Live!” to share what you can expect from this event. The Circus Calliope and Mechanical Music Festival will feature more than 30 musical instruments. This is the first time in history that this will ...

The National Steamboat Monument gets 21st century upgrade, including digital steam sound effects. The National Steamboat Monument gets 21st century upgrade, including digital steam sound effects. The ...

Update: We first reported that the metal brace Juanita Beck wore on one of her legs was the result of childhood polio. Members of Juanita’s family contacted us to say that their mother and grandmother ...

The Belle of Louisville steamboat features a historic calliope played by Martha Gibbs. Gibbs has played the steam-powered instrument since 2005, performing modern hits and classic tunes. The ...

Local piano teacher Juanita Beck’s spangled violet pantsuit helped to put people who came to hear her calliope in a festive mood. With silver stripes, loops of gold sequin beading, a matching pillbox ...