Entertainment

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts to host “Madagascar, The Musical” on May 15

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The Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (VRCFA) at Shawnee State University will host “Madagascar, The Musical” on Monday, May 15, 2023. The performance will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in the Eloise Covert Smith Theater of the VRCFA.

Workman brings MESSIAH to life this Good Friday

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A combined performance by the Shawnee State University Choir and the Second Presbyterian Chancel Choir, under the direction of Dr. Stanley Workman, Jr., will highlight the classic musical masterpiece “MESSIAH” this week.

Final Friday bringing People together for nearly a decade.

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As the 9th season of the Final Friday Concert series is quickly approaching, President of the Boneyfiddle Project Robert Black, says that this is one that local music lovers won’t want to miss. “We are gearing up for our 2nd annual Music & Motion that will start on May 26th with a high energy concert on Friday night to kick it all off. It will feature Hot Rod Deville at 5:30, Courtney Jo Band at 6:45, and Bad Habits at 8:00 p.m.”

Ashland Youth Ballet to Perform at Ironton High School

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IRONTON- The Ashland Youth Ballet (AYB), presents “Music in Motion” for the Ironton Council for the Arts at the Ironton High School Auditorium on Sunday April 2, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. This will be the final concert of the council’s 2022-23 subscription concert series. Tickets are $15 and are available at the performance. The performance is free for students and Ironton High School is handicap accessible.

PLT Presents: Clue

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PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth Little Theater will premier Clue on Friday, March 24th at 7:30PM. Three other nightly shows will follow on March 25th, 31st, and April 1st at 7:30PM as well as a matinee on Sunday, March 26th at 2PM.

PAAC bringing in Shakespeare this Friday

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PORTSMOUTH-The Portsmouth Area Arts Council (PAAC) is ready to welcome the community into the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts once again to greet the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for a performance of the classic tale, “Romeo and Juliet.”

Black Adam

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This week we are back to the “superhero” genre. It seems like it’s been quite a while and surprisingly we have a break from horror films. Don’t worry we will finish out “spooky season” next week Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made the jump to mainstream films many, many, many years ago. I used to think as a little kid that Hulk Hogan was the biggest wrestler turned movie star. I was dead wrong. Seeing his films now. They are ABSOLUTELY terrible. So bad. However, Johnson has made some very good films recently. His first big entrance into Hollywood was as “The Scorpion King” in the Mummy franchise. The CGI from that film was terrible and took away from the story. Would this be any better?

Movie Review: Hocus Pocus 2

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We have officially hit October and “spooky season.” Yes, that’s an actual phrase. Our last review was a FANTASTIC horror film called Barbarian and I highly recommend you see it if you haven’t already. However, we are onto a sequel of a cult classic for Halloween and October. The original Hocus Pocus came out in 1993 and followed the Sanderson sisters (three witches attacking the town of Salem) and a young group trying to rid the city of them. It was fun, cheesy, but dear to a lot of people’s hearts. I remember watching it growing up and having the biggest crush on Vinessa Shaw in the film. Unfortunately, the original heroes aren’t in this what, but we do have the rest of the cast returning. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy all return and this obviously caused a lot of excitement and feeling of nostalgia. Would this sequel live up the original or this too little too late?

Prehistoric lecture continues Sept. 29

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The Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center’s 2022 Prehistory Lecture Series continues on Thursday, September 29, at 6pm in the museum’s Hopkins Theatre. Jeffrey Wilson, Researcher, Author, Publisher, and President of the Friends of Serpent Mound non-profit organization, will present, “Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley: The Expanded Edition.”

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts to host “Legally Blonde, the Musical” on Oct....

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The Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (VRCFA) at Shawnee State University will host Broadway’s “Legally Blonde, the Musical” Thursday, Oct. 27. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the Eloise Covert Smith Theater of the VRCFA.

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