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Backstage with Ron Onesti: A “Religious” Thanksgiving in Sin City

March 18, 2022

Ron Onesti:  A “Religious” Thanksgiving in Sin City I have just returned from Las Vegas as I sometimes produce special events and concerts out there.  This was yet another great experience in one of my absolute favorite towns.  It also brings…

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Backstage with the Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti: ZZ KING?  Still the “Top” look in Rock and Roll

December 3, 2021

Ron Onesti:  ZZ KING?  Still the “Top” look in Rock and Roll Legends and icons…how lucky am I to be able to host these megastars at The Arcada Theatre and now the Des Plaines Theatre who have helped shape popular culture,…

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Backstage with the Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti: “Did I Ever Tell You About The Time…?”

June 4, 2021

Ron Onesti:  “Did I ever tell you about the time…?” I have been writing this “Backstage with…” column in the Daily Herald for about three years now.  I have been blessed with a thirty-five-year-plus career in the entertainment biz and it…

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Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti: The “Souls” of the Arcada

April 9, 2021

Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti The “Souls” of The Arcada As we are painting, sweeping and cleaning in preparation of reopening, we have had many “quiet” nights at The Arcada.  It’s a combination of excitement, anxiety and a…

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Backstage with The Arcada’s Ron Onesti: Was Abraham Lincoln a Rocker?

February 19, 2021

Ron Onesti:  Was Abraham Lincoln a Rocker? My “Backstage with Ron Onesti” column is usually about my behind the scenes experiences with entertainers combined with a bit of education and a little twist at the end.  This foray into an American…

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Backstage with The Arcada’s Ron Onesti: Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves and Other Motown Memories

February 12, 2021

Ron Onesti:  Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves and other Motown Memories Man, as they say, it’s tough getting old.  It’s not really the aches and pains, the advances in technology or the expansion of my “boyish figure” that bothers me as the…

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Backstage with The Arcada’s Ron Onesti: Who Would Have Thought Prohibition Would Be So “Cool”?

January 22, 2021

Ron Onesti:  Who would have thought Prohibition would be so “cool”? This past week marked the 102nd Anniversary of the ratification of the 18th Amendment, thus creating Prohibition in America. Along with that came the first “Speakeasies” that helped shape…

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Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti: Really Gonna Miss My “Uncle” Tommy Lasorda

January 15, 2021

Ron Onesti:  Really gonna miss my “Uncle” Tommy Lasorda As current President of The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, and someone who has been blessed to call Tommy Lasorda a close friend for over thirty years because of…

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Backstage with The Theatre’s Ron Onesti: George Thorogood, really “Good” to the bone!

January 8, 2021

Ron Onesti:  George Thorogood, really “Good” to the bone! This guy is one of those legends who can be unpredictable, from what those who worked with him in the past would say.  I have had him several times over the years,…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: We could use a piece of Rock And Roll Heaven right now!

January 1, 2021

Ron Onesti:  We could use a piece of Rock And Roll Heaven right now! If you believe in forever,        Then life is just a one-night stand. If there’s a rock and roll heaven, Well you know they’ve got a…

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Backstage with The Arcada’s Ron Onesti: A Little George Bailey In All Of Us

December 25, 2020

Ron Onesti:  A little “George Bailey” in all of us “Wizard Of Oz”, “Casablanca”, “Citizen Kane”, “Gone With The Wind”, “The Godfather”, the exclusive list goes on with timeless classic films that have touched the hearts of generations of movie fans…

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Backstage with The Arcada’s Ron Onesti: “Simple Pleasures” Suring Complex Times

December 18, 2020

Ron Onesti:  Simple Pleasures” during complex times Nine months…thirty-six weeks…252 days…6,048 hours…and counting!  That’s how long we have been on this crazy lockdown thing!  But I am still maintaining a positive outlook, knowing in my heart that this should all…

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