The Riley County Firefighters Association invites you to a Biscuits & Gravy fundraiser in support of our fellow firefighter Darren Hofmann and his family.  Enjoy a hearty breakfast of biscuits and sausage gravy while supplies last.  We’re accepting free-will donations, with all proceeds going to help Darren and his family with expenses related to his recent illness.  Curbside pickup will be available-just drive up and place your order and we’ll bring your meal to you.  Indoor seating will also be provided.

Please stop by and show your support.  Your generosity means the world to Darren, his family, and our firefighting community.

The Randolph VFW is hosting a pancake supper to benefit Community Service and the BVHS Scholarships.  Pancakes, sausage, eggs. peaches, milk, coffee and tea will be served.  There will be a free-will donation accepted at the door.

Patricia Cassinelli will present “7 Spiritual Causes of Ill Health” at St. Thomas More Church Saturday January 11. This non-denominational presentation dives into seven aspects of spiritual blockage, encourages a new approach to inner exploration and a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit. Check in is at 8:30 a.m. and the presentation is from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the St. Thomas More Utopia Room. Coffee, tea, and breakfast items will be provided. Advance Registration is $45. and closes January 5. Registration at the door is $55.

Dancemaker Paul Taylor (1930–2018) first presented his choreography with five other dancers in Manhattan on May 30, 1954. That modest performance marked the beginning of a profound, uninterrupted creative output that shaped the future of American modern dance and continues to this day.

Since its earliest days, the Paul Taylor Dance Company has toured to venues throughout the United States and around the globe, from college campuses and rural towns to the world’s leading opera houses and performing arts centers. The company has performed in more than 600 cities in 66 countries, including landmark tours and engagements in North and South America, China and the Far East, Great Britain, Eastern and Western Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, India and the Middle East.

The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years.

The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material. They have appeared on recordings with many artists, including Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Susan Tedeschi, Patty Griffin and Taj Mahal. The Blind Boys of Alabama have also appeared on “The Tonight Show,” “Late Night,” “The Grammy® Awards,” “60 Minutes,” and “The Colbert Report.”

Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time, and is the winner of the 2021 Blues Music Award for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year.

A celebration of one of jazz’s great supergroups by 2x GRAMMY winner, Kurt Elling. This evening will not only reimagine Weather Report’s iconic songs but will also feature new vocalese arrangements inspired by their constellation of musicians. The program will include compositions such as “Remark You Made,” “Three Views of a Secret,” and “Continuum.”

Throughout their storied 43-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 26 albums, received 18 Grammy® nominations and won 2, and performed countless sold-out tours, enjoying worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success. Formed in the late 1970s, their music and musicianship have never been more lauded and relevant to the contemporary jazz landscape. They continue to enthrall diehard fans while thrilling new listeners and younger jazz audiences.