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2022 HALL OF HONOR: DOROTHY ‘DOT’ LISCHICK

Posted by Wendy Pearl | Dec 15, 2022 | Awards

RE-GIFTING? Dot Lischick presents Jerry Seinfeld one of Broadmoor World Arena’s signature globes, which are given to all touring performers. Also pictured is JS Touring’s Kevin Dochterman. Ushering In The Next Phase In Colorado Springs ‘You Don’t Want To Leave In A Time Of Need’ Dorothy “Dot” Lischick missed the retirement memo. Earlier this year, the 2022 VenuesNow Hall of Honor recipient celebrated her retirement on May 20 after 26 years at The Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. That night, a major snowstorm hit the region, but the next day Lischick wasn’t enjoying retirement by sleeping in. She was back at the venue picking up branches and moving broken limbs so patrons could get inside safely. “We had 8 to 10 inches of that big heavy wet snow with branches just cracking off of the trees,” Lischick recalled. “I live close enough, but far enough from the venue… Continue Reading 2022 HALL OF HONOR: DOROTHY ‘DOT’ LISCHICK

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THE DOSSIER: JOE’S LIVE

Posted by Wendy Pearl | Dec 7, 2022 | Theaters & Clubs

JOE’S LIVE, opened in 2016, has a capacity of 1,600. (Courtesy Venue) EAT AT JOE’S (ON WEED) CLUB ROSEMONT, ILL. CAPACITY: 1,600 Country music has a long history in the Windy City, but it has a home thanks to Ed Warm. The Appalachian and southern migration to Chicago in the 1950s established a country music presence in the market. Over the past 25 years, Warm and 26-year business partner Tom DiSanto have provided a Midwest welcome mat for the format through Joe’s on Weed, Joe’s Live, the Windy City Smokeout country music and barbecue festival. They also reopened gritty late-night, honky tonk Carol’s Pub. A native of Chicago, Warm and his partner opened Joe’s on Weed in 1997 with the intention of being a live music venue. At the time, they were booking original rock and classic rock, but 9/11 changed the focus in a profound way that has had… Continue Reading THE DOSSIER: JOE’S LIVE

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