Love is friendship that has caught fire
Residents share secrets to a long, happy marriage
Feb. 14, 2021
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Ronald Dean and Patricia Ann (Miller) Cook are celebrated their 60th anniversary on Jan. 28, 2021.Courtesy PhotoShow MoreShow Less
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MANISTEE COUNTY Despite the frigid temperatures in Manistee this weekend, warmth still abounds this time of year.
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the News Advocate reached out to local couples for their secrets to a long, happy marriage.
Lifelong Kaleva residents, Jan and Ray Bradley have devoted the past 50 years to one another. Over the years their family grew to include children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Join IPR's music director Amanda Sewell on Friday, February 26 at 10 a.m. for a virtual lecture on the relationship between classical music and climate
In Christoph Willibald Gluck s opera Orfeo ed Euridice, love triumphs over all.
The classical voice majors at Interlochen Arts Academy recently presented a production of Gluck s opera that was, itself, a triumph.
Students had less than 24 hours notice to record the final performances, before all educational instruction moved back online last fall.
Plus, students maintained safety protocols by performing while wearing masks and staying six feet apart from each other.
Credit Interlochen Center for the Arts
Dr. Laura Osgood Brown, who directed the performance, is our guest on Classical IPR in Concert this week for a broadcast of this recent production.
Jan. 23, 2021
When Andi Owen took over the furniture company Herman Miller, in 2018, she didn’t expect to get caught up in politics. But these days, it seems no chief executive is safe from the culture wars.
Over the last year, Ms. Owen, a former executive at the Gap, has had to mollify a work force shaken by the same polarizing forces straining the nation. On her factory floor in the battleground state of Michigan, wardrobe choices from Make America Great Again hats to Black Lives Matter T-shirts have provoked arguments among employees. In response, Ms. Owen has tried to hold together a company already tested by the pandemic and slumping sales.
Age range: Students currently in grades 9-12 Tuition: $1,100 Deadline: March 13, 2021
For nearly 100 years, Interlochen Center for the Arts has propelled young artists from across the globe to realize their potential and achieve their goals. Today, a new generation of artists will gain access to Interlochen s world class arts training through Interlochen Online.
Join us March 18-21 for the College Audition Boot Camp for music and theatre students. Whether you are a classical or pop musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actor or musical theatre artist, this comprehensive program will set you on the path to success for college-level auditions.
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