Local production of “Twelfth Night.”By Emily Pawlowski | Echo This weekend Marion Civic Theatre, Inc. finishes its run of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” “Twelfth Night,” also called “What You Will,” is one of Shakespeare’s later plays. This comedy follows twins Viola and Sebastian after they were separated in a shipwreck. Viola […]
The highs and lows of “Manifest”By Landon Hilst | Echo NBC’s new series “Manifest” grounds the interstellar concept of time travel to tell a story about second chances and new beginnings. “Manifest” sparked a lot of excitement because of its unique premise. A family is split up at the airport due […]
Alumni screen films at Heartland Film FestivalBy Gabby Carlson | Echo Taylor graduates Andrew Paul Davis (’18) and Nathan Pfaff (’14) will be featured on the big screen this month. Their films, “Palace” and “Film School Africa” were accepted and will be shown at the Indiana based Heartland Film Festival three […]
A reflection on poetryBy Elizabeth Hartmann | Echo “Poems speak of the mortal condition; in poems we muse (as we say) about the tragic and glorious issues of our fragile and brief lives: our passions, our dreams, our failures,” Mary Oliver said in her book “Rules for the Dance: A […]
Looking at video games as an art formBy Carson Jacobs | Contributor “You have five more minutes before I make you get off the Nintendo!” Almost any person who has invested time in the wonderful hobby of video games has heard this statement coming from their mother at one point or […]
Gospel quartet will fill stage with sound and missionBy Chrysa Keenon | Echo It is not often that a quartet that has made the Top 40 as well as having six number 1 songs hit the charts comes to Matthews, Indiana. But for the Triumphant Quartet, it’s all about paying back […]
Is getting angry at video games okay?By Elijah Oates | Contributor Scenario: you are about to win your first “Fortnite” game. There’s one other player left. You have a full loadout, most of it legendary. Your materials are maxed. The other guy is a no-skin. You can’t possibly lose. You engage, […]
Fairmont restaurant hosts concert for James Dean festivalBy Emily Pawlowski | Echo This Saturday, Grains and Grill restaurant in Fairmont is hosting a concert to celebrate the James Dean Festival. Music and festivities begin at 5 p.m., with Cadaver Dogs opening the show. Soulshot is to follow at 6:45 p.m., and […]
Join a fellow pilgrim wandering through lifeBy Elizabeth Hartmann | Echo Everything seems normal until you look closer. From traffic jams to brushing one’s teeth, the art exhibit in Metcalf gives strange twists to the mundane and ordinary things in life. “Mala’s paintings on paper are an exploration of a pilgrim’s […]
Go western with this movie review By Landon Hilst | Echo Westerns have fallen out of the public eye since the turn of the century and a dramatic shift in genre appeals. Once the most popular genre, Westerns were given new life when Lionsgate studio hired A-list actors, a relatively […]
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