If you’ve seen the 2003 movie School of Rock starring Jack Black, you know the general story behind the real-life School of Rock (SOR). The movie was based on the first SOR which was founded in Philadelphia, and has since grown to 300 programs around the world.

Vestals to celebrate 75th anniversary

Blaine Stewart and Alysa Grace Goins were married at the Old Red Barn in Hanover, Indiana, on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.

Before I get into my article this week about the fine folks who just opened MadLove restaurant where the old Crystal and Jules used to be, I want to talk about a phenomenon in live music I call the “lightning strike moment.”

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Grosskopf-Ritz married Nov. 6

Gary Hewitt is a man of many interests and talents. He’s a huge IU basketball fan, and was a standout player himself back when Dupont had a high school. He’s an accomplished musician, starting as a teen when he taught himself guitar, until today some 60 years later, still leading bands and m…

“Shakespeare in Love” — the fictionalized story of how William Shakespeare came to write “Romeo and Juliet” — will be performed by Madison Threatre this weekend at Opal Sherman Auditorium.

After being canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison Parks Department brought back its Senior Dances last Friday at Brown Gym and has released the schedule for dances through Dec. 17.

First, before I get to this week’s story about music at the American Legion, I want to catch you up on an exciting upcoming show. Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express are coming to Red Bicycle Hall next Wednesday, Nov. 10. It’s a 7 p.m. show so you’ll have plenty of time to catch the perfor…

When she was younger, Kelly Rector remembers watching a production of “My Fair Lady” when near the end an actress stepped away from her role to hand Kelly a flower.

When I first learned about the Many Voices concert to benefit the Ohio Theatre, coming up Nov. 13 at the Fairfield Inn ballroom, I was intrigued, but not really sure what to expect. I mean, after all, the musical line-up is all local talent I’ve heard many times before.

The Madison-Jefferson County Animal Shelter currently has a wide range of kittens (pictured) available for pre-adoption as well as a number of dogs and cats also available.

Domestic violence damages victims physically and emotionally and its effects are long lasting. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time for greater understanding of this issue and to remember victims of abuse.

The festive season of Halloween has arrived with activities everywhere in the area — most taking place next week but some happening this weekend.

“I was the typical Madison music kid,” relates Tanner Keegan Owings. “I took piano lessons from Archie Coons. I was into theater and staging musicals. I had a high school band called Temperance that played the county fairs and the usual stuff. In addition to piano, I play guitar, and bass, p…

Eric Phagan looks at his life as sort of inverted from the normal flow of events. While most of us were getting married and starting a family and trying to get our careers off the ground, Eric was living his dream as a successful young artist, travelling the world and honing his craft.

In the August issue of “Rider” magazine, columnist Eric Trow writes about a cross-country motorcycle trip with his son, Porter, and about a stop in historic Madison, Indiana, where an older gentleman greeted them with a joyful “Good morning” as they were searching for a coffee shop.

Three brothers from Carroll County — Ira Pyles, Terry Pyles and David Pyles — all served in the United States military during the Vietnam War.

A new theater group in Madison will open first production this weekend when the comedy “Barefoot in the Park” is staged at Opal Sherman Auditorium at Madison Consolidated High School.

When I met with Kerry Owens he’d been living in Madison for exactly two days. The 31-year-old Rushville native had been living in Indy for most of the last decade, but his parents moved here about eight years ago and he’s been coming for regular visits.

Two longtime veterans of the Indiana State Police and the Versailles Post retired recently after 34 and 32 years of service.