"There's a silver lining
behind every cloud...
We'd get together in a family circle singing loud."
- 'Daddy Sang Bass' by Johnny Cash
Lauren's a double crowd pleaser... when she's not dazzling thirsty fans
from behind the bar at Wheatfields (where it is getting super-crowded
for happy hours, especially on Fridays), she is wowing them on various
regional theater stages.
If you're into enthusiastically applauding people's good intentions
while completely questioning their sanity, have we got an event for you!
It's easy to root for people like Ryan Engelbrecht. Even with talent,
the process of cutting through the clutter of several thousand
independent artists who release CD's each year is daunting to say the
least.
One aspect that makes this production special is that the 28 young
performers (age 8-15) are doing something different than a standard
play or musical that is part of everybody's school curriculum - not the
same old, same old that your Aunt Edna and Uncle Charlie have dutifully
seen your older siblings perform countless times.
In Jodie Fitz's perfect world, every child will have healthy meals and
snacks that are faster to prepare than the time it takes for you to get
thru the drive-thru at dinner time. That's because the kids are an
important component of helping prepare the meals.
Rising dramatically on the palatial campus of Skidmore College, the
Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery (affectionately
known as "the Tang") has just celebrated its ninth anniversary this
month. The Tang is nothing short of a marvel, beginning with the
striking building itself.
Here's a recipe for enjoyment:
Original crafted music that is classic Americana, grown locally. 1 part
juke joint, 1 part honky-tonk, 1 part front porch and 1 part roadhouse
- The Red Haired Strangers are just plain pleasing, but anything but
plain.
When you step into Virgil's you are treating yourself to an in-town vacation.
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