Tangoing at Baylor - wow

January 22nd, 2010
Great little performance Thursday night of two-piano tangos at Baylor’s Roxy Grove Hall, but I’ve been a sucker for tango music ever since I was dazzled by the national tour...

‘The History Lesson’ - the good that art does

January 18th, 2010
I caught the dramatic reading of Francine Lumbard’s ‘The History Lesson’ Monday afternoon at the Jubilee Theatre and found myself reminded of the good things the arts can do beyond...

A new Waco Fest - reinventing the wheel?

January 18th, 2010
J.B. Smith’s story last week on the Public Improvement District’s interest in creating a downtown Waco festival to attract visitors triggered similar reactions to mine on the subject: Haven’t we...

Waco Symphony, violinist provide evening of crisp, sweet music

January 15th, 2010
Violinist Jason Issokson capped an evening of clear, crisp music-making by the Waco Symphony Orchestra with a performance of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto that was, well, clear, crisp, sweet at...

Waco artist Kermit Oliver to speak on Tuesday

January 11th, 2010
Waco artist Kermit Oliver likes to keep a low profile even though his work is highly regarded from here to Houston and, well, Paris where he has a long...

‘From The Top’s’ Waco show set for Feb. 2, 7 broadcasts

January 8th, 2010
KWBU-FM’s Brodie Bashaw just passed this info along: ‘From The Top’s’ Waco show, taped Nov. 11 at Baylor’s Jones Concert Hall, will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 on...

Art movie alert: ‘The Young Victoria’ arrives Friday; ‘Precious,’ ‘Nine’ say goodbye

January 7th, 2010
It’s January, which means, for Waco movie audiences, a mix of small art or indie films arriving here after their Oscar-qualifying release in December as well as post-holiday filler that...

Space combat sci-fi - more fi than sci

December 31st, 2009
The science geek in me can’t resist: great post on space movies, physics and what space combat would really look like....

The more Waco things change, the more . . .

December 30th, 2009
In skimming through a decade’s worth of coverage, I came across this passage from a 2002 story I did on Waco audiences and their reluctance to try the new and...

NEA arts participation survey: Since ‘82, attendees fewer, older

December 29th, 2009
Arts supporters and organizations found a chunk of coal in their pre-Christmas stockings with the release of the National Endowment for the Arts’ latest Survey of Public Participation in the...