Win Free Tickets to See Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo at Arcada Theatre

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After decades in the music industry, Pat Benatar has four Grammys and 19 Top 40 singles to her name, including Top 10 hits Hit Me with Your Best Shot, Love Is a Battlefield, We Belong and Invincible. At 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, Benatar will perform all the hits and then some with her husband of 30 years, guitarist and producer Neil Giraldo, at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. We want to send you to the show for free. All you have to do is sign up for our free daily newsletter. The deadline to enter is noon Friday, Feb. 1, when we'll draw a name and contact the lucky winner by email. Good luck to all of our new newsletter subscribers, and don't forget to tell your friends! OK, now for the rules:

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Win Tickets to See Jo Dee Messina at the Arcada!

Want to win a pair of tickets to see Grammy-nominated country singer Jo Dee Messina on Friday, Jan. 25, at St. Charles' Arcada Theatre? Sign up for our daily newsletter by submitting your email below and you'll be entered into our drawing.

Win Free Tickets to See Jo Dee Messina at Arcada Theatre

Just sign up for our free daily newsletter and you'll be entered into the drawing.

Since debuting on the country music scene in the mid-'90s, Jo Dee Messina has charted nine No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts, been nominated for two Grammy awards and been honored by the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music. At 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, she will perform her country music classics at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and we want to send you to her show for free. All you have to do is sign up for our free daily newsletter. The deadline to enter is noon Friday, Jan. 18, when we'll draw a name and contact the lucky winner by email. Good luck to all of our new newsletter subscribers, and don't forget to tell your friends! OK, now for the rules:

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Arcada Cancels New Year's Eve Party, New Patch Giveaway Announced

Refunds will be issued to people who have already purchased tickets.

UPDATED, 4:15 P.M. MONDAY: Due to the cancellation of the Arcada Theatre’s New Year’s Eve Party, we have ended this giveaway. We will award an alternate prize—a $100 gift card to ZaZa's Steakhouse in St. Charles—to one winner selected in a random drawing of all entries received prior to the giveaway’s termination. Enter through the form above. For more details about the cancelation of the party, visit oshows.com. ORIGINAL POST: Still looking for a way to ring in the new year? Look no further, because St. Charles Patch wants to give two people free tickets to the Arcada Theatre's New Year's Eve party! All you have to do is sign up for St. Charles Patch's free daily newsletter. According to the Arcada, the Rockin' the New Year party will …

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Win Free Tickets to See Clay Aiken at Arcada Theatre

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Maybe you remember Clay Aiken from his days on American Idol. Or perhaps you caught him on Celebrity Apprentice this spring, or picked up his latest album, Steadfast, released earlier this year. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, he will perform songs including Christmas classics at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and we want to send you to his show for free. All you have to do is sign up for St. Charles Patch's free daily newsletter. The deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Friday, when we'll draw a name and contact the lucky winner by email. Good luck to all of our new newsletter subscribers, and don't forget to tell your friends! OK, now for the rules:

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Joan Rivers Entertains the Arcada in St. Charles

The legendary comic and talker did two tapings of a show for Showtime at the downtown theater this weekend.

Did you attend the tapings of Joan River's shows at the Arcada Theatre? If so, upload your photos and videos here. Follow St. Charles Patch on Facebook!

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Joan Rivers Set to Bring Her Unique Brand of Humor to St. Charles

The comic, actress and businesswoman will do a live taping of her newest act in March at the Arcada Theatre.

The perennial entertainment icon Joan Rivers will conduct a live taping of her stand-up act in March at the Arcada Theatre.  The award-winning talk show host, actress and renowned comic will bring her act to St. Charles’ downtown theatre for two shows on March 31. Tickets start at $39. For more ticket and show information, visit www.oshows.com. Rivers is the just the latest celebrity to grace the Aracda stage. Stars of stage and screen, from Hugh Jackman to former St. Charles son Brian Wilson, have helped pack the house downtown. With a raspy voice, Rivers is known for her brash ways. She’s particularly famous for her red carpet appearances and critiques of celebrity clothing choices. Follow St. Charles Patch on Facebook! www.facebook.com/…

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'Take Me Home Tonight' Singer to Play St. Charles

The singer-songwriter Eddie Money is known for his Top 40 hits such as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On."

It might not be paradise, but you can still buy two tickets to see Eddie Money play the Arcada Theatre. Tickets for Money's March 3 show start at $29.  The singer-songwriter made it big in the '70s and '80s, earning several Top 40 hits and platinum records. His early success came from hits such as Baby Hold On and Two Tickets to Paradise. Get more entertainment news by signing up for St. Charles Patch's newsletter! Money's hits Take Me Home Tonight and I Wanna Go Back, among other works, helped drive a comeback in the mid-'80s. His songs have sold more than 29 million records and have been featured in recent video games series Guitar Hero and Grand Theft Auto. Money himself has appeared in several movies and television shows. To buy …

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Patch Poll: Get into Something Good with Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits

The former member of the British pop band will appear at the Arcada Theatre.

Peter Noone, the lead singer of the '60s British band Herman's Hermits, will play the Arcada Theatre on Oct. 15. "Peter Noone was just 15 when he became an international hit," said Arcada Theatre owner Ron Onesti. "His list of classics like I'm Into Something Good, and I'm Henry VIII, I Am, take audiences back to an amazing time in music history." Follow St. Charles Patch on Facebook! Noone's career included several television and film roles. Herman's Hermits sold more than 60 million albums. Visit www.oshows.com for more information about Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St. Tickets start at $39 and can be purchased online at oshows.com by calling 888-695-0888.

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Brian Wilson Returns to St. Charles for Sold-Out Show

Wilson brings his "uncanny" gift of music to his former home.

Playing to a sold-out, standing-room-only crowd at the Arcada Theatre, Brian Wilson showed the audience that he's still got it after all these years.  Most of the audience was decidedly "mature," wearing signature Beach Boys surfer shirts. But once the music started with songs like "California Girls," the place was rockin'. Described as having an "uncanny gift for harmonic invention and complex vocal and instrumental arrangements" on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website, Wilson is considered by many to be one of the most influential songwriters of our time.  Last week, an email from Onesti Entertainment created the buzz that Paul McCartney, a close friend of Wilson's, might stop by the concert to see his friend. McCartney is in town …

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