More Moondog. The 60th-anniversary Moondog Coronation Ball will be March 31 in Quicken Loans Arena, with performances by half of Creedence Clearwater Revival, one-fourth of the Monkees and half of Sam & Dave.
Creedence’s Doug Clifford and Stu Cook now perform with other musicians as Creedence Clearwater Revisited, while other acts include Micky Dolenz of Monkees fame, Sam Moore from Sam & Dave, and KC and the Sunshine Band, still fronted by Harry Wayne “KC” Casey.
Tickets — $67.50, $52.50 and $37.50 — go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the Q box office, charge by phone at 888-894-9424, online at www.theQarena.com and at all northern Ohio Discount Drug Marts.
The concert is the annual marking of the original Moondog ball in March 1952, put together by legendary disc jockey (and former Akronite) Alan Freed.
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Idol Chatter. Amelia Finefrock, a senior at Lake High School, is among the folks going to Hollywood on American Idol. The North Canton resident auditioned in Pittsburgh and sang Duffy’s Syrup and Honey. Telecasts of the Hollywood round begin Feb. 9.
You can see video of Finefrock talking about Idol at www.americanidol.com/videos/season_11/road_to_hollywood/amelia_finefrock.
By the way, viewers may recall the Savannah, Ga., audition by Jessica Whitely of Cuyahoga Falls, which went so badly that even ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel made fun of it on the air; still, she vowed in Georgia to try again at the Texas auditions, which aired Thursday.
But Whitely told local Fox affiliate WJW (Channel 
that, in spite of making it through several audition rounds in Texas, she did not get far enough to sing again for on-air judges. She and her twin sister, Chelsea (who also auditioned), did get to sing on Channel 8. You can see and hear her at http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-jessica-whitely-american-idol-audition-folo-me-txt,0,5592819.story.
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Anchor-Go-Round. In case you missed it, Romona Robinson, formerly of WKYC (Channel 3), has signed with WOIO/WUAB (Channels 19/43). She will anchor afternoon and evening newscasts, the station said, although it did not specify which. Her first day will be Thursday.
At the same time, the station has let go both Sharon Reed and Lynna Lai.
In another TV move, ex-WKYC’er Mark Nolan has joined WMJI (105.7-FM) as an on-air personality from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. His first day will be Feb. 6.
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TV Moves. Reality-TV star and tabloid darling Kim Kardashian will appear in several episodes of Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva, which begins production in February on a new season to air this summer. She will play Nikki, the new love interest of Fred (Ben Feldman) who partners with his ex Stacy (April Bowlby) in a new business venture.
Bebe Neuwirth, whom you may remember as Lilith on Cheers, will have a recurring role on The Good Wife, EW.com reports. She will play a judge assigned to a case involving a battle for control of a large equity group, who is placed in a rather awkward position when the top witnesses for both sides appear to be totally guilty of perjury.
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Dancing Notes. The new cast of Dancing With the Stars will be announced on Good Morning America on Feb. 28. The new season will begin March 19.
Rich Heldenfels writes about popular culture for the Beacon Journal and in the HeldenFiles Online blog at http://heldenfels. ohio.com. He is also on Facebook and Twitter. He can be reached at 330-996-3582 or rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com.
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