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Arts and Entertainment

  • On-stage: 'The Barnhouse Effect' and 'Competition Piece'

    By SUSAN SOLBURG
    WHS Drama Teacher

    Wakulla High’s Dramatis Personae will present Kurt Vonnegut’s “The Barnhouse Effect” and John S. Wells’ “Competition Piece” in performances this weekend.
    It is early in the 1950s and a college professor named Arthur Barnhouse, played by senior Jared Hansen, has discovered something he calls “Dynomopsychism” or “Power of the Mind.”

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  • Sabal will perform at Posh Organics on Nov. 19

    Special to The News

    The group Sabal will perform at Posh Organics in Sopchoppy on Saturday, Nov. 19, beginning at 8 p.m.
    Tickets for the show are $10.
    The music of Sabal is a combined effort of three talented points of view. These three musicians, singers and songwriters blend their unique styles into a harmonious ensemble of swampy Americana music. Sabal like the tree it takes its name from represents the people and places of Florida.  

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  • Local students appear in film

    Rafel and Adriana Fortier, both of Crawfordville, were recently selected from a Wakulla Homeschoolers group to be cast as extras in an FSU Film School production, “The Listener.”
    The film’s director, Laura Coconto, was homeschooled and was excited to include homeschooled students in the film.
    The two  had the opportunity to learn about filmmaking and organizing the scenes.

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  • From the Heart Music Hour plays to a packed house

    By TAMMIE BARFIELD
    tbarfield@thewakullanews.net

    Last weekend’s From the Heart Music Hour featured a line-up that was hard to beat this side of Nashville.
    Rick Ott and Nelle McCall, proprietors of From the Heart Recording Studio in Sopchoppy, continue to bring together mostly local talent for an “Austin City Limits” style show.

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  • Zach Bartholomew Trio to perform at Posh on Friday

    Special to The News
     
    The Zach Bartholomew Trio, an instrumental jazz band, will perform at Posh Java on Friday, July 22, at 8 p.m.  
    Reservations are strongly suggested, as some concerts have been sold out, and the seating is limited.
    The ZBT is a trio that has performed locally and internationally. Zach Bartholomew on piano, Brandon L. Robertson on stand-up bass, and Miles Bozeman  on drums, have been performing together as ZBT since 2009.

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  • Donna Decker's CD release set at Butterfield's on Aug. 17

    Special to The News

    Celebrate the CD release of “I Have Your Petty Secret” by performance artist Donna Decker at Butterfield’s Roadhouse in Sopchoppy on Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
    This unique CD is a compilation of spoken word and music, featuring original music by local notable musicians Gabe Butterfield, Frank Lindamood, and Andy Moorer who all will be performing tracks from the CD that evening.
    To make this night even more special and unique, also on hand will be Donna’s sister, poet and performer Helen Decker.

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  • Wakulla group attends midnight premiere of Harry Potter

    By RITA SKEETER
    Special to The News

    Pottermania came to Tallahassee this past Thursday evening as witches, wizards and muggles alike turned out in record numbers for the midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, the final installment of the series of films based upon the wildly popular books written by J. K. Rowling.  
    A group of 18 Potter fans from Wakulla County attended the premiere, dressed as many of the colorful characters from the Harry Potter series of books.

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  • Poetry & Music: Donna Decker and Frank Lindamood at Posh

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  • Dana and Susan Robinson will perform Feb. 17

    Traveling from Asheville, N.C., singer-songwriters Dana and Susan Robinson will perform at Posh Java on Friday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. This duo has an impressive resume of performances.
    The Ashevile Citizens-Times described them as “Rural America explored with elegant simplicity. Their music and cleanly poetic songwriting bring to mind the great folksingers of our times.”
    To hear their music, visit www.robinsongs.com.

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  • 'Next Victim, Please' - Riversprings Middle School presents a comedy-mystery

    Due to 6th grade FCAT Computer Training, the date for the Riversprings Middle School Play, "Next Victim, Please" has been changed to March 14 for the student body (morning) and March 15 evening performance for friends and families (7 p.m.)  The play was originally scheduled for March 2nd.

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