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During a Liberty Center Association for the Arts dress rehearsal in February, actor Jessica Jones, as Rosalind Hay, left, greets Jan Bahner, as Ethel, for the production "Moon Over Buffalo." File photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
LCAA Theatre bringing many new productions to the stage
Liberty Center Association for the Arts kicked off the New Year with the comedy play "Moon Over Buffalo" and has many more productions in the works for the upcoming year. more
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On Saturday, Feb. 17, Sedalia photographer Melissa Alexander stands beside her photo of a red rose that won an honorable mention at the 2022 Missouri State Fair. Alexander was the Artist-in-Residence for the Liberty Center Association for the Arts on Saturday. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Sedalia photographer Alexander concentrates on nature
Capturing nature at its best with what Sedalia photographer Melissa Alexander enjoys now that she’s retired. more
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Roger Coleman, right, holds a copy of "Refugee Smith and Other Stories of the Ring, Collected Works, Volume III," while sitting next to his wife, Elizabeth. Coleman has spent the last 25 years collecting Eustace Cockrell's stories.  Photo courtesy of Roger Coleman
50 years later: Writer Eustace Cockrell recognized for accomplishments
WARRENSBURG – Roger Coleman never got to meet his father-in-law face-to-face. more
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Smith-Cotton High School Band student Gabriel Toderescu-Stavila, a sophomore, plays his English horn during class on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Toderescu-Stavila and fellow band member Holden Fox, a junior, were selected for State Band in January. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Two S-C students selected for State Band honor
Two Smith-Cotton High School band students were honored in January by being selected to play in a state band performance. more
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Kansas City’s Superstar Mafia will take the stage again at this year’s Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri’s annual auction, set for Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo courtesy of Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri
Boys & Girls Club to host 34th annual auction
The Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri will host its 34th annual fundraiser with a "Starry Night" theme on Saturday night, Feb. 17. The event is presented by the W-K family of dealerships. more
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Primrose Retirement resident Bonnie Morris holds up a sign on Thursday, Feb. 8 as 30 residents prepare to create another Kansas City Chiefs video for Super Bowl LVIII. The group, known as the Primrose Chiefs Cheerleaders, had their first video go viral and were in the news across the country. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Seeing red: Primrose residents perform another Chiefs-themed video

Primrose Chiefs Cheerleaders are seeing red for Super Bowl-themed video.

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Members of Sedalia’s United We Sew No. 80781 with the Quilts of Valor Foundation pose for a photo on Saturday, Feb. 3, during the 2024 National Sew Day at First Christian Church. Back row from left, Cinthia Titus, Connie Soendker, Christy Goodman, Janice Young, and Billie Dunn. Front row, QOV state coordinator Linda Martien, Josie Scribner, Delores Woolery, and Jeannie Braswell. Not pictured is member Tonya Hooton. Photos courtesy of United We Sew No. 80781
Making sew much difference: Sedalia women create Quilts of Valor
Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the Quilts of Valor Foundation website address. more
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University of Central Missouri Piano Area Coordinator and Director of the Community Music Program Dr. Mia Kim rehearses on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Weill Recital Hall inside Carnegie Hall in New York. Photo courtesy of Dr. Mia Kim
Dr. Mia Kim reflects on Carnegie Hall performance, teaching at UCM
WARRENSBURG – Mia Kim’s career has taken her to places she wouldn’t have believed growing up. Traveling to places like Greece, Spain and Serbia for work, Kim, the University of Central Missouri Piano Area Coordinator and Director of the Community Music Program, could only dream of going to some of these places. more
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On Tuesday night, Feb. 6 during dress rehearsal, actors Jeremy Lobaugh, as George Hay, and Suzanne Peterson, as Charlotte Hay, portray a comedy scene from the play "Moon Over Buffalo" for the Liberty Center Association for the Arts. The play will be presented Feb. 9-11 at the Hayden Liberty Center. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
LCAA to present 'Moon Over Buffalo' this weekend

The Liberty Center Association to present the play "Moon Over Buffalo."

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Monday morning, Feb. 5, St. Louis musician Royce Martin, 23, an artist-in-residence with the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation, points to a Sacred Heart School student as they answer a question about ragtime music. Martin presented a 9:30 a.m. concert at the school and planned to be at Skyline Elementary in the afternoon. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Ragtime musician Royce Martin visits Sedalia schools

St. Louis ragtime musician Royce Martin entertains Sedalia Feb. 5-9. 

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A photo provided by Anheuser-Busch shows the Budweiser 2024 Super Bowl NFL football spot, "Old School Delivery." The perennial Super Bowl advertiser is bringing back fan favorites, the Clydesdales and a Labrador, in a nod to previous commercials that aired during advertising's biggest night. Photo by Anheuser-Busch via AP
Budweiser Clydesdales ad returns to Super Bowl LVIII

Lane Soendker, of Warrensburg, is a spokesman for the Budweiser Clydesdales on national television. 

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Thursday morning, Feb. 1, Blaise Brown, an art history major at State Fair Community College, addresses docents at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art. Brown, under the direction of Daum Curator/Director Garry Holstein, curated the exhibit "Establishing Essence" in the museum's lower galleries. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
SFCC student curates Daum exhibit, 'Establishing Essence'
Two new exhibits are open at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, one curated by an art major from State Fair Community College. more
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A drawing by Kaylen Patterson, a junior from Stover High School, received a first-place ribbon in the Graphite Category at the Kaysinger Conference High School Art Show. The show is displayed on the upper level of the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center at State Fair Community College. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Kaysinger Conference Art Show highlights area students
Students from 10 area schools are showcasing their artwork this week during the Kaysinger Conference High School Art Show displayed at the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center at State Fair Community College. more
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Jamie Platt
Gallery Director Jamie Platt cultivates art and community at UCM
WARRENSBURG — Jamie Platt knew she wanted to pursue a career in art at the age of 5. more
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On the right, Cole Camp artist Neil Heimsoth and a workman hang one of his large-scale acrylic paintings at the German Table restaurant a few years back. The painting depicts Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. On Friday, Jan. 26, Heimsoth, now 89, said he had created five large paintings for businesses in Cole Camp free of charge because he loves the small town and loves to paint. Photo courtesy of Neil Heimsoth 
For the love of art and community: Heimsoth creates paintings for Cole Camp

Artist Neil Heimsoth, of Cole Camp, enjoys painting large, and donating work to the town's businesses. 

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On Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Primrose Retirement Community of Sedalia, Activities Director Connie Chevalier and residents, from left, LaVerne Monsees and Lois King hold signs supporting the Kansas City Chiefs playoff games. This week, a video featuring some of the residents in a Chiefs-related dance routine went viral on social media. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Primrose residents' KC Chiefs video goes viral

Residents of Primrose of Sedalia Retirement Community has KC Chiefs-themed video go viral. 

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Design sketches and workbooks line the gallery walls at the "Empowered by Design" exhibition on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in at the University of Central Missouri Art Center Gallery.  Photo by Zach Bott | Warrensburg Star-Journal
Designs and dinosaurs: UCM Art Gallery hosts two new exhibitions in January
WARRENSBURG — Earlier this month, the University of Central Missouri introduced two new exhibitions taking place at the UCM Art Center Gallery. “Empowered by Design,” an exhibition produced by Kansas State University Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture & Industrial Design Scott Barton, and “Second Nature,” which highlights the artistic processes of a Missouri sculptor, Gary Staab, both opened for viewing on Jan. 8 and are available until Feb. 1. more
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University of Central Missouri students dance and perform "Remember the Dance" while a crowd watches earlier this week at the 2024 Region V Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Des Moines, Iowa. “(The play) is about a woman who is experiencing early onset Alzheimer's, but it's looking back on her time in college,” UCM Assistant Professor of Theatre and Director Dr. Aaron Scully said. Photo courtesy of Aaron Scully
UCM Theatre and Dance takes the stage at 2024 Region V KCACTF
WARRENSBURG – As the freezing temperatures continue to affect the city of Warrensburg, some students and staff from the University of Central Missouri will seek refuge in Des Moines, Iowa. Although the temperatures more than 200 miles north will remain similar to those on the UCM campus, UCM Theatre and Dance is happy to make the trip as it prepares to perform at the 2024 Region V Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Des Moines. more
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A participant, Mallory Graves, and a "buddy" volunteer, Neal Yeater, give bright smiles at the 2023 Sedalia Night to Shine. This year, the event will be hosted from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the First United Methodist Church Celebration Center. Photos courtesy of the Sedalia Night to Shine
Night to Shine touches heartstrings

Sedalia's Night to Shine offers prom event for special needs individuals.

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Liberty Center Association for the Arts will host its fundraising gala, "Speak Easy the Celebration of the Century: Take 2," on Jan. 27. Tickets are available now. Photo courtesy of Liberty Center Association for the Arts
Liberty Center Association for the Arts to host speakeasy fundraising gala

Sedalia's Liberty Center to host speakeasy fundraiser Jan. 27.

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