The Harrisville Community Band will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a free concert this Halloween. The concert begins at ...

Today in Music History for Nov. 12: In 1818, English church organist and composer Henry Hemy was born. Of his several original compositions, the best known is the tune "St. Catherine," to which is ...

A patient played a clarinet solo as she underwent brain surgery for Parkinson's disease and proved that the treatment was working in real time.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

He’s a pirate and he calls himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate. If there’s an Oktoberfest event at the Germanic-American Institute in St. Paul, a polka mass at St. Boniface Catholic ...

November has become the month of film noir events, when theaters screen black and white classics such as Out of the Past, ...

Chef Marcus from Akron’s Pierogi Lady grills sausage with Jake, the band performs at a backyard party and the Rainbow Girls play a familiar cover from their back porch. The World According to Polka is ...

Beaver Meadows Citizens for Recreation will present their first concert at Harmony Hall from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, with the music of the Swingmasters. The band plays a mix of polka, jazz, Latin ...

Ember St. Amour is a reporter for the Midland Daily News, covering Midland County government and writing the weekly Business Matters feature. A recent graduate of Ferris State University, she brings ...

A clarinet player for a Portland marching troupe that frequently performs during protests was arrested Sunday when federal agents barreled into the band while pursuing another suspect, bystander video ...

PolishFest returns with polka music, food and fun on Saturday at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish at 3516 E. Monroe in Midland. The festival started in 2019 and resumed after the pandemic ...

Jeremiah “Jerry” Beecher of Shelburne, Vt., passed away on October 8, 2025, at Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing Home. Jerry was born on November 4, 1937, in Middlebury, Vt., to Henry and Evelyn ...