The Current Online

by Deirdre Ray

After nearly 20 years of singing and dancing, the Mighty Voices of Longview have gone silent.

The show choir is no longer being offered at MCC-Longview after director Cathy Hardy-Parcell, music department coordinator at Longview, said that “due to her own health issues” she would not be able to keep it going.  Longview still has a chancel choir, which is a strictly singing group with no choreography. [...]

by Micah Chrisman

It’s 7:45 a.m. and you’re on your way to your eight o’clock class when a sudden crave for coffee comes over you. Soon you have no choice but to stop by New Longview to indulge yourself. You stroll into JP’s Coffee across from MCC Longview’s Campus—oh, wait, it says “Gusto” now, with a large logo painted on the wall. You suddenly realize that the new title for the coffee shop isn’t the only new addition. [...]

by Kari Dragoo

With November already underway, the online Harry Potter experience, Pottermore, is on the verge of being open to the public.

In her official introduction of the site, J. K. Rowling calls it a “safe, unique online reading experience built around the Harry Potter books.” The site will also be the only provider for Harry Potter e-books to be used on e-readers such as Kindle, Nook and others.

But what features can online users expect from the site? [...]

by Micah Chrisman

Silents Night was anything but silent for Cultural Arts Center’s family friendly event, which took place on Friday, Nov. 4. The event, which featured black and white silent films, was accompanied by organist Dr. Marvin Faulwell, who specializes in playing along with silent films. [...]