Twenty percent of KSA profits from the thrift pop-up shop goes to Liberty in North Korea, a nonprofit to help North Korean refugees find freedom in relocation.
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But, long after he leaves the Lone Star State, a wandering feather on the sidewalk will serve as a reminder of the show that will be the subject of the city’s “Late Night Talking” for years to come.
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“You don’t have to be Hispanic to join, maybe you like the music, or your partner is Hispanic, and you want to be more in touch with their culture or maybe you just want to make friends,” Sanchez said.
“We’re trying to cater to the students in town,” Hao said. “So introducing new spicy foods is one thing that we’ve done. Giving a 10% discount for all students of local universities as well as first responders, to show them that we’re part of the community. In general, we have a lot of things planned up.”
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Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III speaks about connecting Black churches with Black farmers to advance food security.
“Seeing all that come together, seeing our performers and seeing the theme set up and everything was like ‘oh our vision is coming true,’” Bohling said.
The second Sustainable September event at Cameron Park Zoo brought local, state and Baylor student organizations together to inform the community on sustainability efforts.
Shane & Shane met while attending Texas A&M University, from there they began creating music and touring. When they reached out to Vertical in the spring, Murray said she saw this as a blessing since at the time they had not picked a new executive leader for Vertical, but she said she knew they would have this band scheduled for this week of their ministry.
The collection consists of posters made by Texas artist Dirk Fowler, a graphic designer and associate professor of art at Texas Tech University. Each of the posters is a commission Fowler received, most of which are used to advertise for concerts and is a fraction of Fowler’s overall body of work.
Ten years ago, the names of Ben Rector, Vanilla Ice and Cody Johnson would have never been advertised as coming to Waco, but as the city has grown. Its music venues and the artists it attracts has grown with it.
In artist Jack Bower’s new exhibit, “Perspectivism,” he wants the viewer to challenge themselves. The exhibit, which will run from September 1 through November 5 at Art Center Waco, tricks the eye and makes viewers think twice about what they expect to see and what is actually there.
Art and music intertwine in the latest exhibit at the Martin Museum of Art, which features abstract paintings paired with music from multiple famous composers provided by the Baylor School of Music and Baylor Libraries.
“Not many college students with businesses have been able to sell their own stuff. So that’s why I wanted to create the market at Common Grounds to give student entrepreneurs a place to sell.”
“We fostered a lot of great connections through the Asian American students here,” Do said. “We want to keep representing a nonprofit that helps foster those connections throughout the United States and not just on a singular campus or a singular town.”
Every July, filmmakers and moviegoers alike gather at the historic Hippodrome Theatre for the Deep in the Heart Film Festival. This past summer, Baylor University alumnus Daniel Pennington’s film was one of 160 projects featured.
With the end of the semester approaching quickly, students destress with yoga to ease their nerves.
“I think musical theater is an American form in the same way jazz is in that it’s become central to our pop culture identity,” Meis said. “Even now, we have A-list actors trying to expand their resume by entering the world of musical theater. It’s an avenue of artistic expression that feels deeply rooted in who we are as American people and one that is really satisfying to do well as a performer.”
A new mural centered around embracing Baylor’s diversity was unveiled Monday. Artist Cade Kegerreis urged for more movements like this beyond the basement.
“It was really fun working with it and it made me feel a lot closer to my Indonesian heritage because it’s something you would see on the runways in Jakarta, so it felt really good to bring it here,” Widjaja said.
Conservative speaker and Turning Point USA Ambassador Lily Kate Cole came to Baylor to speak on the topic of “What is a Woman.”
Previous audience-choice winners, Arlington graduate student Adam Karlson and Tulsa, Okla., graduate student Joe Hayes, are returning to the film festival with their short film, “Never Trust a Man in a Hawaiian Shirt.” According to Hayes, the film is based on a true story.
“So after she passed I wanted to find a way to help fundraise for a cure and I thought that combining music with this, especially as a musician myself, would be a special way to honor specifically her memory but also help everyone else in the process,” Ruston, La. senior Carlie Toliver said.
The Waco Symphony Orchestra has been presenting several enticing shows to the Waco community for years. On Thursday the symphony will be performing an array of different works from films and other well known shows.
This year’s event will be the first since 2019 to be fully back to normal after COVID-19 restrictions prevented it from being held in 2020, and pushed it online in 2021. Houston junior Katherine Boulais, event coordinator with the Baylor Activities Council, said Gospel Fest’s return to campus has been a special thing for everyone involved.
A monument of the hot rod industry arrived in Waco and found a brand new home. So-Cal Speed Shop opened up its new shop across from the Dr Pepper Museum on Saturday.
For the first time ever, the Chamber Singers will perform a concert of choral pieces and art songs, which all use the text from the Brownings’ poetry. The Chamber Singers concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in Armstrong Browning Library.
“I think that is so important, just getting the whole community to rally around the cause,” Southlake senior Griffin Gumm, Derby Days committee member, said.
“Seeing this idea I was throwing around three years ago, and here we are, it’s happening. It’s been cool to have this whole thing come together,” Clarke said.
