Columbia’s Trent Rash is our main guide for finding your art and culture fix in the community. Trent has been the executive director of The Missouri Symphony (MOSY) since August 2019. Here are his curated picks for upcoming events. ASSASSINS, 111 Orr Street, October 23-26, 2025 Trent’s Take: This Sondheim musical, presented by the ever-ingenious […]
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“That / wasted breath of neon light a frail / tattoo or come-on in pools / of rain. That street, That rain / No. Our street. Our rain.” — “After the Blue Note Closes” by Larry Levis Puddles of rain sit stagnant and quiet outside a building at 912 Business Loop 70 East. That
As summer ushers in warm air, long days, and plenty of sunshine, Columbia’s music scene begins to buzz with excitement in anticipation of Summerfest, an annual outdoor concert series that fills both Ninth Street and Rose Park with music fans from across Missouri and beyond. “This will be my twelfth season and Summerfest had
Halle Kearns and Jordan Davis at Rose Music Hall – Kim Ambra, Editor-in-Chief Every show is “The Show of the Year!” – Charles Bruce III, Director of Sales Jimmy Eat World at The Blue Note – Scott Callahan, Director of Events Dopapod at Rose Music Hall – Chris Cottle, Advisory Board Phantom of the Opera
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Mike Nolan General Manager, The Blue Note & Rose Music Hall Age: 29 Mike Nolan started working at The Blue Note for free as a box office intern and plugged away until he was promoted to general manager, a feat that makes him proud. “It was a dream I had when I was hired, and
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1) What were some of your favorite concerts in Columbia in 1985? My favorite was Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack. Other shows in that time period were groups like Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Pretenders, The Go Go’s and The Rockats. 2) Did any rad bands come to Columbia in 1985 that you’ve never
