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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Killer Mike, Vince Staples, Steve Aoki, Lane 8, Snow Tha Product, BadBadNotGood, Sudan Archives and more lead the lineup at the inaugural Elsewhere Festival and Conference will make its debut in Wichita, Kansas on the weekend of June 21-22, 2024. (The full lineup of participating artists and venues is below.) Created and produced by Midtopia, a Wichita-based artist and music worker collective, both the festival and conference will take an unconventional approach to supporting regional arts.

Selome Hailu Writer-director Tracie Laymon has a lot of Bobs in her life. First, there was Bob Laymon, her father. “In 2012, I was looking for my dad,” she says.

self-proclaimed “Christocrat” with a history of launching attacks against the LGBTQ community, recently gave a sermon at Calvary Bible Church in Wichita, Kansas, in which he promoted his new book, America in the Balance: American Dream vs. Woke Nightmare.“When the homosexual comes out of the closet and he is bragging about his activities, demanding not only acceptance, but endorsement, that is a nation that God is taking his hand off of,” Scarborough said.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has apologised after the airline had to cancel flights scheduled this winter.

Adam Sandler will launch a 25-city North American tour next month, the comedian and Live Nation announced today.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The 11 remaining dates on Colleen Ballinger’s Miranda Sings live tour have been canceled, and the “Oversharing” podcast she co-hosted with YouTube creator Trisha Paytas has come to an end. The cancellations come after Ballinger, the YouTuber and performer who rose to fame with the awkward, lipstick-smeared Miranda Sings character, has faced accusations that she engaged in inappropriate conduct with young fans several years ago. Ballinger last month responded to the allegations that she formed improper relationships with teenagers, denying that she had “groomed” fans who were children. In a June 28 video, she denied the “lies” and “gossip” about her partly in song, while accompanying herself on a ukulele. “The only thing I’ve ever groomed is my two Persian cats / I’m not a groomer, just a loser / who didn’t understand I shouldn’t respond to fans / and I’m not a predator even a lot of you think so / because five years ago I made a fart joke,” Ballinger sang in the video.

(Almost) nailed it! Kelsea Ballerini’s manicure was the talk of the night at her concert in Wichita, Kansas.

From Cheers and Look Who’s Talking to Drop Dead Diva and Scream Queens, Kirstie Alley’s net worth accounts for what she made in her four decades in Hollywood before her death.

Monday, December 5. "We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered," they wrote."She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures lie ahead," they continued. “As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.”They also thanked the "incredible team of doctors and nurses" at Florida's Moffitt Cancer Center.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Alley's longtime friend and fellow actor, , with whom she starred in 1989 comedy Look Who's Talking,  Alley became a household name in 1987 for her role as Boston bar manager Rebecca Howe in NBC's long-running sitcom Cheers and has starred in dozens of movies and television shows since, including Veronica's Closet, It Takes Two, and Drop Dead Gorgeous. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.She earned a Golden Globe for best actress and an Emmy for outstanding lead actress for her role as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase, a lingerie company owner, in NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet in 1991, and received a second Emmy for her role of Sally Goodson, a mother raising an autistic son, in David's Mother in 1994.Kirstie Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1951, and moved to Los Angeles in 1980, and worked as an interior designer and appeared on a number of American game shows before landing her first role in 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

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Just in time to take home for the Thanksgiving holiday, an updated version of the classic film Planes, Trains and Automobiles is being rereleased with more than an hour of additional footage.

Kane Brown is fresh off making history as the first male country singer to perform at the VMA's and just announced the U.S. leg of his "Drunk or Dreaming Tour."  The tour has 24 stops, starting on March 16, 2023 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and closing out in Greenwood Village, Colorado on June 10, 2023.  Brown will be joined by Dustin Lynch, Gabby Barrett and LoCash during his 2023 tour.  Kane Brown announced the U.S.

Ginger Zee has seen some spectacular scenes during her career as a meteorologist and her latest is one of the most impressive yet. The TV presenter took to social media with a clip of an incredible lightning storm which left her fans amazed. MORE: Ginger Zee reveals major change to work situation at GMA The footage showed the entire sky lighting up in a neighborhood of houses and tall trees. WATCH: Ginger Zee braves the elements Ginger captioned it: "Worth a watch! LIGHTENING in Wichita, Kansas @therealskicast via @storyfulvideo."Fans were astounded and commented with shocked face emojis and they rushed to comment: "OMG that is scary but amazing at the same time," while another added: "That's intense and scary". Others compared it to a Kiss concert and said it was like "beautiful art". MORE: Ginger Zee says she's 'in denial' as she wears very bold outfitREAD: Ginger Zee documents difficult goodbye in bittersweet postGinger didn't shoot the video herself, but that doesn't mean she hasn't seen plenty of weather phenomena in her time. A post shared by ginger_zee (@ginger_zee)Ginger shared the amazing lightning storm footage She recently reported from a disaster site which had fans concerned for her safety - as they so often do. Ginger has spent more time braving the elements outside than she normally does as the COVID-19 pandemic, quite literally left her out in the cold. MORE: Ginger Zee shares horrifying video as she reports from disaster siteMORE: Ginger Zee shares vicious message from troll as she fights back for important reasonFor the past few months, she's been reporting from the field, so when she was finally allowed back in the studios, it was a welcome break.

For the first time in 42 seasons, on Wednesday’s episode of “Survivor”, Jeff Probst had to stop a challenge in the middle of the action and skip ahead to the next portion.

Laurel Goodwin, an actor who made her movie debut at age 19 opposite Elvis Presley in the 1962 feature Girls! Girls! Girls! and four years later played a crew member in the original, failed Star Trek pilot starring Jeffery Hunter, died February 25. She was 79.

star’s sister Maureen Scott confirmed her passing in an obituary but didn’t disclose the cause of death. Born Aug.

Code Orange have dropped a visually stunning concert film titled Back Inside The Glass, which the hardcore outfit initially premiered as a ticketed livestream event.The one-off gig went down in October of 2020, streamed live – in VR, no less – from the Preserving Underground Church in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. It was particularly notable for its immersive and cinematic visuals, with the band performing to a fave-camera setup on an entirely projection-mapped stage.The show saw Code Orange perform over half of their fourth album, ‘Underneath’ – they’d released it in March of 2020, but couldn’t perform it to a proper crowd until 2021 thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

“Show Boat,” has died. She was 66.Burns’ sister, Donna Burns Revels, confirmed her June 4 passing in Wichita, Kansas, following a series of strokes, according to The New York Times.

Karla Burns, an actress and singer whose acclaimed performance as Queenie in the musical Show Boat earned an Olivier Award and a Tony Award nomination, died June 4 in Wichita, Kansas, following a series of strokes. She was 66.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a two-hour hearing on Tuesday morning, representatives for the concert industry, which has been ravaged by the pandemic shutdown, made a passionate and compelling case for federal aid before the U.S. Senate.“We’re here before you with our hats in our hands,” said witness Michael Strickland, owner of the lighting company Bandit Lites in Knoxville, TN.“Please don’t let the music die,” said Adam Hartke, who owns two independent venues in Wichita, KS.

More than 180 jobs are to go at Prestwick’s biggest aviation plant.Spirit AeroSystems has begun the trawl for voluntary redundancies amid the fallout from Covid-19.Workers have been given until July 10 to apply for “enhanced terms” to leave.Bosses at the firm, which is based in Wichita, Kansas, are looking for 183 volunteers to come forward.The Post revealed last month how the company was set for huge lay-offs in the wake of orders collapsing.Around 1100 staff are currently employed at its

Ivanka Trump is getting dragged like crazy online today for posting her would-be commencement speech even after her scheduled appearance at a college graduation was nixed.

Ellen DeGeneres has the sweetest surprise for a sixth grade Social Studies teacher during her show Thursday.

No doubt about it, Arthur Gunn is a weapon.The American Idol hopeful made the best of his audition, as season 18's Hollywood Week" kicked off.Born in Kathmandu, Nepal and based in Wichita, Kansas, Gunn blew away the judges with a rendition of Otis Redding's 1968 song "Hard to Handle" (also covered in 1990 by Black Crowes).The 20-year-old singer and songwriter strapped on an acoustic and impressed with his rugged bluesy voice.

Arthur Gunn, real name Dibesh Pokharel, impressed the judges on “American Idol” with his raspy voice.

Frederick Koch, who kept a low profile as an arts benefactor rather than joining the family oil business that became Koch Industries, has died, according to the New York Times. He was 86.His friend and longtime assistant John Olsen told the Times Koch died at his Manhattan home on Wednesday of heart failure.Koch was the oldest of four sons of Fred Koch of Wichita, Kansas.