“Rockabilly” is the original rock-and-roll, according to Lee Rocker. “It started, arguably, in the 1950s. It’s really a combination of blues and country, with rhythms that are just purely an American form of music,” he…

A cherished part of Iola’s Christmas season will return in 2023. The annual Christmas Vespers concert, which hasn’t been held since 2019, is planned for Dec. 10 at Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church. “We’ve missed…

The Bowlus Fine Arts Center kicks off its new season with a boisterous display of percussion, music, dancing and comedy. Buckets N Boards, a comedy percussion show that promises fresh and clean fun for the…

Throngs of music lovers headed to Humboldt this weekend for the second edition of the Middle of Everywhere music festival. On a sweltering Sunday afternoon Sister Lucille kicked things off at Camp Hunter, where attendees…

The Texas Youth Chorale, an honors choir of students from the Dallas Metroplex, will be in Allen County May 30 for a pair of free performances. The students in grades 6-12, under the direction of…

There’s much more than just the visual aspect to making a cartoon special, Joel Pierson notes. Music is often as important as the animation to help tell the story. Heck, try thinking of Porky Pig’s…

Parents dream of sending their kids off to college to become doctors and lawyers, Matt Kleopfer said. Heck, he probably thought so, too.  But no longer. “The best kids in class need to be going…

Iola Middle and High School orchestra students performed a concert on Wednesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center under the direction of Elizabeth Cunningham.

Iola Elementary School’s fourth- and fifth-graders pay tribute to veterans with a musical extravaganza on Tuesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

Faith and music — especially when they go together — serve as the foundation for Lloyd and Nancy Houk. “Music is kind of an escape into a wonderful place. Whenever the world feels like it…