sent to:

Taylor Open
C/O Kim Falligant
335 Craig Road
Edgerton, WI 53534

For more information, call 608-208-5134.

Register now for Freedom Fest Golf Fundraiser

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The "Freedom Fest Classic" Golf benefit will take place on Saturday, June 21, 8:00am (shotgun start) at Prairie Woods Golf Course west of Janesville on County Highway "A".

Cost is $100/golfer or $400/team with discounts available to those parties purchasing sponsorship packages.
All the proceeds go to “Freedom Fest” - the God and country celebration that New Life Assembly of God hosts each year on the Friday before the 4th of July. As part of the effort to keep this great event free, community businesses and individuals are invited to participate in or sponsor the Freedom Fest Classic! To register or for more information, call Todd at 608-756-4175 or email popetodd@nlag.net;
The registration deadline is June 19, 2008.