Each summer, a group of 25 teenagers from around Columbia comes together for a seven-day camp experience filled with music lessons, planning, songwriting, rehearsals, and creativity, fueled by the promise of taking the stage at the end of the week as a bona fide rock star. The week is intense — emotional and exhausting, empowering […]
Music The Blue Note Opens Doors for First Live Show Since November The Blue Note is back in business. The popular music venue welcomed a small crowd into its venue to hear MK Ultra in February. The Blue Note, which has events scheduled for the rest of the year, is taking precautions amid the COVID-19
When Christine and Brian Grace moved their family to the home in 2016, they enlisted the help of Spillman Homes to remodel and refresh, beginning with the main level and then moving to the basement. Thanks to the help of both Spillman Homes and Studio Home Inc., the basement is now the space that’s used
Music The Blue Note Opens Doors for First Live Show Since November The Blue Note is back in business. The popular music venue welcomed a small crowd into its venue to hear MK Ultra in February. The Blue Note, which has events scheduled for the rest of the year, is taking precautions amid the COVID-19
Job description I write, edit, and assign stories for the Tribune’s twice-weekly arts sections, which means covering everything from music and literature to visual art, theater, and dance. I also contribute the occasional non-arts feature and pitch in with editing duties when and where I’m needed. Professional background After graduating with two bachelor’s degrees in
How Maria Trevor brought her love of the harp to Columbia, Missouri, is a love story. As a child growing up in Slovakia, Maria played the piano, but she was fascinated by the harp from an early age. “It seemed to be such a fairy tale instrument,” Maria recalls. She began taking harp lessons at
When St. Louis native Jason Schrick, 41, moved to Columbia 13 years ago, he didn’t know he’d be opening his own music production company. He had been the frontman for rock band Six by Silver, which toured regionally and experienced some success: They had a song, “Make Believe,” featured on the TV show One Tree
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone’s lives in one way or another. One of the groups that has shouldered many hardships has been our business community. With capacity restrictions and other health guidelines in place to keep our community safe, doing business has become more complicated. Fortunately, the recent vaccine rollouts have brought
John Jones Simmons Banks announced its selection of John Jones as vice president and trust advisor for Columbia. John has close to 30 years of industry experience and has previously served as executive vice president and senior trust officer at Independent Trust Company of America. At Simmons, he will oversee wealth and estate planning needs
Ellianna’s Donut Shop Business is sweet for Columbia’s newest breakfast go-to, Ellianna’s Donut Shop. Located off of Grindstone Parkway since early October, they’ve been known to sell out on the weekends. “We’ve had a lot of good reviews, a lot of positive things from our customers,” says Tola Mam, owner of the shop. “We hope
