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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Area artists living within a 50-mile radius of Hannibal are encouraged to submit original works of art to the Hannibal Art Club’s 59th annual area artist exhibit and competition, ORiGINALE. The exhibit and competition will be on display from Sept. 22 through Oct. 28. More than $3,000 in prize money will be…
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Ashley’s back! Tanned, rested and ready. She talks to Eric Brandhorst of the Quincy Public Library about the Community Read and our Muddy Buddy Randy Phillips about this weekend’s Stinson airplane event at Baldwin Field.
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QUINCY — The community is invited to Quincy Art Center’s annual ArtFest from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at The Art Center, 1515 Jersey. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. This is a great opportunity for families to come together and get a glimpse of the educational services and programming The Art Center…
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Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to the head of the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce about business, growth and development.
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Ray Weast talks golf and tequila with Brittany and Bobby. Steve Eighinger also stops by for his first ever Club Muddy experience. And as we work on our studio conversion, please excuse the hollow audio. We’ll have it fixed for next week.
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QUINCY — The family of Grace Schell will sponsor a concert from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with food, drinks, games, a silent auction and raffles. Be Like Grace apparel will be available for purchase along with apparel for BlackTop South and Matt…
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Bob and Brittany talk to Jim Schultz of Instant Replay as he prepares his wings for this Sunday and the kickoff of the NFL season. Bob also talks to Karen Cobern and learns a little history about the Women’s City Club and an event they are hosting at the Lorenzo Bull House this Saturday.
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Bob and Brittany fill in for the always-vacationing Ashley to launch the Great Quincy Sandwich Debate Poll. You have two weeks to vote, but you can only vote once (unless you’re sneaky). Also, the Covered Bottoms Diaper Drive is coming up and we talk to the organizers. National Diaper Need Awareness Week is scheduled for…
Read Full Article Well, we wrapped up the Great Quincy Sandwich Debate and now it’s time for you to vote! There are no bad choices, but we’re going to make you pick one in our online poll…votes in Facebook comments DO NOT COUNT! One vote per person (or device) and voting closes on Sept. 17 with a winner…
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QUINCY — Quincy Art Center is offering more than 20 classes and workshops this fall for children and adults, including the addition of a special Wednesday night pottery wheel-throwing experience. The Art Center fall class schedule kicks off during the first full week of September with Wednesday Night Wheel-Throwing for students ages 15 and older.…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre recently named Deborah Currier as its director of student theatre/head of education. Currier has a master’s degree in theatre arts with an emphasis in multicultural theatre, theatre in education, and acting, and a doctorate in theatre arts with an emphasis in acting pedagogy, theatre for youth and directing. Both degrees…
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QUINCY — World-renowned organist Nathan Laube will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, in Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ, Ninth and State. Laube’s program on the church’s Schantz organ will feature selections including Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto in D, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G-minor (Alla marcia) and Felix Mendelssohn-Batholdy’s Variations…
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The new CEO of Blessing Health talks to J. Robert Gough about healthcare and recruiting to Quincy as he takes over as the head of the region’s top employer. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A night of toe-tapping country tunes and talent is on its way to Hannibal. The Fall Festival of Country Music will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. The show will feature music performed by Memory Lane, which includes Martin and Betty Miller, Harlon Lain, Allen…
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Bobby talks about his first Quincy Target experience, then Brittany and Ashley talk to Bret Austin about fantasy football, unblocking on Facebook, mea culpas and attempting to find common ground.
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FORT MADISON, Iowa — The 75th Tri-State Rodeo kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 2, with four days of pre-rodeo activities that lead to four nights of rodeo and music inside C.E. Richards Arena. Pre-rodeo activities include the Fort Madison YMCA Stockyard Stampede (5K), Pee Wee Barrels, a chili supper, Lil’ Spurs Rodeo, Little Miss Rodeo…
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Ron Kinscherf talks to the stars who are performing Sunday at On the Rail: Country music superstar Tracy Lawrence and Quincy’s own Annie Bushmeyer and The Annie B Band. Ashley and Megan Duncan get caught up on what’s happening in Hannibal and Bill Machold stops by to let us know what’s coming up for the…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Mabee Gallery on the campus of Culver-Stockton College will be the site of an exhibit titled “The Arts of Retirement” by artists Tim and Lydia O’Neal, opening Thursday, Aug. 31. The event will highlight the 2D and 3D works from the O’Neals, who have both been working artists and local educators…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Civic Music Association’s season for 2023-24 will present four concerts this season with performances from a dynamic crossover string quartet, a chamber music wind quintet, a salsa band and an energetic a capella group. QCMA is partnering with Quincy Public Schools for String Fest and Wind Fest. Musicians from ATLYS will…
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Ashley and Brittany stop in to see Dues at The Liquor Booth and learn more about sports. They also sample what’s hot for Labor Day Weekend and the beginning of football season. Nathan Halfpap of Good Samaritan Home also talks to Ashley about their upcoming fundraiser and projects happening around the facility.
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QUINCY — A troupe of musicians, circus performers and puppeteers floating along the Mississippi River will be stopping in three cities to give free performances this weekend. The Flotsam River Circus will perform Friday in Mississippi River Park in Canton, Mo., Saturday at Clat Adams Park in Quincy and Sunday in Hannibal during the Big River Steampunk…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery, located in Brenner Library, is hosting the visual works of current and former faculty of the QU Art Program. This free exhibition is open through Sept. 22. Art faculty featured include Bob Mejer, Karl Warma, Gary Meacher, Peggy Ballard, Becky Butler, Dave Maas, Ruth Ann Snowden and others. In…
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Ashley’s back from yet another break (divas take so much vacation time!) and talks to Scott Edlin from On the Rail about the latest installment of the Gem City Concert Series, including country music superstar Tracy Lawrence and Quincy’s own Annie Bushmeyer. Buy your tickets at gemcityconcerts.com or at On the Rail. Kathie Palmer also…
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Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to the grande dame of Quincy, Lee Lindsay. Frankie and Lee talk about her upbringing in Quincy as her family owned the largest shares of what was Quincy Newspapers/Quincy Media, going to college in the deep south and her current labors of love to help those who need it.
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QUINCY — Tickets are available for Quincy Community Theatre’s 100th anniversary gala fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 22. The event will celebrate the theatre’s past, present and future during the event. Funds raised will support QCT’s commitment to high-quality theatre entertainment and education. In a press release, Executive Director Burgandy Hill said, “In September 1923, the…
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