On Friday, The Amazing Jake Shimabukuro will rock Bulber Auditorium with, of all things, his ukulele. Born in Hawaii, Shimabukuro fell in love with the ukulele early in his life and is widely recognized as now one of the leading ukulele players in the world. He brings to the music industry, what he calls on his website, “an untapped source of music with unlimited potential.”..... Read on…

In a world filling up with restaurant chains and fast food clones, KD’s Diner sits quaintly on the corner of E. Prien Lake Road and Ernest and unassumingly brings to the table a menu full of diner standards and specialties with a Louisiana flare. KD’s has become a staple in the lives of Lake Chuckers for years..... Read on…

Winner of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry’s First Book Award. Her work has appeared in North American Review, Laurel Review, American Life in Poetry, among others, and Beautiful Trouble was listed in The Kansas City Star’s top 100 notable books of 2004. Read on…