A murder mystery to solve. An Alabama history question unanswered. An adventure into facts about flags is offered on Flag Day, June 14. The month of June brings these diverse types of events which promise to be engaging. In each case, there’s something new to discover.
While live theater has a presence in our area, there’s live art, too, which invites a second, closer look and sometimes suggests a new reality.
Learn from your mistakes. Don’t let something you can’t do keep you from doing something you can. Go forth with your virtues and skills, and embrace what life has to offer.
The past, present, and future in the arts are before us next month with events that give a new spin on a subject we know about or do we? For example, we know about the Anniston Fire Department’s vital presence in our town but its history, in a book to be presented on March 12, also tells abo…
During December we brightened dark days by bringing out colors red and green and decorating Christmas trees. This month, the best remedy for long, chilly nights will be going to a drama/comedy at the Theatre of Gadsden or strike a merry note by seeing a musical at the Jax State Lyric Theatr…
Preservation of history as told by researchers and historians comes into play next month with two presentations: ”John Wilkes Booth in Alabama” presented by the AlaBenton Genealogical Society and “In Her Fashion” by Dolores Hydock are bridges from past to present, motivating us to learn and…
Artistic development this month includes murals that matter and music that matters — along with dancing, poetry, and personal tributes.
At this time of new beginnings, new discoveries, and possibilities for the new year, a chance is coming to learn American history and culture in a new way. A portrayal of John Pelham by a speaker in character and a tribute to America by musicians in concert help us to live and feel history.…
While colorful leaves are falling, the arts are on the rise.
Reading about something new in the arts and sciences is fine, but seeing them brings the facts closer. This is especially true in the case of wildlife and Cuban dancing, both new to the arts scene this month.
Igor and Tatiana Bidikov are serious fans of opera. They enjoy opera in New York and Atlanta. “Why not opera in Anniston?” Tatiana asked guests at the couple’s opera matinee this past Sunday.
Read a story and see a story. Both are possible if you turn the pages of Ron Miller’s “…a darling sin”, the second saga of his trilogy “The Adventures of Speedy Wheeler,” and attend a stage performance Oct. 24 by storyteller Dolores Hydock and musician Bobby Horton. Miller’s fictional stor…
Two attractions at Oxford Performing Arts Center brought patrons to new awareness, close up and first hand, of what’s possible in the world of music and science. The current exhibit in the Martin-Lett Gallery is on insects. It’s one that delivers surprise and beauty in a display where art me…
The arts enhance our community life. Murals on the exterior of St. Michael’s Medical Clinic brightens the church’s surroundings. Meanwhile CAST Theatre and Foothills Piano Festival enliven the entertainment calendar. Notice the murals now because the clinic’s staff is moving in a few weeks. …
Just the thought of fall brings the spirit of energy once more. Feeling more alive in cooler weather, arts and entertainment events are in full swing again.
A picture may be worth a thousand words, especially a picture representing American history, according to Oxford artist Jerry Marks.
The mission of libraries has always been the sharing of knowledge with all ages, whether it means taking books to the people via bookmobiles, or small “free libraries” (boxes holding books) as the Anniston Public Library makes available. An abundance of subjects are covered with programs plu…
Being a hero can result from many happenings. To the characters in CAST’s musical “Big Fish” being a hero means doing good for other people and, in turn, recognizing notable service performed by others.
Comparing our present to the past is how we understand our history, as stated in “Calhoun County: Past & Present,” a new pictorial history by three Calhoun County residents. Learning the origin of buildings, churches, homes, businesses and industries helps us to know how they came to be,…
We were reminded earlier this month of Anniston’s legacy when the Model City Jubilee was held July 1 at Zinn Park, celebrating Anniston’s 140 years anniversary. It was a time to renew civic pride. Anniston was opened as a public town on July 3, 1883. Now the City of Anniston’s logo cont…
Displays show us the status of area arts this month. Hammond Hall Gallery at Jacksonville State University is the platform for a community art show and graduate student art exhibit. This showcases the trends that college and community artists are taking, while CAST Theatre rehearsals for the…
Whether the story is fact or fiction, a message is always there. For example, take CAST’s musical “Big Fish” coming up this summer. In it, a father’s tall tales — seemingly ridiculous to his adult son — turn out to be much more than fantasies: they serve as guides on how we should live. Then…
Setting the record straight in history and music is the focus this month — and in future months — when a program on the celebrated Tuskegee Airmen and their documented achievements is presented at the Anniston Public Library. Two chamber music recitals show that blending the traditional and …
Different cultures in America are preserved in different ways. The Charleston, S.C., island way of life is recorded from the pen of a southern writer, Susan M. Boyer, who lived in the area, while a portion of museum conservation to benefit the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., was handled …
“I have a therapist” is written across my favorite coffee cup. “Music is her name.”
