Backstage with Ron Onesti

  Ron Onesti:  Staying Positive?  No Problem! Each week, I sit down, take a deep breath, and see what comes to mind as a topic to share with you here in this column.  Sometimes it is a recollection sparked by a…

Ron Onesti:  Rich Little – Impersonator or Imposter? With all this quarantine stuff going on, I am still putting in twelve-hour workdays!  But I am also watching more television than ever!  What I watch most are black and white movies…

Ron Onesti:  What are my favorite “Sing-A-Long” songs? What are my favorite songs?  I get that question a lot.  Obviously, I have several ways of answering that, depending on the perspective one was looking for.  There are hundreds I love to…

Ron Onesti:  Let the memories keep you “Up”! During these crazy times, I think what has kept me in the ballgame with hope and inspiration has been the memories.  They have always been important, but now more than ever, they…

Ron Onesti:  Crystal Bowersox…Worthy of an Idol Title I have been producing music and food festivals for the past 35 years.  During that time, I have crossed paths with a regular stream of entertainers who have graced our various festival…

Ron Onesti:  We need, “We Are The World” more now than ever! How do we stay positive during these tumultuous times?  Each day, we are concerned about serious safety, health and economic issues.  Preserving our history, our legacies and our…

FREE LiveStream with Ann Wilson Tuesday, August 18th at 8:00PM We were looking forward to hosting Ann Wilson live for her scheduled concert on August 18th.  Since that isn’t happening, we have scheduled the next best thing!  A FREE LiveStream!…

Ron Onesti:  Dreamin’ about our Summer Festivals By this time, we would have produced our 27th Annual “Festa Pasta Vino” Italian Block Party Father’s Day weekend on Oakley Avenue in Chicago.  And our “Little Italy Fest-West” in Addison would have just…

Ron Onesti:  What I Miss Most About Live Music World War II was tough on everyone as millions of Americans left their homes to fight.  Those left behind would also do their part, keeping the households and local businesses going…

Ron Onesti:  Take Me Out to the Ballgame now…and to the Concert Hall soon! Baseball is back…kind of!  Who would have thought we would be going through all of this AND a 60-game season on top of it all with no…

Ron Onesti:  Oh, THAT’s Hugh Jackman This lockdown has REALLY allowed me to catch up on some of my favorite movies.  A favorite I share with my daughter is the 2017 film about show biz visionary P.T. Barnum entitled, “The Greatest…

Ron Onesti:  The Sport of Show Biz Kings I always wondered what it would have been like to golf with some of those Hollywood legends that almost came to be identified with the sport as much as they were with show…