Steve Sheldon primarily covers the performing arts for The Sun Times News, with additional focus on personal profile pieces and reporting in Saline Township. His writing highlights the people, creativity, and stories behind local arts organizations and community life, bringing depth and context to cultural coverage in the region.
Photo: (L-R) David Moan, Matt Bogart, Jessica Boevers Bogart, Matt Mogart, Chelsea Packard, Geoff Packard, Jessica Grové & Dan Cooney. Photo courtesy of The Encore Musical Theatre Company Have you ever attended an event and left with the impression that you were a part of what you thought was your version of heaven? Well, Thursday ...
The Croswell Opera House brought laughter and excitement to young audiences with a lively performance of The Cat in the Hat, featuring energetic antics, colorful costumes, and a packed house of delighted children. Photo: (L-R): Joan Hiatt as the Cat, Mazyn Maybee as Girl, Zaerk Devlin as Boy are pictured in recent Croswell Opera House ...
The heartwarming show runs March 14-16 Photo: L-R: Stella Geragosian as Lily, Maddy Cummins as Rooster, Noelle Harnish as Miss Hannigan singing Easy Street. Photo by Steve Sheldon Saline Junior Theatre, a program through the Saline Community Education Department, celebrates its 20th year of providing kids with an opportunity to sing and act in Broadway ...
The 63rd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF), the fourth oldest festival in North America, is scheduled to premiere a wide variety of films March 25 – 30, 2025 at the historic Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor. For the fifth year in a row, AAFF will pay filmmakers to show their films in competition. AAFF ...
After three decades of shaping young musicians, Nate Lampman is set to retire, leaving behind a legacy of music, mentorship, and unforgettable performances. In 1981, Dan Fogelberg wrote the iconic song “Leader of the Band”. The lyrics included the line, “But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul. My ...
The Chelsea Area Players Youth Theatre opened the curtain on Shrek Jr at the sold-out 840- seat Washington Street Education Center (WSEC) Friday evening. Featuring a cast of sixty 3rd -8th grade students, led by 8th grader Kathryn Dunn as Fiona, 7th grader W. Rock Thompson as Shrek and the very entertaining 8th grader Charlotte ...
Milan High School will open the curtain on the whimsical Suessical – The Musical in the Dennis McComb Performing Arts Center, an 840-seat auditorium in Milan High School. Suessical – The Musical has three performances this weekend, 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. There is a 7 p.m. ...
The Sun Times News presents a new feature titled Where Are They Now? These stories will capture the graduates of area high schools and provide readers with a glimpse into their lives following graduation. Introducing: Dominic Dorset – Saline High School Class of 2018 Dominic was a member of the Saline High School Drama Club ...
There is a lot to like in The Encore Musical Theatre Company’s production of the musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Sense & Sensibility, running now through Mar. 16th at the Encore Theatre in Dexter. It is the actors, tech crew and orchestra that shine in this production. The magic of this show is led ...
The Croswell Opera House, Michigan’s oldest theatre, presented a sold-out 70s Tribute concert on Saturday evening featuring the band Not Fast Enuff. The band, featuring Melissa Toth and Michael Barlow on vocals, Michael Toth on percussion, Chad Singleton on bass and Scott Williams on lead guitar, entertained the crowd for over two hours. The band ...
The Saline High School will raise the curtain on Mamma Mia next weekend. Featuring the music of ABBA, the super group of the 1970’s, the thespians of SHS will sing and dance their way into the hearts of their audience. The show has 16 students in feature roles, with an ensemble of 29. The Saline ...
By Steve Sheldon Playwright Eric Pfeffinger, director Rhiannon Ragland, combined to create a hilarious 90-minutes of laughs and a few of life’s hard to learn lessons. Friday evening was opening night of Fourteen Funerals at the Purple Rose Theatre. Pfeffinger created Blissfield, Indiana, the make-believe small town with a population of 6,044. A town with ...
By Steven Sheldon The Dexter High School Drama Club put on a crowd-pleasing performance of the classic Lerner & Loewe musical Brigadoon, which opened on Broadway in 1947. The Dexter High School Drama Club, under the smart direction of David Moan, treated the audience to a near-perfect performance of Lerner & Loewe’s classic musical Brigadoon, ...
Fire Board trustees grapple over significant increases in costs in FY24-25 for firefighting services. Wonder if cuts in other services will be needed. After several meetings of the Risk Mitigation, Steering and Budget Committees, after several minutes of sometimes tense discussions, and after a presentation by Chief Jason Sperle, the fire board was not able ...
Invenergy updates officials on a large-scale solar energy proposal as residents push back on rezoning plans. Questions linger about the potential size and impact of Invenergy’s proposed solar energy project within Saline Township. Invenergy Update Shawn Keenan, a representative from Invenergy, provided the planning commission with an update at its February 4, 2025, meeting on ...
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