Columbia’s annual Art in the Park, the largest fine arts festival and a staple event in mid-Missouri, will be this Saturday and Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Read More Art in the Park this weekend
The pre-pandemic “Local Fest” is returning as the first “Compass Fest” to raise funds for the Compass Inc. scholarship fund. It will feature local musicians and bands at Rose Music Hall and Park on Saturday, June 3. The scholarship fund provides access to private music lessons and camps for … Read More Compass Fest fundraiser returning to Rose Music Hall
The 6th Annual Unbound Book Festival kicks off 7 p.m. tonight at Orr Street Studios with brief five-minute readings from various authors on the theme of “friends and frenemies.” Read More 6th Unbound Book Festival this weekend
Downtown Columbia will be alive with holiday spirit Friday night. Read More Downtown gets in holiday spirit Friday
The North Village Arts District will have the final art installations of 2022 during its Friday Nov. 4 art walk. The art walk is from 6-9 p.m. Read More North Village Arts District Unveils Third and Last Art Installations of 2022
A historic number of music fans turned out for the 15th annual Roots N Blues festival Oct. 7-9 at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia. Saturday was the largest attendance day in the event's history, since it became a ticketed event, with 10,000-plus attendees. Friday and Sunday each saw about 8,0… Read More More than 10,000 attend Roots N Blues festival
Bleachers’ frontman Jack Antonoff spiced up the final night of the annual Roots N Blues music festival in Columbia Sunday and sent social media abuzz after calling Kanya West a “motherfucker” over West’s widely-publicized antisemitic comments made hours earlier. Read More Bleachers’ frontman Antonoff slams Kanye West during Roots N Blues finale
Columbia's annual Roots N Blues Festival gets underway this Friday, Oct. 7 and continues through Sunday. Read More Roots N Blues gets underway Friday
A weekend-long fall festival called “Biscuits, Beats and Brews” is planned for this weekend at the historic river town of Rochport, located off I-70 about 12 miles west of Columbia. Read More ‘Biscuits, Beats and Brews’ a free music festival this weekend at Rochport
Columbia’s annual Fire in the Sky fireworks event will be Monday night, July 4. This year, the event will be at Stephens Lake Park with the celebration kicking off at 6:00 p.m. and the fireworks beginning at 9:15 p.m. Events include kids’ activities and crafts, live entertainment, food truck… Read More July 4 fireworks planned for Columbia, Jeff City
Presented by the City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA), Columbia is hosting its first ever Make Music Columbia event on Tuesday, June 21 (the summer solstice). The free musical celebration will take place on streets, sidewalks and in parks across the city. Read More Columbia participating in national "Make Music Day" June 21
Pierpont General Store is hosting its first annual Summer Jam this weekend, June 10-12. The store is located in the middle of Rock Bridge State Park south of Columbia. Read More Pierpont hosting Summer Jam this weekend
Mid-Missouri’s oldest and largest fine arts festival will return this year to Columbia after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. Read More Art in the Park returns June 4-5
DJ Skyvak and others are planning to transport you through a unique audio and video experience at “The Awakening Rave” Friday at the Blue Note. The show is presented by the Mizzou Electronic Music Association (MEMO). Read More The Blue Note hosting ‘The Awakening Rave’ Friday for MU ‘Stop Day’
The Station House at Katfish Katy’s in Huntsdale, a former restaurant and popular music venue alongside the Katy Trail, will be no more. The building and the 160 acres it sits upon adjacent to the Missouri River are being donated by Larry and Brenda Potterfield to The Nature Conservancy for … Read More Katfish Katy’s will become conservation area
The Roots N Blues Festival, the only entirely women-owned major music festival in the United States, has unveiled its full lineup for 2022. Headliners include Grammy Award-winning artists Wilco, Chaka Khan, Bleachers, Tanya Tucker, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Academy Award winner Jon Batiste… Read More Roots N Blues Festival unveils 2022 lineup; 24 artists to perform Oct. 7-9
Dick Johnson is a local folk guitarist for two bands in town, one of which is the apocalyptic folk band, English Brown, and the other is the dark folk band, Bourbon Down. He moved from Hollywood, CA, about 18 years ago to start touring in a metal band. However, after touring for many years h… Read More Q&A with local folk guitarist Dick Johnson
It’s staggering to me that I have lived 30 minutes from this gem of a festival and never paid attention to it. I found it a complicated concept with so many options/ways attend. This can be overwhelming to those looking for a simple outing. As I wrote last month, I decided to jump in this ye… Read More Uncovering True/False Film Fest
Derrick Fogle, 58, (aka Hacky Sack Guy) is a Columbia and worldwide celebrity. He has frequented the speaker's circle at Mizzou for roughly 28 years where he typically hacky sacks half naked, even in differing weather. He can also be frequently found doing his thing in front of city hall dow… Read More Hacky sack guy says he’s not a legend, yet
A locally produced comedy feature film has received critical success and can be seen in local cinemas beginning April 15. Read More Local filmmakers bring award-winning comedy to Central Missouri theaters in April
Mother-and-son restaurant operators Vanessa and Jake Leitza won’t be returning to Katfish Katy’s this year, and are planning a new, deli-style restaurant in Columbia. Read More Leitzas moving on from Katfish Katy’s, planning new venture
The True/False Film Fest is proud to announce its 2022 slate of 31 new feature films and 19 new short films. These films were selected from roughly 1,000 submissions and hundreds more scouted from festivals around the world. Unfolding March 3-6, in Columbia, the festival highlights bold cine… Read More True/False Film Fest announces 2022 film lineup
From March 3-6, downtown Columbia will again host the annual True/False (T/F) Film Festival. For many central Missourians, this event is a mystery. What does True/False mean? Why do people come from far and wide to attend this event? Will I like any of the films? Read More Unpacking the True/False Film Festival
Richard King’s life work has been a labor of love, and his good fortune also Columbia’s. The music venue he operated for 34 years, The Blue Note, became a storied icon, beget downtown’s vibrant live music scene and enduringly enriched the city’s contemporary culture. The music festival he st… Read More Richard King still enjoying a challenge
The Missouri Pork Association is hosting its annual event "MO Bacon & Bourbon Festival" on Feb. 5 at the Bur Oak Brewing Company. Read More Bacon & Bourbon Festival Feb. 5 at Bur Oak
Passes are now available to purchase for the annual True/False Film Festival, which will be March 3-6 in downtown Columbia. Read More Passes now available for True/False Film Festival March 3-6
Columbia’s annual literary festival will take place downtown this year for the first time since its debut in 2016. Read More Unbound Book Festival moving downtown for 2022
The last two New Year’s celebrations didn’t exactly go as planned. 2020 with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 with new variants of the virus. But, what better way to project positive energy into the new year than celebrating with friends and family? Read More What to do for New Year's in CoMo: Six spots to ring in 2022
The small village of Pierpont, just south of Columbia near Rockbridge State Park, has a general store fittingly named Pierpont General Store. Although the name may lead people to think it is a simple grocery store for the convenience of the residents of Pierpont, it has recently evolved into… Read More Pierpont General Store becomes unique live music venue, meeting place
Columbia-based rockers Flyover Country will play their annual holiday benefit show at the Rose Music Hall this Sunday, Dec. 12 from 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $5 and available at the door or in advance here. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All the band’s proceeds from the event will benefit the Voluntary … Read More Flyover Country playing benefit Sunday at Rose Music Hall
Mother-and-son duo Vanessa and Jake Leitza are nearing their first year of operating The Station House at Katfish Katy’s with a bright outlook of the future for their venue on the Katy Trail near the Missouri River in Huntsville, about 10 miles west of Columbia. Read More New owners find their way at Katfish Katy’s
Welcome to "Get to Know the Band" featuring The Kay Brothers, an Old Time Missouri "stompgrass" band from Central Missouri. Learn from Pat Kay with BUZ contributor Laura Schrimpf how the band came about through a series of twists and turns, why music is in these Missouri brothers’ blood and … Read More Get to know the band: The Kay Brothers
The historic Missouri Theatre in downtown Columbia will be the site of the University Concert Series’ “A Carpenters Christmas” on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Read More 'A Carpenters Christmas' coming to Missouri Theatre
A special Friday night is shaping up for downtown Columbia this week with December temperatures expected near 60 degrees for the annual Living Windows Festival and the monthly First Fridays Art Walk happening during the same evening. Read More Living Windows, Art Walk this Friday
Coming Saturday, Nov. 27th to The Blue Note is a special concert event - The Last Waltz: Anniversary Celebration. The Last Waltz was a concert held Thanksgiving Day in 1976 in San Francisco. Promoted as the farewell concert for The Band, they were joined by many famous guest musicians and si… Read More Local musicians plan celebration of 'The Last Waltz'
Columbia native Violet Vonder Haar, the lead singer of Violet and the Undercurrents, has many musical talents which she and some other local musicians intend to use to help the local music community. Read More Local musicians planning "music center' for community
Welcome to ‘Get to Know the Band’ featuring The Cherry Pistols, a five-piece cover band playing together since 2011. In an interview with BUZ contributor Laura Schrimpf, we learn from Jay Pelzer, founder and guitarist, how the band came about, why they love playing at The Blue Note and how t… Read More Get to know the band: The Cherry Pistols
Welcome to the first installment of “Get to Know the Band,” which will be a regular part of BUZ’s increasing coverage of the local music scene and live music. This month’s feature is the Norm Ruebling Band, a six-piece setup with horns playing together since 1995. In an interview with BUZ co… Read More Get to know the band: Norm Ruebling
