Essential Sounds & Best Bets (3/15–3/19/23)
Waco Live Music Pirscription | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | 8:30 pm, Wednesday, March 15 Nappy Roots may be the headliner at the Backyard on Wednesday night, but for…
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Waco Live Music (3/10–3/15/23) Painting Fences, Rad Dragon & Bedtime Stories | Brotherwell Brewing | 6 pm, Friday, March 10 Local punk rockers Rad Dragon have been touring the Southwest…
Read MoreTony Berotte’s Guide to Waco’s Best Barbeque
“If you’re feelin’ puny, And you don’t know what to do, Treat yourself to some meat, Eat some barbecue.” —Robert Earl Keen Take it from legendary Texan Robert Earl Keen,…
Read MoreWaco Theater Kicks Off 2023 with a Bang
This February brings new productions by many of Waco’s theater groups. And for fans of musicals, in one month you can see Patience, an opera bursting with bawdy satire of…
Read MoreDecember Brings Holiday Shows to Waco
It’s that time of the year once again: December officially marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Though the decorations seemingly pop up earlier (and earlier!) each year—we’re looking at…
Read MoreTreasure Hunt at GROCERY
Vintage and secondhand stores are a hallmark of every cool American metropolis. Cities with concentrated numbers of moneyed shoppers—San Francisco and New York City come to mind—are littered with fabulously…
Read MoreLast Chance for Perspectivism
When artist Jack Bowers visited the Aspen Art Museum in 1980, he migrated up to the second floor in search of a Duane Hansen sculpture he’d heard was part of…
Read MoreDía de los Muertos Parade & Festival 2022
Running alongside the Brazos River and displaying vibrant traditions and celebrations of life is the 2022 Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Parade and Festival. Embarking on its…
Read MoreSilent House Takes on Hedda Gabler
Silent House Theatre is back with another thought-provoking addition to its rapidly expanding catalog of successful productions. This time, audiences will fall prey to the puppeteering mind of 1890s Hedda…
Read More2022 Epiphanies New Works Festival
Wild Imaginings’ 2022 Epiphanies New Works Festival is back for the third consecutive year with even more talent, variety, and diversity. Theater connoisseurs, thespians, and curious souls are all invited…
Read MoreWelcome to the New Waco Insider
In the spring of 2018, I started working on the first version of Waco Insider: a clunky-looking Google calendar embedded in a single-page, free WordPress blog. And while progress has…
Read MoreThe Light in the Piazza: An Incredible Italian Excursion
Plenty of justifications exist to explain why many people, truthfully, do not feel untethered emotions. Perhaps a burning spirit is placated by reason or a joyful soul is scarred by…
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