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The Reel Life

Posted on May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Andy Carpenter and Paul Rowe Make Movies and Build Community With – A Southern Horror A killer roaming the streets, armed with barbecue tools. A poisoned pie in an old country house. A mysterious computer with an unusual demand for its user. You’ll come face to face with these frights, and more, in A Southern Horror. This “dark journey through the haunted landscape of the American South” is part of a new vision for local…

Set Your Watches

Posted on May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

“It’s Tamale Time” Walking through the farmer’s market, you can hear a shout above the crowd – “What time is it?” Shoppers stop to glance at their watches before the same voice that asked the question supplies the answer – “It’s Tamale Time!” A vibrant energy emanates from the booth and the smell of fresh tamales is irresistible. The menu is pretty straightforward – a variety of tamales, specialty sauces, and a small variety of…

Sacred Sound – Zion BluesFEST

Posted on May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Takes Historic Church in Talbotton to New Heights – “Growing up going around with my dad and his band, there was a lot of music going on all over Talbot County,” bluesman Neal Lucas recalls. “People were playing all the time, getting together in volunteer fire departments and churches and all. My dad played in different bands and they played old country, blues, bluegrass, and early rock and roll.” A remote, rural enclave bordering Muscogee…

Sophie Wise

Posted on April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Folk-Colored Stories – Sometimes Sophie drives in silence, fragments of lyrics circling her mind before slowly landing to merge with melodies. “In the moments of silence, songs come,” Sophie explains. A natural musician, the songs Sophie dreams up offer gifts of honest introspection, while her feel-good melodies shimmer with a soft glow that feels a lot like nostalgia. Sophie began playing piano at the age of ten and fell in love with it. “It stuck…

Unfiltered Life:

Posted on April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Editor - the Local

The Photography of Peggy Nolan on Display Through April 17th at The Do Good Fund – We live in a world which can seem inundated with artificial representations of so-called life. Filters and edited photos have become the norm, often leaving people uncertain about what is real and what is fiction. The photography of Peggy Nolan is, refreshingly, the opposite. Vulnerable and unapologetic, her images capture life in the middle of being lived. Un-posed, unfiltered,…

Creative Energy

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Global Design Talent Descends on Columbus Once Again – Decorated darlings of the design world, the dudes behind Lincoln Design Co. — the laid-back West Coast firm which has designed logos for clients such as Nike, Mountain Dew, and Hot Wheels — never figured they would come to Columbus, Georgia. But they always figured they would one day go to Creative South. “I knew at some point I would go to Mike’s conference but I…

Go with the Flow

Posted on April 2, 2024April 3, 2024 by Editor - the Local

RiverFest Once Again Reimagines How We Enjoy Our Riverfront – Now a familiar face on big-time stages, from the legendary FloraBama to the Broadway median for the Uptown Concert Series, roots-country crooner Jonboy Storey remembers dreaming big of one day playing smaller spots. “I remember going downtown back when I was 13 and just starting to get into music,” says local boy done good Storey, “I was like, ‘I would do anything just to play…

Living It Up at The Living Room

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Maximalist Ben & the Hang Out Mores Invite You Inside Every Thursday, a set of artists perform on a tiny stage at the front of a room that’s set to what a 1970’s living room (much like that 70’s show) would look like. It’s an intimate space filled with shaggy couches, coffee tables, living room desks and a variety of chairs. The room is set upstairs of the currently closed Nonic on Broadway, but the…

The Film Scout – I Was In A Movie!

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

The Neon Highway Wanted to switch things up a bit this month and tell you about a unique experience I recently had which made me think about something bigger. I’m in a movie! As in lights, camera, action! Two years ago, I landed a role in an independent movie called ‘The Neon Highway,’ which was filmed right here in Columbus. Produced by Stratton Leopld, starring alongside Beau Bridges, Rob Mayes, Sam Henning and T.J. Power…

Artist Spotlight – Dorota Quiroz

Posted on March 2, 2024March 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Wanderlust Dorota Quiroz (pronounced ‘key-rose’) is not just an artist; she is art. Her cozy yellow home is art, her black and white cat who greets me at the front door is art, and, sitting down and talking with her, it seems that the very air around Dorota is shimmering with art. As she gives me a tour of her house, it’s impossible to choose a favorite of the works which cover every wall. Floor…

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