Contemporary Christian artist Mark Schultz is taking a detour during his ‘Letters From War’ tour to help out a local non-profit. Welcome House, a local homeless shelter, will receive all proceeds from the concert at the Belle Mehus, October 28th. (more…)
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Mark Schultz Concert Benefits Welcome House
Hollis Mackintosh…Passion for the Arts
Hollis Mackintosh was almost two years old, she discovered her passion. “The story is that I wouldn’t go to sleep at night. My mother took me to a ‘Mommy and Me’ dance class when I was 18 months old in an effort to find a creative way to wear me out,” she said. “It worked like a charm for the length of the class, but as soon as it was over I started throwing fits, wanting to go back to dance class.
I had decided early on that dancing was my thing.” (more…)
Handcrafted Just for You: Women Vendors Dish on the Urban Harvest Experience
By Amanda Mack
What is the difference between an artist and a crafter? A debate lies therein. Some might say that an artist creates what you put on your walls to decorate your home or workplace whereas a crafter creates functional art, something handmade that you can wear like a skirt or a handbag. (more…)
Knit One, Purl Two
by Marcia Dorrheim
One can almost picture a Norman Rockwell painting this time of year. One side of the painting depicts the dark, cold, winter snow and wind blowing outside. And then, as your eye travels across the painting, you see the warm glow of the fireplace with a little old grandma sitting in her rocking chair with her knitting or spinning wheel. (more…)
Handel’s Messiah
2009 Messiah Performance
Just imagine for a moment the debut performance that took place in Dublin, Ireland, on April 13, 1742. Seven hundred men and women squeezing into a concert hall anticipating a world premiere performance. Women wearing dresses without hoops in order to make room for the men, who stand beside them in white powdered wigs. The air buzzes with excitement as the soloists, choir, and orchestra assemble on stage. With the raising of the baton there is a second of silence and the countertenor lifts his voice with “Comfort Ye My People”. Then Susannah Cibber, sister of the composer Thomas Arne, sings the contralto solo “If God Be for Us”. What is this great performance? (more…)
