Shut the Front Door

  A friend asked us a question one day shortly after we married: “When you put your hand on the front door knob, what do you feel?” He asked it to gauge how home life was.  Coming home from a school board meeting where the politics can be brutal, I consider this...

The Squirrel & The Owl

Click above for Video ReadingStory Craig Spence / Art Diana Durrand Ptero was  going about his business one evening, searching for nuts, berries and tasty insects to eat, when – whoosh – Bubo, the owl swept down and snatched him up in her talons. He...

Playing Scrabble with my father

These are his words – weak  wilt  sorrow  soul My letters could spell – death attaching to his word – atheist the horizon, a black storm front we both sense,                               lifting the hair                                                on the back of...

Morgan Davis

Morgan Davis is a solo artist, interpreting the blues with a respect for its traditions as well as writing contemporary blues. He plays electric guitar, slide guitar, and 3 string cigar-box guitar. He tours constantly and plays over 200 dates a year across North...

David Vest & Friends

David Vest tickled the ivories for an appreciative crowd at the bandshell in Waterwheel Park Sept. 7, 2021. A five-time Maple Blues Award winner, Vest has been called one of the greatest living boogie-woogie piano players, and his roots run deep. Who else has had his...

Cats Meow

Cat’s Meow returned to the Waterwheel Park stage Saturday, September 4, 2021 for a performance in the rain. This combo of veteran players brought a selection of swing, latin jazz, and more.  The deliver familiar and eclectic songs with soulful vocals and solid...