Special to the Opelika Observer Drum TAO will perform at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 3, with a showtime set for 7:30 p.m. The internationally acclaimed percussion artists of TAO bring to North America their newest production, “Drum TAO,” with...

Special to the Opelika Observer Opelika Middle School has a newly formed ensemble of special needs drummers call the “OMS Revolution.” They have been invited to perform at the Alabama Music Educators Association Conference (AMEA) in Montgomery this week as a part of...

By Beth Pinyerd Jan. 15 is Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday. We reflect upon his life as one stressing sharing and caring for each other. For two and three-year-old children, we realize that it is very hard for them to share because their identity is locked into what...

Special to the Opelika Observer Jan. 11 will begin a new year of activities at Pioneer Park in Loachapoka during the “Second Saturday” event. The “Basket Cases,” a group of folks who enjoy making baskets the old-fashioned way, will begin a new class in pine needle...