Professor Seàn Henne will speak Friday at art center By ROB ALWAY mcp editor What does it mean to be Irish? This is a question that many people may contemplate this time of year. The month of March is nationally recognized as Irish Heritage Month, the climax on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, which traditionally observes the death…
By BRUCE MILLER mcp blogger It is still a vivid memory to me, the first time that I heard the Scottville Clown Band. Hereafter known as SCB. I was walking in town across from city hall and the SCB was practicing up stairs in the city hall building. They were playing “Basin Street Blues” and it was incredible.…
Winter By JUDY COOLS mcp blogger OK, I’ll admit it: Winter is not my favorite season. I was born in Michigan and have lived here all my life. As attractive as the “endless summer” sounds some days, I think I would ache for the change in seasons if I didn’t have it. I’d be a little lost…
Reflections of Fall By THAD RAY mcp blogger It is sunny out and the air is crisp. A slight breeze rustles the leaves. A few flutter to the ground joining others, brown and dry. Sunlight weaves its way through the canopy, a golden snake tracing kaleidoscope patterns on the ground, and the scent of wood smoke lingers in…
Opera Blues By CRAIG CONVESSOR mcp blogger The day that Pavarotti died is when I learned who Pavarotti was. I’m not a big opera fan, so it makes sense I wouldn’t follow individual careers. The only thing that I knew for sure was that he was big, in reputation and stature. So, as I listened to National Public…
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