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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Billy Is Still THE “Top” in Rock and Roll

October 7, 2022

Ron Onesti:  Billy is still THE “Top” in Rock and Roll Legends and icons-how lucky am I to be able to host these megastars at The Arcada Theatre who have helped shape popular culture, especially that of my own formative years? …

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Where Have All The Ballrooms Gone?

September 30, 2022

Ron Onesti: Where have all the Ballrooms gone? This is a reprint of a column from days gone by.  I just happened upon a friend who brought up another old friend who had passed away a awhile ago.  His name was…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Memories Are Made Of…Dean Martin

September 2, 2022

Backstage with Ron Onesti: Memories are made of…Dean Martin We all have those legendary performers we wish we could have met in person.  For me, the list begins with Jackie Gleason, Jimmy Stewart and James Cagney.  But one name resonates as…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: The Return Of The “Travolta Dance”

August 26, 2022

Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti The return of the “Travolta Dance” I am not saying anything new when I proclaim that, “Time flies!”  But can you believe that whole “Lockdown” Corona thing began two and a half years…

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: The Return of Dionne Warwick…50-Plus Years of Pure Soul

August 19, 2022

Ron Onesti: The Return of Dionne Warwick…50-Plus Years of Pure Soul I Say A Little Prayer For Me was one of the defining songs of the Sixties.  As the teenagers were getting into the acid rock of Jimi Hendrix and what…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Crystal Bowersox…Worthy of an Idol Title

August 12, 2022

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 stages. …

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: This “Knight” Could Never Be “OverShadowed”

August 5, 2022

Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti:  This “Knight” could never be “overShadowed” Pop culture, the music community and the close-knit circle of Garage-Rock icons in the Midwest have all have lost another brother, Jimy Sohns of The Shadows of Knight….

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: The “ROCKY” of music, Jim Peterik 

July 15, 2022

Ron Onesti:  The “ROCKY” of music, Jim Peterik  “The Energizer Bunny,” That’s what they call me.  “You are in 3 places at one time, ALL the time!”  People are so kind when they refer to my somewhat busy schedule, going from…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: We Should “Live Like We Are Dying”

July 8, 2022

Ron Onesti:  We should “Live like we are dying” Although I have been doing this column for a few years now, I would not profess to say that I am a “writer”.  There are those who went to school for that…

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: Where Have All The Ballrooms Gone?

July 1, 2022

Ron Onesti:  Where have all the Ballrooms gone? This is a reprint of a column from days gone by.  I just happened upon a friend who brought up another old friend who had passed away a awhile ago.  His name was…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: When Late Night Was Late Night

June 10, 2022

Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti When Late Night was Late Night It wasn’t until I hit puberty (I think I was 20) when I was allowed to watch TV past 8 pm.  That didn’t mean I got to…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Backstage Questions

June 3, 2022

BACKSTAGE QUESTIONS…with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti You ask ‘em, I’ll get them answered! “I know you had Kevin Costner at The Arcada and Des Plaines.  What does he do and what kind of a guy is he?”-Tina B. Carol…

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