Monthly Archives: January 2012

Judy Foust, the keynote speaker at the 23rd Annual Paraprofessional & Title I Conference in St. Cloud, MN, on Tuesday, January 17th, used her enthusiasm and trademark humor to share “Solutions…not Problems: Focusing on Positive Classroom Management.”  Approximately 190  educational professionals from a 9-county area attended the conference, which was presented by Resource Training & [...]

G. L. Berg Entertainment, Performing Artists & Speakers CEO Gary Berg received a Certificate in Festival & Event Management (CFEM) from the University of Minnesota Tourism Center and the Minnesota Festival and Events Association in January.  To successfully complete the requirements for the certificate, Gary had to complete approximately 40 hours of formal classroom work [...]

G. L. Berg acts and staff have been busy traveling throughout the Upper Midwest during the month of January.  Musical Tribute group Divas Through the Decades has been busy on tour, showcasing at the Association of Iowa Fairs Conference in December, the Indiana Association of Fairs, Festivals and Events in early January, and the Wisconsin Association of Fairs and Minnesota [...]

Comedian Roger Radley performed at Grand Casino Mille Lacs on Janury 20,2012 for a gathering of area businesses for their annual holiday party. The joint venture allows many small businesses to come together to network, have some fun and pool their resources while being entertained by Wisconsin native Roger Radley.  Roger kept the crowd in [...]

Sigurd F. Olson was a legendary author, conservationist, and wilderness advocate. He was also a friend and mentor of author, musician, and wilderness advocate Douglas Wood. The January 14, 2012 StarTribune carried two articles on Olson’s legacy and the pilgrimage that 500 souls a year make to Burntside Lake near Ely to honor him. The [...]

Anti-conjuror Dan Sperry is performing in The Illusionists at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney Austraila in January.  The Illusionists is an ensemble show featuring five magicians, one mentalist, and one escapologist, and during his stay in Sydney, Dan is receiving a great deal of press and postings.  Checking out a few, we found: The [...]

Magician Jared Sherlock travels this week, January 19-22, to the 2nd Annual Winter Magic Festival presented by IndyFringe. Jared performed at the 2011 Fringe Festival six months ago, where his show “Illusion” was the second top selling show of the entire 2011 fringe festival. Jared returns to Indianapolis bringing a whole NEW show to the [...]

Magician Dan Sperry will be appearing in The Illusionists in Sydney, Australia, January 12-19. The Sydney Opera House has billed this show as “The biggest, boldest and most spectacular magic show ever to be staged in Australia…7 of the greatest magicians on the planet are coming together for the first time, bringing with them the [...]

By:  Steve Russell I grew up in a pretty functional family in the rural Midwest. My parents loved me and provided for me. I have a nice home and family of my own, now. My wife and kids love me. Even my cat seems to tolerate me.  So why, at the age of 51, did [...]