The Merc Playhouse in Twisp has named Darla Hussey as the first recipient of its newly created Steinebach Award — named after the theater’s founders, Carolanne and the late Egon Steinebach — which recognizes “outstanding contribution to live theater.” Hussey “carries the spirit and passion of the founders who had the dream to begin The Merc,” […]
Darla Hussey
Just the right expression
Face painter Darla Hussey creates on a ‘moving canvas’ By Marcy Stamper The whiskers, glistening noses, stripes and spots that transform the human actors in The Wind in the Willows into mice, hedgehogs and ferrets are the handiwork of face painter Darla Hussey, who adds animated expressions and furry features to 18 young actors in […]
Arts briefs: July 29, 2015
New show at Winthrop Gallery Winthrop Gallery will host an artists’ reception for its exhibit “Serendipity,” which features local artists Pearl Cherrington, Jim Neupert and Susannah Young, on Aug. 8 from 5 – 7 p.m. The exhibit opens Aug. 5 and continues through Sept. 14. For more information, call 996-3925. Learning to sing A song and voice […]
Award-winning designer joins News staff
Darla Hussey has joined the Methow Valley News staff as the designer for the newspaper’s weekly editions and special publications. Hussey most recently had been a graphic designer for the weekly Othello Outlook newspaper and its Basin Farmer magazine. Since 2008, she had designed the newspaper, local advertising, special publications and marketing materials for the […]