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Today's Features

  • 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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  • Gadsden Arts exhibits feature photography and audiowood sculptures

    Special to The News

    Explore the vast range of creative possibilities and technological processes of modern photography through Diversity and Creativity: Photography in the 21st Century, an exhibition opened May 11 at the Gadsden Arts Center.
    This show, guest-curated by photographer Jessie Lovano-Kerr, features new work by accomplished photographers Edward Babcock, Robert Constand, Barbara Aleene Edwards, Bill Humphries, Jim Miller, David Moynahan and Stewart Nelson.

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  • Swamp groove from Sabal at Posh Java on Saturday

    The Tallahassee band Sabal will perform at Posh Java on Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m,
    Musicians, singers and songwriters, Fred Figueroa, Kevan McCann, Carly Bak and Craig Daniel Hardin blend their unique styles of music into a harmonious ensemble of original swampy Americana.
    Like the tree it takes its name from, the band Sabal represents the people and places of Florida, weaving individual experiences into an impressive and intelligent blend of music.

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  • Shepherd Creek will play at the Sopchoppy Opry

    Shepherd Creek is South Bound’s special guest for the Sopchoppy Opry Memorial Day show, Saturday, May 26, at 7 p.m. in the historic Sopchoppy High School Auditorium.
    The show will feature patriotic songs of the red, white and blue as America’s heroes are honored.
    Tickets are $10. Call 962-3711.

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  • A look at the training for arts in medicine received by local volunteers

    By HERB DONALDSON
    Special to The News

    For two days in February a few members of HAWC, Healing Arts of Wakulla County, were invited to attend the Arts in Healthcare for Rural Communities Training Program in Franklin County.
    Those in attendance from our area were Haydee and Rick Jackley of Ribits Ceramics, Tamara Byrnes of the Wakulla County Senior Center, Gail Campbell, who began as the initial point person for HAWC, and me, representing Palaver Tree Theater.

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  • EarthTalk: What is 'Fair Trade Your Supermarket?'

    Dear EarthTalk:
    What is the “Fair Trade Your Supermarket” campaign?
    – Brian Howley, Washington, DC

    A project of the non-profit Green America, the “Fair Trade Your Supermarket” campaign aims to empower consumers to advocate for more “Fair Trade” products on store shelves at their local supermarkets.

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  • They did it – can you?

    Congratulations to those contestants in our BFIT Challenge who completed the weight loss challenge and dropped to their goal weight.
    We had phenomenal weight loss during the contest – some contestants dropped 5 percent of their body fat and others a staggering 14 percent weight loss in the three month time span.
    Our BFIT Contestants dropped over 20 to 30 pounds in the six short weeks of the contest.
    So, again congratulations to our BFIT Challenge winners! You did it!

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  • Yoga for back problems

    Yoga is an ancient practice developed in India almost 6,000 years ago.
    In the last decade, yoga has become increasingly popular in the West, and currently, about 15 million people in the U.S. practice yoga.
    Generally in the U.S., yoga classes consist of a combination of physical exercises, breathing exercise and mediation.
    Yoga has been used for thousands of years to promote health and prevent disease, and many people with back problems have found yoga to provide several benefits including:
    • Relieving pain

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  • Panhandle wildflower field guide is out

    Special to The News

    The Florida Panhandle has what are arguably the best roadsides in the state for wildflower viewing. But where and when can you see them?
    A new guide from the Florida Wildflower Foundation pinpoints the best of La Florida’s namesake native wildflowers in the eastern Panhandle, including those along State Road 65 in Liberty and Franklin counties. The road is widely considered the state’s best for experiencing and enjoying the natural beauty of native wildflowers.

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  • Summer experiences available for youth

    Soon the children will be out for the summer break.
    Many of you are like me when I worked full time with children at home: One of my biggest challenges as a parent was creatively and safely filling the summer schedule during the years when my daughter was too young to be on her own and too old to have a traditional babysitter.  

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