Tom Lounges
• Mush Music Productions of Northwest Indiana brings Chicago rapper Twista (twista.com) to the Hobart Art Theatre (230 Main St.) in downtown Hobart Saturday. Twista has a new EP, Lifetime, now available on all music platforms. The show has a 9 p.m. start time and is stacked with a trio of support acts Groppo, Angel Da Demon and No Coastal. Tickets for the 18 & older performance range from $27.50 to $50. More: brickartlive.com.
⢠The weekly Open Mic hosted by multi-instrumentalist Marc Adrian (of Groovatron fame) happens tonight from 8-11 p.m. at The Flat Rock Tap (6732 Calumet Ave.) in Hammond. The stage is open to not only musicians, but comedians, spoken word artists and more. Admission is free. More: 219- 852-5262.
Crowd at the opening of the Ballina women’s and children’s refuge. Photo supplied.
With demand sadly higher than ever, the Ballina community has come together to renovate and re-open the local women’s and children’s refuge.
Momentum Collective took over the running of the Ballina refuge eighteen months ago.
At the time, the building was in need of repair. Now the renovations are complete and the facility has also been made disability accessible.
Those attending the recent official opening heard that refuge workers worked long hours on the project, alongside many community supporters, to ensure the re-opened facility could offer a safe and welcoming space for women and children escaping domestic and family violence.
20 years ago: 2000
The Mille Lacs Band was recruiting for their new Tribal Civilian Community Corps, to complete community projects. The Isle Cub Scouts visited the Mille Lacs Nursing Home in Onamia and helped fill bird feeders. The DNR provided feedback to MnDOT on the potential environmental impacts of the Hwy. 169 project.
30 years ago: 1990
By a margin of 44 votes, a community center addition to Nyquist Elementary was voted by local citizens. The Onamia School Board established a petroleum storage and gasoline dispensary at the school. The Bethany Lutheran Choir and Sunshine Childrenâs Choir, directed by Tom Bracken, put on a local concert.