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An ancient Roman comedy and other Latin activities will kick off the weekend for a group of high school students celebrating ancient Roman culture. Baylor’s Classics Department is having its ninth annual Latin Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

“I’m in love with genuine stories that present that human quality,” country singer songwriter Zane Williams said. “And this new documentary ‘Troubadour’ shows the real stories of real artists. I know that is rare.”

Going to Pigskin 1st place: Kappa Kappa Sigma (Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Sigma) 2nd place: Kappa Omega Tau 3rd…

Chelsea Peretti The Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival has just announced the addition of Chelsea Peretti to its line-up. Peretti,…

I looked for things like choreography, song choice, vocal talent, overall execution and story development. I gave extra considerations to acts that were particularly entertaining, or creative, and how well each act developed the story within their performance. Please keep in mind that this is all just one man’s opinion.

“This year we Pi Beta Phi are really stretching ourselves to use a different theme and choreography that doesn’t fall under the typical Sing style performances,” Dallas resident and Pi Beta Phi president Kaylaynn McAdams said.

With Whitney Houston’s tragic passing 24 hours before Sunday’s telecast, Neil Portnow and producers of the Grammy Awards show were forced to scramble to figure out the most appropriate way to honor the fallen pop star.

If you have always wanted to enjoy an opera but have felt intimidated by the complexities of vocal performances such as this, “Dido & Aeneas” will provide you a simplified opera with all the drama and comedy of much more elaborate opera performances.

For the first time, Baylor’s Acoustic Café will incorporate a new theme into its traditional showcase of students’ art and music tonight with “Bro Night at Acoustic Café” – featuring only male performers. The event will take place from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m in the Bill Daniel Student Center Den.

Coming back after a successful year, the Cultural Foods & Dances Night is Saturday. Presented by Mission Waco, the program is designed to bring participants a smorgasbord of unique cultural foods and festivities for those desiring to participate in some culture surfing.

The punchline, “Texans are very fond of showing off the places where we killed people,” may have some thinking the obvious place to visit in San Antonio is the Alamo, but the historic city has much more to offer visitors than an old battle ground.

The Historic Waco Foundation has many holiday events lined up this year, and are asking all who want to “share the spirit of the season” to attend. Annually, the foundation puts together an annual Christmas parade, as well as hosts the Christmas on the Brazos decorated house museum tours.

For the second year in a row, Christmas on 5th Street will feature a rising new tradition, “New Anthems for an Old Story” — a musical Advent service to celebrate the season and the coming of a King.

Deck the quadrangle with songs of Holly (Tucker); ’tis the season to take a carriage ride and be jolly. Don we now our 5th Street apparel; troll the Baylor language department’s carol. Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Baylor students: the Lariat is giving away two tickets to the NBA celebrity all-star game on Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Ferrell Center. Invited players include Kevin Durant, Josh Howard, John Wall and the Dallas Mavericks’ Jason Terry.

On Feb. 10, 2012, the Bruise Cruise launches a unique three-day experience that combines the leisure of a cruise with the thrill of a rock concert.