By Pat Stinson Sun contributor What brings an international women’s business research consultant and former leader of a national group advising Congress and the President on issues affecting women’s businesses to Empire, a close-knit community on the edge of obscurity? Julie Weeks, owner of Womenable, said it was “D.C. traffic” and “political pretentiousness” that motivated […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Interviewing musicians Emma Cook and Will Hendricks is akin to a front row seat at one of the duo’s intimate stage performances. The vibrant alto and pianist pairs with her mindful yet laid-back guitarist and singer to create intelligent, warm, memorable vignettes in song or conversation. Like all good […]
By Corin Blust Sun contributor Tom Krueger has been working with clay for 38 years, but pottery is just one facet of the creative and happy lifestyle that he has lived since his return from Vietnam 40 years ago. “When I got back, I only lasted about four months at a real job,” he said. […]
Press release The Manitou Music Festival is delighted to close out this year’s summer long festival with a rocking good night of music by the Guinness Brothers Band. The Guinness Brothers Band will perform a Chicago-inspired blend of soul, blues, funk and classic rock on Wednesday, August 20 at 8 p.m. on the graduation green […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor “Pick up yer butts, this field is not an ashtray! There are lots of barefoot kids around. Children, do you know where your parents are?” How many times have I shouted these words into a microphone over the last 16 years, along with the other mantras of the music festival […]
Press release On Friday, August 15, The Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor will host one demonstration and two readings, beginning at 1 p.m. Demonstrations begin at 1:00 pm. The first reading will begin at 2 p.m., followed by a discussion with April Dawn Gosling and Arie Koelewyn on the self-publishing process and the benefits […]
The annual Empire Anchor Day Parade, held the third weekend in July, commemorates the discovery of an anchor (now on display at the Empire beach) in July, 1977 by locals Doug Manning and Michelle Stryker. True to the village of Empire, the Anchor Day Parade always goes around town twice. Photo by Joanne Rettke View […]
By Mary Sharry Sun contributor Buzz. Click. A security guard whom I cannot see unlocks a steel door. He does this electronically. There is no clank of heavy keys against metal bars as you might hear in an old Western. I hear the lock bolt slide through the channel into its housing. I pull the […]
By Corin Blust Sun contributor Just about everyone in town welcomes the flood of partygoers and spirited souls flowing through the streets of Empire during the first weekend in August, and no one can argue with the premium, diverse musical talent that Grassroots Productions has gathered from across the country for this year’s (sixteenth!) Sleeping […]