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QUINCY— Audiences will be treated to a variety of vocal and instrumental selections performed by area students during a holiday music concert presented by John Wood Community College’s fine arts department at 7 p.m. Friday in the Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium at the JWCC Paul Heath Center, 48th and Harrison. JWCC’s concert choir, band and…
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Hannibal High School will have its presentation of the musical “Mamma Mia!” beginning Thursday at the Hannibal High School auditorium. The show features songs from the singing group “ABBA”. Performances are 7 pm Thursday, 8 pm Friday and 7 pm Saturday.
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QUINCY — The Heath Center Art Gallery, on the lower level of the Paul Heath Fine Arts Center at John Wood Community College, 48th and Harrison, is the site of a display of plein air paintings by Jamie Green of Quincy through Dec. 17. Green works in watercolor, pen and ink, pencil and marker. He creates…
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Situated in the Iowa River valley 25 miles northwest of Iowa City, the seven Amana Colonies are more than just another National Historic Landmark. Occupying 26,000 acres of rolling farmland, forests, and vineyards, Amana is, perhaps, the world’s geographically-largest church. Amana (which means “remain true” and is taken from the Bible’s Song of Solomon) was…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Hannibal Arts Council will offer its popular Holly Jolly Holiday Workshop as a “take and make” program. Kids ages 5 to 12 can create holiday projects at home by picking up project kits that include supplies and instructions for projects. Projects to be included in the packets include a variety of…
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MRN Publisher/GM Bob Gough chats with Muddy River Vibe writer Brittany Boll about the biggest bar night of the year.
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QUINCY — Kelly Eddington’s painting, “Like Father Like Daughter,” was named best of show at the 2021 Mary S. Oakley and Lee Lindsay Artist Showcase at the Quincy Art Center, 1515 Jersey. Award winners were announced at a reception on Friday. Submission for the showcase was open to artists 18 years of age and older living…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s music department will be the host of a Saxophone Day for high school students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Connie Niemann Center for Music at QU’s North Campus, 18th and Seminary Road. The day will bring together local high school saxophone players to form a saxophone choir. Participants will spend…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s campus ministry and choral departments will be the host the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis Solanus Parish, 1721 College Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments in the parish hall will follow. “Lessons and Carols is an ancient service…
Read Full Article QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University music department will present “Gloria! A Christmas Concert” at 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at St. Francis Solanus Parish, 1721 College Avenue. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the baton of Kristin Ramseyer, director of choirs, and accompanied by Laura Kammerer on the piano and organ, the Quincy University choirs will sing “Gloria, RV…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, will be the site of a “Share the Joy” fundraising dinner and presentation at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9. The event will offer homemade soups, breads and desserts followed by a presentation on the history of St. Nicholas. Share the Joy combines food for the body, knowledge…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Masters of Soul will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Calvary Baptist Church, 4605 W. Ely Road, as the second concert of the Hannibal Concert Association’s 2021-22 concert season. For those without a season or patron membership, tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for students. Single, season and patron member…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Medical Group Foundation Moments That Matter fund, along with the Quincy Public Library, was the host two readings by author Tracy Schlepphorst on Nov. 10 in the Quincy Public Library. Schlepphorst had her dog, Ripley, with her, and all those in attendance received a copy of her book, “Eden and Her Happy.” The readings are…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College Department of Theatre’s production of “12 Angry Jurors” continues tonight and concludes Sunday. The premise of the play focuses on a 19-year old man who has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. What appears to be an open-and-shut case quickly gains speed as one of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Brenda Beck Fisher will be the host of a beginning watercolor workshop session from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 11 the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The workshop is designed for the beginner or for those who are familiar with the watercolor medium but are somewhat frustrated. Fisher will cover…
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When I write for Muddy River Vibe, it is usually about something that has piqued my interest and something I want to share with the general public. That is exactly what Jeff and Shelly Rasche do with their knowledge and skillsets of art, life, and good parties. They make it interesting, and they share it…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery and the Great River Watercolor Society will be the host of the watercolor workshop, “From Sketchbook Studies to Watercolor Works: A Creative Process,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 13 in Room 436 in QU’s Francis Hall, 18th and College. Brian Anderson will review the process of using a portable…
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QUINCY — A wide variety of vocal and instrumental selections will performed by area students at John Wood Community College’s Fine Arts Department fall music concert. The event is set for 7 p.m. Friday in the Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium at the Paul Heath Center at 48th and Harrison. JWCC’s concert choir, band and vocal show…
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QUINCY — Seventeen Quincy Notre Dame music students were recently selected by audition to participate in the ILMEA District IV Festival to be held Nov. 6 at Western Illinois University in Macomb. All-District Band – Elias Rabe, junior, flute; Ella Damm, senior, contra-alto clarinet; Paul Steinkamp, sophomore, trumpet All-District Chorus – Ryan Bergman, sophomore; Olivia Fuqua, senior;…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Area Youth Chorus will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at First Union Congregational Church, 12th & Maine. Founded in 1995, the QAYC offers two singing groups for children in third through 12th grades. The Concert Choir is under the direction of Paul Shelor, who…
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Quincy Art Center’s latest satellite exhibit at Quincy Medical Group, “SeeMe: Race and Culture” by artist Faye Dant, will be on display through Dec. 22. The exhibit is on the second floor near the breezeway at Quincy Medical Group, 1118 Hampshire, and will be open during QMG’s regular business hours. An artist talk with Dant…
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QUINCY — The Brubeck Brothers Quartet will be playing at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Morrison Theater in Quincy Junior High School. The Brubeck Brothers Quartet are making their centennial tour, a huge multimedia musical extravaganza focusing on Dave Brubeck, the great musician’s life and work. His famous musician sons play glorious jazz on…
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QUINCY – To say Sami Bearden was a reluctant superstar would be an understatement. In 2017, Sami and two Quincy friends, Savana Santos and Sam Backoff, decided to head off to Nashville to pursue a dream. Their band, “Avenue Beat”, had performed locally and the three young ladies decided to see where their talents would…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s wind ensemble will perform its fall concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Alexander Campbell Auditorium of the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center. The concert titled, “War and Peace,” represents powerful and dramatic musical arrangements such as Barber’s “Commando March,” as well as emotionally moving peaceful works featuring Holsinger’s…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Art Center is in search of artwork for the upcoming Mary S. Oakley and Lee Lindsay Artist Showcase. It is open to artists age 18 and older living within a 50-mile radius of Quincy. Artists may enter original work in any medium. All works must have been completed since November 2018…
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