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Ways to celebrate a socially-distant long weekend

Catherine Polo • September 3, 2020

On top of the stresses of COVID-19, the upcoming long weekend can't come soon enough. While this would usually be a great opportunity to get together with friends to help pass the time, the need for social...

Pride festivals consider new health and safety precautions due to COVID-19

Angelina Edwards • May 27, 2020

June is known as Pride Month, a time when members of the LGBT community around the world to celebrate queer identities and communities. Pride festivals with lively parades, performances and streets full...

How students are documenting their experience with COVID-19

Catherine Polo • May 20, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to keep people in their homes and socially distant, people find other ways to stay in touch and document their experience. The State Historical Society of Missouri has created a place...

Local bands and venues adapt to changes due to COVID-19

Angelina Edwards • April 23, 2020

Only a month ago, Columbia, Missouri was a lively college town bustling with students and nightlife. Within a matter of weeks, the arrival of COVID-19 has caused Columbia’s busy streets to turn into...

Carrie Elliott’s ‘Animal Vision’ debuts at True/False Film Fest

Emma Boyle • March 12, 2020

Mid-Missouri-based artist and geologist Carrie Elliott created an array of animal eyes to adorn Alley A in downtown Columbia this weekend during the True/False Film Fest. The festival’s theme this year...

‘Shorts: Blanc’ at True/False exposes viewers to new cultural traditions

Halle Jackson • March 12, 2020

“Shorts: Blanc” at True/False Film Fest on Saturday presented a collection of five films that exposed viewers to the traditions and experiences of other cultures. After the screening, two of the shorts’...

‘Dope is Death’ frames acupuncture as a tool in the fight for social justice

Maddie Schuck • March 12, 2020

Columbia’s True/False Film Fest is widely known as a vivid celebration of art and culture. However, some of the most highly-acclaimed films featured each year often uncover the darker corners of society...

Angela Catalano’s art installation ‘A System of Hiding Things’ debuts at True/False Film Fest

Angelina Edwards • March 12, 2020

Upon first glance, Angela Catalano’s art installment “A System of Hiding Things” featured at True/False Film Fest may appear just like a typical living room. Located in the Picturehouse at Missouri...

Tonina brings enticing indie R&B stylings to True/False Film Fest’s Saturday night lineup

Halle Jackson • March 12, 2020

Not every artist can say that they’ve had one of their tracks on a former president’s playlist, but Tonina Saputo can. In 2018, former President Barack Obama added her performance of “Historia De...

Inside look to how True/False Film Fest affects downtown businesses

Catherine Polo • March 7, 2020

As True/False Film Fest is here, downtown businesses have prepared for the influx of attendees to the annual festival. Events like True/False that bring in people from out of town bring in a lot of potential...

Sunny War performed in Columbia at True/False

Grace Noble • March 7, 2020

Singer-songwriter Sydney Lyndella Ward, known by her stage name Sunny War, taught herself the guitar when she was 13 years old. As she’s grown up, she’s relied on it to express herself. From Venice...

Neither/Nor film series brings history, local pride to True/False

Maddie Schuck • March 3, 2020

For most of the year, Columbia is known as a college town, home to MU. Once a year, the city transforms into a vibrant collection of culture through the True/False Film Fest: a showcase of filmmakers reimagining...