The Van-Dells to perform at the Lincoln Theatre
The Van-Dells, the nation’s number-one '50s and '60s rock 'n' roll tribute, will perform at the Lions Lincoln Theatre in Massillon on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. All seating is reserved, and tickets are $20 for the main floor and $15 for the balcony. Tickets are available online at www.lionslincolntheatre.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006. The Van-Dells have entertained audiences...All welcome for community paint night
The Dover Public Library will host a community paint night with local artist Jayne Swartzwelder on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. Participants will learn how to paint a sunflower on burlap canvas and will receive refreshments. This class will be limited to 24 students, and all skill levels are welcome. The class fee is $30 and will be due the night of the event. All proceeds will benefit the...'Meet Me in St. Louis' auditions set
The Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County is holding auditions for the musical, "Meet Me in St. Louis," Sunday and Monday, Nov. 19 and 20 at the Little Theatre in New Philadelphia. Registration will be at 6 p.m. Additional auditions for the roles of two younger girls age 7-11 will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the theater. This musical comedy will be directed and...
High praise for Black Box Ensemble
"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" had a three-night run at the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts in New Philadelphia over the first weekend in November, presented by the Black Box Theatre Ensemble. The group offers productions not often seen in our area for one reason or another, and this show was a wonderful reflection of current stage comedy and a welcome departure from the usual...
Readying the yard for her winter's nap
For as much as it hasn’t rained this fall, the past week has been drenching. Day after day of rain kept me inside where I hibernated, recuperating from life. We need those moments where we do nothing but make sure our hair is washed and we feed our bodies. I finished several shows in binge-watching style and let myself veg out. Yesterday dawned bright and crisp, the cool air whipping my...
You'll find a place that feels like home to you too
When the ocean is, quite literally, a seashell’s toss from your back yard, you feel incredibly lucky. The chances I’ll ever see the Pacific or the Indian or, puh-lease, the Arctic are remote indeed, which is why the Atlantic will always be my ocean of choice. When I was 15 years old, Mom and Dad decided it was high time that a vacation trip ought to include a few days on the ocean,...
It is fun to rearrange things to freshen up your decor
Some houses like to have their furniture stay put, and others enjoy having things rearranged on occasion. Our house likes the status quo and gets nervous when things get moved about. Personally it is so much easier to keep things as they are because when the lights go out, you can get around in the dark without stubbing your toes or falling over a table. On the other hand it is fun to...
I'll never criticize anyone for exercising their freedoms
As a practice, for no other reason than trying to be as “in the moment” as possible given the timing hurdles of a weekly column space, I always strive for some level of timeliness when I write. But there are some weeks where I just flat out miss it. This is one of those weeks. That’s because I wanted to address the importance of voting this week, and unless you’ve been living in the...
Shakes named winner of 2017 NWSA First Book Prize
Nicosia Shakes, assistant professor of Africana studies at the College of Wooster, was selected as the winner of the National Women’s Studies Association/University of Illinois Press First Book Prize for her proposed book, “Gender, Race and Performance Space: Women’s Activism in Jamaican and South African Theatre.” The NWSA/UIP First Book Prize is awarded annually for the best...