Around 50 people attend Springfield Ballet’s Aug. 24 ribbon-cutting for a new studio inside The Creamery Arts Center. Organizers say support for the studio came from the Springfield Regional Arts Council, the city of Springfield and the Center for Plastic Surgery, represented by Dr. Rob and Katy Shaw.
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Performance Measures
Around 50 people attend Springfield Ballet’s Aug. 24 ribbon-cutting for a new studio inside The Creamery Arts Center. Organizers say support for the studio came from the Springfield Regional Arts Council, the city of Springfield and the Center for Plastic Surgery, represented by Dr. Rob and Katy Shaw.
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Giving Hope
Evangel University students participate in the school’s annual service day by prepping 5,000 bags of groceries at Convoy of Hope for an upcoming community outreach in Flint, Michigan. During the day, nearly 300 Evangel students volunteered at 15 sites.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Cheryl Brown Henderson, the youngest of the late Rev. Oliver Brown’s three daughters, speaks during a celebration of his 100th birthday hosted by Drury University on Aug. 19 at Central High School.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Cheryl Brown Henderson, the youngest of the late Rev. Oliver Brown’s three daughters, speaks during a celebration of his 100th birthday hosted by Drury University on Aug. 19 at Central High School. Above, Henderson speaks with Drury President Tim Cloyd about her father, the namesake of Brown v. Board of Education.
Urban Studios LLC, a natural light photography studio and pop-up event space, opened; the Missouri State University Foundation became the new owner of event venue The Old Glass Place; and Polk County’s dining scene expanded with the opening of Flat Creek.