Browsing: Arts and Life

Wild West, Waco’s hotspot for country music and two-step dancing, hosted its last guests this January. The downtown bar and…

Soon, Waco natives won’t be the only ones to mosey down the pothole-infested gravel road to Bonnie’s Greenhouse. HGTV’s Fixer Upper will feature the backyard business in this upcoming season, and with that owners Sandra and Johnny Killough said they are excited to see an increase in their already growing business.

In this week’s adventure for Cookbook Confessions, I cooked up some “Baby Porcupines”, a recipe which thankfully does not require the actual anatomical parts of a porcupine. That would be sad and, perhaps more importantly, very difficult to acquire.

It’s Christmas time in the city. For students and Wacoans who love Baylor’s Christmas on Fifth Street, the holiday festivities don’t have to stop there. The third annual Waco Wonderland kicks off at 6 p.m. this Saturday in Downtown’s Heritage Square.

Today, I drove down I-35 North, out of the Baylor Bubble, in search of a good burger. I didn’t want just any ol’ burger, though. I wanted a burger that would make my taste buds sing. I ended up at Dave’s Burger Barn, located at 600 N Patricia St.

Today, the Art Center of Waco will open a new exhibit featuring the work of two Baylor lecturers. The nature art show displays the drawings of Greg Lewallen, art lecturer, and the environmental photographs of Curtis Callaway, senior lecturer of journalism, public relations and new media.

Retrospectives typically look back on an entire career, gathering together the works that embody and encompass an artist’s career. The exhibit opening this week in the Martin Museum does the opposite, looking forward on three young Baylor artists’ careers.

Well, as soon as I saw “Scottish Pudding” I knew I’d found the perfect recipe to try. With all the rainy, gray days recently, I’ve missed my time studying abroad in St. Andrews, Scotland. A Google search revealed Scottish pudding to be a classic British holiday dessert. Perfection.

Enter a classroom with a Shipley Do-Nut bag in hand and prepare to be flooded with glares. The sugary, airy and warm pastry from the most prevalent bakery in town warrants a jealousy any deprived sugar-tooth can muster.

Game Day comes twice a semester for Baylor students. However, the second time, it’ll come without having to camp at…

Pretty soon, Magnolia Market won’t be the only new home store on the block. The Findery, located just across the street from the silos, will be opening its doors and lighting its candles for its first visitors next Wednesday.

Minimalist, maximalist and artist Frank Stella comes to Baylor for the first time today for the Albritton Art Institute’s annual lecture. The renowned painter and sculptor will be coming to Baylor to discuss his life and work with art critic Jason Kaufman.

Canned episodes of “Whose Line is it Anyway” isn’t cutting it for comedy fans in Waco. That’s why the Brazos Theatre Group is hosting an improv comedy night at 9 p.m. Friday.

Every student is a writer. Each term paper, essay and exam contributes to carpal tunnel syndrome and everyday hand cramps. But some students choose to write, not just their research papers and daily assignments, but entire short stories, poems and novels.

Looking for a taste of culture this week? Learn about the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos while enjoying local art at the Art Forum.

When choosing a recipe for Cookbook Confessions, I have two qualifications. One, it must be strange. Certainly I cannot choose a title because it sounds appetizing. Two, it must require some experimenting—whether with substitutions or uncommon cooking techniques.

In front of the Magnolia Market storefront there is a memory. The sign from the Little Shop on Bosque, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ first retail store, is printed on a banner in front of the new location. This weekend, the Little Shop and its iconic Magnolia sign will be wheeled away for the last time at the grand opening of the downtown market at Waco’s iconic silos.