Here come the dinosaurs!

A truly unique show is coming to the Resch Center in December. It's called Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience. The show will feature 15 life-sized dinosaurs that walk and roar. This is not an exhibit, but rather a live, theatrical show that is doing gang-buster business around the country. It's the first time anything like this has been tried. Go to www.dinosaurlive.com to check it out. Tickets go sale Saturday, September 15 at 10 am. The event will run December 12-16. Who says dinosaurs are extinct?

We're gearing up for the first annual Get Cooking! Food Show on September 22 at Shopko Hall and the Resch Center. The highlight will be two live performances by celebrity chef Bobby Flay from the Food Network. However, there will be several other cooking demonstrations by Fox Valley Technical College's Culinary Arts progam and many vendors will be showcasing their food items or products and offering samples. I had a chance to work a booth at Artstreet for the food show and got to talk to a lot of people about the show. By the way, the best t-shirt I saw at Artstreet said "Families are like fudge, mostly sweet, but with a few nuts!" How true.

The Gamblers are gearing up for another season. The players will be arriving soon and an exhibition game is scheduled for Thursday night, September 20. All tickets are $7 general admission. The home opening weekend is for the regular season is Friday and Saturday, October 5 & 6.