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REVIEW: ‘Man On Earth,’ shown at True/False Film Fest, is a mournful masterwork

Sterling Sewell • March 5, 2023

Shown at the 2023 True/False Film Fest, "Man On Earth" follows Robert "Bob" Rosenzweig in the final week of his life.

REVIEW: ‘Natalia’ is an unflinching examination of a young woman’s abandonment of secular life

Sophia Anderson • March 5, 2023

Director Elizabeth Mirzaei shows a young Catholic woman prioritizing her faith and abandoning a secular life, despite her doubts.

REVIEW: Andy Shauf’s “Norm” masters the art of musical storytelling

Savvy Sleevar • March 2, 2023

The Canadian singer-songwriter’s newest album is an entrancing soundscape that explores love, loneliness and the dangers of delusion.

REVIEW: Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra charms Columbia audience

Maya Anand • March 2, 2023

The Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine performed works by Brahms and Dvořák with conductor Theodore Kuchar and solo violinist Vladyslava Luchenko.

Orr Street Studios celebrated Black artists in new group exhibition

Maggie Feldmiller • February 28, 2023

Featuring 15 different artists of color, “The Color Black” celebrates the diversity and unity within the Black community. The show aims to foster conversations about Black narratives and encourages viewers to see from different perspectives.

Trumpet player Hermon Mehari brings together Missouri musicians at Murry’s

Sterling Sewell • February 28, 2023

Jefferson City native Hermon Mehari and his quartet performed a groundbreaking, Eritrean-influenced set at Murry’s Feb. 19. From left to right: Peter Schlamb on piano, Rick Rosato on bass,...

REVIEW: “Of an Age” is a poignant representation of first love

Maya Anand • February 28, 2023

“Of an Age,” Goran Stolevski’s second film, is a touching, yet unexpected love story that allows the audience to feel like they’re falling in love alongside the main characters.

REVIEW: Cafe Poland brings Columbia together with traditional Polish comfort food

Alex Goldstein • February 25, 2023

Opened in January 2013, Cafe Poland’s floor space is as tightly packed together as its community of restaurantgoers

Take 6 charmed audiences during Jesse Auditorium performance

Sydney Minor • February 25, 2023

Jesse Auditorium hosted Take 6, the most awarded a cappella group in history, on Feb. 16. Take 6, an a cappella sextet, performed at Jesse Auditorium on Feb. 16. Singing to a crowd of adults...

Flipturn relieves audience’s growing pains with sold-out show at Rose Music Hall

Scout Hudson • February 25, 2023

Basked in hues of red and blue, the rising indie-rock band explored the spaces between.

Ragtag Cinema continues its “Black Independents Vol. III” series with “Touki Bouki”

Matthew Gerber • February 16, 2023

The Ragtag Cinema’s series, which explores anticolonial cinema from throughout the African Diaspora, had its second edition, featuring the 1973 Senegalese film and a performance from local artist Cydnee Dotson.