Thursday night’s Crawl featured music by the CHS Marching Band and Bluegrass legends, The Spots.  The Spots caused quite a raucous stir with their rambunctious rendition of Beerrun. The newly opened Skip’s on Third Ave. had a good crowd. As for the hoola-hoops, we don’t know why but they were fun to watch.

This pink firetruck was spotted at the industrial park. We don't know the who or why, but we decided to share it with you anyway.

The Live Oak Art & Music Fest is held in conjunction with City of Conway's Fall Festival and features fine arts and crafts for sale and live music from Blues to Rap and Caribbean Country to Alternative Rock.

Theatre of the Republic (TOR), the name conjures memories of L’il Abner, Mark Twain, Jesus Christ Superstar and 9. This is not your run of the mill little theater. The talent pool at TOR runs deep and wide. These folks are serious about their craft and it shows.

The latest offering is Hairspray, a musical comedy set in segregated Baltimore in the early sixties. It delves into race, women’s weight and forbidden love. Yep, lots of room to be a tacky, preachy bore. But wait, on the horizon, coming to save the day and make this funny and entertaining is the Theatre of the Republic! And boy, do they!

From newcomer to seasoned pro, the cast draws you into their world and makes that world real. No wooden monotones to be found, the dialog and emotions are solid and convincing. No easy trick when so much of the show is campy.

Of special note is Emily Ann Martel who plays our heroine, Tracy. The only word that comes to mind is spitfire. Don’t let her near a gas station, her energy might cause an inferno.

Newcomer Reggie Bromell has solid chops and is a performer to watch. Chase Clark turns in a commendable performance while keeping his “Elvis do” perfectly balanced.

Kudos to Chuck and Diane DeVaughn Stokes. They could very easily just phone it in but they are top drawer every second of every scene. They are the backbone of the cast.

Brandon Shoemaker’s performance is worth the price of admission alone, if for nothing else than the ability to dance in those shoes.

The music is first rate but just when you think you’ve heard it all, Latreece Hilly takes the stage as Motormouth Maybelle and lets loose with “Big, Blond and Beautiful”. By the end of the song, the audience was in love with this woman.

TOR’s Hairspray is sassy, rascally, campy fun. It’s talented people having fun and bringing the audience along for the ride. This is a solid four tiger paw show.

For ticket and more info: Theatre of the Republic Website

As a way to bring our neighbors together in some common fun and nostalgia, Stan started a FaceBook page called; You’re Probably From Conway, SC if…

We thought it would be fun and some folk’s would get a kick out of it. Well sir, we have a hit on our hands! In less than a day the group has over 600 members and more are coming every hour. Topics of remembery range from cruising the mall to used to be stores and restaurants to “submarine races”. Take a minute and come on over to FaceBook and check us out. No telling who you might meet…