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The “Art For The Health Of It” exhibit at the Hannibal Arts Council’s satellite gallery within the Hannibal Clinic will feature works by Martha Mudd Adrian through the end of November. An award-winning local artist, Mudd Adrian paints in oils and acrylics and enjoys a variety of subjects with many of them evoking memories of family and…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University’s music department will be the host a fall choir concert featuring the university’s Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and Clara Voce at 3 p.m. Oct. 17 at the QU Chapel in Francis Hall, 1800 College. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the baton of Kristin Ramseyer, director of choirs, and accompanied…
Read Full Article “This is not a time for jokes, Brittany.” Ugh. If I had a penny for every time that I had to hear that one … I would probably have a dollar. But if that lady with the cringeworthy, nagging voice knew the power behind laughter when used to combat pain … I’d probably only have…
Read Full Article QUINCY – The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Arts Quincy, America’s first arts council, the 2021 Arts Engagement in American Communities Award. The award includes a $10,000 grant to support community arts access projects in the coming year. The award recognizes nonprofits committed to engaging their communities in the arts through robust outreach, multi-disciplinary collaboration…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — An exhibit of 103 original works by 57 artists living within a 50-mile radius of Hannibal is open to the public and runs through Oct. 30 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The Hannibal Art Club’s 57th annual area artist exhibit and competition is called ORiGINALE. A variety of achievement,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The John Wood Community College Heath Center art gallery will be the site of the Quincy Artists Guild’s art show, beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday with an opening reception to view artwork and meet the artists. Handmade greeting cards will be available for purchase during the reception. Visitors also will learn about the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre will celebrate its 85th season with a lineup of eight performances that balances classic and contemporary and celebrates hope and happiness. A season reveal party was held Thursday night in the large shelter house at Upper Moorman Park. “In crafting the season for 2022, I wanted our audiences to experience sheer…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s Office of Equity and Diversity is joining Campus Ministry to co-host a Catholic Spanish Mass in the QU Chapel, 1800 College, at 6 p.m. Saturday in celebration of Latin American Heritage Month. “The presence and contributions of Latin American culture in the United States are invaluable,” said Measha Ferguson Smith, program…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will present its eighth annual art history luncheon at noon on Oct. 1 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The luncheon will educate, enrich and engage through focusing on a famous painter, painting or art period, and it’s designed to fit into a workday lunch hour. …
Read Full Article QUINCY, Ill. – Quincy University will once again light up Friars Field, 20th and College, with 10 hot air balloons on Thursday, September 30. This free event will start at 6 p.m. The balloons will light up from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from TCBY, The Yum Factory, The Red Light…
Read Full Article After a long COVID-induced pause in its 90-plus-year history, the Quincy Civic Music Association is presenting a full five-concert season to Quincy and the region. The season launches with TAKE3, a classical-pop smash-up of glittering musicians, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium on the John Wood Community College campus. Violinist Lindsay…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association opens its concert season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26 with a tribute to one of America’s most cherished artists. Under the direction of Bruce Briney, the orchestra will perform “Ansel Adams: America” at Quincy Junior High School. Composed by Chris and Dave Brubeck, “Ansel Adams: America” integrates sweeping…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The “Art For The Health Of It” exhibit at the Hannibal Arts Council’s satellite gallery within the Hannibal Clinic, which features works by Connie Stephens, is available through the end of September. A native of Hannibal, Stephens enjoys taking family and vacation pictures, creating memories. Her interest in photography began to grow a few…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Tickets now are on sale for the upcoming “Purple Xperience with special guest Micki Free” concert on Friday, Oct. 29 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. Purple Xperience is a five-piece group hailing from Prince’s birthplace of Minneapolis. Front-man Marshall Charloff of Purple Xperience has been bringing the most authentic production of Prince and the…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Artists living within a 50-mile radius of Hannibal are encouraged to submit original works of art to the Hannibal Art Club’s 57th annual area artist exhibit and competition, ORiGINALE. Any 2-D and 3-D media are acceptable (except photography or computer-generated art). All works submitted must be original. Entry and fees are limited to…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Explore the arts in a whole new way with an art experience with no art experience required. “Blooming Bouquet” Arty Party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Participants will paint an acrylic painting of a fall-ish mixed flower bouquet on a 12”x12” gallery-wrapped canvas.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Concert Association kicks off its 2021-2022 concert season on Sept. 24 with the Route 66 Jazz Orchestra featuring guest singer, Hannibal vocalist Patrick Hedges. The orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Fine Arts Center’s Parker Theater on the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University. Without a season or patron…
Read Full Article Anjay Clark of Instant Replay won the first Muddy Mississippi Mixer award. Anjay created a Peach Long Island Tea FTW. Now, it would’ve been better if we had people actually TASTE the drinks. Maybe we’ll figure that out for next year. We received multiple nominations then picked the top three vote getters to get to…
Read Full Article QUINCY- Many hundred area residents, musicians, actors, and artists made their way to the William Klingner Trail between 18th and 24th Streets at Quincy’s Bob Mays Park on Sunday to honor George Irwin, the Patron of Arts in Quincy (and far beyond). Their trek was richly rewarded with outstanding performances celebrating our community’s art legacy…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will lead a pumpkin decorating project during the Rotary Club of Hannibal’s Harvest Hootenanny Festival from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Mark Twain Cave Complex. No fee for kids will be charged to attend the festival or participate in the project. There is a $5…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Cancelled twice since 2020, the Hannibal Arts Council’s creative fundraiser “Bad Art by Good People” is back on Sept. 10. Works of art created by 15 area community leaders paired with artists/mentors will be auctioned at Finn’s Food & Spirits at 7 p.m. Attendees may view the artwork for sale, enjoy hors d’oeuvres,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A cast of 12 performers has been selected to bring the Junie B. Jones book series to life on the Quincy Community Theatre stage in October. The cast for “Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook” consists of: Caroline Seaman as Junie B. Jones Natalie Predmore as Grace Alexa Mosley as Lucille Reid Westemeyer as Handsome Warren…
Read Full Article Sandwiches taste better when prepared by someone else. A study at Carnegie Melon University determined that old saying to be true. The study explained that when one focuses on a stimulus (the sandwich) for so long, it becomes less desirable or enjoyable after time. Makes sense. This must be where all those significant other “Honey, make…
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