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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College welcomes audiences to campus for its annual Christmas Concert on at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Alexander Campbell Auditorium of the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center. Performances will include the Collegiate, Concert, and Chamber Choirs, under the direction of Scott Allison, assistant professor of music, with Dylan Marney, associate…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo.- The Hannibal Area String Orchestra will present their annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road, Hannibal. The orchestra will play 11 pieces, each with a unique style that is sure to put you in the Christmas spirit. Our selection of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Five Quincy Notre Dame students recently were named 2022 All-State musicians by the Illinois Music Education Association. Auditions were held throughout the state at nearly 300 Illinois high schools. Illinois students in grades 10-12 who were selected for the district level ensemble (QND is in District 4) are eligible for All-State. To be considered…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Area String Orchestra will present its annual Christmas concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road. The orchestra will play 11 pieces. The selection of Christmas songs are: “Little Drummer Boy” a rhythmic arrangement of a beloved melody. Peaceful, yet energetic this piece…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre wants to put its fabric scraps from the costume shop to good use this winter with its Wrapped in Love event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 11 at the theatre, 300 Civic Center Plaza. Scraps will be turned into quilts for people in need of a warm blanket…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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.
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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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Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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;…
Read Full Article 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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