Art, Culture & Entertainment

  • Listen Linda: Just Do the Work

    Olivia Bettorf ombettorf@gmail.com   When I say I have worked with or currently work with irritating people, I’m saying that because of how annoyed I am, and I say it with every ounce in my…

  • Phantasmagoria II

    Devin Myers dcmyers@lc.edu   Phantasmagoria took place at the Jacoby Arts Center located in downtown Alton on Broadway. The event was held Nov 1. from 6:30-11:00 and was hosted by “Warm Soda Magazine.” The event…

  • “Dear Evan Hansen” Dazzles St. Louisans

    Gail Harper abharper@lc.edu   The Fabulous Fox Theatre offers annual seasonal tickets, and this season theater fanatics were presented with seven shows to attend, including “Cats,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “The Band’s Visit,” and…

  • Consuming “Red Hot Chili Peppers” at the “Stadium Arcadium”| Album Review

    Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu   “Stadium Arcadium” might very well be my favorite album of all time, and it’s no surprise that it’s the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ most awarded album in their almost 40 years…

  • “Man on the Run,” A Case of Karma 

    Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu   Knowing your childhood friends would cost you your marriage. Or, worse, finding out your spouse never really cared for you from the beginning of your marriage. Wil, Kyle, Allen and Jay…

  • Artist Spotlight: Jody Jedlicka

    Krystie Morrison and Trevor Ayres kemorrison@lc.edu tayres@lc.edu   Photographs are everywhere, but what do we know about the photographers who take them? This month The Bridge reached out to digital photography instructor Jody Jedlicka at…

  • Local Community Mourns Loss of Woody’s Chicken

    Gary Chapman Contributor    Messages litter the front of the brown brick building, located on Northport Drive and Homer Adams Parkway. They say things like “Thanks for All The Memories,” “#PeaceWoody’s” and “Thank you.  The…

  • Sounds to Rock for Halloween

    Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu   Fall is upon us, and there are many who look forward to the s’mores and pumpkin spice lattes. Others, however,  are more eager to embrace the spookier traditions of the season,…

  • Absorbing “Birth of Violence” by Chelsea Wolfe Album Review

    Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu   Friday the 13th is a day shrouded in superstition and mystic lore, and on this recent Friday the 13th on Sept. 13, 2019, witch-like doom metal, goth rock, singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe…

  • Real Fright at “R” Acres of Terror

    Gail Harper abharper@lc.edu   If you’re looking for heart-pounding, hair-raising thrills to get you in the Halloween spirit, look no farther than Dow, Illinois, home of “R” Acres of Terror. The haunt attracts approximately 3,000…