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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
- Cast your ballot
- Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
- Barack, you’re the man. At least according to the “voters” who visit the St. Joseph Museum’s “Buttons, Banners and Flags: Electioneering in America” exhibit.
- They got the beat
- Friday, July 11, 2008
- When the New Generation Singers take the stage at First Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. Sunday, Hanna Long will be part of the ensemble. Along with her fellow singers, she will lift up her voice in song and praise the Lord.
- Putting taste to the test
- Wednesday, July 9, 2008
- If commercial beverages were considered a royal court, bottled water would probably be the jester. It keeps you entertained, but it just doesn’t have the muscle to rule. Soda is still the supreme ruler in the court of thirst. But the jester is getting serious about seeking the crown. According to the International Bottled Water Association, bottled water ranked as the number 2 most-consumed commercial beverage in the United States in 2007. Consumption last year surpassed 8.8 billion gallons. That’s bottled water, not tap. While tap water still quenches, it is its bottled cousin that’s going places — to ball games, hikes, walks in the park and picnics on the patio. People like the convenience and, yes, the taste, of bottled water. And many have their favorites. For some, it’s Aquafina, for others it’s Evian. And most swear that they can tell the difference. So, we decided to test four brands of bottled water — Aquafina, Dasani, Evian and Nestle Pure Life. Just for fun, we also had our eight testers take a sip of tap water.
- Blue boy
- Friday, May 30, 2008
- Blues/jazz performer Roddy Barnes has worked with an uppity blues woman and the Indian of the Village People.
But neither will be present at his performance at Cafe Acoustic at 9:30 a.m. tonight.
“I much prefer blues and the stuff I do to the pop music,” he says. But he had fun helping write music for Felipe Rose’s (yep, he’s the Indian) album.
As for that uppity blues woman? Well, Barnes still works with her. He and Gaye Adegbalola, who was in the group Uppity Blues Women before a name change christened them Saffire, recently returned from a concert tour in Africa. The pair perform classic blues from the 1920s and 1930s.
But tonight, it’s Roddy, all Roddy. - Color and texture
- Friday, May 16, 2008
- A little girl dressed in white holds a small American flag in her dainty hand. Ruffles touch her elbows, and the hem of her dress falls to her knees,
She is the “4th of July Girl’ and is one of artist John Vanderpool’s favorite paintings. She was one of several people in an old photo, circa 1912, but it was her face that captured Vanderpool’s attention.
“I look at a photo and see something there,” he says.
Visitors to the Muchnic Gallery in Atchison, Kan., can take a look of Vanderpool’s paintings and see what they see there because the gallery is showcasing an exhibit of his work through June 29. - Habit forming
- Friday, May 2, 2008
- You know a director is having fun with his latest production when he breaks into song while on his cell phone.
“It’s time to put on makeup, it’s time to light the lights,” Mike Swymeler, director of “Nunsense 2: The Second Coming,” sings, referencing “The Muppet Show” theme. “Nunsense 2” opens tonight at Robidoux Landing Playhouse.
No doubt, Kermit and the Muppets would approve.
But the veteran director’s songbite isn’t meant to honor a beloved old show. It’s a nod to the Little Sisters of Hoboken, who stole audiences’ hearts by ticking their funnybones in the original “Nunsense.” And now, those rollicking, righteous ladies of the habit are back for another song-filled frolic. - Take in a show
- Friday, April 18, 2008
- Nathan Martinez is headed for the House of Mouse. That would be Mickey Mouse.
“I got a job with the Disney Design Group as a creative assistant,” he says.
But before the Missouri Western State University senior and Elwood, Kan., resident says so long, he’ll showcase his creativity in a senior art show in Potter Hall Gallery 206. - Joyful noise
- Friday, April 4, 2008
- A Sunday gospel brunch at Harlem’s famed Cotton Club served up more than a tasty meal for Allen Bailey.
It served up inspiration.
Clips of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were being shown during the event, and one segment made a lasting impression.
Bailey says the quote from Dr. King — “We can all be great because we can all serve” — inspired him to found the Harlem Gospel Choir in 1986. - Laid back and live
- Friday, March 21, 2008
- When Wade Williamson takes the stage at Cafe Acoustic Saturday, he’ll get by with a little help from his friends.
The singer/songwriter will be joined on stage by former Crash of ‘29 bandmate Corey Riley. Oh, and any other friends who drop in.
“Friends come and go when they can,” Williamson says.
That laid-back, go-with-the-flow attitude means that audiences most likely will be treated to something different every time they see Williamson perform. - Heartfelt harmony
- Friday, March 14, 2008
- One day, Jason Crabb bought a banjo. He figured if he purchased the instrument, he’d have to commit to learning how to actually play it.
“I just wanted to try something different,” he says.
Todd Ward took almost the same path as Crabb. About four years ago, he decided to learn how to play the guitar.
Now the guitarist and the banjo man are strumming in a band called Steel Wool Mill.
