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Holiday Marketplace fills Hannibal Arts Council with holiday cheer | Local News
HANNIBAL — The Hannibal Arts Council is brimming with holiday spirit during the annual Holiday Marketplace, featuring a wide variety of gifts created by 18 area artists. Michael Gaines, HAC executive director, said HAC members purchased several items as gifts during a preview event Nov. 12, and regular visitors return each year to purchase their favorite gifts. A majority of the Holiday Marketplace items are $99 or less, with several very affordable items. Gaines enjoys moments like when a guest asks what their spouse enjoyed the most during a previous visit, so they can purchase the item as a surprise gift. Black Friday and Small Business Saturday were successful, and…
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Entertainment News Roundup: Aml Ameen makes director debut with UK’s first Black Christmas rom-com; Alec Baldwin denies responsibility for fatal shooting on movie set and more
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Money, money, money: ABBA sues over Abba Mania cover band The Swedish pop supergroup ABBA on Friday filed a lawsuit to stop a British cover band known as Abba Mania from using that name. In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, lawyers for ABBA accused Abba Mania’s managers of “parasitic and bad-faith conduct” by trading off ABBA’s goodwill and cachet in promoting Abba Mania. Aml Ameen makes director debut with UK’s first Black Christmas rom-com Partly inspired by his own life, actor Aml Ameen says his directorial debut “Boxing Day” is different…
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Alec Baldwin says not responsible for fatal movie set shooting | News
Actor says he did not pull the trigger when gun fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Rust film set. Hollywood star Alec Baldwin has said he is not responsible for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of the film, Rust, in October. In his first interview since the incident, the United States actor said that while he was holding the gun that shot Hutchins, he did not pull the trigger. The 63 year old said he “would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them”, and reiterated that he was told the gun was “safe” by crew members in charge of…
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Ixian’s Folding Space, And More Music News and Gossip
HAVIN’ THEIR DAY: Athens band Everyday Dogs has been out there for the past few years doing the daily work of making a name for itself. They’ve done pretty well building a steady fan base and have proven willing to play wherever they can get booked. They’ve come a long way since their 2018 debut EP, which saw them kind of scrambling around finding their sound. Now, they operate dependably in that arena-level sound that has its roots in pop punk. Last week they released a new single named “Sidewalk Smasher” that’s among the most aggressive music they’ve ever done. It opens with a riff not unlike a distant relative…
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12/1/21 Entertainment News *New Sex and The City Trailer*
HBO Max released a new trailer on Tuesday for And Just Like That…, the highly anticipated Sex and the City revival starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. The “new chapter of the groundbreaking HBO series,” according to the streamer, “will follow Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte — played respectively by Parker, Nixon and Davis — as as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.” “The more I live, the more I find that if you have good friends in your corner, anything’s possible,” Carrie says in the clip. “The future’s unwritten, because we’re all at different…
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Wilson Foundation announces $100 million to support arts and cultural organizations | Local News
When Buffalo Bills founder Ralph C. Wilson died in 2014, he left behind a commitment in his will to improve life in Western New York and the money to help make it happen. To the stunned delight of more than a dozen arts and cultural institutions, that promise is about to become reality for them and their patrons. The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation today will announce a $100 million donation that will provide funding in perpetuity to support many of the region’s most well-known attractions. “I have never seen a grant in the cultural sector that is so far-ranging and communitywide. You are almost speechless,” said Daniel Hart, executive director…
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