Monthly Archives: August 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrice Harris, Communications Manager 414.750.1415 ~ Patrice.Harris@wisconin.gov THE 2011 WISCONSIN STATE FAIR…IT’S A WRAP WEST ALLIS, WI – August 15, 2011 – Wisconsin State Fair Park Officials are pleased to announce that the 160th Wisconsin State Fair, presented by U.S. Cellular, ended on a high note this evening [...]

Gary Berg, Founder of G. L. Berg Entertainment, recently traveled to Holland, Belgium, and France.  Among the many exciting experiences he enjoyed, seeing street performers, musicians in the park, European comedy clubs, and city festivals happening everywhere reminded him how much we share as human beings and how basic principles and activities are similar across cultures.  What often [...]

Did you know Glen Everhart starts each of his corporate event stage performances with an original song written specifically for that client? He uses his original song templates – songs he’s written that are fun, upbeat, and well recorded – and he writes a new lyric for each show. It can incorporate the convention theme, [...]

James Wedgwood debuted his new figure, Willard Twitsnoggle, last month at the Gallatin County fair in Bozeman Montana.  The fair had turned their sale barn into a comedy club for the event and Willard and his dog, Lukey, were a big hit for the 21 and over crowd.  Willard, an avid hunter dressed in his finest [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MINNEAPOLIS —The members of the George Maurer Group now have publicly acknowledged what their fans have known for years: They’re a bit twisted — beautifully, refreshingly twisted, like a citrus garnish in a musical martini. Their new live CD, aptly named “Twisted,” shows them at their kinetic best as they stir things [...]

Coyote Wild, a fearless team of musicians and singers who perform country and rock the way they were meant to be played, enjoyed their debut fair performances in Wisconsin and Iowa last weekend. The group performed Friday at the Plymouth County Fair in LeMars, Iowa and Saturday at the Dunn County Fair in Menomonie, Wisconsin, [...]

By:  David Malmberg I am often asked about the experience of studying the classical guitar in Spain.  To put it bluntly, it was one of those peak experiences that one carries through the whole of life. It was at a time when Spain had yet to emerge as the vibrant culture it is today.  In [...]

Dan Sperry, a magician booked by G. L. Berg Entertainment, Performing Artists and Speakers, was featured on the front page of July 30, 2011 issue of  The Montana Standard.  The article featured two photos of Dan performing an audience-favorite magic feat at the Butte-Silver Bow County Fair where he appears to swallow razor blades and pull [...]