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Friends of the Coronado Strengthens Leadership, Expands Board and Advances Ambitious 2026 Vision June 4, 2026Rockford — Friends of the Coronado (FOC) announced a series of leadership andgovernance updates that reflect the organization’s continued growth and its commitmentto preserving and celebrating the historic Coronado Theatre “for all to use and share.”The announcements include the appointment […]

$400,000 in state funding launches $1.5 million push to ‘re-restore’ landmark theater for 100th anniversary April 19, 2026 ROCKFORD — Friends of the Coronado announced today that $400,000 in funding designated by State Senator Steve Stadelman will repair decorative plaster work that’s showing its age 25 years after the national landmark’s 2001 grand re-opening.Ornamental plaster […]

Thousands of local fourth-grade students will experience the electrifying moves of Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance at the historic Coronado Theatre as Friends of the Coronado presents its 23rd free Reach for the Stars program. “Over nearly a quarter century now, tens of thousands of school children have witnessed mesmerizing artistic performances in […]

Coronado Performing Arts Center: Rockford’s Crown Jewel Even before the curtain rises on the stage of Rockford’s crown jewel, theatergoers are awestruck by a performance of another kind – the grandeur of the theater itself – thanks to the Friends of the Coronado (FOC), a nonprofit organization. This group was formed 25 years ago to […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – The Friends of the Coronado , along with Illinois State Representative Maurice West (D-67) is inviting the community to celebrate the unveiling of the fully restored Coronado Theatre Marquee. The ceremony occurs at 5:00 p.m. Friday, prior to the grand reopening event of Friday Night Flix. Other activities, staring at 6:00 […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The lights at Rockford’s Coronado Performing Arts Center will be back on this weekend, for the first time since March of last year. The hiatus has allowed the theater to bring on some new changes and safety protocols. “Oh, it’s a new era,” said Friends of the Coronado’s executive director, Beth […]

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Both the Coronado Performing Arts Center and BMO Harris Bank Center look forward to welcoming people back in their doors for what Friends of the Coronado Executive Director Beth Howard believes could be a new era of entertainment for the Forest City. “We used to have a format for certain sized venues, […]