The annual celebrated Songwriters Festival made its round this year from May 1 to May 4. The main event, hosted at the Daytona State amphitheater on the Palm Coast campus, offered renovations,…
Category: Arts-Entertainment
The Handmaids Tale
The must watch Hulu dystopian drama, The Handmaid’s Tale, is now in its finale, wrapping up a total of eight years and six total seasons. The show was directly adapted from the…
Music and Art Color Port Orange’s City Center at Lakeside Jazz Festival
This past weekend, the Lakeside Jazz Festival held its 26th annual event in Port Orange. It showcased jazz musicians from the Southeastern United States since 1988. Lakeside served as a yearly fundraiser…
Before the Bloom: A Glimpse into Lana Del Rey’s Next Era
Vocals of honey and heartbreak have crafted Lana Del Rey’s signature cocktail of glamourous yet ghostly stories of nostalgia. Melodies of myth and mystery have shaped her first nine studio albums. Her…
Red, White & Boone: The Countdown Begins for Benson Boone’s “American Heart”
Benson Boone is hitting the road with his second studio album “American Heart”! Set to release on June 20, 2025, Boone made this announcement during his performance at Coachella on Friday April…
Percy Jackson Takes the Stage – and Absolutely Crushes It
On Friday, April 11, 2025, Daytona State College’s theater program put on an awesome production of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical! From start to finish, it kept the audience engaged…
DSC Jazz Ensembles Stun at Swing into Spring Performance
Just 30 minutes after Daytona State College’s annual open house, the News-Journal Center hosted the DSC Jazz Ensembles for their “Swing into Spring” collections. Both the combo and big band performed a…
Newly Established Local Band in Flagler Beach Florida
In the heart of Flagler Beach, Florida, the newly established local band, Timing Belt, practices anytime they have a chance. The members, Korvin Brey, Skye Blumenfeld, Brayden Sanders, and Cameron O’fallon, come…
Seward Johnson “Art Imitates Life” Sculpture Tour Comes To Ormond Beach
The people of Central Florida are very excited as Ormond Beach becomes the next temporary home to the Seward Johnson “Art Imitates Life” Sculpture Tour. Presented by the Ormond Beach Arts District,…
An Inside Look of Grover’s Corners
On Friday night, Feb. 21, 2025, a staged reading of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” was presented at Daytona State College’s News Journal Center. It was a collaborative effort by students, staff, and…