By Irida Sangemino Many things change in these exciting times, including gifting. In the last few years, consumers have become more creative in their ideas. Don’t panic. In many cases, amazing does not equal expensive. You can find extraordinary gifts in all price ranges. Some are even free. Father’s Day is on June 17 this [...]
Maggie’s Standard Time Band will be performing at Milan’s Lighthouse Coffee Co. on Saturday June 2nd. Started by husband and wife team, Maggie Waltz and Kyle Newmeyer over ten years ago, the band is equally versatile in swing music, rock and rock, and ad-lib jazz. With Maggie on bass, Kyle on vocals, they will be [...]
– Duane Donald – March 30th, Dexter, MI – I was recently invited to a second night performance of the musical Godspell by the Encore Theater’s Associate Artistic Director, Thalia Schramm. I asked Thalia why did Encore choose a religious play like Godspell? “Well really, it’s a very good show for the space we have [...]
-Nancy Goings 4/6/12 OK, everyone should know by now that the DMN office is open for business at their new location at 25 Tolan St. And, it was mentioned in the article last month that it is also doubling as a gallery for Dave and Lynne’s photography. But what you might not know is that [...]
– Duane Donald Saturday March 3rd found roughly a hundred determined runners braving the cold March winds to take part in the Inaugural Milan Rotary Club 5K Run. The Rotary Club named this run “The Spring Jail Break” as a kind of wink to the grouping of jails and prisons in the Milan area. Rotary [...]
The Lincoln Golden Ages Senior Center will begin offering Middle Eastern dance classes for seniors, starting on April 13, at 1 pm and running for six weeks. The class will focus on basic posture and stance with an emphasis on safe body mechanics. Students will learn the basic building block steps and movements associated with [...]
Nancy Goings 4/6/12 The Blue Lines consisted of Ira McDonald, a regular at the Wednesday open night mics, and Fred Crandall, a local musician. Ira played the electric guitar, quietly,and, alternately, the electric keyboards. Fred played the harmonica. Or, I should say harmonicas (plural). Ira would call out the key in which he would be [...]
– Duane Donald Feb. 18th was supposed to be guitarist Jonathon Ferris’ show during Lighthouse Coffee Co.’s “Live Saturdays” but come Wednesday he called concert series’ MC, Ken Eby and told him he was in the hospital with pneumonia. Luckily for patrons of The Lighthouse Ken knows a lot of people he can call [...]
— Rod Hill It’s no exaggeration to say that a “Daddy/Daughter Dance” is a drop-dead gorgeous event. As the name suggests, it’s a dance where girls bring their dads to a place like the Milan citizen’s center and have their own special evening together. It’s an occasion where life-long memories can be built; and a [...]
Nancy Goings Saturday, 1/28 at the Lighthouse Restaurant featured Terry Altman playing Popular Hits. He played an acoustic guitar and electric piano, alternately. He was very good on both. He has a powerful voice and belted out the songs with much feeling. He said he switches back and forth between the guitar and the piano, [...]
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