Tag: Bowlus

By the end of the evening, Sabra Stockebrand and her fellow crooners have put visions of Bing Crosby dancing in our heads. Stockebrand is the tour de force behind a powerful Iola Community Theatre ensemble…

The Christmas season hits high gear this week with activities in store for folks of all ages. Santa Claus will make several appearances in Allen County, including his first arrival at his temporary quarters at…

Allen Community College students Paige Durand, from left, Austin Wickwire and Lane Houk rehearse a scene from the production, “The Servant of Two Masters,” which wraps up its three-night run today at 7:30 p.m. at…

The Iola High School forensics team will cap a successful season with a Forensics Showcase for the public at 6 p.m. Monday at the Creitz Recital Hall at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.  Those who…

Demand is sufficient to warrant a second trolley ride Saturday to check out local Christmas light displays around Iola. Organizer Donna Houser said rides will be at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, departing from the…

It was a cold and rainy afternoon on Veterans Day 2018 as the Iola Area Symphony Orchestra presented its first concert of their 2018-2019 season. The concert commenced at 3:00 p.m. with the title “Sentimental…

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt surprised students from Royster Middle School in Chanute who had traveled to the Bowlus to visit an exhibit on the Magna Carta on Thursday afternoon. The exhibit was created by…

It’s the moment when a singer hits a note that sends chills down your spine. Or when an actor says his line with just the right punch or inflection. Those are the moments that only…

“Mamma Mia!,” the most ambitious, fully realized, light-filled production to adorn the Bowlus stage in a long while, begins its three-day run tonight at 7:30. The jukebox musical, a rare collaboration between the Allen Community…

The new director of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center settled into his office Monday and introduced himself to the USD 257 Board of Education. Daniel Kays stopped by the board meeting Monday evening to thank…