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Bell Tower Arts Journal now accepting online submissions until Nov.12

Andrea Davis • September 30, 2020

By Andrea Davis Photo by Michael Bald Submissions to the TJC Bell Tower Arts Journal are due Nov. 12. The submission process has changed to only online applications to help reduce the...

Once upon a time: Honors students perform for Tyler elementary schools

thedrumbeat • April 15, 2019

Hannah Horton Editor-in-Chief Honors students in the Fairytale Theatre class have spent the semester getting ready to present classic fairytales to local elementary school students. Each fall...

Tale as old as time: Academy of Dance to Present “Beauty and the Beast”

Anna Grace Drewett • April 11, 2019

Anna Grace Drewett Staff Writer Shurrell Wiebe, an instructor and director for the Pre-Professional Modern Program at TJC’s Academy of Dance, invites everyone to come out and watch the dancers...

The 2014 Downtown Tyler Film Festival

thedrumbeat • September 25, 2014

Walking in to The Liberty people filled the lobby. They were waiting for the start of the first night of the 2014 Downtown Tyler Film Festival, or DTFF, to begin. The sponsors of the festival, Stella...

Giving To The Community

thedrumbeat • February 25, 2013

By Devin Mobley Staff Writer Many attempt to give back to the community in various ways, but Michael Strait has found an original way to perform this task. Strait, an honors student at Tyler Junior...

A Live Theatre Thriller – Wait Until Dark

thedrumbeat • October 22, 2012

A live theatre thriller reaches out to Tyler this Halloween season. The Tyler Civic Center hosts the show “Wait Until Dark” written by Frederick Knott. It is directed by Tyler’s own Mike Hargrove,...