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by Raul Gomez | Cinema | October 7th, 2020
…By Kris Gruberperriex1@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader spoke to Ryan Hardy, President of the Red River Organ Society, about the 47th annual fundraiser for the Mighty Wurlitzer. This year will be the first fully virtual event, with some special additions to the performances.HIGH PLAINS READER: Can you share some of the discussion…
by Raul Gomez | Culture | October 7th, 2020
…by John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comThe lives of countless people and the fortunes of numerous industries have been turned upside-down over the course of 2020 due to the full-blown global pandemic that is COVID-19. One of the areas that have been drastically affected is the performing arts. Concerts and live performances dragged almost…
by Raul Gomez | Music | October 7th, 2020
…By Michael Str!kemichaelstrike.solo@gmail.comTwo-hundred days.In two-hundred days I’ve played one show.At the beginning of this year if someone had told me I was going to play just one show over the span of almost seven months I would’ve laughed them out of the room, and then put on a show in…
by Raul Gomez | Arts | October 7th, 2020
…By Paul NootArtwork by Paul Nootbismarckartist@yahoo.comIt was in the middle of March when Bismarck teachers were notified that school would not be going back and within a week schools would need a plan to do distance learning. I would have never imagined that I would be at home, teaching art…
by Raul Gomez | Theatre | October 7th, 2020
…By Scott Eckernotharrisonford@gmail.comLike many artists the quarantine seemed like a great opportunity to finally get around to some writing. I mean what else was I going to do? Looking on the bright side of oblivion, I could at least be productive.I did a fair amount of writing that I am…
by Raul Gomez | Theatre | October 7th, 2020
…by Monika Browne-Eckermonikabrowne4@gmail.comThinking back on February and the beginning of March, I recall conversations I had with my family here and outside of the US about the truthfulness of the news surrounding this new pandemic. Skepticism gave way to concern and real fear as the days went by with news…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | October 2nd, 2020
…No Tolerance?—No Democracy; No Freedom, Peace Or Justice; No Habitable Planet!“Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness? Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?” - Abraham Lincoln, July 4, 1861“Mr.…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | October 2nd, 2020
…Rachel Carey is a New York-based writer and director. Her feature debut “Ask for Jane” is now available to view on demand from Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and other streaming services.In addition to her work in the film industry, Rachel has also written and directed several plays and a television…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 29th, 2020
…The Trump Knives and Branding Irons Have Done their WorkPoor “Moscow” Mitch. Absolute power does corrupt. Chimps, bonobos, and Homo Sapiens share over 99% of DNA. The Senate Majority Leader could not even wait for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body to reach room temperature before he announced the…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | September 25th, 2020
…“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” - Confucius“On March 26, 2020, the people of the United States desperately needed a leader (for the Covid-19 Pandemic). Instead they got Donald Trump and Sean Hannity.” – Brian Stelter, HOAX: Donald Trump, FOX News, and the Dangerous…