The seats of Lee Hall Auditorium were packed for a musical performance by Longineu Parsons and Florida A&M’s music department. The night began with five international song selections performed on trumpet by Longineu Parson and his wife, Joanna Sobkowska-Parsons, on piano. Each selection featured a description and personal anecdote of […]
Lifestyles
Two Days of Singing, Swinging to Jazz, the Get-Down Blues
The 21st Annual Tallahassee Jazz & Blues Festival brought swing music, jazz, blues and a little bit of rock ‘n’ roll to the city. Tallahassee Museum hosted the two-day festival that featured talent from Tallahassee, Thomasville and beyond. The festival is an arm of Saltwater Music, structured by Del Suggs, […]
The Seagull
Some say that spring is the season of love. Some are falling out of love and others falling in love. In the dramatic play, The Seagull, Florida State will reenact a love story on stage. The Seagull is a play written by Anton Chekhov, and it tells a story […]
What a Crêpe find
Light, crisp and unexpectedly filling describes the Greek-inspired dish called a crepe. For the past five years, The Crêpevine has been serving up this unrivaled dish the Tallahassee community has come to love and crave. Their crepes are made with fresh local produce and simple everyday ingredients to […]
Finding Athena’s Garden
Upon entering Athena’s Garden, the nose is immediately met with the most tantalizing fragrances. A parade of delicate aromas, from hibiscus flower powder and blueberry cheesecake tea, entice all who enter seeking herbal relief from a plethora of ailments or an exotic blend to spice up their tea time. […]
Tallahassee Jazz and Blues Festival
Tallahassee Jazz and Blues Festival Come get a juicy serving of hot jazz, cool blues, funky fusion, old school swing and rocking contemporary music at the Tallahassee Museum on March 24-25. This annual festival, which is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., allows families and guests of […]
Red Cross
When disaster strikes, heroes in red vests can be seen assisting authorities and people everywhere. They’re known for they’re selfless acts of kindness in times of sorrow and despair. March is American Red Cross Month, first declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the organization’s honorary chairman, in […]
African Dance Workshops
African Dance Workshops Come experience first-hand lessons in West African dance on Thursday in the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium’s dance studio. Daidie Bathily, who is from the Ivory Coast and is the artistic director and choreographer of Afriky Lolo, will be conducting a dance […]
Aviation Ground School
TCC’s AMTC Launches Aviation Ground School Tallahassee Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Center has announced it will launch an aviation ground school in April. The school will consist of 10 classroom sessions, which will be held on Friday evenings. The session will begin April 6 and continue through June […]
Alcohol Poisoning: Always a Risk for Partiers
A night of fun and laughter can quickly climax out of control in the presence of alcohol. Consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time causes alcohol poisoning. By drinking too much too quickly, it affects your breathing, heart rate, gag reflexes and can lead to coma […]