OUR STORY CARVED IN WOOD

OUR STORY CARVED IN WOOD

Members and friends of UNION AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH have worshipped facing THE LAST SUPPER for the past 75 years. Even before there was a center aisle, theater-style seating, or a massive stained glass window depicting Christ as "the Good Shepherd," there was the magnificent depiction of Christ gathered at the table with his 12 apostles, sharing their last meal together. 

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ANCHORS AWAY: UNION AVENUE OPERA

ANCHORS AWAY: UNION AVENUE OPERA

More than 40 artists will make their UNION AVENUE OPERA debut this summer. The seven-week summer season opens Friday, July 6, with a traditional take on Gilbert & Sullivan’s comedic H.M.S Pinafore and continue through August 25 with performances of Verdi’s dramatic Nabucco and Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars, a provocative work that addresses the weighty moral issues of racism and injustice.

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IVORY PERRY PARK CONCERT SERIES

IVORY PERRY PARK CONCERT SERIES

The Ivory Perry Park Concert Series kicks off its fifteenth anniversary season with the soulful sounds of Denise Thimes Sunday, June 25, in Ivory Perry Park, 800 N. Belt Avenue in the Visitation Park neighborhood. Ms. Thimes was the first performer to take the Ivory Perry Park Concert Series stage back in 2002. Click through to read all about it ...

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LANSCAPES OF GRIEF

LANSCAPES OF GRIEF

"Loss is a universal human experience," writes Karen Tye in her abstract describing her exhibition of art quilts she calls LANDSCAPES OF GRIEF. "Grief is a natural response to the losses in our lives. … This collection of art quilts reflect my own experience with grief and some of the insights and understandings that have come to me on the journey.

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