SUPPORT THIS INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMThe article you’re about to read is from our reporters doing their important work — investigating, researching, and writing their stories. We want to provide informative and inspirational stories that connect you to the people, issues and opportunities within our community. Journalism requires lots of resources. Today, our business model has been … Read more
It’s almost shocking to believe that what was once the electric literature of the 1970s has now become historical fiction. Fifty years in the past, it’s no longer what we once thought of as a cutting edge, despite being the era of women’s rights, gay rights, Watergate, the Vietnam War, and bell bottoms. Flash forward … Read more
What is American classical music, exactly? When crafting their answers, programmers have historically chosen one of two approaches: careful, piecemeal efforts or risky, all-in-one fusion. The piecemeal strategy could concede that items by jazz composers like Duke Ellington needed to be in the mix, but as a separate concert or album, rather than with the … Read more
Last month, a man disguised as an older woman sitting in a wheelchair brazenly smeared cream pastry onto Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous work, the Mona Lisa. The painting, which hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris, is shielded behind bulletproof glass and was unscathed. Still, both the world — and Louvre visitors — were … Read more
Stranger Things seaon four has revived A Nightmare on Elm Streetand that makes it time to rank the movies. One of the most popular horror movies of all time, the Wes Craven written and directed A Nightmare on Elm Street It began as a low-budget independent film released in 1984 that blossomed into a nine-movie … Read more
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Same as most people, I expect: rope hammock, dappled sunlight, snapping palms. The big caveat is that my iPhone must be dead, or secured in a lockbox of some sort, so that when I reach for it every five minutes — robotically, pathetically, as if it’s … Read more
Hinder, which played the Ribs-N-Rock Festival in 2019, returns to headline Friday’s musical lineup. The Ribs-N-Rock Festival makes a slight move for its return this weekend. Previously held in the Southern Park Mall parking lot, the food and music festival moves to the mall’s DeBartolo Commons, a four-acre outdoor athletic and entertainment green space that … Read more
In rural Alcona County, Inspiration Alcona is providing residents with a host of unique arts opportunities, ranging from festivals to school programs to retreats. The small nonprofit is making waves in the northern Michigan community through engagement, outreach, events, and more. Inspiration Alcona is not just pushing the arts, but striving to include the charm … Read more
Tim Van Schmidt | New SCENE I’ve taken a radical turn in my screen-watching habits. I have, temporarily, completely stopped streaming current TV and movies. Instead, I have been delving back into the past to find some excellent viewing. I don’t mean the recent past, like last year — I mean going way back. Here … Read more
CAMAS — More than 20 children ran around at Helen Baller Elementary School on Wednesday morning, soaking in the sun and playing tag, some with armloads of books. It was the first day of the summer Book MoBus for the Camas School District, serving children from kindergarten through eighth grade. Jennifer Scott, the district’s literacy … Read more
