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There's plenty to keep you entertained in the Mitten next month.

William “Bill” De Turk died March 14. Born May 15, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area, he earned his Bachelor of Music degree cum honore from Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio, in 1967, and his Master of Music degree in organ performance from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1969. While at Michigan he studied carillon with Percival Price. In 1974 De Turk was the first carillon scholar at the Bok Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Florida, working with Milford Myhre for one year.

The spring selling season has sprung, with home buyers and sellers wondering whether the market will grow.

The platinum-selling folk-punk group Violent Femmes will take to the Festival at Sandpoint stage on Friday, July 26. The seminal alt-rockers will be giving fans a one-two punch when they perform both their eponymous debut album as well as their sophomore release, "Hallowed Ground", cover to cover during a limited run of shows.

Chris and Rich Robinson, the brother duo behind the Black Crowes, have been circumspect about a new album since announcing a resumption of the band five years ago.