The JB Big Band and the East Central College Jazz Band will play a free concert on Sunday evening, May 5, at the Clara Eitmann Messmer Amphitheatre. The concert will start at 7 p.m., and in case of rain, will be moved to the auditorium at Hermann High School. The ECC Jazz Band is under the direction of Aaron Bounds, a Hermann High School graduate. The concert is sponsored by
By staff writer The German American Club of Hermann will present “A Mother’s Day Cabaret” on Sunday, May 12, at the Showboat Community Theatre. The show, which starts at 2 p.m., will feature soloist Carrie Kirchhofer-Tilly of Peoria, Ill, formerly of Hermann. She will be accompanied by John Berkemeyer, Patrick Dell, LeRoy Schwartze and Bob Kirchhofer. They will be performing Jazz, Sinatra songs, World War II-era music, crossover classical and
By staff writer The Bank Bar at Second and Schiller streets will once again hold The Braunschweiger Ball in conjunction with Hermann’s Wurstfest. This year’s event is Saturday, March 23, starting at 7 p.m. This is an unusual combination of events, with contest tasting (pate) to be judged at 8 p.m. Entries in the contest will be accepted from 3 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. There will be prizes for sculptural,
Something dramatic and historic occurred on March 1, 1912 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. The first parachute jump from an airplane took place establishing a military capability that played an important role in helping secure freedom in the world. At noon, on Friday, March 1, 2013 five famous U.S. Army Airborne units will pay tribute to the members of that “First Jump” team and to the men and women
Rehearsals for the spring session of the Hermann Area Chorus will resume on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. Anyone who enjoys singing is welcome to join the chorus regardless of their skill level. There are 11 weeks of rehearsals leading up to the Spring Concert on Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. The chorus rehearses at the Hermann Middle School Music Room from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings. However,
The Missouri State University Concert Chorale will make its second stop on its January tour in Hermann on Monday, Jan. 7. That’s when they will perform a concert at St. George Catholic Church. The concert will start at 7 p.m. The MSU chorale has appeared here many times, and is annually sponsored by the Hermann Arts Council The choir, directed by Dr. Guy B. Webb, has toured extensively throughout the
The Hermann High School and Middle School choirs’ annual Christmas concert is Thursday, December 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the HHS Auditorium. The choirs will be singing a variety of traditional seasonal and holiday songs, including Santa Baby, Good King Wenceslas, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Joy to the World, and O Come O Come Emmanuel. Soloists include Katrina Horn, Marissa Blocker-Strassner and Travis Minks. Margie Greene will make
By staff writer Austin Ruediger of Hermann was in a tie for
By staff writer Hermann’s Blake Grannemann broke his own school record in
Crusade Against Cancer Hog Roast has been re-scheduled to May 18th.
By staff writer Approximately 200 family members and friends gathered at the