A-State Theatre Announces Stage Productions for 2022-2023 Season 08/30/2022 JONESBORO — The Arkansas State University Department of Theatre has announced its season for 2022-2023. “Gruesome Playground Injuries” opens the season, followed by “Little Women,” “Peter and the Starcatcher” and “The Trail to Oregon!” Tickets for all events are available in advance at AState.edu/Tickets. A-State student tickets are free at the box office with a student ID. “Gruesome Playground Injuries” is one of the most intimate plays produced at A-State. Written by Pulitzer Prize-nominee Rajiv Joseph, this intense, dark-humored, contemporary drama spans the course of a 30-year relationship between two broken…
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A good board game can be a fun way to get the family together and encourage kids to take a break from phone, television and video game screens. A great board game inspires, encouraging strategy, teamwork and interactivity.Over the last couple of years, several standout tabletop games launched for kids between ages 3 and 12. And While classics like Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders are top contenders for beginners and early gamers, there are plenty of kids board games to explore outside of the typical ones you’ll find crammed on the family room’s shelf.To save you time browsing through…
This November, as voters go to the polls to cast their ballots, some U.S. citizens will face insurmountable challenges.That’s because a growing number of voters who need assistance at the voting booth live in jurisdictions where election officials may not allow them to get that help despite federal requirements established under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That federal statute remains one of the most powerful tools to address this nation’s legacy of racial discrimination at the ballot box. Its protections extend to voters who have limited English proficiency and those with disabilities.Yet states and counties are failing to comply with…
Comment on this storyCommentFinding something good to read this fall will be easy. Debut novelists arrive on the scene with humor and heart, and award-winning writers return with compelling stories. Even self-described “freelance writer” Stephen King has penned something that might keep you reading into the night.“Fairy Tale,” by Stephen King (Scribner, Sept. 6)Wanting to write something that would make him happy during the early days of the pandemic, King concocted an escapist, enchanting tale of a place that’s familiar but feels entirely new. Princes and princesses, Goldilocks, Rumpelstiltskin and other foundational fairy-tale figures are suffering under the leadership of…
Nazara Technologies Limited has announced that it has acquired the US-based children’s interactive entertainment company, WildWorks. In an all-cash payment, Nazara will purchase 100% of the corporation and its intellectual property from current investors. The company, which was founded in 2003, is one of the most effective and developed game studios that concentrates on the children’s industry, within the age group of 8-12. The entity also has the #1 Grossing Apps in its category. WildWorks’ mobile apps have allured over 150 million players over the last decade, and as an outcome of this agreement, WildWorks is estimated to grow into…
The Parti Québécois (PQ) says it wants to remove the bilingual status of some cities in Quebec that have a minority anglophone population. Standing in the electoral riding of Bourduas in the Montérégie, PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon argued if a city does not have an anglophone population of more than 33 per cent, its bilingual status should be revoked. “Institutional bilingualism — and I’m not talking about individual bilingualism, I’m talking about cities that function in two languages — favours English because there’s no reason to learn the official language,” he said. He points out…
Sharing a deep connection to the land, celebration of the historic legacy of Indigenous tribes and expression of cultural traditions through art were all part of new programming this week at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston.The museum hosted an open house event Friday with the unveiling of a new outdoor mural designed by Native youth, a children’s book author reading and the introduction of a new Indigenous medicine and pollinator garden at their Central Street, Evanston location. The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, hosted an open house event Friday, with the unveiling of a new…
PITTSBURGH — Two WWE superstars made a special stop at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh before taking the stage for Monday Night Raw at PPG Paints Arena.Titus O’Neil and Dana Brooke hosted The Morning Show at Dream Big Studios. They answered questions and hosted games virtually with children inside the hospital.The WWE also announced Monday night that O’Neil’s foundation, The Bullard Family Foundation, donated $100,000 to Connor’s Cure in honor of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September. Connor’s Cure was created in 2014 in honor of 8-year-old WWE fan Connor Michalek from Shaler, who had medulloblastoma, a rare tumor that…
Chiropractic, massage and acupuncture company making a mark in the community. Press Release – Aug 30, 2022 08:00 EDT RALEIGH, N.C., August 30, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Today, Merkados™, RDU-based digital media marketing agency, has announced the launch of the Chiropractic Partners of Clayton new bilingual, English and Spanish, website. The mobile-friendly, accessible, fast, secure and beautifully designed site can be accessed now at: https://chiropartnersclayton.com/. This is great news for those in the community, including the Hispanic population, who are looking for quality chiropractic care and a contemporary way to request chiropractic appointments from the convenience of their mobile device. The…
A Johnston book organization is hosting a read-in event at the Johnston Farmer’s Market in September. A group of Johnston parents who said they noticed an “alarming” trend starting in 2021 of parents who demanded school boards remove books they “deemed offensive” started Annie’s Foundation, according to the organization’s website. Founder and president Sara Hayden Parris says the new nonprofit’s mission is to ensure that members of the community have access to books that reflect the diversity and complexity of the world around them.”Basically, we feel it’s really important that children see themselves reflected in the books that they read and that they’re provided with,” Hayden Parris said. “Also, that they…