Likely Stories Reception & Open House
KWBU 2100 River St, Waco, TXOne of the truest champions for KWBU has been Jim McKeown, the long-time host of the station's Likely Stories program. Stop by for a moment to help celebrate his retirement at a come-and-go event or even have lunch with KWBU staff and on-air personalities on Tuesday, February 7, from 11 am until 2 pm in...
The Promise by Damon Galgut
The Promise details the lives of the Afrikaner Swart family and their farm, located outside Pretoria, South Africa. The family consists of Manie, his wife Rachel, and their children Anton, Astrid, and Amor. The storyline stretches across forty years, with each decade featuring a death in the family.
Upcoming Art Events
Skate Skills Camp
Skate Waco Bellmead 500 N Loop 340, Waco, TXWant to make more friends, get stronger, lose weight, get out the house, get a new hobby, or maybe learn how to skate or rekindle an old skating passion? Come to skate skills camp with Waco Roller Derby on Monday nights from 6 pm to 8 pm on January 30 through February 20. $50 covers...
Acoustic Open Mic
Taqueria Mexicano Grill 15 10207 China Spring Rd, Waco, TXMichael Saldana hosts this early evening, acoustic open mic night.
Microbrew Mondays
Freight Bar 1613 James Ave, Waco, TexasEvery Monday night join Freight for: $3 Waco beers $3 Pint of the night $5 Craft beers
Symphonic Band Concert
Glennis McCrary Music Building 110 Baylor Ave, Waco, TXThe Symphonic Band presents a concert under the direction of Dr. Isaiah Odajima. This concert is free and open to the public at Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Lauren Groff is an American writer, who has published two short-story collections and four novels, including Fates and Furies (2015), Florida (2018), and Matrix (2021)….
Between the Bindings: Marguerite Duras’s The Lover
by Jim McKeown Maguerite Duras’s best-selling, highly fictionalized, autobiographical novel L’Amant (1984), translated into English as The Lover, describes her youthful affair with a Chinese-Vietnamese man. The story…
Between the Bindings: Francine Prose’s The Glorious Ones
by Jim McKeown Francine Prose has written scads of interesting, sometimes bawdy, and frequently funny pieces of literature. In addition to The Glorious Ones, she is…
Upcoming Arts Events
Between the Bindings: John Banville’s Ancient Light
by Jim McKeown Ancient Light is…