The Union City High School theatre arts class presented Sunshine at the Capitol Theatre in Union City. Sunshine is adapted from a book of the same name by Madeline author Ludwig Bemelmans. The play is about poor Mr. Sunshine and his new tenant, Miss Moore. Miss Moore teaches a music school for children from her apartment, but Mr.… Continue reading Union City High School brings ‘Sunshine’ to Capitol Theatre
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Oscars put social issues on center stage
The 88th Annual Academy Awards aired on Feb. 28 with hours full of exciting wins, brilliant performances and politically charged monologues. Many have been following the controversy of the “#OscarsSoWhite” scandal that up-roared after the release of names nominated for Oscars this year. The issue lent itself to many actors and actresses, both of color… Continue reading Oscars put social issues on center stage
Super Bowl Half Time Show an Odd Combination
The Super Bowl 50 Pepsi Half Time Show was a unique combination of music from Coldplay, Beyoncé and Bruno Mars. Referred to as “musical celebration of the past, present and future”, it paid tribute to past Superbowl performances and artists. The show opened with Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, kneeling in the grass of… Continue reading Super Bowl Half Time Show an Odd Combination
Yoshi’s Wooly World review
Yoshi’s Woolly World for the Wii U is Nintendo’s main Christmas release for the holiday season. One might be tempted to overlook a game like Yoshi’s Woolly World because of other highly anticipated titles on more popular consoles that are out this season, such as Fallout 4 or Star Wars: Battlefront, but this game is… Continue reading Yoshi’s Wooly World review
Prepare for war in ‘Fallout 4’
Fallout 4 begins unlike the rest of the games in the series. In this game, you start playing before the Great War of 2077, not after. You get to see what life was like in the retro-futuristic alternate history world of the games. Cars running on nuclear power, robot butlers and civil servants and a very… Continue reading Prepare for war in ‘Fallout 4’
Travel to a galaxy far, far away in ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’
For the past two years, the game developers at Electronic Arts have been teasing gamers with mere glimpses of Star Wars: Battlefront, the first game E.A. has developed since the company bought the license to make Star Wars games from LucasArts. Finally, gamers can get their hands on the much anticipated game, but is it worth it? E.A.… Continue reading Travel to a galaxy far, far away in ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’
Bond is back in ‘Spectre’
The world’s most famous, not-so-secret agent is back. James Bond makes his return to the big screen in Spectre, Daniel Craig’s fourth outing as 007 and the twenty-fourth film in the Bond franchise. Spectre takes place a few months after the events of Skyfall. After her death, M (formerly played by Dame Judi Dench) sends Bond on… Continue reading Bond is back in ‘Spectre’
Adele says ‘Hello’ after years of silence
Adele captivated the attention of pop culture last Friday, October 23, 2015, when she released a brand new single and music video. After three years of silence since her last hit “Skyfall,” and almost five years since her second album “21,” we have been craving the powerful ballads that Adele always delivers. The general consensus since last… Continue reading Adele says ‘Hello’ after years of silence
UTM’s Department of Music presents ocTUBAfest
UTM’s Department of Music presented the second annual ocTUBAfest Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Blankenship Recital Hall of the Fine Arts Building. Under the direction of Dr. Bill Waterman, Associate Professor of Tuba Euphonium, and accompanied on piano by Delana Easley, Lecturer of Music, students from the music department performed both ensemble… Continue reading UTM’s Department of Music presents ocTUBAfest
The Return of the Lyons
As season two of Empire aired last night, Lee Daniels hoped to double the number of viewers from the season one finale, approximately 17.6 million. On March 18, fans were left with their jaws dropped as the Empire Entertainment founder and CEO Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) was arrested for the murder of Binky (Cookie’s cousin), which… Continue reading The Return of the Lyons