Feature | Thursday, May 27,2004

Grace about town 5-27-04

Many things to report: • My one-woman show, "Grace Talk #1" went better than expected. The place was packed Wednesday night, and even more people turned out on Thursday. And they laughed. The

Feature | Thursday, May 20,2004

Grace about town 5-20-04

By Grace Smith

What a weekend. It was so big that it oozed over into Monday. Which can get messy. I've been busier lately than I anticipated. My big show! I needed a stage. And lights! I didn't have lights unt

Feature | Thursday, May 13,2004

Grace about town 5-13-04

By Grace Smith

I've finally sorted all of the Very Exciting Contest entries into piles all over my living room. Most fall into two categories. First, people crave more community involvement. José Santiago

Feature | Thursday, May 6,2004

Grace about town 5-6-04

By Grace Smith

I want to thank all of you who sent me your ideas for improving our lovely city. Some were brief -- "Cut down on noise polluation" (I assume they added the extra "a" for effect) -- and some wer

Feature | Thursday, April 29,2004

Grace about town 4-29-04

By Grace Smith

First I must bring up one thing that's been bugging me for a long time. It's this billboard I keep driving by. Initially I paid no attention. Then I started to notice it. It made no sense. Then

Feature | Friday, April 23,2004

My big weekend

By Grace Smith

After giving the government huge piles of money on April 15, I decided my weekend needed to begin Thursday night. As I concluded I don't have enough money to even live in a cardboard box (I've always

Feature | Thursday, April 15,2004

Grace about town 4-15-04

By Grace Smith

I've been back in Springfield for almost two years now, and I know there are many good things about the city. They include the Coney Island restaurant; the Country Market store on Wabash Avenue, whic

Feature | Thursday, April 8,2004

Grace about town 4-8-04

By Grace Smith

Last week I wrote about my Springfield Municipal Opera experiences and the fact that I just auditioned for A Chorus Line. I wanted the part of Kristine, the role I played when it was produced at the T

Feature | Thursday, April 1,2004

Grace about town 4-1-04

By Grace Smith

I just auditioned for A Chorus Line at the Springfield Municipal Opera. Doug Hahn and Gary Shull are the co-directors; Gary was the choreographer in the Springfield Theatre Centre's production, and Do

Feature | Thursday, March 25,2004

Grace about town 3-25-04

By Grace Smith

It's been a while since all that speed dating, and I thought I'd keep you apprised of events. I went to another speed-dating session, a few weeks after the first one. A friend wanted to go and th