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Hollywood Director Daniel Scheinert won three Oscars at last Sunday night’s 95th Academy Award ceremony. His film, "Everything Everywhere All At Once," which Scheinert wrote and directed with creative partner Daniel Kwan, was nominated for 11 gold statues and took home a total of seven.

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The Guntersville High School Performing Arts Theater group will present their spring musical “Mamma Mia!” at the Whole Backstage this weekend.

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Mountain Valley Arts Council has installed the 2023 exhibit of local artists’ artwork in Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth’s office suite in Montgomery where it is viewed by legislators and visitors throughout the year.

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Aynslee Moon Smithee will be featured at Mountain Valley Arts Council’s main gallery at 440 Gunter Avenue in Guntersville on March 16 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. This Art Talks is free to the public, art fans and artists alike.

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Mountain Valley Arts Council opened its exhibit featuring art instructor Lanette Blankenship and Drawing II and Painting I art students from Snead State Community College on February 28. The exhibit will remain up through March 31. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. an…

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The Whole Backstage will host the Joe Cagle Band and Clay Jones Band for one night only, Saturday, February 25, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale at the door on the night of the event for $15 each. All seating is general admission, with no reserved seats, and no advanced ticket sales.

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The Guntersville City Council embarked on a field trip to Mountain Valley Arts Council (MVAC) directly after the council meeting on Monday, Feb. 6.

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Athens is preparing for the Duke’s wedding when four lovers with their own ideas run for the forest. Spells are cast; oaths are sworn – will it all be set right before the big day?

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The Whole Backstage Theatre and Season Sponsor Sonny Lewis announce auditions for the summer musical, “Into the Woods” directed by Diane Duboise. Auditions will be Thursday and Friday, February 16 and 17, at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 18, at 10:00 a.m. With award-winning music and lyri…

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Mountain Valley Arts Council has new art on exhibit in the County Courthouse in Guntersville. The large paintings are by Jimmy Trotter, former art teacher at Snead State Community College and resident of Guntersville.

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One weekend a month, musician Dwight Smith plays his guitar and sings at the Pinecrest Dining Room at the Lake Guntersville State Park. Guests at the Lodge who are fortunate enough to catch him enjoy country/western and rock ‘n’ roll classics; everything from the Eagles to Eric Clapton to America.

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre with Season Sponsor Sonny Lewis will present the final performances of “Cheaper by the Dozen”, on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, February 2, 3, 4 at 7:00 p.m., with a Sunday Matinee on February 5 at 2:00 p.m. Directed by John Davis Rollings, with first-time…

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Guntersville's Becky Scheinert, the mother of award-winning writer and director Daniel Scheinert, will attend the 95th Academy Awards on March 12 to see if her son takes home any of the 11 famed statuettes for which he is nominated. Daniel is the co-writer and co-director of “Everything Ever…

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Mountain Valley Arts Council will feature Beau Pendergraft’s artwork and furniture in its February exhibit at the main gallery at 440 Gunter Avenue in Guntersville.

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A film co-written and co-directed by a young man with Guntersville ties is up for an incredible 11 Oscars, more than any other film that was nominated.

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The Snead State Community College Music Department is hosting a Guest Recital and Masterclass featuring Singer and Professor of Voice at the University of Alabama in Birmingham Dr. Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk.

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre with Season Sponsor Sonny Lewis announce the production of “Cheaper by the Dozen,” directed by John Davis Rollings, with first-time assistant student director, Dax Stapler.

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Daniel Scheinert, whose parents Ken and Becky live in Guntersville, nearly swept the Critics Choice Awards with his film “Everything Everywhere All at Once."

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The DAR Patriots picked up a huge 67-52 area win on the road last Friday over the New Hope Indians, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in the state in Class 4A boys basketball.

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre and Season Sponsor Sonny Lewis announce auditions for the mainstage musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” directed by Johnny Brewer.

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It was the largest crowd for the food giveaway ever at Victory Baptist Church last Wednesday. 

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There’s no real theme to this installment of “What we’re Watching,” other than three dramatic and ultra intense shows, followed by a lighthearted funny show, as well as a newer show we recently watched with our youngest child. I’m nothing if not well-rounded with the absurd amount of hours I…

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre with Season Sponsor Sonny Lewis announce the upcoming production of “Cheaper by the Dozen,” directed by John Davis Rollings, with first-time assistant student director, Dax Stapler.

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Daniel Scheinert – the movie director son of Ken and Becky Scheinert – is a regular guy at heart who just enjoys the process and the fun of making a movie. 

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Daniel Scheinert - the son of Ken and Becky Scheinert of Guntersville - is up for a Golden Glove along with his movie-directing partner Dan Kwan for their film "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre will present the “Black Tie Christmas” holiday concert this weekend with director and conductor Johnny Brewer.

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The highly successful Black Tie Christmas Chorale returns to the Whole Backstage mainstage with director and conductor Johnny Brewer presenting a community holiday concert with evening performances on Thursday, Friday, Saturday on December 15, 16, and 17 at 7:00 p.m., and a Sunday matinee at…

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The Whole Backstage in Guntersville will present Black Tie Christmas with evening performances on Thursday, Friday, Saturday on December 15, 16, 17 at 7:00 p.m., plus a Sunday matinee on December 18 at 2:00 p.m.

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre will present “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” with performances on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on December 1, 2, 3 at 7:00 p.m., and a Sunday matinee on December 4 at 2:00 p.m.

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Thanksgiving is Thursday and that means we will launch right into the Christmas season after that (some folks have already launched and a few Christmas lights can already be seen on homes).

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre will present, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” with performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 1, 2, 3, at 7:00 p.m., and a Sunday matinee on December 4 at 2:00 p.m.

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre will present “Laugh at the Lake” for one night only, Friday, November 18, at 7:00 p.m. Stand-up comedians will entertain with quick-witted acts on the WBS mainstage for a casual and amusing evening.

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Mountain Valley Arts Council will host over 20 artists from all over the county and beyond in its Holiday Art Market at its gallery at 440 Gunter Avenue Guntersville.

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People around Guntersville have known for years the exceptional job that Val Jones does as the art instructor at Guntersville High and Guntersville Middle.

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Mountain Valley Arts Council will close out its Fall Concerts in the Park on Thursday, October 27, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Errol Allan Park in downtown Guntersville.

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre will present a seasonal podcast storytelling series, featuring “13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey,” written by Alabama native, Kathryn Tucker Windham.

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Mountain Valley Arts Council will host the Tosha Hill on Thursday, October 13, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Errol Allan Park in downtown Guntersville.

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The 50th Annual Gerhart Music Festival is all this week at Snead State Community College. The public is invited and everything is free.

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre with Season Sponsor Sonny Lewis announce the final performances of “To Kill a Mockingbird”, directed by Wesley H. Rorex. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 6, 7, 8 at 7:00 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on October 9 at 2:00 p.m.

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The Whole Backstage Community Theatre with Season Sponsor Sonny Lewis announce the final performances of “To Kill a Mockingbird”, directed by Wesley H. Rorex. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 6, 7, 8 at 7:00 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on October 9 at 2:00 p.m.

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Students in Marshall County spent 20 weeks raising pullets as part of the 2022 Marshall County 4-H Chick Chain project. The purpose of the 4-H Chick Chain is to create an opportunity for young people in Marshall County to develop skills in poultry management, business management, and record …

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Robert Rivers, a native of Guntersville, will exhibit his art work at the Guntersville Museum beginning Tuesday and running through Jan. 8.