Article and Photos by Michelle Farnsworth Where to start? Shall I tell you about Andrea Ficek Falcon’s musical talents? Perhaps her new business, Blue Sky Bismarck?
By Shawn Oban | Submitted Photos If you have children, you have likely already attended several music performances this school year. As you sit and watch your child perform or listen to the music they are performing, have you ever stopped and asked yourself what, exactly, are they getting from […]
by Stephanie Fong | Submitted Photos At Stanley High School, being in band is the thing to do. In the nine years Evan Meiers has been the Stanley Public Schools Band Director, the band has grown from around 40 students from grades 7-12, to over 130.
By Carole Hemingway | Submitted Photo Do you like jazz? Clint Eastwood introduced me to it when I lived in Carmel, California just blocks from his San Antonio address back in the 1990s. You will learn as you read on he’s no stranger to jazz. The history of jazz came […]
By Kylie Blanchard | Submitted Photos Danie Thomssen, a Bismarck native and Century High School (CHS) graduate, was a freshman at North Dakota State University (NDSU) when she was killed in a tragic car accident in February 2017. While at CHS, she was active in the school’s band as a […]
Article and Photos by Amber (Schatz) Danks The frigid North Dakota winter is temporarily forgotten inside the warm, inviting music room of Cathedral Elementary in Bismarck. That’s because Mrs. Cook can transport you to a tropical getaway with a few strums of her ukulele. She’s getting ready to teach the […]
Some people are just born to teach. Jacy Walker is one of them. Jacy is a choir teacher at Simle Middle School and Legacy High School in Bismarck, a job she’s held for just two years. But already, Jacy is making her mark as a choir teacher. Jacy has been […]
Do you have a fancy camera, but have no idea how to use it? You’re not alone. Many parents invest in high-end digital cameras with good intentions of capturing their children’s lives but end up taking all their photos on their smartphones because it’s easier. Bismarck photographer Megan Milbradt wants […]
Denette Jacob spent most of her adult life as a stay-at-home mom, raising her four kids on their farm near Linton, North Dakota. When her youngest graduated in 2015, Denette knew it was time to put herself first. “We lost our son Jared to cancer in 2010 and I knew […]
Submitted Photos Every summer young musicians from the United States, Canada, and a few other countries pack their bags and head to the International Music Camp (IMC) in the International Peace Garden, between Manitoba and North Dakota. Campers are immersed in a rich creative culture, which encourages individual expression, group […]
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