Lyle Lovett Ticket Reactivation Deadline Sept. 2, Concert Sept. 5

Lyle Lovett is coming back to Dixon.  Friday September 5^th, 2014.  He will be performing at the Dixon Theatre, 114 South Galena Av. Dixon.  Time of show TBA.

We have several ways to reactivate your ticket:

1         Email your ticket number (the 13 digit alpha/numeric code to the right of the bar code on your ticket to thecrystalcork@gmail.com.  We will reactivate your ticket to be used on Sept 5^th.

2         If you paid with a credit card and don’t have your ticket number, email the name on the card to thecrystalcork@gmail.com and a pdf of your reactivated tickets will be sent to you.

3         If you paid with a check at The Crystal Cork, The Dixon Main Street office or at Trein’s Jewelry and don’t have a ticket number, please bring a copy of your canceled check to the place you purchased your tickets and new ones will be issued.

You must reactivate your ticket before September 2^nd to go the September 5^th concert.  Any tickets received at the concert that have not been reactivated will not be honored.

There is a good chance there will be tickets available, we have created a first come first serve waiting list for available tickets.  If you would like to be added to this list, email us your name and phone number and we will contact you at the ticket become available.

The theatre box seats are available and will be sold by the box.  The box seats have four or six seats each and will come with cheese platter and wine. Please contact Eric at 815-440-4969 for pricing and availability.

Hope to see you all at the show.

Soda Pop Tour heading to Downtown Dixon on Sept. 20

Soda Pop Tour comes to Dixon

September 20, 2014 * Dixon, Illinois

Expand your taste buds and sample over 100 unique craft soda pops and more as the world’s first traveling Soda Pop Tour rolls into the downtown Dixon riverfront on Saturday, September 20, 2014. 

The tour will showcase 100 flavors of sodas produced by many of the nations unique craft soda manufacturers.  Sodas available will include specialties brands such as Green River, Jelly Belly, Captain Eli,  Goose Island and a variety of flavors such as Grape, root beer, cream, orange, ginger, cherry and more!

Produced by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment and Plan Ahead Events, the festival is partnering with Dixon Main Street, “This unique festival promises to be one of the best family events of the year,” says Josh Albrecht, Director of Dixon Main Street.

Admission is FREE and soda samples will be available for purchase.  The Soda Pop Tour soda tasting festival will run from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.  There will be lots to see and do.  Bring the family.   Bounce houses, kid’s corner, great food, live music and delicious soda.  All soda pops featured are all made with natural sugars -  no artificial sweeteners!

The Soda Pop Tour will also feature an entertainment stage featuring three shows by The Way Down Wanderers: Midwest's Hottest New Alternative Folk Act.   Also local variety acts will be performing all day.

Another great feature as part of the event will be the Dixon Riverfront Dash Fun Run for adults and kids. The Little Fizz Dash is a 1.5 mile run for 12 & under and the Big Pop Dash is 2.5 miles. Both courses do a .5 mile circuit course around the Riverfront, going over both bridges and starting and finishing near the Reagan Statue on the Riverfront. Registration forms are available at Dixon Main Street, online at www.dixonmainstreet.com or register at www.getmeregistered.com. Race time is 4 p.m. with day-of registration starting at 2 p.m. Cost is $10/$15 day of for kids, $15/$20 day of for adults. Every racer will receive soda tasting tickets to sample the great sodas at the event. Top finishers will receive prizes and there will be a finish line clock.

Local crafters and artists that would like to be involved should contact Annette at annette.begner@planaheadevents.com

For more information, check out : www.sodapoptour.us

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Lyle Lovett update -- rescheduled for Sept. 5.

Lyle Lovett is coming back to Dixon.  Friday September 5^th, 2014.  He will be performing at the Dixon Theatre, 114 South Galena Av. Dixon.  Time of show TBA.

We have several ways to reactivate your ticket:

1         Email your ticket number (the 13 digit alpha/numeric code to the right of the bar code on your ticket to thecrystalcork@gmail.com.  We will reactivate your ticket to be used on Sept 5^th.

2         If you paid with a credit card and don’t have your ticket number, email the name on the card to thecrystalcork@gmail.com and a pdf of your reactivated tickets will be sent to you.

3         If you paid with a check at The Crystal Cork, The Dixon Main Street office or at Trein’s Jewelry and don’t have a ticket number, please bring a copy of your canceled check to the place you purchased your tickets and new ones will be issued.

There is a good chance there will be tickets available, we have created a first come first serve waiting list for available tickets.  If you would like to be added to this list, email us your name and phone number and we will contact you at the ticket become available.

The theatre box seats are available and will be sold by the box.  The box seats have four or six seats each and will come with cheese platter and wine. Please contact Eric at 815-440-4969 for pricing and availability.

Hope to see you all at the show.

Blues, Brews & BBQ and Bags for the Brave, August 30

PRESS RELEASE

For more information, call 815-288-2308

Photos: http://www.davidgerald.com/presskit.php

http://www.nightburners.com/

Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival to hit downtown Dixon on August 30

} Festival to feature amazing line-up of music, food and beer. Bags for the Brave bags tournament to raise funds for Honor Flight of Lee County

Dixon, IL -- Blues Brews & BBQ presented by Bonnell Industries will take over First Street in downtown Dixon on August 30, featuring great Blues music, great BBQ and great beer. The event will take place on First Street between Galena and Hennepin Avenue from 12 p.m. to midnight.

An amazing line-up of music is in store for the festival with local favorites like Catfish Dogs, Nate Gordon, Robbie LeBlanc and the Real Live Show, and Downtown Rhythm Kings playing throughout the day.

Touring Blues artists David Gerald will make a stop at the festival. The son of Mississippi born and raised parents, Gerald grew up to the sounds of the blues and R&B music in his hometown, Detroit. Gerald started playing guitar at the age of 16, influenced by Prince and 80's rock guitarists. He rediscovered the blues and listened to the music of Albert King, ZZ Hill, B.B. King, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to name just a few. Gerald's blues have been receiving widespread radio play, along with recognition in the blues community. Recently Gerald was listed as #1 on the ReverbNation blues charts for Michigan Blues artists. His debut album "Hell and Back" reached #1 on Roots Music Report's Blues Chart for Michigan based artists and has remained in the top 20 for many weeks in a row.

The evening will be capped by Kevin Purcell & the Nightburners. Labeled as “Chicago’s Red Hot, Rockin, Swamp Boogie Blues” the band has made a name for itself in the Chicagoland area playing festivals throughout the summer. They have a unique blues sound as harmonica and violin get tossed in with the songs for a southern, bluegrass feel as well.

Highlighting the event also will be a Bags for the Brave Bags Tournament to raise funds for the Honor Flight of Lee County that is being coordinated by the Dixon Police Department and Honor Flight. The tournament will consist of one recreational division with prizes to the top three teams. Entry fee is $20 for the tournament; registration begins at 12 p.m. with match play starting at 1:30 p.m.

Great BBQ will be served by Salamandra, Baker Street, Bombdigity, World Sausage Café and Mama Cimino’s. A wide variety of great barbecues from brisket to chicken to sausage will be available.

A great line-up of beers will be available throughout the day, featuring Miller Lite, Coors Light, Sam Adams Oktoberfest, Revolution Anti-hero IPA, Revolution Bottom Up Wheat, Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’, Angry Orchard, Mike’s Hard Lemonade.

Admission is a $5 donation at the door and it is a an all-ages event. Kids 12 and under are free.

Entertainment Schedule

12:30-1:30 p.m. – Catfish Dogs

1:30 p.m. – Honor Flight Ceremony
2-3:15 p.m. – Robbie LeBlanc
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. – Nate Gordon
5-7 p.m. – David Gerald
7:15 p.m. – Downtown Rhythm Kings
9:30 p.m. - Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners

Dixon, Illinois puts out Welcome Sign to Street Performers.

The Dixon Mayor's Office has given the green light, and blessing has been secured from Dixon Main Street, and Dixon Arts Promoter, Phillip LeFevre is ready to impress. LeFevre has been working on putting the necessary elements in place for Dixon's Downtown National Historic District, to become an exciting place of street performances. " I think with all that's happening now , in the way of art venues and events downtown, bringing in street performers makes a lot of sense,". LeFevre said. LeFevre went on to say, " there are several groups and individuals that have started great art projects downtown, and I want to build on the courageous and impressive efforts of these people." LeFevre says that with so many restaurants now filling up Dixon's Downtown, the foot traffic is there to make the Street Performer Project a success. Once really coolRestaurants began moving downtown several years ago, and once the Riverfront Project on The Rock River National Waterway was completed, the arts began to become more and more a fabric in Downtown Dixon's Dynamics. " There is no question that word is spreading of Downtown Dixon becoming this rural region's center for art and entertainment." says LeFevre. While he is not at liberty to be specific, LeFevre says that in the next 12 to 18 months some major, "game changing" art projects are going to unfold. "These projects will lift Dixon to the status of " small art town," and they will be wonderful news to art lovers across a large area," said LeFevre. As for the Street Performer Project, the curiosity draw will help increase downtown foot traffic, help bring more attention to the amazing expansion of the art scene, and will be a unique activity for tourists.  "These street artists will make downtown even more exciting and vibrant , " LeFevre said. There will be a short application project, which is free, for interested performers. Each performer will be allowed to collect donations. Working with Dixon Mayor, Jim Burke, and Main Street Director, Josh Albrect, the areas downtown where street artists will be allowed are: the riverfront plaza, each corner of First Street, The parking lot at First and Peoria, and Peace Park (next to the Historic Performing Arts Theater. LeFevre has become a member of a National Busker Association which will be a great resource in unfolding this new downtown initiative. Lefevre is going to initially promote heavily on college campuses. "There are so many incredibly talented young women and men at the college level, making Illinois colleges aware of Dixon's welcoming of street performers is a logical first step,"
Said LeFevre. LeFevre believes the success or failure of the project will hinge on successfully promoting Dixon as a viable and vibrant place for street artists. The goal is to have the Street Performers start bringing their genre of art to the downtown at the next years April Second Saturdays Art Happening. From that point on, Second Saturdays, Downtown festivals, Dixon City Market on The Riverfront, and eventually each Friday and Saturday night April through September will be the times for street performers to set up. LeFevre says, " Next Spring, and throughout the summer, downtown will be buzzing with musicians, artists, jugglers, story tellers, magicians, puppeteers, and the list goes on." This is another way for Dixon to bring different artistic genre's to its rural population often times not exposed to a lot of art. Once the Street Performer Project has established a firm footing downtown, a yearly busker festival is planned. The street artists that take up little stages downtown will compliment events that take place at Rosbrook Musician Studio, Dixon Stage Left Performing Arts Lounge, the art exhibits downtown, and any activity at the Historic Performing Arts Theatre. LeFevre ended his comments saying, " the ripple effect is in high gear that is making, and will more and more continue to make, Dixon a small arts community, Street Artists add another level of vibrancy to this unfolding metamorphosis."
Here is contact into for Dixon's Street Performer Project:  Facebook page is Dixon,Il Street Performer Project, email, MyJetta1923@icloud.com, Phone, 802-379-8251.

Dixon Riverfront to host Venetian Night Aug.23

Dixon Riverfront to host Venetian Night Aug.23

The Dixon Riverfront will be turned into an Italian piazza on August 23 as art, music, performers, food, beer & wine, gelato, lighted boat parade, and fireworks will take over the banks of the Rock River.

The evening celebration begins at 5 p.m. and features a bounty of performers and food booths to enjoy. A special treat will be a special Venetian mask silent auction and mask workshop for children with master mask-maker, Jeff Semmerling from Chicago.

From 5-8 p.m. performers will treat guests to a great show at the amphitheatre on the Riverfront. At sundown, the Lighted Boat Parade will launch and guest will be able to view the procession from the Riverfront. Boat enthusiasts can enter their own boat into the parade as the best decorated boats will receive cash prizes. Call Dixon Main Street to register your boat for the parade at 815-288-2308.

Following the boat parade will be a special fireworks display to cap off the event.

Venetian Night is free admission, but there is a premier parade-viewing reserved area on the Riverfront with a champagne reception and private entertainment. Tickets are available at Dixon Main Street for $25 for the limited-space reception.

For more information, call 815-288-2308 or email riverfrontdixon@gmail.com

Lyle Lovett Concert Update

The reschedule of Lyle Lovett is still in the negotiation process as soon as we know the date we will make sure to send out an email via ticketleap, post it on our website and Facebook. Thank you for your patience and to the loyal customers who helped us through the crazy storm.