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Sisco named 2025 Living Traditions Fellow
This week, the Missouri Folk Arts Program announced recipients of the 2025 Missouri Living Traditions Fellowship, an award to recognize the artistic excellence and exceptional lifetime achievement of … more
West Plains Playhouse's “Pride & Prejudice” opens Thursday and runs through May, with performances taking place in the Grand Ballroom above Dev's Steakhouse Piano Bar Lounge, 37 Court Square in West Plains. The show, directed by Arah Craig and Becky Maendel, will run nightly from 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a 3 p.m. matinee showing on Sunday. Additional performances will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday and May 1 through 3, and another 3 p.m. matinee on May 4. Tickets are available online at shorturl.at/u6xZh or inside the Dev's Steakhouse Piano Bar Lounge lobby before each performance. Production staff note the Grand Ballroom will not have wheelchair access for the showings. Call 417-293-3894 with questions. The cast, which was not present in full for this photo, includes Jon Guilbert, Jay Wright, Maendel, Micah Friend, Charlotte Ellsworth, Alice Lyons, Charlie Kay Greim, Anastasia Craig, Catherine Pendergrass, James Thayer, ZaiRyah Young, Levi Mucklestone, Grace Loukota, Finn Pendergrass, Boaz Mucklestone, Angela Bullard, Addy Mucklestone, Gideon Mucklestone, Kimberly Thompson, Shanda Engelhardt, Sage Roush, Laura Behling, Philex Thomas, Caleb Hullinger, Jairden Loukota, Craig, Tray Whitsell and Megan Loukota.
‘Pride & Prejudice’ play opens Thursday
This week concluded a two-week showing of artworks by His Place Christian Academy students at the West Plains Daily Quill. The works were displayed in the front window, coinciding with the first Thursday Downtown Stroll on April 3 and kicking off a rotating showcase of young artists in the community. On display through the next two weeks is artwork from students at Glenwood School. His Place artists’ works front row, from left: “The Amazing Robot Fort,” Noah Holt, fourth grade; “Old Rugged Cross, Jaylee (no last name given), fifth grade; and “God’s Promise,” Ethan Martin, third grade. Second row: “Inside Out” self portrait, Dixie Verral, third grade; “Spring,” Kyan Hudson, sixth grade; “Itsuka Kendo,” Hadassah (no last name given), seventh grade; and “Warrior Cat Encouragement,” Adi Worley, seventh grade. Mounted on easels in the back row are “Familiar Mill” by Megan Stout, 11th grade, and “Universe,” by Jackson Coffel, fourth grade.
Quill young artist display features His Place works
Detectives investigate a murdered corpse as loved ones, legal professionals, and suspects look on in “Love, Law, & Murder,” penned and directed by local playwright Annabelle Buhler. The noir-inspired murder mystery is centered around the death of a mob boss’ son.
‘Love, Law, & Murder,’ novice playwright’s debut production, takes stage in May
Annabelle Buhler, 20, of West Plains has been involved in the world of theater since adolescence. She’d always dreamed of having a play professionally produced, which will soon become a … more
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Jim Mahan, 85, West Plains, displays his “snake stick,” an intricate carving of a serpent wrapping around a wooden cane. He has been carving wood since he was 8 years old.
Wood as storyteller: West Plains resident Jim Mahan's enduring craft
Jim Mahan, 85, of West Plains, has been carving wood since his father introduced him to the craft at 8 years old. Although he received supplemental training via Boy Scouts, Mahan is primarily … more
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First-ever WP Tattoo Expo to be held in May
Mike and Tanai Devine have owned and operated Devine Designs Tattoo Collective in West Plains for nearly a decade. Since the studio’s opening in August 2015, the Devines have cemented … more
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West Plains Underground is a music promotion collective founded by West Plains residents, from left, Todd Goolsby, Brian Valbert, Eric Jacobs and Christopher Deleon.
West Plains Underground sets out to lift up local musicians
On Feb. 26, 2023, local residents Christopher Deleon, 40, Eric Jacobs, 46, and Brian Valbert, 26, founded West Plains Underground, an Ozarks-based music promotion collective, to bolster the music scene in West Plains. more
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A production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" is running today through Sunday at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis Street. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children and may be purchased through Ticketmaster or by calling the civic center box office at 417-256-8087. Show times are 7 p.m. today and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. The musical is presented by the West Plains Playhouse. The cast, front row from left: ZiaRyah Young, Savannah Williams, Ellie Craig, Josiah Loukota, Sarah Maendel, Joel Maendel, Paul Sander, Macy Wickins, Beatrice Smith, Jocelyn Perez, Lilly Recob, Grace Loukota and Ezra Mucklestone. Second row: Pam Brothers, Cyrus Mucklestone, Arah Craig, Sam Johnson, Abrielle Vandenbulcke, Sylvia Fleming, Bonnie Jeter, Suzanna Kimes, Tray Whitsell, Jay Wright, Andy Hensley, Jimmy Thayer, Allie Whitsell, Jon Guilbert and Chloe Stephens. Third row: Gideon Mucklestone, Shanda Engelhardt, Sevryn Johnson, Emmy Mitchell, Jariden Loukota, Amy Maendel, Becky Maendel, Boaz Mucklestone, Charlotte Ellsworth, Timothie Burgess, Maxine Clinton, Lindsey Keaton, Leah Stephens, Zoey Stevens, Philex Thomas and Levi Mucklestone. Anna Craig and Angelyna Vega are also part of the cast.
‘Cinderella’ takes the civic center stage for final weekend
Isaac Harrison, at the mic, is a local rapper resisting labels. He performs with his band as IMH, which includes Camden Roberts on drums in the background, bassist LJ Temple, right, and lead guitarist Dru Drapler. IMH takes the Avenue Theatre stage at 4 p.m. today.
Homegrown music act IMH takes Avenue stage today
It’s not uncommon for even small towns to produce one or two self-made artists, but true star quality is rare. Isaac Miles Harrison (who goes by IMH, an acronym for his initials) is one of those stars. more
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The Last Supper, as interpreted by artist Johnnie Lee Fullington of West Plains, right, was sold to Robert F. Stroud, Jr., of Mtn. View, during Fullington's art show reception Thursday at The Frame Shop and Gallery, 403 Washington Ave. in West Plains. His work is scheduled to be on display through the end of January.
In first solo show, ‘Artist Known as Johnnie’ sells several paintings, including a commission
With a wall of paintings on display, Johnnie Lee Fullington, 31, West Plains, conducted a show and sale during his art show reception Thursday at the Frame Shop and Gallery, 403 Washington Ave. in West Plains. The event was Fullington's first solo exhibition.  more
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