Daily Archives: June 12, 2017

Don’t Deport Dad!

 in Community / Current Events / Justice

Saturday June 17 – 11:00 am – Fayetteville Town Center Peace Sphere Rally – Gospel Music – Ice Cream.  You can’t miss. Refugees, immigrants and allies will gather the day before Father’s Day, Saturday, June 17th, for a rally, press conference and gospel show. Father’s Day should be a celebration of relaxation and family unity. Sadly, in Washington County, Sheriff Tim Helder is facilitating the deportation of not only fathers, but also mothers and children, even though he is not legally required to do so. All immigration authorities have to do is ask, and Sheriff Helder will detain immigrants even […]

Van Colbert Banjo!

 in Community / Current Events

Sunday, June 25 — 7:00 pm at OMNI –  3274 N. Lee Ave $10 at the door Old-time singer and banjo picker from the Missouri Ozarks Van was awarded Masters Status by the Missouri Folk Arts program and teaches old-time banjo in their Traditional Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program. The Ozarks are home to many kinds of traditional music: Old World ballads, fiddle and banjo tunes, all manner of religious songs, ballads of murder, mayhem, and hard-case perpetrators. Van delivers them with authority and authenticity.  “I love to sing and play and will as long as I walk upon this planet. […]