Union City High School brings ‘Sunshine’ to Capitol Theatre

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

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

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’

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