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Hungry Howie’s newest Monroe location offers opening week promotions
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a change from the business about the promotion on Monday, May 13. MONROE — Rebecca Shannon of Dundee grew up in the pizza business. Her parents, Patrick and Carole Shannon of Milan, opened a Hungry Howie’s in their hometown 28 years ago. At the age of...
Jewelry store, confectionary, salon coming to Mall of Monroe
MONROE — Three new businesses — a jewelry store, a confectionary and a salon — are coming soon to the Mall of Monroe. The local businesses will fill three of the 11 vacant spots at the mall, 2121 N. Monroe St. The mall has a total of 27 leasable units.
Fright night: Halfway to Haunt happening Friday, Saturday
MONROE — Stelios “Spooky” Stylianou has taken a character he created and turned it into a haunted attraction. Dr. Timothy Croww and some of his patients are preparing to scare up fun from 6 to 10 p.m. at this weekend’s Halfway to Haunt. The two-day event takes place at Our House Games, 2111 S....
Alice in MOMIX-land: dance company brings surreal take to the Stranahan
Dance and dreams will blur together with MOMIX’s Alice at the Stranahan Theater this Tuesday. The latest creation of famed choreographer Moses Pendleton, Alice is a “rabbit hole that we invite everybody to jump into,” he said. “An escape from the realities of the real world into something that is more dreamlike and surreal.” MOMIX, a dance company founded by Pendleton, has performed on stages throughout five continents since its 1981 formation. Billed as dancer-illusionists, MOMIX performers use an interplay of lighting, props, the human body, visual physical theater, and music to create a dynamic production unlike anything audiences have seen before, Pendleton said.
Actress brings personal connection to lead role in 'Little Women: The Musical'
Hannah Taylor is living out her literary and theatrical dreams by playing Jo March in Little Women: The Musical, which will be performed on Tuesday at the Valentine Theatre. “As cheesy as it sounds, (playing Jo) really is a dream come true. This is a character who has inspired me for so long,” said Taylor via phone. It’s still unreal that I get to step into her shoes every night. It’s really affirming to play a character who’s so strong and passionate and its rare that you get to play a role this juicy.” Little Women: The Musical is based on the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, which tells the story of the March sisters — Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Taylor plays the main character of Jo, an aspiring writer. This musical adaptation is just one of numerous times the novel been adapted for stage and screen over the last century and a half.
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