“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein I have been given that gift of sight, and I see the miracle. I see what the arts do in improving our community, our children and our [...]

Lew Tatham passed and, in doing so, completed the fatal trio which I had rather hoped would not come to fruition. My best friend Skip Wachsberger left this veil of tears in November. Then Tom Brumbaugh, my neighbor, friend, noted Vanderbilt professor, art historian and Olen Bryant’s longtime companion, made two dearly departed in as [...]

Nearly 1,000 young people laughed, giggled, squealed, hooted, hollered and applauded as five stalwart Roxy actors literally chewed the scenery and played make-believe for the entire student body of Sango Elementary School. The Sango students earned a glorious, madcap performance of Happily Ever After, having invested in the new center for arts and education by [...]

Thanks to Starlene Shackelford Sykes, who saw the potential and the importance of art and theatre and so began the partnership of the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and the Roxy Regional Theatre. The tales from our current production, Happily Ever After, were workshopped during our summer Parks and Rec theatre program. Seventy-plus young people [...]