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As a live-music loving kid, I once dreamed about living at my favorite venue and how amazing it would be. I imagined waking up, and just having to go downstairs to see live music and bands. Monika Maddux and her family are living that dream. They reside upstairs in a historic house that is also a thriving all-ages venue. The big yellow house in Riverside is as unique as it is community oriented.
Filming a TV episode involves solving a lot of small problems. For instance, how to close a door when the cameraman stands behind it while filming the scene. And how does the cameraman keep everyone in the shot when the door swings shut? After a short discussion, the crew adjusts successfully. Tiny details make a real difference when thousands of people will be watching. The actors must make sure to pause for the laugh track that will be inserted later.
Former Wichita Wings indoor soccer team all-star midfielder Hernan “Chico” Borja, 61, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer. Borja starred for Kansas’ first major league sports team from 1985 to 1987 and 1988 to 1994. Borja was the Wings all-time leader in assists and fourth in goals scored. He led the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in assists during the 1988-89 season. With 30 career game-winning goals, second-most in team history, Borja grew to become one of the most popular players on the team.
The pilot for Wichita Madhouse, a new locally-produced sitcom, airs this Friday at 8 p.m. on PBS Kansas (KPTS). Directed and written by PBS Kansas executive producer Jim Grawe, this independently-produced television show stars real-life Wichita TV personalities Anthony Powell and Sierra Scott as a divorced couple who continue to live together because neither wants to give up the house. “Each tries to drive the other out. I thought that would create possibilities for different characters and constant conflict that might be funny,” Grawe said. The 24-minute-long pilot is intended to fill up the traditional half-hour timeslot used by most situation-comedies.
