An Architect, A Map and A Vision In 2018, a group of community members came together to ignite a project which pays tribute to a collective Lubbock experience – the May 11, 1970 tornado. This was the first recorded F5 storm which tore through a downtown area. The tornado destroyed most homes in the Guadalupe […]
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This week, the U.S. Small Business Administration will open the portal to apply for the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant through its website (sba.gov) which will allow many businesses hit so hard over the last year to apply for much needed funding. So, I thought this week’s blog needed to focus on some basic information to
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On a snowy day in Lubbock, I had the opportunity to visit with Alexandria Davis, one of the guest choreographers for the upcoming Flatlands Dance Theatre’s (FDT) Solo Series premiering in May. Alexandria chatted with me from her home in Michigan. She applied to be a choreographer for the upcoming FDT production and has been
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Since the age of five, Ray Lee Everett has been hitting the drums and playing music with big dreams of becoming a professional musician on the forefront of his mind. Through hard work, opportunity and a strong support system surrounding him, his childhood dream has become his reality. Everett began his musical journey playing Tejano
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Ambitious, talented, smart and vibrant are some of the words to describe the artist EBOVA, Erika Pochybova. I caught up with her during an exhibit in early 2021 at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock to talk about her art, life and fascinating history. Erika is originally from former Czechoslovakia where, as a young girl,
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Kelly Reyna, gallery owner, college professor and mom, is a new dynamic force in the Lubbock arts industry. You may have seen her work as a popular muralist throughout the “Hub City” at a local favorite, Picoso’s Mexican Kitchen, and at the newly opened brick and mortar location for the beloved Tamale Lady. Kelly graduated
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The Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP) began over ten years ago when Charles Adams had a vision to create a live/work space in downtown Lubbock. Located catty corner from LHUCA and across the street from The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (Lubbock’s newest premier theatre) Charles acquired a building on Avenue J
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The term “Caprock” may not initially spark ideas of a music genre, but Mason and the Gin Line are working to change that. Their new EP “Caprock Composition” released in December 2020 is rising on the charts and being picked up by regional radio stations. Simultaneously, their upbeat and strong rock and roll/country sounds are
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Lubbock, Texas has long been an incubator for incredible talent. Whether a musician, dancer or visual artist, the well-known artists which Lubbock has quietly produced are numerous. Buddy Holly, Mac Davis, Joe Ely, Kimmie Rhodes and Josh Abbott are just some of the amazing talents who have called the Hub City home. Join us as
Alfred and Billie Caviel were the first African-American husband and wife in the United States to own and operate their own pharmacy, in the eastside “Flats” neighborhood of Lubbock, Texas. Caviel’s Pharmacy operated at the corner of Avenue A and 17th Street in Lubbock for 49 years, from the early Civil Rights era in 1960
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