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Tweet SM East sophomore Akshay Dinikar was a bit frazzled that February afternoon. It was 7th hour, the end of the school day, and he’d just finished a challenging chemistry exam. “My mind was all about chemistry and the formulas I’d been using,” he said. “That’s all I was thinking about.” But when a text [...]
Tweet You crazy web kids out there probably think you invented the concept of self-referencial “meta-ness,” don’t you? Don’t you! Wellsirs, I invite you to visit SM East starting this Thursday to take a virtual trip back in time — all the way back to the ancient year 1998 — when “The Drowsy Chaperone,” this year’s SM [...]
Tweet For many high schoolers, summer is a time to laze away long, hot days. But for two incoming SM East seniors, this summer provided an opportunity to hone — and show off — some amazing talents. Flute virtuoso Emma Reno and musical theatre standout Lily Kaufmann returned earlier this week from the Interlochen Summer Arts [...]
Tweet Remember way back at the end of August when we told you about Drew Fenton, the PV man whose entry in the Waggin’ Train’s Tail Waggin’ Jingle Contest earned him a spot in the semi-finalist competition? Well sir, Fenton’s canine crooning was solid enough to propel him into the contest’s five finalists, which meant [...]
Tweet John Phillip Sousa is a pretty obvious choice for a military band. But Fiona Apple? Music lovers were in for a treat Monday night at Colonial Church in Prairie Village, as the United States Air Force’s Brass in Blue brass ensemble played more than a dozen classic and modern arrangements. They played Amazing Grace. [...]
Tweet If your jazziness levels are critically low, you’re in luck. The first fundraiser for this year’s Prairie Village Jazz Festival takes place tomorrow night at US Bank in The Village Shops. “Jazzree” will feature a silent auction, wine tasting and live music by the Charles Catschet Trio. The silent auction will feature: A Prairie [...]
Tweet Members of the SM East Chansonettes — a choir made up primarily of sophomore girls — made their annual Day Tour yesterday, performing at three healthcare facilities and the Power & Light District. Their first stop was The University of Kansas Cancer Center in Westwood, where they sang for staff and patients. See the video [...]
Tweet Dan Andersen, the lead organizer of last year’s inaugural Prairie Village Jazz Festival, has stepped down from his position as co-chair of this year’s event. Kathy Peterson, who had been Andersen’s co-chair until his announcement yesterday, will assume the lead organizing role. Neither Andersen nor Peterson would comment on the specific reasons for the [...]
Tweet It was a good-natured celebration of teen angst last night in the SM East gymnasium as the annual “Bunch of Bands” showcase brought five up-and-coming musical acts together. SFI, The Rock and Roll Spirit of John Goodman, Mason Pashia Project, Local Talk and Organized Mess set up at different spots throughout the gym, each [...]
Tweet It’s safe to say that the first ever Prairie Village Jazz Festival was an unqualified success. Since admission was free, organizers don’t have a precise count of how many people attended, but estimates suggest that at least 4,000 to 6,000 people came out to the Municipal Grounds to hear the highly touted lineup. So [...]
Tweet The organizers of the first-ever Prairie Village Jazz Festival have release the lineup for the event, scheduled for next Saturday, September 11, from 3 to 9 p.m. Featured artists are as follows: Killer Strayhorn, Sons of Brasil, David Basse & Orchestra 2010, Eldar Djangirov Trio, and The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra with a special [...]
Tweet It was banjos, bass, fiddle and fun at Harmon Park last night as the Prairie Pocket Pickers closed out this summer’s Fourth Fridays Concert Series. Nancy Sinovic Price of Hillcrest Covenant Church, which founded the event seven years ago, said the impetus for the event came from church member Dorie Brown, who wanted to [...]
Tweet The final Fourth Fridays in the Park concert of the season will take place this week with the Prairie Pocket Pickers, a bluegrass band. The banjo and fiddle music will start streaming from Harmon Park (79th Street and Delmar Street) starting at 6:30 p.m. (Free) food will be provided by Hy-Vee, and kids can [...]
