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Beatles Celebration: Aug 5-7 in Chicago!

The Fab Four. The Greatest Band Of All Time. The Beatles. Since it’s pretty much common knowledge that any given moment of your existence can be accurately defined by a Beatles song, last night we asked our Facebook friends: “What Beatles song describes your mood right now?” Usually we make playlists for Music Monday, but thanks to Apple Records, their songs are on lockdown so we resorted to this fun mash-up of 74 Beatles classics. Not too shabby though, huh?

NOW, if you’re near CHICAGO and enjoying this mix, don’t stop reading:

As you probably know by now, The Beatles are a HUGE part of my life. My parents run Beatles Festivals around the country (for a living), along with the biggest online Beatles store in the world. The next Fest is THIS WEEKEND in Chicago!

YOU’RE INVITED! The 35th Annual Fest For Beatles Fans, Chicago 2011

WHAT: A weekend full of Beatles festivities! ive concerts all 3 nights, International Beatles Marketplace, meet the special guests and hear their Beatles stories, Beatles Museum & Art Contest, Beatles Rockband, Beatles Recording Studio (make your own CD!), 60s Dance Party and Lookalike contest (Friday Night), Battle-of-the-Beatles-Bands (Sunday), rare Beatles Videos and Memorabilia, Beatles Puppet Show with Bob Abdou, Fine Art by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Photography Exhibits, Trivia Game Shows, Poetry Readings, and of course… jamming in the lobby with Beatles fans until the wee hours of the morning! (See the full Fest schedule of events)

WHO: Headlining Guests Peter Asher, Joey Molland, Henry McCullough, Mark Hudson, LIVERPOOL (the world’s finest Beatles Tribute Band) a slew of noted Beatles authors, international Beatles vendors, and thousands of singing, jamming, celebrating Beatles fans like YOU. (Read more about the Fest Special Guests)

WHERE: Hyatt Regency O’Hare - 9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, IL 60018

WHEN: August 5-7 2011 | Friday 5-midnight, Saturday Noon-Midnight, Sunday Noon-Midnight (come for a day, a night, or stay the whole weekend!)

WHY: To celebrate the joy the The Beatles have brought to our lives, and spread the love far and wide for generations to come.

HOW: Purchase your ticket to ride in advance on www.thefest.com, or you can always buy them at the door.

I hope you can come, my rock-n-roll SpaWeekers! If you do, PLEASE say hi! I’ll be running all over the place tweeting, Facebooking, taking photos, and obviously uploading them RIGHT away like a good little social media girl. I can hardly wait another second for my favorite weekend of the year… spread the word to your Chicago Beatles friends!

Peace & Love,

Michelle ma Belle (Here I am at the concert with my sister far left, my hippie dad next to me, and 2 of my favorite Fest staffers)

A Splendid Time is Guaranteed For All!

BEATLES GIVEAWAY: All You Need Is Love

February 11, 2010 | By Michelle Joni

Although it’s the only appropriate time of the year to whip out The Cheesiest Love Songs Ever mix (click to listen at your own risk)… it’s also a time to appreciate the perennial music that inspires us year round.

The Beatles have brought immeasurable amounts of love to the world with some of most meaningful lyrics, poignant harmonies, and greatest love songs of all time. But The Beatles’ message of love isn’t simply about loving another person; it’s about loving oneself and finding peace.

A new Beatles movement has taken the form of a yoga class called All You Need Is Love Yoga, where participants go on the emotional Yogic journey to the rhythm of The Beatles. Founder MacKenzie Pause (twitter) has combined her two great loves to create this class, and tells SWD the songs she uses most:

“I’d say some of the classics that make it in each class are Across The Universe, Let It Be, Strawberry Fields Forever, Something, And I Love Her, and Here Comes The Sun. The possibilities are endless as sitar driven songs like Love You To work well and compliment string heavy songs like Eleanor Rigby,” she shares. “Sometimes solo works like Harrison’s All Things Must Pass and Lennon’s Imagine make an appearance. Their catalogue gives so many opportunities from soothing melodies to relevant lyrical content to eastern influenced instruments and thoughts.”

Now… whether it’s for the love of yourself, your body, your life, or the love of your life… we want to know which Beatles song inspires you most.

The Prize:

We’ve partnered with The Fest For Beatles Fans (thefest.com) to give away a plush 39″ All You Need Is Love rug (pictured above), part of The Beatles Handmade Rug Collection by Hallon Design Sweden. A $225 value.

To Enter:

Tell us, what is your favorite Beatles love song or specific lyric?

Write your answers in the comments below. Contest ends when Valentine’s Day is over (but love never dies!). One winner will be chosen at random and announced here on Monday, February 15th.

2/15 UPDATE: The results are in! The die-hard Beatles fan and now-winner of SWD’s All You Need is Love Contest was chosen at random (see?):
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That’s right, number 90 is you, Zachary Deanglis! Till there was you… everyone else had a chance. Please email to Michelle @ spaweekmedia.com for instructions on how to claim your prize. Congratulations, and thank you to all 549 of you who entered! Visit thefest.com to browse thousands more lovable Beatles items… and if you’re wondering where all these Beatles fans are coming from… here you go.