A reception for the book “From the Garret on Grand: on Miss Lonelyhearts and the Virgin of Guadalupe” will take place tonight, with poetry readings and music tonight and again Saturday night at the Carnegie Center for the Arts.

“The Early Show” has sent hosts Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez, news anchor Russ Mitchell and weatherman Dave Price to Greensburg, the small town nearly wiped off the map by a tornado that killed 11 people on May 4, 2007.
    They’re pitching in to build an eco-friendly playground and reporting on the town’s recovery. The rock band REO Speedwagon is also coming in for a concert Friday May 2 from 7am - 9am.

    Local classic rock 'n' roll cover band Ask Vinnie won the Mosaic Battle of the Bands competition Saturday night in Garden City, winning the right to be the opening act for the Styx concert Sept. 6.

    Washburn University student Jose Salazar of Dodge City will be among the musicians performing with the WU Symphony Orchestra, Payless ShoeSource Jazz Combo and a chamber music ensemble May 18 - 29 in several locations in Honduras.

   The classic-rock cover band Ask Vinnnie, which has become well known to area residents over the past five years, is a staple of the local club scene. Now, as the band enters  a battle of the bands competition Saturday in Garden City, Mooradian's hoping his group can win it all: A chance to open for Styx at their Garden City concert Sept. 6.