Mark Hinson
Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee, FL, United States
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Word of South announces full lineup for 2023 literature and music festival
Some of this year’s highlights include Pulitzer Prize author-historian Jon Meacham and Grammy Award-winning blues legend Bobby Rush. → Read More
As Tallahassee approaches birthday, it's time for pithy new slogan
The Tallahassee Historical Society has already formed a Bicentennial Committee to plan for, well, you know, bicentennial things. → Read More
Take a look ahead at music, laughs and literature coming in 2023
The tickets for the Emmy Lou Harris show on March 4 in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall as part of the Opening Nights artist series are going fast. → Read More
Remember when the Boll Weevil Monument saved Christmas?
My long list of yuletide blunders include: a “liberated” Christmas tree chopped down on a golf course and a gift of a biting Shetland pony. → Read More
Here come the stars: FSU Opening Nights unveils 25th season lineup
Here's a look at the lineup of artists for the 2022-2023 season of Florida State University's Opening Nights, including Mykal Gilmore and more. → Read More
Beloved Tallahassee artist and FAMU professor Ron Yrabedra dies at 78
Painter and Florida A&M University art professor Ron Yrabedra died at his home early Friday morning. He was 78. → Read More
Mark Hinson's top 10 last-minute Halloween costume ideas with a topical twist
Sometimes simplicity, the everyday or a little topical creativity are what’s call for when it comes to Halloween costumes. → Read More
Keeping it cool in Tallahassee with the Brad Davis family fridge
The rounded ancient ice box moved into my kitchen in the early 1990s, not long after Brad Davis died. → Read More
Why can't 'Star Wars' go to a galaxy far, far away?
Next spring, starting at a mere $1,209 per night a person, fans can stay at the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser role-playing hotel in Central Florida. → Read More
Tallahassee author Jeff VanderMeer goes noir with nature in eco-thriller
The natural world is front and center once again in "Annihilation" author Jeff VanderMeer’s edge-of-your-seat, eco-thriller “Hummingbird Salamander” → Read More
Tallahassee-isms: An A-to-Z glossary of local sayings, places and people that make us
Even if you're not from Tallahassee you can still talk like it. From Blountstown to Tate's Hell, here's a tour of the many things that make us unique. → Read More
Adventures in grocery shopping: Plague edition
This pandemic sure is demanding when it comes to carrying lots of stuff. You quickly run out of pockets. → Read More
The Moon marks 35 years, spruces up and waits for music to play again
There will be no concert or dance party Saturday night to mark 35 years of The Moon being opened to the public. The live bash will have to wait. → Read More
A song for John Prine, still in his prime
Who knew, in a few short months, theaters would be closed, concerts canceled and Prine, on Sunday night, would be in critical condition in the hospital. → Read More
Coming to Cascades: Dennis DeYoung gives songs of Styx new life on 'Grand Illusion' tour
Dennis DeYoung brings “The Grand Illusion” to Cascades Park on Thursday night with Styx classics such as “Come Sail Away” and “Mr. Roboto.” → Read More
The 2020 lineup for Word of South mixes chefs, politicos, music and more
Alabama-born singer Jamey Johnson (“In Color”) plays the Capital City Amphitheater in Cascades Park on April 3. → Read More
Boyz II Men packs 'a little of everything' for show at Cascades Park
Expect to hear such monster hits as “End of the Road,” “On Bended Knee” and “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” at Boys II Men show Saturday. → Read More
FSU Opening Nights 2019-2020: St. Paul and the Broken Bones kick off the series
St. Paul and the Broken Bones plays its first show at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall on Monday night to kick off the 2019-2020 Opening Nights series. → Read More
From 1997: Audiences abuzz over 'Ulee's Gold,' tale of Florida beekeeper starring Peter Fonda
"Ulee's Gold" is a film about bees that released in 1997, starring the late Peter Fonda. → Read More
Meet Joshua Bell, the man with the $14-million violin
Bell returns for a recital for Opening Nights in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall on Monday. → Read More