Author: Margaret Evans

Pizzazz to Burn!

Attention concertgoers! Fripp Friends of Music’s upcoming concert, featuring the sensational concert saxophonist, Ashu, is guaranteed to dispel February’s chill and warm your hearts; even NPR said Ashu had “pizzazz to burn!”

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Vintage Valentines at BAA

  In the early 1900s, penny valentine postcards made their appearance in the US and a postcard craze gripped the nation for the next 15 years.  Many were printed in the US but the more elaborate and desirable cards were colorful and printed in Germany.  Thousands of designs were copyrighted each year. 

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Animals by Rebecca

A new exhibit of paintings by Rebecca Davenport is hanging at the USCB Gallery and will run through the month of March. The exhibit is called “2×4 Footed,” and consists of oil portraits of mostly farm animals.

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Art, Entertainment, & Andie MacDowell

By Margaret Evans, EditorSo, there’s a discussion thread on my Facebook page that, as of this moment, has been alive and kicking for seven days. The subject? Clint Eastwood’s controversial, Oscar-nominated film American Sniper. The pro-Sniper folks are hanging tough, while the anti-Sniper contingent is also holding its own. I bowed out of the conversation days ago, and frankly, I’m starting to wish the others would “take it outside.” But what’s a gracious hostess to do? I started it. I invited them in, so it seems impolite to kick them out. Still, seven days?

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Big Names, Big Talents, Big Moments

  Beethoven, Stravinsky, Debussey and Weber at the USCB Festival Series               There are leaders and followers, pace setters and pack members. The Sunday, February 8, Chamber Music Concert features trail blazing music written at a crucial point in each composer’s career.

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