The series of events at Concordia this week, “Considering Matthew Shepard: 25 Years Later,” mark the 25th anniversary of the killing of a young gay man in Laramie, Wyo., that shook the country.
The festival brings hundreds of wood carving enthusiasts from across the country and Canada together for demonstrations, classes and a vendor show with more than 46 booths.
At one point, Brown simply turned his microphone toward the crowd and said, “y’all sing” – a superfluous prompt for the thousands who were already belting out the lyrics well before the invitation.
Many fans wondered why Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, the boomer couple who charmed millions by falling in love on national television last fall, hadn’t tried harder to make it work.
