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QUINCY — The Quincy High School production of New Faces is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22 and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday March 23rd in the QHS theatre, 3322 Maine Street. Started in 1955 by QHS band director Dan Perrino, the 69th edition of this annual variety show…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council is looking for art submissions created by area artists representing the “This Land Is Your Land theme” such as landscapes of America, a place you have traveled, your backyard, a great landscape from the area, natural landmarks of America you have visited and vistas from national parks. Paintings,…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The University Union Board and the Bureau of Cultural Affairs at Western Illinois University will be the hosts of WestFest on Wednesday, May 1, in the University Union Grand Ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m. Entertainment will begin at 7 p.m. This year’s entertainment is headliner Corey Kent and special guest Alana…
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Just because St. Patrick’s Day has passed doesn’t mean you can’t still celebrate. Brittany Boll and Randy Phillips take you to O’Shea’s in Quincy to talk about their great breakfast, lunch and dinner specials on this installment of Taste of the Town. Taste of the Town is sponsored by SEE Quincy, the Quincy Convention and…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery will be the host of its annual QU faculty juried student art show from March 18 to April 12. The student art exhibition will feature artwork produced during the current academic year by students enrolled in the various studios offered in the QU art program. Faculty members in the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council continues Art Adventures, its popular creative project series, with Fluorescent Friday at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The April Art Adventure is a creative project for K-5th grade students. Participation fees include all supplies, an instructor and step-by-step instructions.…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre recently announced the cast for its upcoming production of “Shakespeare in Love.” The Oscar-winning film comes to life onstage in a production that’s both funny and romantic. Young Will Shakespeare has writer’s block … the deadline for his new play, “Romeo and Ethel, The Pirate’s Daughter,” is fast approaching but he’s…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will be the host a paper marbling workshop with John Bielik of Period Paper Artisan on Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The paper marbling workshop is intended to be an introduction to Middle Eastern style of…
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St. Patty’s Day is nigh … if you’re in Hannibal and looking for an Irish pub, head to Ole Wolfhound in Hannibal. It’s like dropping by The Crown and Anchor on “Ted Lasso.” (OK, that’s England, not Ireland, but you get the point.) Brittany Boll has a rueben and a pint on this installment of…
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QUINCY — Quincy Art Center will open a new exhibit this weekend titled Environmental Impact II. The opening reception for this exhibit is from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, with an artist’s talk at 1:30 p.m. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public. The exhibit will close on…
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Got a bad slice? Duck hook? MRN’s Ron Kinscherf and R&R Golf’s Blaise Haxel are here to straighten out your drives.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Area String Orchestra will present its annual spring concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road. The orchestra is seeking artists from grades K-12 throughout the region to submit artwork that will be projected during the performance of the piece “Carnival…
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NEW CANTON, Ill. — Take a quick trip down Ill. 96 for some great food and cold beer. If someone tells you that you can get great Crab Rangoon and a root beer float at The Copperhead Tavern, they aren’t kidding. Brittany Boll and Randy Phillips take you to Pike County for this installment of…
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NAUVOO, Ill. — Living Water, a local worship band, invites area residents to join in singing favorite hymns of Holy Week and Easter beginning at 2 p.m. on Palm Sunday, March 24, at the historic Nauvoo Theatre. The event will offer performances by the band along with scripture and meditations on the journey of Jesus…
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PARIS, Mo. — The seventh annual Salt River Quilt Show, “Centennial: 100 Years at Mark Twain State Park, 1924-2024,” will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-6, at the Mark Twain Memorial Shrine in Florida, Mo. Doors will open both days at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and at 3 p.m.…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Art Center recently announced the appointment of Sandra Hite as its new executive director. Hite started in her new role on Feb. 26. A Quincy native, Hite has gained global recognition through her leadership roles in top international schools worldwide. “We are thrilled to welcome Sandra to the Quincy Art Center…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Alliance Art Gallery will present the works of member artist Martha Adrian and guest artist Amanda Pendergrass during the month of March. Also on display will be creations by 20 local guest artists. This Second Saturday event will offer an opening reception from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 9,…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Music Department choral ensembles will be the hosts of the QU Choral Festival on Thursday, March 7, at the Connie Niemann Center for Music at QU’s North Campus, 17th and Seminary Road. Area junior high and high school choirs will join the QU choral ensembles for a day of rehearsal. The…
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QUINCY — He’s the biggest name in comedy … literally. Constantinos Christos Vassilis Economopoulos, better known as Costaki Economopoulos, will perform live at the One Event Venue, 600 Hampshire, in Quincy on the night of Friday, March 8. Born of Greek heritage, Costaki was raised in Georgia and started his comedy career while attending the…
Read Full Article R&R Golf’s Blaise Haxel shows MRN’s Ron Kinscherf how to hit crisp iron shots that hit the green just how you need them to.
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QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame Music Department will present its annual spring show, “Out of This World,” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 14 and 15, and again at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, in the Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium at John Wood Community College. The QND Concert Chorale,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Jazz Messengers will perform a concert and dance from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at the American Legion Hall, 3819 Highway MM. The Jazz Messengers are a jazz combo that plays big band music and is made up of professional and amateur musicians from Quincy, Ill., and the…
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The Scoreboard is known for the great cheeseburger, but what else is there besides cold beer? Chicken wings, fish and Philly Steaks are some other options Brittany Boll shows you. And coming up on St. Patrick’s Day…Jimmie Patterson’s famous biscuits and gravy. Ok, it’s not famous, but it’s something you can try when you kick…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Biennial Faculty Art Exhibit, an exhibition highlighting the work of full-time and adjunct staff at Culver-Stockton College, is on display through March 29 in the Mabee Art Gallery on the C-SC campus. The event opening was held on Feb. 29 and included an artist talk. Faculty work is only shown…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre will feature four visiting directors helming the remaining season ticket productions of “Shakespeare in Love,” “Newsies,” “The Trip to Bountiful” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” In a press release, QCT’s artistic director Brandon Thomsen said, “Having talked with and personally selected each one of these directors, I can say with…
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