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About

Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment is an event and entertainment company established in 1971 to promote major live music concerts and to produce and develop festivals and special events. Beginning with the early days of rock n’ roll, JGEE has had the pleasure of working with many of the top names in the live music industry and have developed strong relationships with all of the major talent agencies. While rock n’ roll has been a strong focus of this company, Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment has diversified and now presents entertainment in many genres including but not limited to:

Rock & Roll • Country • Comedy • Jazz • R&B
Blues • World Beat • EDM • Variety

With offices based in Urbana, Peoria & Chicago, Illinois, SW Florida and South America, Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment has produced concerts and individual events throughout the Midwest and entire United States to Buenos Aires, Argentina. We have access to all major markets and are able to facilitate any project. We are always interested in looking at new entertainers and venues to work with, and are proud to discuss a possible working relationship.

With strong entertainment industry relationships, there is no limit to the size or scope of production that can be produced and presented by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment.

Our Team

We have a dynamic team ready to serve you

Ian Goldberg

President
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Arlan Goldberg

CFO
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Jay Goldberg

President Emeritus
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment // Gold Entertainment

Peggy Goldberg

Festival Management
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Jack Manis

Vice President
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment // Gold Entertainment

Ian Strasser

Director of Marketing
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Taylor Maxwell

Director of Accounting
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Kati Turk

Director of Events
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Toffer Christensen

Talent Buyer
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Steve Contreras

Talent Buyer
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Georges Sulmers​
Georges Sulmers

Talent Buyer
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Robert Kjeverud

Marketing Associate
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Laden Antonini

Jr. Talent Buyer
Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment

Marrisa Hoff

Jr. Talent Buyer
JGEE // Local

Taryn Goings

Bar Manager
Canopy Club

Anthony Rossi

Owner // GM
Canopy Club
Manolo’s

Adrienne Wringler

Manager
Manolo’s

TICKETS

Tickets for most Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment shows can be purchased online through Etix or by phone at 1-800-514-ETIX.

OUR VENUE PARTNERS

The Canopy Club (Urbana, IL) CanopyClub.com
Kenny’s Westside (Peoria, IL) KennysWestside.com
Friendly Valley Tavern (Peoria, IL) FriendlyValleyTavern.com
Peoria Civic Center (Peoria, IL) PeoriaCivicCenter.com
Riverfront Festival Park (Peoria, IL) PeoriaRiverfront.com
Seminole Casino Hotel (Immokalee, FL) SeminoleImmokaleeCasino.com
Three Sisters Park (Chillicothe, IL) ThreeSistersPark.com

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