Backstage with Ron Onesti

Ron Onesti:  I’m star-struck, and proud of it! I have been putting on shows, festivals and events for more than three decades.  Consistently working with celebrities from all walks of life-sports, music, politics, television, radio and more, there is always…

Ron Onesti:  Baseball memories…The only Baseball this year I am honored to have been recently elected President of The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.  It is a forty-five-year-old organization of which I have been greatly involved with.  The founder…

Ron Onesti:  The Birth of Folk-Rock and History Repeating itself Have you by chance been watching the television special about “Laurel Canyon” lately?  It is a wonderful Rock-u-mentary about a small neighborhood located in the Hollywood Hills region of the…

Ron Onesti: Bright Songs in Tragic Times Today was a very big day!  A very good friend who is from my “Old Neighborhood” of Taylor Street turned 95!  His name is Al Centofante and he is a proud WWII veteran! …

Ron Onesti: “Other” Memorial Day Thoughts…Arcada Heroes “Other” Memorial Day Thoughts…Arcada Heroes This crazy year, as we all remember those lost in battle, and celebrate the lives unselfishly and courageously given to foster our freedoms, we may have had a…

Ron Onesti: Another King Is Gone We lost one of the very last founders of Rock ‘N Roll recently, Richard Wayne Penniman, otherwise known as Little Richard. As flamboyant as he was entertaining, he was often called the “Architect of…

Ron Onesti: Celebrating 15 years with this 94-year old gem May 13, 2005, a day that will live in infamy! Fifteen years ago this week, I signed my life away and took over The Arcada Theatre! And the truth is, I…

Ron Onesti: Another Year Older, Another Year Lovin’ My Music! 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…

Ron Onesti: What I Miss the Most, And What I Won’t Miss At All 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…

Ron Onesti: My Last Dance with Air Jordan I believe life is about the eternal search for the “Silver Lining”. During this lockdown that we are experiencing, amidst so much health and financial concern, what keeps me going is the…

Ron Onesti: Yes, I even have a Muhammad Ali story 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…

Ron Onesti: Reflecting on my heroes during self isolation 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…