The Tipton Arts Council will open its production of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical” at The Ruffin this week, launching a five-show run across two weekends. “Hairspray” follows Tracy Turnblad, a Baltimore teenager who lands a spot as a dancer on a local television show and uses her new platform to push for the program’s integration […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: July 24-26, 2026
It’s a packed weekend across Tipton County, kicking off Friday with the opening of Hairspray: The Broadway Musical, presented by The Ruffin. Directed by Courtney Calvin with co-director LeighAnn Gomer, the show follows Tracy Turnblad’s big dreams of dancing her way onto TV — and it’s playing multiple dates, so if Friday’s a no-go, you’ve […]
Read More‘Go Ask Alice’ takes the Ruffin stage this week for addiction awareness benefit
The Ruffin Theatre will host two performances this week of “Go Ask Alice,” a stage adaptation of the diary-style novel chronicling one teenager’s descent into drug addiction, as part of a community effort centered on awareness, family support and access to local resources. Performances are set for Thursday, July 9, and Friday, July 10, both […]
Read MorePaper Folds’ Candidate Forum is tonight
More than a dozen candidates running for eight offices on the Aug. 6 ballot will take the stage tonight at the Ruffin Theatre in Covington for the first Tipton County Candidate Forum hosted by Paper Folds News. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The forum begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: July 3-5, 2026
We’ve had two rounds of fireworks this week! Are you ready to keep celebrating the USA?! 🇺🇸 We’ve got MORE fireworks, live music, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence to go! (Promise me you’ll celebrate safely – if you drink, don’t drive, do the Watermelon Crawl. Please and thank you. ❤️) […]
Read MoreRuffin Theater opens “Into the Woods” tonight with large local cast
The Ruffin Theater opens its production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” tonight, kicking off two weekends of performances featuring a large local cast and familiar fairy tale characters. Directed by Amy Settle, the musical intertwines stories including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel into a single story exploring wishes, […]
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