Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Michael T. Benson, president of Coastal Carolina University, has been named president of West ...

The first line, the first word, the first sentence, it dictates everything. It directs the flow of things. You can never rise ...

Five members of the Southern gospel and country music band roll out trunks of musical gear to set up for an evening concert. They play for senior citizens at dozens of places each year.

The Stephen James CSRA Coin Club will hold a Coin & Currency Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 15, in the gym of ...

Whitney, the author of Family Worship, suggests having a regular time each day for the practice and choosing a time when the ...

Musician Ethan Carl will perform at Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, located 1530 E. Fourth St. in Alton, at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 16. Ethan Carl is a singer/songwriter born and raised outside of St. Louis.

I write a quarterly column for Preach magazine, in which I explore a significant word, phrase, or idea in the Bible, or a ...

Steeped in a legacy of classical and Black secular and sacred music, veteran Omaha vocalist Carole Jeanpierre is making an ...

The Moretti EP, the stunning 3-song EP from the movie now in theaters. The 3 tracks are all original songs performed by John Malkovich, and written and composed by Nile Rodgers and The-Dream. Each of ...

In 1966, Simone wrote and performed “Four Women,” a musical portrait of different stereotyped Black women who were exploited ...

Also: Cate Blanchett in “Black Bag”; Felix Mendelssohn’s overlooked sister, at the Morgan Library; uncovered songs by “Rent” ...