By Jordan Hyland (Associate Editor) Country singer Frankie Ballard is bringing his talents to Southern Ohio. On March 14, the “Sunshine and Whiskey” performer will play in the Portsmouth West High School gym as a benefit for the Washington-Nile school district. The district has brought the event together in an attempt to create a one-to-one student-…
The West African Drumming Extravaganza offered a chance for the community to enjoy a true cultural experience. Sponsored by the Marting Foundation; Boneyfiddle Arts Center; and the SSU Development Foundation Edmund J. Kricker Lecture Series. The West African Drumming experience offered the community a chance to grasp an understanding of Guinean culture and the drastic…
Many band students suspect that once they graduate high school, that it is the end of their musical career. What most of them do not know is that Portsmouth does, in fact, have a symphony and members are more than willing to let students (with a musical background) join. They meet every Monday night at…
The scene opens, 5 o’clock on a Friday on 2nd street in Portsmouth’s historic Boneyfiddle district. The local shopkeepers should be turning their keys and going home, but instead are greeting the crowd that has started to assemble around the storefronts. Folding chairs and smiles begin to line the sidewalk as people start to claim…
Lawn chairs and campers packed the grounds of Camp Cattail in Chillicothe throughout the Labor Day weekend of Aug. 29-31st as music lovers from around the hemisphere gathered to enjoy an eclectic blend of musical performances from 35 up-and-coming and independent artists at the Paper City Music Festival. This year’s headliners in- cluded Wheeler Brothers…
Did you know that there is a Planetarium located right here on Shawnee State University’s campus? Many students are unaware that Shawnee has one and have not gone to check it out. Clark Planetarium is located inside the Advanced Technology Center. It is a large room holding 66 seats underneath a 10 meter domed projection…
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., is a talented artist who won America’s heart on America’s Got Talent in 2011. He won the hearts of judges by singing classic songs by artists like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Murphy performed at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at Shawnee State University on Sept. 23, along with…
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