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“And whose nitwit idea was this?’ Betty Hardacre snapped, her orthopedic shoes sinking into sand. Betty was the chair of the Episcopal Church Women. She prided herself on upholding the parish’s long-standing traditions. Pastor Miranda McCurdy looked up from the grill where she tended to the sizzling barbecue. As the first woman to lead St. Gabriel-by-the-Sea in 180 years, she was used to resistance.” -
Flickr user swong95765 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)No wonder the carrot is the second most popular vegetable in the world after the potato—not bad for a plant which, according to the Oxford Companion to Food, “had an unpromising origin.” It is, after all, merely a refined version of a common weed—Queen Anne’s lace.
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In this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Patric Sullivan, the scene shop supervisor at the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory for Theatre and Dance. He gives a behind-the-scenes look at the technical aspects of theatre production, particularly the inner workings of the campus scene shop. -
On this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with guitarist Mark Tonelli. He previews his upcoming 'Underground Jazz' show on March 21st at Scout Hall in Downtown Cape Girardeau. The show is at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7. -
On this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with guitarist Mark Tonelli. He previews his upcoming 'Underground Jazz' show on March 21st at Scout Hall in Downtown Cape Girardeau. The show is at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7.
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“The story begins around the year 2500 B.C.E. Seth trudged across the Great Plain, carrying on his back a wickerwork basket containing flints to be traded. He was with his father and two older brothers. He hated all three of them.” -
“Dear Dr. Sharon, The self-portrait you requested is attached. I make my living drawing marble installations to scale. I’m a draftsman who also provides designs for customers. Forgive the lack of nuance in the sketch, but it is a truthful rendering of how I see myself." -
Educators as Artists: Creating Beyond the Classroom, an exhibition of works by SEMO alumni, hosted by the Missouri Art Education Association, will be showing Friday, March 6, through Friday, March 27, in the Arts Expansion (ARX) Gallery. The exhibit spotlights about 25 SEMO alumni art teachers, showcasing diverse works and underscoring art’s vital role in education. -
Educators as Artists: Creating Beyond the Classroom, an exhibition of works by SEMO alumni, hosted by the Missouri Art Education Association, will be showing Friday, March 6, through Friday, March 27, in the Arts Expansion (ARX) Gallery. The exhibit spotlights about 25 SEMO alumni art teachers, showcasing diverse works and underscoring art’s vital role in education.
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SEMO's Carpe-Diem turns the Rec Center into a global bazaar, where international students share food, fashion, and traditions from 60+ countries. This story was originally published by the Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University's Campus News Organization. -
“Father Kavanagh. Pen in hand and his notebook open before him, he was ready to do what he did every November: Get started on his Christmas list. By seven thirty a.m., he had prayed with his wife, checked his sugar, had his shot, and polished off his stone-ground oatmeal with raw honey and multigrain toast. This upbeat start on the morning had made him overconfident - his pen was poised but nothing was happening. The grand expectation of churning through the list was morphing into a muse.” -
As California restaurant critic Merrill Shindler observes, "Like politics and religion, nobody agrees about the one true chili." It's a dish that's easy to get into an argument over.
