Orthodox Museum to open in Topeka with Russian icons
The Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum opens Sept 1 at 523 SW Van Buren Topeka with a $75,000 grant from the Virginia H. Farah Foundation and $7,500 from the Kansas Arts Commission. First exhibition Spiritual Treasures of Czarist Russia features holy icons, icon painting demos, and Russian sacred music. Admission free with suggested donations.
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Princeton native lands chance to sing with Dea Messina
Becky Rossman of Princeton and Adwina Weir attended a Fan Fair fan club party in Nashville where they were chosen to perform Dea Messina's I'm Alright. A Country Weekly reporter interviewed them, and the piece ran in the July 6 issue. Rossman plans a singing career and seeks advice from Chely Wright as she competes in the Tru Value Showdown in Lawrence in August.
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Adwina Weir
Nashville
Dee Messina
Messina
Rossman
Country Weekly Magazine
Robert
Yvonne Rossman
Princeton
Ottawa Municipal
Sacred Heart Church
Ottawa
Lawrence
Wellsville
Chely Wright
Darrin Peschka
Ottawaherald
Ballad of Black Jack Returns to Maple Leaf Festival
The Ballad of Black Jack revival comes to Baldwin City for the Maple Leaf Festival at Rice Auditorium October 19 20 and 21 led by Dr David Hiebert and Jack Gaumnitz with Ruth Payne guiding support. The 25 year effort reopens the musical based on local history about the Battle of Black Jack with performances aimed at fifth to seventh graders and general audiences. Public shows start Friday, with matinees and tickets at the door.
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Bis Snap Seabury Academy
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Arobe Vincent
Tongane
Vincent
Mueller
Baldwin City
Baker University
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Kansas Historical Society
Cemetery Becomes Outdoor Museum in Cleveland Exhibition
Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland hosts a yearlong outdoor art exhibition titled Celebration of the Spirit featuring 28 works. Pieces include Alison Egan’s Roost, Rene Culler’s Color Cloud of 132 glass panes, and Hugh Russell’s Groundstate III, with the display running through June 30, 2002.
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James A. Garfield
Mary Krohmer
Alison Egan
Egan
Rene Culler
Garfield
Hugh Russell
Wade Lake
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