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Jessi Virtusio has been the SouthtownStar’s arts and entertainment editor since November 2007, when the Daily Southtown and Star Newspapers merged.

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First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre updates

The FYI on FMBA blog features what you need to know about First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park. Updates posted recently at blogs.southtownstar.com/fmba have included: ◆ An earlier tailgating time for June 30’s Jimmy Buffett concert, with comments from Jon Reens, senior director of …

Hot Picks: BACinema screens ‘The Salt of Life’

Here is a look at top events you won’t want to miss. Suggestions include BACinema’s screening of “The Salt of Life” at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago.

Hot Picks: BACinema, Active Senior Expo

Here is a look at top events you won’t want to miss. Suggestions include the BACinema screening of “A Separation” at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago and the Active Senior Expo at Chicago Gaelic Park in Oak Forest.

Pro Wrestling: Kanellis, Quackenbush talk ROH, Chikara

April 28 is a pro wrestling holiday as Ring of Honor Wrestling and Chikara will partner for Synergy, two shows in Chicago Ridge. Ottawa, Ill. native and former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis talks about ROH's Unity, which takes place in the evening, while Chikara founder Mike Quackenbush discusses Chikara's matinee show Hot Off the Griddle. 

First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre news

FYI on FMBA features what you need to know about Tinley Park’s First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre. Updates at blogs.southtownstar.com/fmba have included: ◆ Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller: Under the Influence of Music Tour coming in July. Tickets are already on sale. ◆ The Fray and …

Hot Picks: Big Event 2012, Anne Frank

Here is a look at top events you won’t want to miss. Suggestions include Sertoma Centre’s Big Event 2012 at 115 Bourbon Street and “Through the Eyes of a Friend — The World of Anne Frank” at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University.

PCW hosts Gladiator Bowl, more in Steger

More than 20 men will converge on one ring for a chance at glory on April 21. That’s when Pro Championship Wrestling will present the Gladiator Bowl as part of its event at the Steger Veterans of Foreign Wars, 3332 S. Chicago Road. Doors will …

First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre updates

The FYI on FMBA blog features what you need to know about First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park. Updates posted at blogs.southtownstar.com/fmba have included: ◆ The Fray and Kelly Clarkson booked for a September show. ◆ Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller: Under the Influence …

Hot Picks: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Gaelic Park Players

Here’s a look at top events you won’t want to miss. Suggestions include Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Venue at Horseshoe Hammond and Gaelic Park Players’ production of “Try Anything Twice” in Oak Forest.

Movies: Traveling back with ‘Titanic 3D’

Here is an excerpt from the Elaborating on Entertainment article “Movies: Traveling back with ‘Titanic 3D.’ ” The minute I heard about “Titanic 3D,” the rerelease of the 1997 blockbuster movie “Titanic,” I knew I was going to see the movie in the theater. After …

The latest at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

The FYI on FMBA blog features what you need to know about First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park. Updates posted at blogs.southtownstar.com/fmba have included: ◆ Tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. April 14 for the Rascal Flatts show on July 28. Support acts …

Pro Wrestling Pick: C2E2 guests

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo slated for April 13-15 at McCormick Place’s North building, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, will feature some pro wrestlers among its featured guests: ◆ “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and Virgil, who are slated to sign autographs …

Hot Picks: Latino Film Festival, Grinnin' and Grillin'

Here is a look at top events you won’t want to miss. Suggestions include the Beverly Art Center screenings for the 28th Latino Film Festival in Chicago and CD&ME’s Grinnin’ and Grillin’ in Frankfort.

Pro Wrestling Pick: VWAA

Vanguard Wrestling All-Star Alliance’s fifth annual Better than the Best Tournament will take place at 7 p.m. April 7 at the VWAA Forefront/Oak Forest Park District, 15601 S. Central Ave. The night will feature 16 men vying for one trophy. General-admission tickets are $10 for …

Hot Picks: ‘Bikes!,’ ‘Tangled Ever After’

Here is a look at top events you won’t want to miss. Suggestions include the “Bikes! The Green Revolution” exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

Tailgating to be allowed at Buffett concert in Tinley

Readers who posted concerns on a blog at SouthtownStar.com about whether tailgating would be allowed at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre for the June 30 Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band concert, can rest easy. Jon Reens, senior director of marketing/Midwest for Live Nation, said …

Pro Wrestling Pick: ‘WrestleMania’

WWE’s biggest show of the year will take place April 1 live on pay-per-view from Miami. “WrestleMania XXVIII” will feature a once-in-a-lifetime match between the Rock and John Cena. Also, it will be the end of an era when Triple H and the Undertaker, who …

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