Arts & Culture
Story and photos by Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY — A new and unique art exhibit that features eye-catching chainsaw-carved sculptures kicked off Friday, May 15. CarvePrize, modeled after ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, displays 15 different sculptures along Michigan Avenue, transforming the downtown into an “open-air gallery.” For the next two months, residents and visitors can vote for their favorite…
HART — Auditions for the Hart Community Performing Arts Association’s production of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” are set for Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27, from 6-8 p.m. at the Hart Middle School, at 308 W. Johnson St. Audition participants are asked to use the back door entrance on the west side of the building. The entire community is…
HART — The Hart Community Community Performing Arts Series will conclude its 2025-2026 season Friday, May 15, with a special performance by the nationally-renowned bluegrass band, Authentic Unlimited. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Public Schools Auditorium, located in the Hart Middle School. Authentic Unlimited is a bluegrass group that is composed of Jerry Cole, Stephen…
SHELBY — You don’t need to be at Churchill Downs to catch the excitement of this year’s Kentucky Derby. Just buy a ticket to Shelby Optimist Club’s Derby Day on Saturday, May 2, at 6 p.m. Purchase your $20 tickets at the door or beforehand at Shelby State Bank, Fresh Point Nutrition or West Shore Bank. Admission includes tasty light…
HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Series will present Mr. B’s Blues and Boogie Piano Celebration Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Public School’s auditorium. Blues and boogie-woogie pianist Mark Lincoln Braun has become one of the premiere purveyors of a vanishing art. Having learned his craft first-hand from the early masters, he is a rare…
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