Drawing inspiration from the beauty of Baylor’s campus, Stokes painted a series of works over the COVID-19 lockdown, many depicting Pat Neff Hall. Because the campus was so empty at the time, Stokes said she was able to bring her supplies to the peaceful campus and create several open-air paintings under the sun.
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2023 is the year of the rabbit, a symbol of hope and prosperity. Given the last two years, the luck of the rabbit is much needed. Thanks to East Market and Goods, the Waco community was able to experience just that.
“Recently, many of the shows have been sold out within 30-45 minutes,” Gilliam said. “Over 13,000 tickets will be sold for the show this year. There are 2,200 seats available for each of the six performances.”
Art a la Carte | until March 11 | Art Center Waco, 701 S 8th Street | This collective art exhibition features works of a wide range of variety from 17 Central Texas artists.
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“Our heart behind this project is that we love getting to come alongside our students to serve a community that we’re so blessed to get to be a part of,” Edison said. “We love teaching our students the importance of service.”
This year, the tradition returns in its full glory, opening with a piece called “Light Beyond Shadow.” According to Dr. Lynne Gackle, director of choral activities, the piece will set the theme for the concert, representing how the world and Baylor in particular have moved through the pandemic.
We are in the final stretch of the semester, and the monthlong holiday break is within reach. With that in mind, the Arts & Life desk would like to share our favorite Christmas crafts that you must try this holiday season.
It’s a unique loyalty that prompts dozens of fans to wear T-shirts that read “I hate Matty Healy” to the concert, and simultaneously tote around $100 worth of merchandise, but it’s the sort of loyalty that Healy and his shows inspire.
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“One of the big things that the monster is trying to teach Conor is that people are complex, and sometimes two seemingly different things can be true simultaneously.”
As college students, we also often underestimate the difference we can make. Money and time feel tight and often leads us to neglect giving back because we feel we wouldn’t be able to do enough or anything that might actually make a difference. But whether it is $5 or $500, a difference can be made.
The group of 15 students introduced themselves letting the audience know that even though they were from different majors, they had singing in common.
“The relationships that you make working on this, working in the program, is almost as important as the classes,” Baldwin said.
“I was taught that beauty is about perfecting the artist’s self-disappearance, cutting off the things we’re born with in order to be seen. Our individuality and self-emulation is beauty,” Alok said. “Beauty is about becoming yourself. There is no beauty standard.”
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As we approach the end of the semester and the holiday season, we need to focus a little more time on the festivities; after all, this only happens once a year.
“Sometimes people don’t associate Christmas with faith,” Sobh said. “People often think, ‘why wouldn’t you celebrate Christmas, why wouldn’t you get a Christmas present?’ I feel like it can isolate people who don’t celebrate Christmas, especially people of the Jewish faith or non-Abrahamic faiths.”
“I’m very grateful for those traditions looking back,” Renshaw said. “I definitely took them for granted at the time.”
In honor of the season, the A&L staff would like to share some of our favorite holiday traditions. If there are some that pique your interest, don’t hesitate to incorporate them into your holidays!
“I feel like even if you’re not a runner you can just kind of go out and walk and it’ll take you like an hour max and that’s your study break for the day and you get a T-shirt,” Hardin said. “So, and know you did something good too instead of just sitting at home.”
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Every semester, student organizations across campus volunteer in the Waco community through Steppin’ Out. This day of service doesn’t happen overnight; preparations begin at the start of each semester. On Saturday, there will be approximately 1,500 volunteers at Steppin’ Out.
“Sometimes people need to get away from their lives,” Braziel said. “Sometimes they need to not focus on [themselves] for a little bit. I mean, that’s why we watch movies; that’s why we pick up a good book. The only difference between that and live theater is that it’s live. You’re experiencing energy that’s on stage directly in front of you instead of on the screen.”
Due to weather, the 5K run has been canceled, and the concert venue has been moved from Fountain Mall to the Palladium, located at 729 Austin Avenue.
On a dark Halloween night, a crescent moon hung low overhead as an autumnal breeze blew costumed concertgoers like Cruella de Vil, Spider-Man and Princess Peach to Jones Concert Hall for a Halloween Organ Concert that was sure to cause Waco’s ghosts and ghouls to stir.
“That mortality makes every moment that we spend with our loved ones and with our friends even much more valuable,” Linares said. “We wanted to celebrate that to make it a party to make life a party, so everybody can come be a part of that.”
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Most 18-year-olds leave their high school with just a diploma, but freshman Morgan MacAnanny left with a bridal collection she created that is showcased at a popular local bridal showroom.
The deliberation of 12 jurors over the trial of a 19-year old accused of killing his father is marked by bias and racial prejudice that threaten justice.