Lincoln-Way Band marches past fire in Rose Parade
A float rolling in front of the Lincoln-Way Marching Band in the Rose Parade caught fire. The band, as expected, marched on.
Arts
Program cuts in Hinsdale could be deep
The Dist. 86 board voted to eliminate football, marching band, & several other programs to save money for facilities upgrades.
Marching band acclaim and fallout in Morton
The band director at the nationally renowned Morton HS in central IL will resign at the end of the school year—a personnel matter.
IL hosts a violinist, a refugee from Syria
Thoughts turn to a Syrian violinist in Illinois, as Nikki R Haley announces she’ll resign as US ambassador to the UN.
Collaboration, invitation, and celebration in Normal
Marching bands come together at 2 central IL high schools, and the result is phenomenal: learning, collaboration. And MUSIC.
Yumi Hogan honors young artists in Md.
Yumi Hogan, a supporter of the arts and the governor’s wife, recognized talented student artists at her bi-annual art exhibit.
Movie review: Fahrenheit 11/9
The latest documentary from Michael Moore shows an America that is divided but also hopeful that the American Dream is not dead.
From his IL roots, a Texas director heads to Macy’s
The Reagan Band from Texas heads to Macy’s in Nov. 2019. The band’s director hails from an IL school with a history at Macy’s itself.
Houston puts art into life—and life into art
Things in Texas are big, incl. a work of installation art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Climb in; be a part of it.
Movie review: Beautifully Broken
Lives are tied together in powerful ways, including teens in Nashville and Rwanda, in this latest Christian movie.