Toby Keith/Brantley Gilbert/Thomas Rhett tickets on sale: Show is September 1st at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10:00am at www.ticketmaster.com, www.livenation.com and 800-745-3000.
Prevent Child Abuse Walk: Saturday at 10:00am at Lincoln Park. Spider Man will be there.
Father of the Bride: Friday - Sunday at 8pm each night. Free preshow at 7:00pm. Tickets are $13 for adults, $11 for seniors, and $8 for children under 12. For tickets call 217-632-5440 or 800-710-9290. Visit www.theatreinthepark.net for more information.
7th Annual Little Flower Heritage Days: Friday - Sunday at Little Flower.
International Carillon Festival: Starts Sunday in Washington Park. Nightly concerts through June 9th. Free. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.
Virginia BBQ Festival: Friday - Sunday in Virginia on the square. There will be a carnival, flea market, food, and Ricochet at 7:45pm on Saturday.
Car Wash Fundraiser: Saturday 1-4pm in the Ace Hardware parking lot on Wabash. Raising money for Capital Punishment Soccer.
All You Can Eat Biscuits and Gravy: Saturday 8am - Noon at the Village of Dawson Fire House.
Chicken Fry: Sunday 11am - 2pm at Illiopolis Christian Church. Adults $8 and kids $4.
E Buzz
Justin Bieber Suffers a Concussion
Justin Bieber probably won't have many fond memories of touring Europe. Thursday in Paris Bieber was performing and went back stage in between song and ran into a wall of glass. He told TMZ he felt disoriented but finished the show. Then Bieber later passed out for about 15 seconds as he walked back to his dressing room. Turnings out he has a concussion. This isn't the only incident. Wednesday Bieber had a free concert in Oslo, Norway. The crowds were so enormous that Bieber went to Twitter asking fans to calm down and listen to police so they could have a safe show. It didn't help. Police says 49 fans were injured at the event.
Jessica Simpson's Raking in the $$$
She got $800,000 for photos of her newborn baby, and now she's getting $3-million to lose the baby weight. Getting pregnant has been quite an income boost for Jessica Simpson. ABC News is reporting Simpson has signed on with Weight Watchers as their new spokesperson.
Kate Walsh to Leave "Private Practice?"
Deadline TV is reporting exclusively that Dr. Addison Montgomery will be leaving "Private Practice" after 13 episodes of the upcoming sixth season. Kate Walsh plays Dr. Montgomery, the character we first met on "Grey's Anatomy." Since the show was built around Walsh's character, it remains to be seen what will happen to the show.
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