Quincy Valley Post-Register Culture Corner

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Ice cream for QVAA’s comedy

July 17, 2008 - Quincy Valley Allied Arts' production of "The Great Ice Cream Scheme," by Billy St. John, has everything that a good melodrama should have.

Art keeps kids, adults on the streets

June 19, 2008 - Most people have dabbled in chalk art at least once in their lives. For many of us, drawing hopscotch or outlining our childhood friends made for many happy hours of playtime growing up. As grownups, we hand the bucket of chalk to our youngsters and watch them idly pass the hours in this innocent pastime. This familiar art form became a part of the annual Dru Gimlin 3-on-3 Tournament this past Saturday, as organizers incorporated a chalk art contest into the day’s events.

A common bond of music

June 12, 2008 - The Southern Gospel stylings of CommonBond 5, a Wenatchee-based quintet, filled the Nazarene Church in Quincy on Sunday morning. The group, which performs about once a week throughout the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, consists of five men who are "dedicated to singing the gospel of Jesus Christ." "Our congregation enjoyed the group five years earlier," said Pastor John Hardiman, "and we had the opportunity to invite them back again."

Portraits to ponder over

June 05, 2008 - The Mary Kazda Art Space at the Quincy Public Library is once again decorated with paintings. This month and next, the library will display original paintings by Coulee City resident, Allon Buob. The lifelong artist began painting landscapes and seascapes in oil 15 years ago and added portraits to his repertoire about two years ago.

The art of telling a good story

May 29, 2008 - Wenatchee storyteller Rocci Hildum believes that parents should read to their children and pass on stories from their families through oral storytelling as much as possible. Hildum, a social worker by day, tells stories to area school children and various groups of people. He visited Quincy elementary schools last week at the invitation of the Quincy Girl Scout troop and leader, Debbie Koehnen.

Artist Candioti makes a home in Quincy

May 22, 2008 - Quincy artist Ana Candioti paints realistic looking portraits of people and portrays unbelievably beautiful landscapes in vivid colors using bold brush strokes.

Stepping back 100 years

May 15, 2008 - The tables were set with elegant centerpieces and baskets filled with delicious sandwiches and salads Saturday afternoon at the Reiman-Simmons house, as mothers and daughters took their seats for the annual Mother's Day Tea Celebration. This year, with the addition of live entertainment, the Quincy Valley Historical Society moved the festivities to the lawn of the estate and served lunch and tea under a canopy.

QHS MEChA plans May fiesta

May 01, 2008 - Cultural pride is strong at Quincy High School. Members of the student group MEChA (Mexican Chicano American) are gearing up for the annual Cinco de Mayo celebrations with a special performance and dance scheduled for this Friday in the high school gymnasium and cafeteria.

Folk singer trio plans to take CoffeeHouse stage

May 01, 2008 - The last CoffeeHouse presentation of the season is this Saturday in George with the acoustic three-woman folk trio of Humphrey, Hartman and Cameron.

Taking on a 3rd-grade test

April 17, 2008 - Are you smarter than a third-grader? Thatx92s the question that Pioneer teachers posed to parents of third-graders last Thursday evening as they hosted the WASL Information Night from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Gymnasium.

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