Alexander City Theatre II has received a $65,000 matching grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts to fund its roof project. It will replace the failing structure and secure the theatre building so ACT II can continue serving the comm…
This spring, Standard Deluxe proudly marks a major milestone: the 25th anniversary of the Old 280 Boogie, taking place Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19 on its artistic grounds in Waverly.
Planned renovations at The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts and the Wetumpka Depot Players got a little funding from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Anybody who ever worked with Ralph Frohsin organizing the Alex City Jazz Fest, knows how passionate he was about bringing the event to residents of the area.
"It Might as Well Be Spring," by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song eighty years ago this week, in 1946. It was featured in the film musical “State Fair,” and is fondly remembered for its wistful lyrics having to do with spring fever. Man…
The Holtville High School theater program is having growing pains. It’s not that anything is painful. The program is growing and everyone is learning along the way.
Seen on America’s Got Talent, American Idol, the Grand Ole Opry and the halls of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, country music singer-songwriter Marty Brown has now been spotted at the Dadeville Performing Arts Center.
A local musician has spread her talent through a multitude of country, bluegrass, rock, folk and pop groups. Now with her roots established in Dadeville, she is teaching adult beginner guitar lessons through the Dadeville Performing Arts Center.
Former Dadeville yarn store owner and now self-published author Teresa McKelvey is guiding readers of her novel about divorce in a way she wishes she knew about when she was navigating her own.
Whether shopping or eating in the square, it is hard to ignore the painted windows of Dadeville’s small businesses. They are bright in color and often have funky, eye-catching designs. Two individuals behind the artwork some residents have no…
