Michelle Parks
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SPOTLIGHT AMY BATES Voyage 2009 akin to covert operation
Posted: November 8, 2009 4:48 a.m.Amy Bates isn’t a double agent. But she’s the mastermind behind Voyage 2009 — a forthcoming Circle of Life Hospice fundraiser that’s surrounded by an aura of mystery.
NOTABLE NEIGHBOR She helps museum run with the big dogs
Posted: November 1, 2009 7:34 a.m.SPOTLIGHT KATHI BLUNDELL Fundraiser sizes up ‘5x5 Exhibition’ art
Posted: November 1, 2009 7:33 a.m.Artists often paint on canvases spanning 2 or 3 feet across, maybe the size of a modest television screen. Some make murals that fill an entire wall.
DANCE REVIEW: Troupe taps roots past Dublin
Posted: October 22, 2009 5:49 a.m.Riverdance celebrates things that distinguish and connect cultures around the world — dance, music and song. All are equally important in this show — at the Walton Arts Center this week on its North American tour — billed as the farewell tour.
Kyle Patrick Kellams Something to talk about
Posted: October 18, 2009 7:28 a.m.SELF PORTRAIT Date and place of birth: May 20, 1963, Hutchinson, Kan. If I were marooned on a desert island, I’d have to have CDs, a radio that picks up baseball, Laura, our dogs and stuff to read. Always in my refrigerator: milk and beer My favorite entrees are Laura’s pork chops and the ribs at Herman’s.
DANCE REVIEW Few see troupe’s impressive moves
Posted: October 18, 2009 6:48 a.m.Once again, the biggest complaint about a dance company’s performance at the Walton Arts Center: not enough people to see it.
REVIEW: Writer delights arts center fans
Posted: October 15, 2009 5:17 a.m.David Sedaris takes the most ordinary thing, fixates on it and makes it hilarious.
SPOTLIGHT LENDING HANDS Program delivers library to people
Posted: October 11, 2009 6:23 a.m.Lea Anna Taylor has volunteered with Lending Hands since 1997, when she saw a notice in the Fayetteville Public Library’s former Fulbright library building.
MUSICAL REVIEW: Wedding Singer on-key, off-kilter
Posted: October 1, 2009 4:57 a.m.FAYETTEVILLE: Musical marks start of 87-city tour
Posted: September 28, 2009 5:32 a.m.Time spent at the Walton Arts Center last week helped the cast and crew of the national touring production of The Wedding Singer prepare its 'A' game.